Reviews

Overall Total Score
3.3 out of 5
Good | 810 reviews

What User likes about Kai Sushi Shabu-shabu:
The restaurant is very clean and easy to reach. They offer excellent food at affordable prices. We really enjoyed our meal and the staff was friendly and informative. We will definitely be recommending this place to others. View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Kai Sushi Shabu-shabu:
I placed an order through the restaurant's website and called to confirm pick-up, only to be told they were closed despite their listed hours. Multiple employees passed around the phone, speaking negatively about me and blaming me for ordering online. Ultimately, I was told to contact the company I ordered through for a refund, even though I ordered directly from their website. They admitted to not updating their onl... View all feedback.

Reviews from various websites

Menulist
3.6 ★ from 5 reviews

Great sushi and great Teriyaki Beef bowl!. Good service. Happy to customize orders.

Awesome and yummy food, I liked the vibes the spot has, and the cashiers were helpful. Will surely come back in the future.

I ordered the beef Shabu Shabu and Ramen ?. BTY, for the Shabu Shabu they only offer traditional Japanese Shabu (hot water with seaweed not soup).

The food was great, but they kept us waiting too long. There were two servers, one was excellent, the other was terrible. Nobody greeted us when we came in. We...

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I really wanted to like this place, but not only was the service terrible that we only ordered big beef-shabu to have given our plates meat to the people next t...

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Restaurantji
3.5 ★ from 124 reviews
Brandon
25.11.2023 - 05:32

I went to this restaurant for lunch and was promptly seated and attended to. I ordered chicken gyoza as an appetizer, the katsudon tempura roll, and a small Sha...

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chi
25.11.2023 - 05:32

I ordered the beef shabu shabu and ramen. By the way, for the shabu shabu, they only offer traditional Japanese style (hot water with seaweed, not a soup base).

Christopher
25.11.2023 - 05:32

I visited this restaurant on a Saturday night and it wasn't very busy, so we decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, we had to wait a long time to be seated, e...

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Valerie
25.11.2023 - 05:32

My favorite sushi spot in downtown. Fresh fish. Very yummy sushi, and nice price. I love the Deluxe Sushi Combo. Fresh yummy dish at a good price. And I got the...

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Pauline
25.11.2023 - 05:32

Chefs were not wearing masks. Made a reservation for 5:30pm and the restaurant didn't open til much 5:45pm, staff seemed apathetic as mentioned in another revie...

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Yelp
2.5 ★ from 243 reviews

It appears that this restaurant has closed down since my last visit, and I can't say I'm surprised. The Chef's Bento received a 75% rating, and this place has r...

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We arrived at the restaurant for lunch and were promptly seated. I ordered chicken gyoza for an appetizer, followed by the Katsudon Tempura roll and a small Sha...

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The chefs were not wearing masks. Despite a reservation for 5:30 PM, the restaurant did not open until 5:45 PM. The staff appeared indifferent, as noted by othe...

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Minube
3.0 ★ from 1 reviews
Sirved
3.7 ★ from 312 reviews

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