Kira

Name: Kira
Address: 2800 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX, 77098, US
Telephone: +12817592858
Price range: $$

Japanese$$Upper Kirby

$$ · Moderate
Reserve on Resy
2800 Kirby Dr
Houston, TX 77098
+12817592858
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Best nowAmerican Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
4x on up to $50,000 of eligible spend a year
≈$6.00
6%
With Rakuten Dining: ≈$11.50 · 12%
- Resy credit · $50 every six months
4x Membership Rewards on dining
400 Membership Rewards · ≈$6.00 at 1.5¢ each (valuation from Aug 2025)
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40
5.4%
With Rakuten Dining: ≈$10.90 · 11%
3x Chase Ultimate Rewards on dining
300 Chase Ultimate Rewards · ≈$5.40 at 1.8¢ each (valuation from Jan 2026)
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Rakuten Dining, Member tier: 5% back
$5.50 as points, or $5.00 as cash (valuation from Oct 2026)
Valued as points, for members who take Rakuten Cash Back as Bilt points (free Bilt account; 50 points per $1 at Blue status, 100 per $1 from Silver up) or Amex Membership Rewards (1:1; needs another Amex card that earns Membership Rewards). Taken as cash, it is worth its face value.
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40
5.4%
With Rakuten Dining: ≈$10.90 · 11%
3x Chase Ultimate Rewards on dining
300 Chase Ultimate Rewards · ≈$5.40 at 1.8¢ each (valuation from Jan 2026)
After you join Rakuten Dining and link this card
Rakuten Dining, Member tier: 5% back
$5.50 as points, or $5.00 as cash (valuation from Oct 2026)
Valued as points, for members who take Rakuten Cash Back as Bilt points (free Bilt account; 50 points per $1 at Blue status, 100 per $1 from Silver up) or Amex Membership Rewards (1:1; needs another Amex card that earns Membership Rewards). Taken as cash, it is worth its face value.
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About

Japanese counter restaurant on Kirby Drive in Houston, serving temaki, donburi and kakigori.

Kira is a Japanese restaurant with a 15-seat counter on Kirby Drive in Houston.

Its offerings include temaki, donburi and kakigori.

Known for

15-seat counter
Wagyu donburi weekly special

Dining programs here

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Hilton Honors Dining2–8 points per $1
IHG Dine & Earn1–8 points per $1
Eat Around Town4–6 points per $1
AAdvantage Dining1–5 miles per $1
SkyMiles Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
MileagePlus Dining0.5–5 miles per $1
Atmos Rewards Dining0.5–5 points per $1
Dine Out with Wyndham1–5 points per $1
Rakuten Dining5% back
TrueBlue Dining1–3 points per $1
Rapid Rewards Dining0.5–3 points per $1

Bilt Dining
1 point per $1
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Hours

Monday	11 AM – 3 PM4 PM – 10 PM
Tuesday	11 AM – 3 PM4 PM – 10 PM
Wednesday	11 AM – 3 PM4 PM – 10 PM
Thursday	11 AM – 3 PM4 PM – 10 PM
Friday	11 AM – 3 PM4 PM – 11 PM
Saturday	11 AM – 3 PM4 PM – 10 PM
Sunday	11 AM – 9 PM

Location

2800 Kirby Dr · Upper Kirby, Houston

Directions Apple Maps

Details

Features

Outdoor seating

Good for

Dinner · Lunch

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American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
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37 Japanese restaurants in Houston 7 restaurants in Upper Kirby

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About

Known for

Dining programs here

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Hours

Location

Details

Features

Good for

Nearby restaurants

Toga

Pondicheri

MaKiin

A’Bouzy

House of Pies - Kirby

Ruggles Black