Matsuya Japanese Restaurant

Coming from Toronto, I frequent this area for family reasons. I've been looking for a place like this in Northern Kentucky for a while now. All the reviews on Yelp and Google had me excited. I had somewhat high hopes for this Japanese restaurant. Comparing to Toronto, nowhere near the flavortown we get here. But for Kentucky, theres some menu options I can write home to you about. We walked in and it all looked very nice on the inside. They have a floor-seated area (chabudai) which I believe has to be specifically reserved. After we ordered, the sushi chef came out and started preparing in the main dining room bar area. We walked in about an hour and a half before closing on a Tuesday night and it was completely empty. Throughout our stay, even no pickup orders were made. This did make it faster for our night, which was the silver lining. Starting with appetizers, the gyoza was perfect. I could tell the dumplings were made by hand and fried fresh. We ordered the pork gyoza but we saw on their site later that vegetable is available as well. The chicken yakitori wasn't terrible, it was worth the price of two skewers for $7. My partner really liked how it was charred. To the sushi- ....pass. I ordered the spicy salmon sushi as a litmus test to see how the others might be. It unfortunately did not test fresh, thankfully we werent sick after the dinner. The spider roll was done really well. I would definitely come back for the spider roll! Maybe its just that cooked sushi is their thing?The udon also was perfect. Unfortunately none of their udons have any meat. So we ordered the tsukimi udon which had a poached egg. They brought it to our table piping hot with some togarashi on the side. I will definitely come back for this udon too. Overall, wasn't exactly a hit, but I'd be willing to try more items on their menu to give it another chance.

Food and service was terrible. I ordered uni sashimi and had only one bite. It was old and tasted horrible. I felt sick that night. They shouldn't serve old food to anyone, especially raw seafood! The food was expensive. The waiter was rude. I will never go back.

My one and only favorite Japanese restaurant in northern Ky. I've been going here for many years. Meals are always wonderful.I lived in Japan for a year and this food brings me back to being there. It's fresh healthy & delicious.

Matsuya is absolutely worth a trek to Florence. I loved my first visit so much that I came back 3 times with friends in a span of 2 months! The decor was very cute and felt very rustic. I liked how they had a large tatami room with low tables for reservations. The food was very unique and the kaiseki set gives you a large quantity of food and is definitely enough to share with another person. The sushi was masterfully prepared by their chef and I could tell they took great care in the food they serve. Would say that overall the wait time was a little longer for the courses, which we didn't mind, but if you're in a hurry, probably not the best place to come to. We felt that the quantity of time between courses allowed time to properly digest!

Always a great time! Love the cooking table. Food was so good. When it comes to Hibachi, a really good time. Reasonable prices, good portions.

Excellent food, the sushi isn't a bunch of basic sushi that you get at every sushi place. They have such a wide variety of options. The dinners are excellent too, nothing tastes like I've had anywhere else, so this restaurant is very unique. Will definitely come back in the future and try more of the menu!

First time visitor, many time future visitor! My friend invited me for dinner, and he suggested the Miso. We both ended up ordering the miso ramen, and fried grilled chicken bites for an appetizer. They have a bookshelf full of things to read while you wait on your food, great options for seating, and the experience was overall lovely!

Came back to Matsuya again! It is typically far from our house, however, we were driving back from the airport, and this place is actually not too far from the airport! We LOVE everything we ate. We got our usuals, sashimi platter chef selection of 10 different items - the toro was amazing. We love the negitoro sushi, grilled mackerel, tempura, rice balls. We tried the ramen for the first time and it was very good! Hands down one of the best places for authentic Japanese food in the area.

Food was terrific and the service was consistent and timely. We always felt like we had everything we needed at all times. The next time we go, we'll try the Tatami room for the ambiance. It feels and tastes authentic and I'd love to go again!!!

The sushi was so fresh and amazing. The tempura I've never had prepared so well. Service very quick, courteous and pleasant.