Amazing place, friendly staff, and the sushi was amazing! The price of this place wasn't bad either! They had specials for $1.25! The green tea ice cream was delicious as well! read more

Pretty fresh sushi. I loved the ease of ordering sushi here. Being able to see the sushi roll you want and just pick it up is a genius invention! It is affordable and the menu caters to people who don't love sushi as well. It was a great place to check out with a group of friends! read more

Loved it! Fun and surprisingly fresh for cruising around on a conveyor belt. We'll be back!

Pretty good sushi, their unagi sushi is of the best we've tasted. Ordered some tempura and hibachi and those were not bad as well! Place is somewhat small but cozy and clean. Staff is great and very courteous. read more

Kai Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Wonderful high quality sushi and sashimi!The service was great! They make you feel like you are family. They even brought my daughter a special happy birthday roll as we were celebrating her 7th birthday. We had a large group that ate well and the price was very reasonable. Our new local favorite!! read more

We had a great experience!! First time there. Prices are good - range from $1.50-$7.00 for a sushi plate. Service was phenomenal! We will definitely be back read more

We tried this place out last night, and loved it (especially my 9 year old). The conveyor belt concept is so much fun, AND you can eat right away. Around the belt came simple rolls, fancy rolls, sashimi, and salads - just pick what you want and stack up your plates. You would think the service would be lacking at a place like this but just the opposite - more than enough staff and plenty of attention. The sushi was good - I've obviously had better (and worse), but for a quick bite and something fun this place is great! Two adults and a child left FULL for $60. Hard to beat - we will be back!! read more

This has to be our new favorite sushi place! The fish is fresh and there's so many options as soon as you sit down. It was less than $50 for the two of us when we normally spend $100 for sushi! I love the mango california roll, check it out if you're in the mood for sushi and on a budget. read more

It's okay , just the server is very loud and rude . Their finger touch the top of the green tea cup and bring back to us . They supposed to refill the tea using teapot , infront of customer !!!! The server talk toooooo loud !!!! read more

Very friendly staff, clean environment and nice atmosphere. However, the food was disappointing. The rice tasted like regular boiled rice, not sushi rice. The ginger salad was drowning in dressing. The selection in the belt was scare, although you can order off the menu. But the quality was poor. Lastly, when I asked for banana ice cream they returned with vanilla. But the ice cream was free. read more

Came here with my girlfriend as we are both sushi enthusiasts and was greeted by a very friendly service staff. The sushi comes continuously and is very delicious especially considering it comes at a very affordable price. Very amazing place 10/10 would recommend to everyone I know. read more

Attentive service and good food - lots of variety on the belt, and enough customers and turnover that it all was fresh.

Love this place. Food is great and the staff is very friendly and attentive. Definitely coming back!

Fantastic place! It has a great atmosphere and a huge selection of sushi. There were a variety of price points, so it's tough to leave hungry. I was really impressed with the whole experience. This will be a regular haunt for us. read more

We've been to Kai four times now. While it's good...it's not consistent. Our first visit was later in the evening on a Saturday night. The selection was minimal and service almost non-existent. We tried again during the dinner hour and the selection was great, we sat toward the back of the restaurant and had attentive service and decided to come back again. Visit number three was very similar to visit number two and we added Kai to the family's sushi rotation. Unfortunately, visit number four was weak. The selection was limited on a Friday evening around 6:30pm. There was too much rice in the rolls this time around. The service was meh...I'd love a refill on my drink, but oh well. We ended up cutting our visit short and going somewhere else for dessert. Normally we can't even consider dessert after a sushi stint, but this was not a normal visit. I don't know if we'd make the drive out here again, but seeing as the food isn't actually bad, if we are in the area and craving a quick bite, maybe we'd try again. read more

This place is great! We live local and have been in twice now. The rotary sushi concept is new to me and I was extremely impressed with the presentation of this restaurant. They have tons of variety, even options for those who don't eat raw fish. The staff is very friendly and they provide excellent service. I saw another review mentioning the pricing being high, no disrespect but that couldn't be more than untrue. The pricing is more than reasonable. They also have great desert, we tried the banana tempura and the vanilla mochi!! I highly recommend this place. read more

We ate here for lunch today. The place was great. Not too crowded and nice atmosphere. The food was freshly made and tasted great. Very reasonably priced. Will be back here again. read more

The sushi here is fantastic! The staff is very attentive and the restaurant is very clean. I travel a lot for work and eat out a lot. I am very impressed with this restaurant. If you like spicy sushi ask for the "Red Phoenix" if it is not on the sushi bar. It is AMAZING and you will not be disappointed! My favorite sushi restaurant by far!! read more

