Super cute place with excellent service. The food was amazing and I can't wait to go back. The tuna and the 2hot 2handle was delicious! The sushi was amazing and tasty and the desserts were delightfully lightly flavored. read more

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Tried this place for the first time during restaurant week. The restaurant week menu I found online was actually incorrect, so you have to check the menu from the restaurant's website directly. We got there around 5:30pm on a Tuesday and the place was empty for a while but started filling up around an hour later. Seemed like a pretty good deal for restaurant week, with the set dinner price being $45 for 4 courses plus dessert. I liked that we were able to try so many different items. Dinner was also filling enough that I had a few bites of sushi for leftovers at the end. I chose the following: 1) Seaweed salad: good, standard seaweed salad, good portion size for a first course 2) Shrimp shumai: not super memorable but tasty! 3) Lobster bun: I thought this was really good and would definitely order again 4) Angel roll and Manhattan roll: It was great being able to order two rolls for the main course! The roll choices were fairly limited, as there were only 5 choices and most had shrimp tempora and I believe they all had some fried element. But they were very delicious and filling. 5) Dessert: green tea mochi ice cream: I always love mochi ice cream so this hit the spot! It wasn't super big but already being full, the size worked great. read more

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Tried this place during Restaurant Week. Overall, the service was good, but the Restaurant Week ordering process was a bit confusing from a customer's perspective. Lobster Dynamite Roll: Good flavor, but it seriously lacked lobster and was on the sweeter side. I also asked for no spicy tuna Crunchy Roll: Delicious definitely recommend. Dancing Kani Roll: Tasty, but there was a bit too much avocado imo Kani Salad: Pretty good and a great appetizer. Would order again. Teriyaki Salmon with Rice: So good! Highly recommend trying this dish. Someone in my party also tried the toro and felt it was more moist than fatty, which was a bit disappointing for them read more

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An absolute staple for good solid lunch sushi. The staff are always friendly, the space warm and welcoming, and great for a go-to lunch spot (the specials are wonderful). Definitely would recommend read more

First time visiting Koto Sushi and it was amazing! It's a cute vibe and the service was impeccable! The appetizers and sushi were absolutely delicious! We'll definitely be returning! read more

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You need to go to Koto! Wether it's your friends birthday or you're just looking for good sushi, JJ and this family restaurant have you covered. The staff and manager are very kind and willing to talk about what you like and what they have to match your cravings. The restaurant feels like a calm and welcoming spot that could easily be overlooked which makes this a hidden gem that is worth your time. read more

Nice lil spot for a quick lunch or relaxed dinner. Cozy inside and staff were quite welcoming. Cold day so had the green tea, it was fine and came in a nice kettle. Menu has a variety of different options: tried seaweed salad, three rolls, and squid sashimi. Seaweed salad was great and quite a large size. Squid sashimi very fresh with good flavor. Salmon avocado roll good. Spicy crab roll was okay. Eel avocado had a sweeter than usual sauce and was nice. Each roll was above average size and presentation nice. Would want to come try some of their other menu options. Tasty lunch, thanks. read more

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Came for restaurant week, had lunch. Very good deal! $20, 3 courses! I'm full! This is always a great spot to come for Sushi even though it's only my second time here! Everyone is attentive, the atmosphere is nice. When you have a conversation, you can hear each other! We'll be back again for sure. read more

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It was an amazing find if I'm ever back in the area I will definitely go again food and service was excellent

Amazing little spot that we went to on Valentines day for lunch! The Toro was incredible and the sushi boat (the $68 for 10 pieces of sushi and 18 pieces of sushi + 2 rolls) was a great deal. Meal was a little over $100 all in after tax and tip but for a sushi place it is totally to be expected. Great service - water was filled at a good cadence and the chef/server was very well mannered. Restaurant ambiance was quiet and clean. Would come again! read more

Koto Sushi - Sushi boat - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I don't frequently visit Market East often, but I saw Koto Sushi offered a three-course Restaurant Week lunch and couldn't resist a RSVP! It turned out to be an excellent experience and I definitely think one of the best sushi sites in Philly. I visited on a Monday with two friends, and we split our appetizers which were each flavorful. My calamari was crispy and not oily at all; a sign of great preparation. The shumai and gyoza both also tasted great, particularly with the soy sauce. My Spicy Girl Roll was really filling, and I felt the spicy tuna and spicy salmon were both prepared well. The matcha ice cream dessert I ordered is a small cone, but still made for a refreshing finish to my meal. This lunch was absolutely worth the $20 Restaurant Week cost, but I'd still return for full-price menu items for their rolls. I also want to vouch for their excellent service. We took many photos of our food and our table stayed for a long while, but the staff were super friendly the entire time and frequently checked in to gather feedback on how we felt about our dishes. Safe to say this spot is a definite hit! read more

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Sushi was great. Great spicy girl roll. Service was a little slow, but they had a large party.

