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    Kenichi Pacific

    3.6 (554 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Top to bottom: torched salmon belly nigiri, kona kanpachi nigiri, and poke flavor nigiri
    Mikayla M.

    Amazing quality sushi. I highly recommend checking this place out if you love sushi. Service was fast and friendly. I enjoyed the outdoor seating but definitely make a reservation if you want to sit indoors. I highly recommend the katsu carbonara and any of the nigiri.

    Happy Customers at Happy Hour
    Jon G.

    We came to the shopping center for the Hawaiian Culture Show (2nd Friday). We didn't expect to find this gem. We arrived for happy hour (which, amazingly, extends until 7pm). The drinks are so fresh, cold and good - we each had mai tais. The kids' chicken Karage was delicious (I tried a piece). We had several varieties of sushi rolls - rainbow, tuna and cucumber. Great prices and some of the freshest fish I've had in Hawaii. We also had the pork bun which blew my mind. I was thinking "how can a pork bun stand out - everyone makes them" but it did. I couldn't believe how delicious it was. Finally, we ordered the molten chocolate cake with ice cream (in a sushi bar!). It was insanely good and even the ice cream must be some kind of local amazing specialty. The staff is friendly, funny and kind. My only regret is that I didn't discover this until my last night in town. You should eat here!!! And, catch the music and dance show on 2nd fridays!!!

    Chicken plate was delish
    Magda G.

    Went out for dinner with the family on our last night. The kids wanted sushi so we found this spot on Yelp. We didn't have reservations but we're sat promptly. Ordered a Sapporo on draft, but it didn't taste as I remembered so I recommend ordering from the bottle. Tapwater wasn't the best. We got the steamed edamame. The kids loved them. As for the sushi rolls, we ordered a rainbow roll, spicy tuna roll, shrimp tempura roll, and a Bushido Roll. Our favorites were the spicy tuna and the rainbow roll. I ordered the pan, seared citrus, chicken, and that was cooked to perfection along with its wok fried vegetables. My son loved the buttered noodles as well. Our server was attentive and friendly. We really enjoyed our dinner.

    Cheyne Z.

    I have been coming to Kenichi Pacific for 20 years , and it has always been one of my favorite places to eat in Kona. I heard the place was under new ownership, and decided to give it a try. I am so happy with the new owners and what they have done with the place. We took our friends out to eat for a going away present, there was 6 of us. Our server Savannah was very charming and did an amazing job , she was super on it , and had a great attitude. The bartender Toby was also very cool and came to check on us , and made a great Kenichi 45 cocktail for our friend, and made a delicious infused hot sake for us. It was a busy Friday night, the place was Jamming . All our food came out on time and picture perfect and tasted even better than it looked, ( which is amazing) . The owners have changed the menu , and in my view , it seems like for the better! They still have the old classics from The previous owner , like the Mac nut crusted lamb and the dynamite shrimp, but have added delicious new steak options as well. My son loved the Filet mignon so much, we ordered a second one ! Both steaks came out perfectly medium, just as we ordered it . Our shrimp and scallop risotto was excellent, and sashimi and nigiri was fresh and perfect! They still had the amazing freshly baked chocolate molten cake that we all know and love , and even wrote , " we will miss you" on the plate for our friends that are leaving. We will definitely be back soon, and highly recommend this place. The owner Chris and Jordan are super cool people and we're both there making sure everyone was taken care of . Chris does the kitchen and his wife Jordan takes care of the front of the house. Great Job Kenichi Pacific , 5 stars ! ps . The calamari was to die for!!!

    Kenichi Special Roll / スペシャルロール
    Noel L.

    If you have read my reviews, you know that I like to look at: Location, Service, Food Quality/quantity, presentation and the X factor that businesses have sometimes. I love trying new places all over the world. Now for my honest review of Kenichi Pacific on the Big Island/Kona (Keauhou) Hawaii... The good, bad, and ugly! Kenichi Pacific is conveniently located in the shopping center adjacent to Longs Drugs (CVS), and the KTA Supermarket. On their door they list locations in Austin, Aspen, Dallas and Kona. The restaurant is laid out with the bar on the left and the dining room and sushi bar on the right. In front of their bar there is some outdoor seating. We opted to sit in the main dining room. The server was very nice, attentive and came immediately to take our order...we will call that the good! Now for the bad...In what world is it okay for a sushi restaurant in Hawaii, especially the big island to be "out of ahi tuna"? We ordered spicy Tuna roll along with other ahi rolls to be informed that they are completely out of tuna! Kona Hawaii is the Tuna Capital of planet earth, and poke is a Hawaiian staple, this should have been our first warning sign! We rolled with it (no pun intended), and ordered a California Roll, Tempura Roll and a specialty roll called the Shogun Roll and substituted Salmon for Ahi on that roll. The Tempura was pretty bad, it was chewy and stale. The CA roll was good at least. I'm a huge sushi fan and usually enjoy low sodium soy sauce. Did they have that? Nope! Now for the ugly. While eating the sushi I felt something moving on my legs, it's not unusual in Hawaii to have bugs, but this was the crunch that you definitely don't want in your crunchy roll, a huge cockroach on my legs. I brought it to the attention of our server, he promptly apologized and told me that the management was aware and just had the place fumigated. Unfortunately, these issues all point to a restaurant that is poorly managed. This dinner was by far the worst meal we had on Kona this trip. I'm saddened, because in years past this place was a staple here in Kona. When your restaurant is empty and other nearby places are packed that should be a warning sign. The service and location are great, but the food was iffy, and the cleanliness definitely needs improvement! I'm still hoping to find another restaurant on the island that might have Poke or Ahi tuna, luckily almost every other place I call on the Yelp top 10 does have Ahi...

    Beautifully decorated restaurant and a wonderful dessert
    Maria V.

    Everything about this lovely restaurant was amazing, my husband and I went there for our 25th wedding anniversary dinner and we're not disappointed. My husband had a selection of sushi and said that the Toro was the best he's ever had, well prepared and beautifully presented. I had the mushroom and pasta dish and was totally amazed at the taste texture and presentation. We will definitely come back to this restaurant and we thank the owners Jordan and Chris for the lovely anniversary dessert. Nothing has a aloha and feeling welcome by these beautiful people. The menu is vast come hungry! Need I mention the service was phenomenal

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    When will the new menu be online?

    Aloha! The new menu has been posted to the opentable platform. We are updating each platform and will have it completed by end of week

    Does it have a happy hour?

    4:30-6pm daily. You have to sit in the designated happy hour section- first come first served. Most days, people lone up before opening.

    What time is happy hour?

    I read 4:30 to 6pm

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