Kiku Sushi

I dont know why I haven't eaten here before now. The food was authentic and great, though the menu may not be as expansive than similar restaurants. They specialize in appetizers, sushi and bento boxes, but they have some other entrees and noodle bowls. The restaurant is actually larger than expected, but honestly sitting up front seems better because the service is better. The bento boxes are great and come with your choice of sashimi or rolls. We also tried the curry chicken katsu, seafood noodle and several rolls. Everything was great, and the food came out faster than anywhere else I can remember and even faster than some fast food places. We didn't have a reservation, and it wasn't a problem, but I would reccomend making them in the future as there was alot of traffic, people ordering takeout, etc. I would highly advise trying Kiku Sushi.

This place reminded me of why sushi is my favorite food. For medium to higher end pricing, you get top quality sushi that is on par with the best sushi restaurants in Washington. The fish literally melts in your mouth. If price is relevant, then this would be my top recommendation for sushi restaurants in WA. Photos are of Chirashi bowl, Nigiri pieces, squid&sea urchin roll, Bento box(only ~$16 tax&tip for everything in that photo).

Had a quick lunch and the food was good and came out quickly. Only real downside was that it felt a bit like the staff was swamped and ignored us a bit. I think this is a good restaurant and I would happily return but I don't like having to flag someone down for every little thing. Might have been an off day so I wouldn't let it deter others from visiting.

We had the worst experience on Mother’s Day at Kiku sushi. I would give negative stars if I could. Short version is that it’s an inconsistent place. they lost our trust entirely that they may actually care about customers at all. We walked in and a girl pleasantly greeted us, we said we will do take out. She passed us the menu and let us wait on the side and call her when we are ready then she stepped out. It has been normal so far. When we were ready to order we walked to the front desk to wait for someone, after a while an older woman came and rudely said to us they don’t do take out, (we didn’t have a chance to tell what we were going to order yet!) There was no apology at all and made us feel we were being shoot out like garbage which we definitely don’t deserve. They do advertise that they do take out. We were tired and hungry after a long day but got this treatment from them. We will not go to this place again nor will us introduce any friends to this place. If a restaurant doesn’t care about their customers they won’t really care about the food they serve you. If you like a trustworthy place that consistently provide what they serve, do not go to this place.

The food is great but I have to say I had a bad experience here in terms of the service. The server, an old-looking man with glasses, tipped us by entering the amount at the counter himself without asking our opinion or giving us receipt in advance. Also the tips amount was after-taxation and we asked for an explanation. And this guy just came towards us, using Chinese (because I am also Chinese although there was a native American friend near me), saying some sarcastic words like "you are so poor". What the actual hell is this??? What will he do if we are not the people from the same country? It is totally okay if you guys want to make a forced "after-taxation" tips with a fair explanation. But what on the earth do you mean by having your employees insulting us?? 1 star. Worst restaurant experience ever in the great Seattle.