Kawashima's Kitchen

Easy pick up and very delicious foods. Professional and friendly staff. Everything is in a to go container.

Kenichi is an awesome dude and we loved working with him to cater our Covid-friendly wedding picnic reception! From the back-and-forth emails where Kenichi helped us to design a menu full of variety to our food tasting time and days leading up to the event, Kenichi was straightforward in communication and we appreciated his no-bs, honest demeanor. He also helped us to order beautiful packaging and utensils for our fancy bento boxes. Our guests raved about how delicious the food was! Our personal favorites were the fillet mignon tataki (must get), popcorn prawn, and salmon wellington (we tried this during our tasting but this was modified for our actual event as the wrap stuck to our packaging). Working with him was easy, we would hire him again, and highly recommend him for any event you're planning. Thank you Kenichi for making our day special and our guests happy, we appreciate you!

Had them cater a small gathering. Sushi was perfect. Grilled fish was done exactly right and the presentation of this dish, as well as the rest, was awesome. There was plenty of food and lots of leftovers. We will definitely use them again for our next San Francisco gathering.

Kawashima's Kitchen is a wonderful catering service that provides a variety of Japanese food such as ramen!They came to do catering at my office on a Monday afternoon to feed hundreds of hungry tummies. They boil the noodles on the spot and then pour in either a spicy miso tonkatsu broth or a vegetarian soy-based broth depending on preference. From there all the toppings are self-serve such as spicy chicken, pork, kimchi, seaweed, green onions, tofu, etc. The ramen wasn't the greatest in the world, but pretty good for something made very quickly. The noodles were thin and long with a slightly springy texture for a good chew. The chicken and pork were absolutely great, being tender and well marinated. The broth was excellent as well with it have a good miso flavor and a slight amount of spiciness though it was missing a lot of the richness I expect in a tonkatsu broth. All in all, I enjoyed Kawashima's Kitchen quite a bit and would love to get to try more sometime!

I had the bento box with salmon glazed with teriyaki sauce, California rolls, Inari (tofu skin filled with rice), dumplings, brussel sprouts and very small sides. The meal was very well balanced, not too salty, and was definitely full at the end. Would definitely order from this vendor again!

A 5 Star Review!We had Kawashima kitchen for our office lunch catering and they blew our staff's minds. They really did go above and beyond with their service. They had the soups set up and COOKING on one side, then had the toppings on another side of the office, then utensils and everything on another side. Terry was amazing and super friendly and made sure everything went well and that all our staff's stomachs were happy. Truly a unique experience for our office and we will definitely order from them again!

3.5 starsWe got catering from Kawashima's Kitchen, and they had good food. It was not extraordinary but, for the most part, tasty.I tried...- Steamed tofu - California roll (just had imitation crab. Too much mayo)- Veggie roll (shiitake mushrooms)The reason for giving just 3 stars is that, while the food was good, salad leaves and steamed tofu taste the same whether they make it or I do, so it's nothing to write home about. That said, it was a welcome change to weekday lunch monotony.

I used Kawashima's Kitchen for my teams 1st in person Team Day in over a year. (We're all vaccinated and masked)2 days before the event, my caterer cancelled on me. Kawashima's Kitchen saved the day! They were extremely fast to respond, made individually packaged food, and was able to accommodate all the different dietary restrictions we have at my company. (Vegan, Vegetarian, Epipen level allergies) 50 meals total.He was there about 10 minutes early and helped me set everything up. The whole gang loved it and it was super affordable! (No really. I surveyed the staff and food got a 10/10)100% will order from them again. Highly recommend!

Poor quality food. Very expensive for what is offering. Grilled fish and sushi have bad smell. Unhealthy.

TL;DR = Kawashima's Kitchen serves low quality meat. I do not recommend ordering from here.Disclaimer: I ordered my dish via Forkable, so perhaps Kawashima's Kitchen serves lesser quality dishes through its catering contracts (since you, the customer, can't really do anything about it except complain to Forkable or your employer). I cannot comment on the in-person experience, but this leaves a terrible first impression, and I am unlikely going to order from them again.I ordered the Simmered Sukiyaki Beef (see photos). I did not open my dish until arriving home, and to my dismay, the "beef" was mostly fat. I separated the fat content from the beef to show you the quality of "beef" that this restaurant is serving its customers, and what you would be consuming if you just ate it without looking. I understand that sukiyaki beef should have fat for the flavor, however, this is unacceptable. I'm disappointed that their chef or manager at Kawashima's thinks this is OK to serve, or perhaps they are hoping nobody will notice because the meat was buried under a bed of vegetables.On a side note, the veggies, rice, and gyoza were quite tasty, as it was not too salty, and a balanced flavor of sweet and savory.Hopefully this review will serve as a reminder to Kawashima's Kitchen that we (i.e., customers and employers) are paying good money for the food we order, and it's just disappointing and frustrating when businesses cut corners in quality.