Kido Sushi
“If the conveyor belt doesn't produce food that you fancy, you can also order off their a la carte menu.”
“Its right in between the escalators on the bottom floor of the food court with large white umbrellas to cover escalator riders.”
“They charge by color of the plate, for example: white plate are $2:00, blue plates are $5:00, orange ones are 6:00, etc. Not bad for mall sushi and if you need a quick fix.”
Kido Sushi
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I like this sushi place a lot. At 7pm they have happy hour & all the sushi plates are $2! Which awesome because a single plate of 4 sushies alone can cost you $6. The sushi is always fresh because they keep making them constantly. If you want cheap tasty sushi, this is the spott c:
Soooooooooo Kido Sushi is a surprisingly decent sushi/Japanese food spot tucked away in the food court of the Queens Center Mall.
I've eaten here a few times though and while they may not serve the world's best sushi, it's pretty damn good given their location.
My favorite rolls here are their inside/out crispy eel, salmon tempura and their tempura shrimp.
What also makes this place special is their fun conveyer belt (not my first conveyor belt sushi place, but still the only one I have seen in Queens) and their happy hour (which starts at 7pm!) which means every plate on the conveyer belt becomes $2.
Their happy hour is especially great because you can see their sushi chefs hard at work and new things coming out in real-time so it's not like you're getting food that's been sitting out forever.
$2 for fresh sushi, sashimi, salads and more during happy hour? Awesomepants. They also have delicious sparkling, peach saki and a full menu of things you can order should nothing on the conveyer belt catch your eye. This place is a steal!
Kido caught our eye as we decended to the typically hellish nightmare that is the foodcourt of Queens Center Mall. First it was the giant fan-shaped screens that protect its patrons from spit and debris from mischievous shoppers, then it was the conveyor belt service that can usually only be found in Japan. After scouting the food court for a seat, we ultimately decided to sit in at Kido.
I love the novelty of picking your food as it passes by. Plates are removed after about two revolutions and new ones are always added. The color-coded plates correspond with their price. White dishes are $2, green are $3, blue plates are $5 I believe.
If the conveyor belt doesn't produce food that you fancy, you can also order off their a la carte menu.
Food quality was pretty good, much to my surprise. Service is quick too. Just be warned that soft drink refills are not free.
3.5 stars
I had a hour wait for an Apple appt. so we wanted some sushi instead of trying something at the food court.
L was reaching for one of the plates on the conveyor belt the second he sat down. I know others might come for that, but seriously it's sushi that sits around for who knows how long…If you happen to consume one that sits around for too long… You should've known better. The fish literally looks like it's melting.
It was around 3pm; they have lunch specials. So I enlightened L on the benefits of getting something freshly made. 3 rolls for $10.49? Great deal… Why bother with old sushi sitting around.
The selection was pretty basic… Your average sushi rolls, I think we had shrimp tempura, california, Boston, spicy Kani and 2 eel avocados. They definitely looked better than the ones sitting around and I'm pretty sure they tasted better as well. For a place at the mall, the rolls were great, I'd rather eat this than fast food. They weren't falling apart at least. Definitely better than what I've had at Tomo.
I won't give 4 stars since a lot of the rolls that were on the conveyor belt really didn't look appetizing at all and the prices are a bit high for the "special" rolls. Seriously $6.50 for 3-4 pieces. If I'm gonna pay $13 for 1 roll, I want mine fresh…and not from a place at the mall.
Still a pretty decent place for lunch considering what's available (sushi) in the area.
It's queens. I've had better sushi in Manhattan at a cheaper cost. Service was meh. The workers there don't know English. I was having a hard time ordering sushi from the menu because they don't understand what I want! At the very least they should know the names of the basic sushi and rolls.
The fish wasn't bad, but it was over priced for the quality and quantity. I kept seeing the same plates of rolls going around the conveyor belt, I was afraid to pick them up (the tuna in tuna rolls was dark purple almost to the point of BLACK) There were not enough varieties on the belt, a lot of empty spaces, or, old stuff, rotating.
I asked for hot tea not knowing that it was at additional charge. Come on, hot tea is the basic. Hot tea should be served even if I don't ask for it.
Not satisfied one bit. I'd rather order a meal from McD
This place reminds me of a sushi spot I used to go to in London called "Go Sushi" more than ten years ago. It had the same colored plate system going on which took a lot of guess work away from the patrons and allowed you to eat right away instead of waiting to give someone your order. This way of eating can get pricey depending on how hungry and grabby you are which will greatly affect your final tab. The selection of food is pretty good and they have a lot of things going on the belt that you might not normally pick if you did not have it staring you in the face each time it makes a pass. This is a great bonus to the queens center mall food court layout since the rest of the stuff here is pretty dated already.
The concept is awesome. Conveyor belt sushi. This type of establishment is currently dying out with an exception of East Japanese in Manhattan. The fun choices of sushi passing you by and taking whatever you want was a novelty in the food world. I would say it's comparable to hot food vending. But there's a reason why Conveyor belt sushi is dying. Customers like there sushi… fresh. And it's hard to be fresh when you don't know how long that sushi has been on that conveyor belt. Still, I find conveyor belt sushi interesting.
It's still their opening month at the Queens Center Mall food court, and the price was cheap. However, the selection was poor and small amount of customers means low turnover rate for sushi. Result? Not so fresh. A group next to mine ordered from the kitchen instead. Smart move. The taste itself? Not too different than supermarket sushi, but not as bad as BJs/Costco sushi (that stuff is nasty). So what type of supermarket sushi? I would say like the one inside Hong Kong Supermarket in Flushing.
I went to the food court around lunch time and noticed there's a conveyor belt sushi! I never seen that before so I absolutely wanted to try it out.
The prices were reasonable, i got two plates because I wasn't that hungry. The eel rolls were so tasty and fresh! Soft and flavourful. The second plate however, has been sitting too long on the belt and the batter was no longer crispy-bummer. I am surprised there wasn't many people at Kido Sushi at lunch time, the dishes would be more fresh if there were!
I think I overtipped the waitress by accident, but oh well, I'm still a fan for the experience. Be careful of how much you can eat- it's like a buffet that keeps coming at you!