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Ki Sushi was formerly named Kirin Sushi and is open 7 days a week 11:00am to 10:00pm.
I have lived in New Westminster for over a year and have been going to ki sushi almost every week. Out of the hundreds of visits only a few were unpleasant, the food is always good and cheep but the service can be pretty bad sometimes, But over all it is definitely a place worth checking out
I had been going to this place for years at an average of 4 times a month, until they expanded.
Their food was amazing, service and value however plumited when they expanded and the ambiance wasn't becomes irrelevant when you're waiting 1.5 hours for your food to finally reach everyone at the table. The rolls where also practically falling apart when they had arrived. The waitress had also forgotten items we were specificly there for (my wife and I were addicted to the beef tetakki). When we finally got our bill after what seemed like forever, there were a few items we hadn't ordered and we were charged for items we ordered but hadn't received. We decided to give it another shot but with an order for pick up, that was when we drew the line, it was as if the chef had absolutely NO pride in his work. The rolls were a mess, the sashimi just didn't taste right and we had to throw it out. The service again was TERRIBLE, they told us 15minutes, we always arrive 20minutes after placing our order to ensure they have time. We ended up waiting there another 15 for our food and then the lady who charged us for it took the liberty of adding the tip to the debit machine herself! At that point my wife demanded it be returned and as far as us returning, it will never happen.
Big portions, quality food, outstanding value and a bright, cheery staff, what's not to like?
I have now been to Ki Sushi twice and both times I can report excellent experiences. My most recent visit was last weekend. This is a busy sushi place so you may experience a bit of a wait if you have a large party and arrive around dinner time.
Last weekend despite it being rather busy my dining partner and I settled for a spot at the sushi bar. Our tea cups were filled immediately with a very nice Japanese tea and our order taken shortly thereafter by a very friendly but busy server.
Once again I ordered the Spicy Sushi Combo. Eighteen pieces of sushi for 8.50 Six pieces each of spicy tuna, spicy salmon and a rather interesting and tasty beef teriyaki roll.
The nice thing too about Ki Sushi is that they don't use a ton of rice like many sushi places do in fact the rice portion is minimal. The taste of the fish comes shining through and they don't skimp on the fish either.
Out of all the sushi places I have been to so far Ki is at the top of the list. Going back again soon, maybe even this weekend.
The place is always busy, but have never had to wait very long for a table. The food is good value for what you pay, and is decent as well. At lunch time it is very common to hear "lucky choice" a selection of 3 items plus miso soup for around $8. Kitchen is efficient as well, be it with sushi or cooked items, they always come in a reasonable time to be in and out in a short work week lunch time.
Our regular Oriental restaurant was closed for a wedding so we stumbled on the Ki by accident - it is one of four in this area and we flipped a coin.
Very small food, good service though specially for an Oriental joint but excellent value at $15 each. Small portions so count on that when you calculate value.
The Singapore noodles (I guess that is what they are called) are good and slurpy.
It seems to be very popular with the local Chinese and it filled up quickly after we arrived.
The Ki will now become our regular oriental restaurant
Very fresh tasting sushi rolls. Generous portions of sashimi. We often request extra wasabi and ginger and here - we got the EXTRA. :)
I don't like miso soup but my husband said it was better than average.
However, the ebi sunomono wasn't great. The noodles were plastic like and the vinegar base was too sweet and not sour..........
The Pros really do outweigh the cons so I'd recommend this restaurant to friends and family.
I've been going to Ki-Sushi for about year because of the convenient location. I love the new place. I do agree with many people that certain days of the week or hours of the day, the service could be a lot better. There was a time where one of the waitresses had this rude attitude towards a question about certain rolls to my friend... but other then that, they have been very friendly every time I have gone with a few to a quite large group of friends.
I am pretty surprised on the quality of most of their food (well seasoned and decent portions) and essentially the good speed, to me it's not too fast and not too quick, and I actually like the fact the waitress leaves us alone when we are trying to decide on what to order (it's boring and lame to constantly order the same thing repeatedly).
The new location you can see the handful of (dominantly men from what I remember) making sushi. There are enough that I think they have a convenient line-cook style like method, because most of the fancy rolls are just fancy California rolls so I think. some of them make California rolls constantly... The only real disappointment is that their fancy rolls are essentially just overpriced California rolls... the outside is the fancy additional flavor.. and to me it's too expensive just to have a pretty outside of a roll.
