Kenji Sushi
“Try all the rolls – between my fiance and myself we haven't had a bad one yet!”
“The resturant is a bit on the smaller side, so I've never eaten in, I've always ordered take out.”
Kenji Sushi
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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I visited Kenji the first week he opened and i was not disappointed.
The sushi i had was clean, fresh, and very very tasty. Kenji is a great sushi chef and told me a little about his past, working at a hotel kitchen, and the process of making sushi. He made me feel right at home in his small establishment. One day i decided to try one of his special rolls. Sure Kenji can can make you your California rolls, Alaska rolls, and Boston rolls, but what really differentiates sushi places are their special rolls. I had then, and what is to this day my favorite sushi roll, his Freedom Roll. This delight is crab salad and banana tempura inside an inside out roll with shrimp and avocado on top. What an absolute pleasure to eat this little piece of heaven. If you go treat yourself to the Freedom Roll.
Since his opening i was sad as every time i returned it seemed like the sushi slowly deteriorated in quality. I did not return for about a year. I'm reviewing kenji now though since i went back just two days ago. I am happy to report that the quality has returned to Kenji Sushi and that i plan on returning again very soon.
It should be noted that the place is extremely small. You'll find 3 to 4 chairs at the sushi bar, 2 tables for 2, and zero bathrooms. They can afford to keep their prices low, by comparison, because of their small size.
Enjoy =)
Kenji a pocket sized Chinese/Japanese combo restaurant located right on sunrise highway. The chances of you getting a table on the inside are slim to none, especially if school is in session. Surprisingly, all the high school kids in the area flock to this place like flies to piece of meat left in the sun.
Once you get past the angry gate keeper lady who runs the show here (on the phone or in person), you're golden. Don't worry, she'll warm up to you after you visit a few times and spend your Jacksons (that's a $20 bill, for those who haven't looked in their wallets lately) inside. One word comes to mind when describing Kenji's sushi. Solid, yup solid. Not physically of course (that could be disastrous) but their execution is fantastic. I suspect they have a pretty fair turnover doing the week so the fish is always fresh. I've eaten here plenty of times and not once have I had a completely foul piece or fish or smelt anything funky.
I enjoy all the standards at Kenji. Not surprisingly, my favorite rolls are the simple ones off the lunch menu: crunchy spicy tuna, eel avocado, crunchy spicy yellowtail, AAC roll and the philly. As for the non-sushi specific dishes, the salmon teriyaki was up to par while the gen tso's chicken was weak and contained poor quality, fatty meat. I was told such a thing was a fluke but I'll likely just stick to the fish next time. Kenji also offers 14+ options on their menu that are solely vegi and/or tofu. I've yet to try anything from that specific section but I do appreciate having the option available when I get tired of eating chicken constantly.
Service is a little cheap.. extra eel sauce and other such things will have you opening your wallet back up and possibly getting the stink eye. On a positive note, your orders are often put together promptly and correctly and the fish is fresh. For a quick takeout place, Kenji is spot on.
I am a sushi snob, and when this place first opened I enjoyed it, they had these crazy tuna and salmon rolls that were delicious, and all others were great. That was then, this is now.
I stopped in alone last night on the way to a friends house. I remember it being good. I got seaweed salad (nothing to review there you can get this stuff at BJ's) a spicy salmon roll and that crazy tuna roll which has spicy tuna inside, covered in seared pepper tuna, covered in spicy mayo and scallion.
As I was sitting waiting, I noticed the guy used SO much rice I actually chuckled to myself, so I asked for less rice, but it was too late. I could not believe how much rice, it reminded me of the Supermarket sushi rolls and I did not like the rice flavor, it just didn't have that hint of goodness. The taste was flat too, all that hype for that peppered tuna roll and I was topping it with the seaweed salad to give it some flavor.
I was disappointed, and I won't be back.
If you do decide to stop in, its very small so not a dine-in place. They have two tables or so and four sushi bar seats. Also, they serve Chinese and Japanese to which I have never actually found any place that does both effectively so that should have been the Red Flag.