I LOVE KINKA! Right when I step a foot into the door and when I leave, the workers here make me feel very welcomed every time by greeting me (or yelling LOL) in Japanese.
I came here on a Thursday for my birthday dinner and for the first time got seated in the area where you and your guests are sitting on the floor! Although you cannot wear your shoes into the area, I like that they have plastic bags conveniently placed before you enter the area so you can put your shoes in the bag and carry with you to your table. You can also place your shoes in the shelves they have too!
I love the lychee mojito here... Such a unique flavour for mojito and of course being asian, why wouldn't I love lychee!!
The food here is always so amazing - which is why Kinka is so popular and loved by so many. As an Udon fanatic, I love their Kimchi Udon - my absolute favourite dish here and coming in second is the Udon Carbonara (lol)! We also ordered their karaage, salmon tataki, gyu carpaccio and pork spared ribs which were all very delicious. Just typing this makes me want to go back right now and get some more!
Our server was super sweet and tried her best to accommodate us. While we initially asked for split bills, we were told that she couldn't do that which was fine. But in the end she ended up splitting the bills completely even with everybody and that made everything more confusing because some people had items they didn't order on their own bills. We ended up just paying for the whole bill on one credit card, and have everyone pay back their share after when we figured it out properly at home.
Overall, I highly recommend!