I normally don't write long reviews but there were so many things wrong with my first experience at Kanda.
I was very disappointed especially since I was looking forward to the grand opening. We ordered over 8 plates - every dish was mediocre. I understand it was a busy opening night so food might have been rushed, but it just wasn't very good.
Tuna tataki didn't have much flavor and just tasted like smoke. Beef tataki was seared so poorly and just tasted like burnt meat off of a BBQ grill. The fried garlic on top if the tataki was also burnt.
The ramen was okay, not very authentic so my friend commented. The boxed sushi was rather large, but not with fish, but large because of the amount of rice they used.
The karaage is not like the typical pieces you would get at other restaurants. The chicken pieces were cut very small so it came out dry. It included the pieces of battered skin and knee cartilage. Definitely not a karaage dish. The gyoza had very little meat in the middle. You're better off eating the gyozas at an AYCE sushi place.
We ordered the Kanda roll because the description said it was topped with lobster. The roll was tiny and unevenly rolled and cut. The lobster on top was just skippy lobster legs soaked in mayo. The end pieces of my roll didn't even have lobster on top.
The deluxe chirashi had various types of fish, uni, and sweet shrimp. The portion of seafood was small but was very fresh. The shrimp and uni was delicious but was not worth $19.
You're better off going to another izakaya.