Kai Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

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My wife and I came here on Friday because The Patio was too crowded and the Mexican restaurant a little too pricey, BEST choice ever! The people are friendly and the food was delicious! I'm not a huge sushi eater so I stayed in the "beginner rolls" phase, the chicken teriyaki roll was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, and the Godzilla roll as well. If you're not a sushi eater they have other food as well and the prices are reasonable, they play nice relaxing music. Definitely going back here again!!! read more

Like most rotary sushi places, you grab plates from a conveyor belt and pay based on the color of the plates. Most plates for $2.50 to $5.50. There were also signs for $1.25 ones, but they were all gone when I was there. You definitely can also order off the menu. Service was okay. I'm not sure when they decide to stop the conveyor belt, but there are pauses in their schedule. When I was leaving on a weekday at around 2ish-3ish, another party came in right after they decided to turn off the conveyor belt. That other party had to order off the menu. Definitely not a concern, but it's something to think about if you're here for the rotary experience. read more

Do you like sushi and being a gluten? Look no further than this rotary sushi gem. You can feasibly eat the weight of an 8 month old child in sushi for $25. read more

Friendliest staff I've ever seen at a restaurant! I've been here three times sine its opened and I'm already a recognized face and feel comfortable telling jokes with the manager-- Which is pretty rare for me. The third time I walked in, I was greeted at the door, thanked for coming back (it had been a week. I'm amazed she remembered me) and promptly seated. I don't think even once, my cup ran out of water, and I'm a thirsty guy at restaurants. I went with a first-time sushi eater and when the manager found out, she brought us one of the special dishes at no charge to celebrate my friend's first time eating sushi. He loved the dish - I'm not sure exactly what it was, but it was magnificent. I love it when the staff gets involved with the customers and takes a personal interest in growing the experience for everyone. I've probably gotten more stories about fun interactions at this place than other places I've been going to for years. The sushi is pretty good for rotary-style and never feels too dry coming off the belt. I'm usually a pretty big sushi snob, but I see myself becoming a regular here. Daily specials are pretty tasty and only $1.25 / plate which is fantastic. Everything else is priced really reasonably, too, I believe. Better than the other rotary places in the area in both quality and price. Overall, I can't recommend this place any more enthusiastically! It's a great little place for a quick meal or a fun family dinner. read more

Amazing! Wonderful staff! Wonderful food! Nice and easy, sit down and eat whatever you want. Such an amazing find. A huge variety of food, any sushi item you can think of and if it isn't on the rotating belt, you can order it. Tv's if you want to watch something and calming music, not too loud. Quality rice and fish used in all of the foods. I will defiantly be coming back and bringing friends every time! read more

Very good restaurant! My friend and I were searching all over town for a good authentic Japanese place for spicy miso ramen, and they did not disappoint. Bathroom smells very good too which is a plus. read more

Ok, forsure it was bomb!!! I would recommend 10/10. And staff were so nice. Visiting from AZ, would def go back!

If you're looking for authentic Japanese cuisine, this is not it. I ordered the charsu ramen. The picture on the menu showed chunks of roast pork but disappointingly there were only a few slices of pork. The broth doesn't really taste distinctly Japanese. Additionally we ordered a Crispy Tuna roll which seemed pre-made. It came out cold which leads me to conclude, and I may be wrong, that this roll was taken out from a fridge. I'm not coming back. Wait staff was friendly though, the only redeeming factor. read more

Let cook go home early after ordering food? Bad service. Why does it say you're open till nine and then doesn't know how to cancel the order and tells me to do it and almost hangs up. read more

Love love love!!! I am so happy that this place opened! After we discovered rotary sushi on vacation in Colorado, we had to find one by us. Unfortunately, the closest was in Aurora. But not any more! Kai Sushi is going to be our new go to place for dinner. First the staff. When we arrived we were greeted by a gentleman who was very helpful and accommodating. He asked if we had been to a rotary sushi before and since we had we left us to our food. The wait staff were very attentive and I always had a full glass of water. At the end we got free ice cream to celebrate the opening which was a nice surprise. Now the food. The sushi was excellent! We tried all kinds but I think our favorites were the eel nigiri and the sweet potato tempura roll. Everything seemed fresh and flavorful. The only critique I would have this that there weren't a lot of different options, but that could be because they just opened (in general and for the night.) I'm sure once they get more traffic there will be more options. The price was reasonable. The plates range from $1.50 to $6.50 which is on par with other rotary sushi places we've been to. If you are a light eater like me and my fiance, then you are probably going to spend about $25 total which is less than you would spend at any restaurant in the area. They had what looked like around 9 beers available but we didn't order any so I can't comment on the price of those. The restaurant was very clean and looked really nice. It looks like all of the seating is on the rotary belt, which is not the case at all rotary sushi places. There weren't that many people there so we didn't have to wait, again unlike other places. I definitely recommend this location and rotary sushi in general for anyone that wants to try sushi. It helps that the ingredients in the rolls are listed on the card that precedes the plates and each plate only has 2-4 pieces so if you don't like it, you're not wasting a bunch of food. I highly recommend trying this place out! read more

