Kenichi

My husband and I went to Kenichi a couple months ago for the first time to try their sushi. Mainly because it was recommended to us and also it had good reviews. It certainly did not make a good impression. When we first walked in, it was really crowded, but we were able to get a table, unfortunately next to the most annoying and obnoxious couple. The tables are all next to each other, even at the booth area. People that kept passing by kept bumping my husband's back, he kept ducking people through out the whole time we were there. And I couldn't move once I sat down, or i would bump either person that was next to me. Kenichi is not the best restaurant to eat sushi nor sashimi grade food. The tuna sashimi we had tasted and looked like it was sitting out, it was dry and it tasted like it was spoiled. The rest of the sushi and sashimi we had was just as bad, and overpriced. So to wrap things up, WE DO NOT recommend this restaurant at all, it has BAD FOOD, BAD SUSHI AND SASHIMI, and it's OVERPRICED!!!!

Went to Kenichi last Thursday night, what a way to start the weekend. The place was dark and full of energy. Both the sushi and the hot food was wonderful, especially after taking some recomendations from the staff, who were fun, interesting and extremely knowledgable. The chef's prepared some of the most aesthetically pleasing, harmonious dishes-definetely give the specials a shot! And don't neglect the pan-asian kitchen, even non-sushi eaters can have a wonderful meal. The cold sake the waiter recomended was great and the atmosphere and buzz of the place really kicked off a great night. Definetely make reservations, andf come before 8 if you want a more peaceful atmosphere. Expensive but ultimately worth it.

Kenichi has better kitchen food than sushi. True art of sushi is in making the tofu, but they buy their's already made. The restaurant seems hip, but when you look closer: the chairs are chipped and torn. They charge a lot for their food, but they don't know how to upkeep their restaurant. I recommend Uchi's (Owner Tyson Cole was trained by the owner of Mushashino's) or Mushashino's (service is not so great here, so go eat at the bar-sushi is worth it).

It had been awhile since the last time I went to Kenichi, but a few friends of mine and I were able to squeeze in without a reservation a couple weekends ago, so we decided to grab a quick bite to eat before heading out to the clubs. My friends and I all agreed that though our waiter was attentive and made great suggestions, the sushi was flat in appearance and took forever to make it to our table. Honestly, we would have eaten twice as much in half the time if it didn't take forever to come out. But the service really saved the night with some great drink recommendations, a ton of knowledge about the food, and an overall impression that he wanted us to enjoy ourselves.

I went to the place for the 1st time to do a birthday celebration for my girl friend last night after hearing from family and friends how great the food is ... unfortunately, the food was not worth the charge. I mean, it didn't taste horrible but it wasn't the quality that I thought it would be since the place is known to be great!! In addition, the pictures on the company website look pretty good. The three different sushi rolls I ordered was in different sizes and falling apart by the time it came to the table. The other dishes that my dinner party ordered did taste bad such as the baked salmon with vegetables. So I probably will not go back there again ... I just feel that the money we paid for dinner ... I could have got much better food at other sushi places around town!!