I have tried their chicken and beef teriyaki and I LOVE it there - their okonomiyaki is not traditional it's more "Chinese style" as my friends and I call it (so if you're looking for the real thing, I suggest you avoid it). Another thing that has bothered me is that their menu is very inefficient, it would be great if they revised the menu and actually put in detail the contents of each roll (mainly for people who have a few things they are picky about or are allergic to, or even prefer and find interesting). The most inefficient thing of all is that they only have one area to pay - people paying separately, people getting and paying for take-out... It gets very full and having to wait for five minutes or more just to pay is really annoying.
Restaurant is directly across the street from a sky train depot so expect to see a lot of seedy characters hanging around. Restaurant is spacious with a few tatami rooms. Service is excellent, in fact I saw so many waitresses a thought occurred that this place is overstaffed. Food is solid. Prawn tempura, seafood udon, beef yakisoba plus 2 cali rolls. All acceptable.
I've been to Ki Sushi 7 or 8 times now. It's just a couple of blocks from Douglas College in New Westminster where I go to school. While Ki Sushi is quite good, there is really nothing exceptional about it. The food is enjoyable, and the service is what I generally tend to expect in an average sushi place; you're treated politely and courteously but the actual service is fairly slow. Their lunch menu is actually quite good value for the money. I would go back again if I was in the area and wanted sushi, but I probably wouldn't make it a destination.
New Westminster is probably the last choice to pop up in my head to go to for sushi, but I was pleasantly surprised when I was treated to dinner here. Of the things I sampled, most were quite good. I must mention the one thing that stood out for me. The wild salmon.
I prefer tuna to salmon, but I just couldn't help myself from trying it. The color itself makes you want to eat it. The texture was much different from the regular. Hard to describe, you'll have to try it for yourself.
I would say the value is pretty good, especially if you order the boats. More volume than many other places. Service was a little iffy. They were polite, but they forgot an order for an udon and said it was on its way when clearly, they just re-submitted the order when they were "checking on it". By the time it finally came, everyone else was already finished and full.
No apologies were given.
We've been frequenting this restaurant for many years now and it's always great!
This is almost like eating at an AYCE but with better quality food. The portions are on the larger size and freshly prepared.
The chicken terriyaki comes on a sizzling plate. My favorites here include the sockeye salmon sashimi (they only use sockeye here), chilled tofu, chicken katsu (only place I'll have it is here, no other place compares). An unusual but yummy dish is the salmon fried rice. The chicken karage is boneless and tasty as well.
I don't really like the yakisoba here.
Their sushi is pretty good, though the California roll is premade now so I avoid that. The pink roll is a favorite.
I find the service here is pretty good, but I'm also a regular customer so that might help.
Had lunch here today with a friend. I had that bara chirasi, which was surprisingly good at $10. Lots of fish, and very tasty rice. My friend had a lunch box with udon, tempera and some sushi for $9. Udon was standard, tempera was pretty good with a good amount and the 4 pieces of sushi where fresh and well proportioned. I would have given the value a 5/5 if it hadn't been for the black cod, which was the special of the day. For $7 I was expecting more than one small piece of black cod. In its defense it was good, but seemed strangely expensive relative to the other food we ordered.
Service was standard, but at least the servers seemed to be in a good mood. Food came out quickly, and someone did come around to refill tea.
Everything was clean, but showing its age, with some peeling wallpaper.
Overall I would say it was good, and I would return again, but stick with the lunch specials for the good value.
Love this place, house rolls are amazing, and if you do take out there pretty quick. I like the chicken don and the tempura's are made right here.I will be returning and all my friends enjoyed the takeout as well. Next time your ordering out, I suggest not ordering pizza but sushi from the place, thank you and keep it up.
This is where you go to get some good japanese food. The portion is average, the quality of the food is good, the price is lower than most, the service is average, so overall this restaurant would be on my top 5 for japanese food just because the food is good.
Keep in mind this place doesn't have fancy smancy neo japanese food. No fusion cooking technique or pretentious presentation of food either, just solid good quality food that taste like japanese food in japan.
Was my first time to this place and the service was the absolute worst I have ever had at a sushi restaurant in my life! My girlfriend and I were seated and then left there for a solid 15 minutes before anyone came near us. We were just about to get up and leave but a waitress finally approached us. We decided to just put our full order in right away as we thought it would take forever to get our food. What I found funny was my sushi came about 1 minute after i ordered(definitely pre-made sushi). There was no way the sushi chef made it that fast. Also a couple of our items in our order were forgotten but once I told the waitress she finally brought them. I overheard the table next to us saying they had 3 things missing from there order as well.
The sushi itself was pretty good but not any better than any other place in New West I've tried. My girlfriend and I were attracted to try this place by the number of awards they have supposedly won in New West for best sushi place. I am VERY surprised they have won this many yearly awards. We will definitely stick to eating from King Sushi in New West.
