Little Tokyo

Reviews

• Rowena H.

  star star star star star_border 9 June 2026

  Here we are, once again. Seems like I've a pattern of going to Little Tokyo once a year!
  
  It's still good, solid, tasty, well-prepared food. The gyoza are gargantuan and delectable; the chicken skewers are so tasty I'd advise sharing, as one portion for one can be too much; and the veggie sushi really hits the spot.
  
  Somehow, though, it's just not as exciting as that first visit. I know exactly what to expect of the evening, and that's going to be tasty dim sum, friendly service, and an all-round reliably decent dinner.
  
  Perhaps I've come to expect too much of the occasion of eating out?! I'm still very much a fan of LT -- I hope it continues on for another several years yet -- and would absolutely still recommend it to others. But I'm ready for a little space between us, is all!
  
  Oh -- totally hit the margaritas. It was made beautifully, even if it seems odd drinking tequila with sushi.

• Valerie D.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 7 June 2026

  This place looks rad but the service is so so bad. Kind humans but they have zero clue about their own menu, you have to literally wave them down if you want a drink or food which is bonkers. It takes forever to get your drinks and the food was not great. We asked for the largest hot sake to share between four of us and they brought 3 things of it and only one was warmish. Anytime you ordered anything they had to come back more than once and ask you multiple questions. There was also no toilet paper in the stall which sucks when you're a female, shake drying is a bit different for us. Overall it just was a let down, thank goodness the company was great!

• Gata S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  The second star is for service. The staff are hard working and very pleasant. However for food, this place gets just one star. Perhaps it's a challenge for them to source Japanese ingredients in Leeds, I'm not sure, but it seems like it's more of a Chinese take on Japanese cuisine. I ordered the katsu curry lunch and it was terrible. First the chicken katsu is battered, and does not use panko, which is an essential element of anything prepared as a "katsu". Second, the curry is not Japanese curry. It tastes a lot like the gravy that is poured over egg foo young, a Chinese dish. I think they will do better if they experiment more with fusion asian dishes than try to serve up really bad rendition of Japanese ones

• A N.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 18 May 2026

  Little Tokyo has declined over the years. I'm not sure it was ever great, but as a vegetarian it's always been nice to have some mock meat options. I recently found a piece of broken plastic halfway through eating my fourth veggie gyoza, which I had brought home on takeout. I almost swallowed it. I called the restaurant straight away and was told the manager would call me back. They never did. This isn't an isolated incident as a friend of mine ate there recently with her boyfriend and also found a shard of plastic in her food, as well as a long black hair in the rice. When she complained the waitress looked at my friend's hair colour accusingly - the rice was my friend's boyfriend's order!
  
  In the past when I've made a complaint inside the restaurant, I've always been met with aggression from the argumentative staff. For example, when telling the staff that my VEGAN 'chicken chunks' bento had real chicken in, they swore blind it was fake and I was imagining it. How they knew that without even looking at or tasting the chicken, I don't know.
  
  I've also been told that friends of mine were threatened with having the police called on them after they complained about their food and refused to pay after the way in which the staff handled to the complaint - probably the usual argumentative response and refusal to take any responsibility for the mediocre food they've served. Another friend had food poisoning after eating the "gristly" sushi, which was also covered in fish scales. The fact there is broken plastic in the food only suggests to me that the (tiny) kitchen is using broken equipment and Tupperware. Plastic breeds germs and I dread to think what is lurking in the food. It's only a matter of time before somebody complains to Environmental Health.  
  
  In addition, I find the seating system in the restaurant bizarre - everybody is seated in a waiting area even when the place is empty. We are always seated wedged between other tables where our elbows are touching. If we ask to be reseated the staff are, surprise surprise, argumentative. The service is cold and lacklustre. I wasn't able to have a gin and tonic on two occasions now because they didn't have bar staff available and it "counted as a cocktail". Okay then. Also, if you've never questioned how fast the food comes out - maybe now's the time to start. When I realised I was paying £15 for a microwaved bento box, the place lost it's, already dull, shine.
  
  We won't be eating at Little Tokyo again. Stick to Fuji Hiro on Wade Lane for authentic and fresh Japanese food, impeccable service and clean premises.

• Qype User (tobypi…)

  star star star star star_border 18 May 2026

  Using the iphone app I found this hidden gem whilst in the city wanting
  sushi but keen to avoid the traps of Yo Sushi which is nice but so
  expensive.
  I had the Nigiri set which consisted of 12 pieces of raw salmon,tuna and other white fish along with some delightful caviare. My partner had Udon noodles with chicken. Very tasty food, pleasant surroundings and not too busy when we ate. Definitely come again