Stopped by Kiu when they first opened and was honestly was never a fan at the beginning. However I would say that it's easily becoming one of my go to places for a la carte sushi.
Food: The cuisine is pretty standard for a Izakaya style restaurant. You will have a good variety of choices for both the lunch and dinner menu. For my dining experience, I choose to opt into having various appetizers and a few orders of sushi. Execution of dishes are not mind blowing but it's good for what it is. Safe to say I enjoyed the takowasabi, takoyaki, any of their Maki and torched pressed sushi.
Didn't find the Pork Belly Kakuni to mesh well as a whole but I did enjoy Pork Belly itself.
Bonus: Tuesday $5 Sapporo pints are a huge draw for me to continuously return.
Service: Staff are attentive and provide proper Mies en plas. Water top ups are quite frequent and they always inquire if you need further assistance. Everything is done by the books and pretty straightforward but not mindblowing.
Ambiance: Open kitchen concept with lots of seating. Clean and comfortable with a quite intimate atmosphere. Good choice location to bring a date or a group.
Recommendation: Kiu is a good recommendation for a decent dinning location. I wouldn't say it's bad nor would I say it's anything special but what they do in execution and the provide atmosphere is hard to argue against not going to this establishment. An easy yes in my books.