Rating a restaurant like Kirin is tough. I ordered a nigiri combo and a maple roll. Some of the nigiri jumped out at me immediately, as did the maple roll (tuna on the inside, salmon and roe outside). However, I had some of my strongest and most favourable impressions of the food after I left the restaurant. It's like the quality of the food snuck up on me. I would rank Kirin in the top 25% of Japanese restaurants in the Lower mainland and, hence, it gets an overall rating of Outstanding. I'm looking forward to going back and test driving the rest of the fare.
Went there for lunch one day. Although the place was quite crowded, they set me at the bar almost right away. Good lunch menu selection, lots of bento and sushi combo choices. The prices are great too for Japanese food.
I ordered a bento with udon, sushi, and tempura. The presentation of the food was great, everything was attractively arranged on the tray. The tempura was crispy, and the batter was just the right thickness.
I was quite impressed with everything until I put the first piece of sushi into my mouth. The fish was like a sponge, there was literally water filling my mouth as I bite into the piece. It was the most tasteless and most disgusting piece of sushi I've ever tasted. Then I though I would give them another chance by putting the salmon sushi into my mouth - same thing! Oh yuck....even their california roll was not really up to standard. Everything was tasteless and watery, seems like someone did a poor job defrosting the fish.
All in all, if you're all for cooked food, this is the place for you. But for those sushi fan, I would try somewhere else.
I love this place, the food is great and cheap. The waitresses are lovely ladies, that will help you out with anything.The only problem is they need a nicer and bigger restaraunt. I was very happy dining there! their take out is just as good as the eat in food. I will deffinatly be going back!
Japanese food can be done well and it can be done so-so. This place falls into the category. Sometimes the food (non-sushi items) here does not appeared to be well-cooked, which is a concern. As with most Japanese places, the prices are a bit more expensive per item than at other types of food places. So-so sushi.
So, I came here yesterday for a birthday dinner with my friends--a big group of 15 people. With that said, that meant we basically ordered every single dish on their specials menu plus a party tray, lots of tempura, and sashimi. I was going to find their online menu and critique every single dish. But I just realized, all the dishes were either bland, tasteless, or not really memorable at all; therefore, I decided other wise.--I'm doing this by groups.
Maki sushi: The ones in the party tray, for some reason, tasted all the same. The rolls were loose too, so they kept falling apart when I tried to pick them up with my chopsticks. The ingredients aren't really that fresh, and there's no "special" taste to any of their specials rolls. I love trying innovative sushi, and I have to say, I was severely disappointed. Tomoya hands down beats this place. And even the sushi joint, Makoto, near my house, serves much more creative and GOOD-TASTING sushi than them (for better value too). All in all, I have nothing good to say about the maki here.
Sashimi: I love how they use wild sockeye salmon. We ordered 3 orders of it. My friends liked it and all commented on how red it was. I had to explain to them that wild sockeye salmon is redder than farmed Atlantic salmon used at most other restaurants. Anyway, the salmon was mushi. So that made me really sad, because I was hoping for that fresh, slightly sweet taste from salmon when you get it at good Japanese restaurants. I love Ki sushi's intentions, but they failed at the execution. Wild or not, it wasn't fresh.
Toro sashimi:tasted just like normal tuna, but it was lighter in colour. I enjoy Tojo's much better.
Beef Tataki: My friends said Tomokazu's all you can beef tataki is better. But I say, Guu's is the winner. In math it'll look like this: Guu>Tomokazu>Ki Sushi = We all agreed that it wasn't that good.
Tempura: Please DON'T order their prawn tempura. Waste of money. Worse than all-you-can-eat tempura. Too much batter. Too oily and couldn't even find the shrimp. Yam tempura was much better, but its yam--can't screw that up.
To avoid sounding so bitter about Ki Sushi, I'll add some good points now.
Ambiance was pretty awesome. The place looks great, lots of rooms--great for a date. There's also a fountain in the middle to add to the Japanese experience.
Service: The people who own the restaurant where Chinese, so not as authentic, but still okay service. Had to yell loudly a few times to get their attention because my party was sitting in a room and they don't really notice us as much. One of my friends had to go out and fill a pitcher of cold water herself too. The restaurant wasn't even that busy either. But the food did come really fast. So that was good.
O ya, almost forget, we also had their daily special, the mackeral sashimi that night. The presentation was fantastic. But the taste was fishy. =[
I don't know why there's so many good reviews. I've eaten at lots of Japanese restaurants and I've been to Japan. This place is truly, not that good in the food perspective--which I think is what matters the most.
Caution the overrated reviews. I'm not a connoisseur, but I'd go to another restaurant for better Japanese food.
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