As much as I enjoy Izakaya dining experiences, I'm not thoroughly impressed with Kingyo. I really don't understand the hype behind this place. Perhaps this place is very spacious compared to other izakaya venues, which provides sufficient personal space without having to bump shoulders with strangers while dining. In fact, this place is about twice the size of Guu and probably triple of Nome. However, the tightness in space is more authentic in izakaya experience. That being said, the venue size didn't really make much of impression on my overall rating of this venue.
I came to this place with my company for a holiday dinner. We pretty much ordered everything off the menu. Having tasted most if not all items, I have yet to find a particular dish that impressed me. There was NOTHING on the menu that I was dying to have a second bite or make a second order.
I think the failure was caused by their attempt to fusionize Japanese bar food with South Eastern Asia spices and with western styled cooking. It's just a bit all over the place.