The best thing I can say is that it was cheap. The sushi (fish) was tasteless and the rice was over cooked. Pretty sure everything on the rotary belt had been there for awhile. Had no texture and tasted old. I might be spoiled having lived in Seattle for the last 20 years but it's just not good sushi. But I'm going to hate on them more because their menu was misleading as well. Wife ordered the ramen which was advertised with a poached soy sauce egg and shiitake mushrooms (pretty standard for tonkotsu ramen) but came with a regular hard boiled egg and button mushrooms. Ugh. If you've ever had real sushi on either of the coasts, don't come here. You'll be disappointed. read more

this was my first time in this place. service friendly, delicious sushi and rolls! in the end give free ice cream and mint candy))) I really liked this place! read more

Yelp disappointed me with the high reviews. Pretty surprised about the high ratings actually. Came for lunch and had assorted sushi from the conveyor belt which was decent. Ordered a chicken katsu bento which was the worst bento I've ever had. Chicken tasted like jerky and my son did not touch it at all and he normally loves chicken bento. The picture was misleading cus it showed a tempura as part of he bento but my meal was replaced with a tiny sad spring roll. I asked the waitress and she said that in the picture was a pile of ginger and not tempura. Flat out lie LOl I couldn't believe she thought i was that naive. Anyway will not be coming back. Too many good places out there and this was a huge disappointment. read more

i had checked what time they closed and it said 9:30. i had arrived at 8:03 and they refused to serve me and my family because they closed in an hour and a half.. since when do places refuse service because they close in a hour and a half? also their open sign was on so i walk in and they say that they are close. what? kinda ridiculous to turn away paying consumers that early.. read more

We absolutely love this place. Conveyor belt sushi is really where its at. They make 4 of each item that they choose to have on the conveyor belt that day (ex. 4 Cali Maki rolls) and put them on individual colored plates (typically 4 pieces to a plate). The color is associated to the prices, so you know how much you'll spend before you take a plate off the conveyor belt. Then they refill and make more based on how busy the restaurant is. Sushi is tasty and so so very reasonably priced. Every single person that works there offers friendly service and is very attentive to the guests. As an example, we at a quick lunch and were there for less that 25 min. They filled my water 3 times in that short period and they were busy at the time. I honestly love service like that. We moved to this area just over a month ago and we stopped at Kai Sushi 4x in 3 weeks. We may be a little addicted. My favorite rolls are the California Maki, Philly Roll, Spicy Crab, Mango Madness and Sweet Potato. Would highly recommend! read more

We love this place -- it's a family favorite and we went here for Mothers Day! The ambience is bright and busy but also relaxing. They play this "elevator music" and it's really just wonderful. I don't know that I'd go there *just* for the sushi but for a fun family meal out it's just great. read more

This is honestly the best sushi place I've ever been I recommend going with friends. it's a really fun experience. The staff is organized, very organized, and they're really nice. I hope that I get a chance to come here again in the near future. very cheap and affordable but with also great sushi. anyone should come here. Love it so much! read more

This is THE FRESHEST sushi I've ever had. Also, the "portion" is JUST RIGHT - you can eat as much OR as little as you want (i.e. the opposite of "one size fits all") - say a family of four goes there, each can eat his/her fill and his/her fill only. The "service" is unparalleled - where else can the "food" comes to you WITHOUT you even have to ask a server? read more

My husband and I were introduced to this place by a friend who discovered it by accident. The menu is varied and innovative. The food is very good, portions can be controlled, the prices vary so can eat cheaply or not so cheaply, and the staff is very friendly. We all enjoyed it. The food goes by on a conveyor belt. There is music but it's lovely and low key so you can talk. It's located on South Highland in Lombard behind the Patio in the mall by where Sweet Tomatoes used to be. Needless to say, we will be back. read more

This is probably the best sushi restaurant in the Chicago area. Everyone needs to stop in at least one time in their life. The drink menu is superb. The fried rice is to die for. Never before have I seen a restaurant implement a conveyor belt for sushi. Without ever leaving your seat you can enjoy the finest sushi in the continental United States. Bring your wife and kids this is truly a multicultural experience for the whole family. :) read more

Nice concept of choosing your own sushi plated not just seeing in the picture and reading the description. Food and staff were all very good. read more

Always have a great meal here. The food tastes great and is well priced. I really like i can pick and choose