Stopped by on a cold evening for a bite and absolutely loved it. Delicious roll and top quality sashimi. The server (John?) was as friendly and attentive and brought out some wasabi (the real kind, that's not served by default). I can't believe I lived within walking distance from Koto Sushi for years and never knew of them. Thanks for the recommendation, Warren :) PS: I wish I'd known the hot tea was not complimentary, a lot of Asian places I visit offer it free of charge. read more

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Amazing sushi! Loved all 4 appetizers we got, the lobster bao was insanely tasty! My favorite sushi was the lobster roll! Will definitely be back. Employees were spectacular and kind!! read more

We wanted a quick bite of sushi in this place is quite lovely. The waiter was very sweet and helpful. We went around the time they just opened so it was quiet. I didn't try any of the drinks but they have a pretty good selection. We both grabbed a couple of spicy rolls, spicy tuna and spicy yellowtail. Both were very good, very fresh. We might not go out of our way for another visit but if we happen to be an area it's easily at the top of the list for a quick bite to eat. read more

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Went to this sushi place during restaurant week and it was great! For $20 I got shumai, volanco sushi roll, and a mochi ice cream dsssert. I left there feeling full and so did the rest of the table.", that ordered the pork dumplings, and sushi rolls. Great place for a casual lunch or catch up session with friends. I took a peak at other tables and it looks like their regular menu has massive portions, so definitely worth at least checking out. Only reason I gave 4 stars was because service is a bit slow. But overall I will be stopping by again read more

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FOOD I've only sat down to eat here once, as I mostly order takeout via online ($1 convenience fee). My go-to order is the salmon avocado roll-- it's fresh and well-priced, given the amount you get, especially with the lunch specials. When I did sit-down to eat, I ordered their karaage, which came out piping hot with sriracha mayo. It was a little undercooked for my liking, so it's not something I would order again. DRINKS Water is complementary. Sodas and other carbonated drinks are also available for purchase. SERVICE The staff are kind and friendly, and service was quick. AMBIANCE There's ample seating within the store (includes booths). The place is best for parties of 2-4. PARKING Paid street parking is available at a limited capacity. Lots/Garages are also located nearby for a fee. read more

Food, service and ambiance. Stopped by for a quick dinner date with my work wife and ended up having the best time and food!

The yellowtail sushi is some of the best I've had. I also enjoy their angel roll and shiitake mushroom roll.

Great fresh sushi with endless selections. All fresh and delicious . Service for lunch was fast and personalable

such a tasty good value neighborhood spot. Their sushi rice is spot on, the fish is fresh and they are very friendly. It's my go to spot for good quality delivery. Highly recommend. read more

Amazing sushi here. Service was incredibly quick as well. Inside was a pretty empty but i prefer it that way. Very clean. We had: 1. Duck roll (didn't care for this) 2. Pork dumpling (fire) 3. Spicy salmon roll (fire) 4. Double T roll (so fire!!!!!!!!!) They are very kind here. Is now my top sushi place in Philadelphia. I'll be back here for sure read more

Sushi was so good! The service was quick and the staff was very friendly. Definitely a good spot to eat at!

Service always prompt and friendly. Food is excellent. Sushi always fresh! Been there many times and will be going back!

We were greeted by a very friendly employee, maybe the owner, who was very kind and patient as we decided on our food. He was able to steam our gyoza upon request, which were so phenomenal we got two orders of them! The sushi was pretty good, nothing particularly special. The salmon roll, plain as it is, was my favorite while the spicy tuna was my least favorite. The volcano roll was delicious. read more

Koto Sushi - 3. Salmon Roll 7. Spicy Tuna Roll 13. California Roll 18. Philadelphia Roll 18. Volcano Roll - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dined here for dinner during restaurant week and had a great time. I will 100% come back! We ordered the dinner A and dinner B combo to share. Miso soup was good but the dirty seaweed salad was delicious. Very refreshing, filling and different. If you like regular seaweed salad, I highly recommend trying this. A lot of flavors going on! Sashimi was fresh and simple but I may have enjoyed the rolls more. I'm not sure. We could not decide which roll was better between sex on the beach and spicy girl. If you're not here for restaurant week, I recommend ordering those rolls mentioned above. Beautiful presentation! Mochi ice cream was just okay. Did not taste homemade and was nothing special. It did hit the spot though! We were also given strawberry ramune which is always a fun drink to share. Our waiter was very kind and funny. He gave us fist bumps at the end, asked for our names and remembered as we were leaving! I'd come back just for that great service we had! Byo and they do provide ice buckets as well. read more

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Believe all the positive reviews! The location is odd-in the middle of Jewelers Row-but you don't eat the location, do you? The interior is unremarkable though I must point out the homey, faux linen throw pillows with positive affirmations placed in the banquettes. My first thought was 'how frigging weird' but as I sat and ate-well-they fit right in with the hospitality at Koto. While I love sushi, the day I visited here with a group was not only a cold, blustery day but I had a bad cold as well so food that was not hot was the last thing I wanted to eat. While everyone else ordered sushi, sashimi, seaweed salad and combos of the aforementioned, I opted for a bento box lunch and was chuffed as hell with what I got. Walking in, you are greeted very pleasantly and upon being seated, you get a menu immediately. I don't think there is anything ground breaking on Koto's menu though the freshness of the food elevates anything you order to a most superior status. My chicken katsu bento box lunch consisted of the ubiquitous miso soup starter which as a rule I just put aside. Maybe it was my congested head or the wintery weather outside, but as soon as the bowl was placed in front of me, I made short work of the soup. Surprisingly it was quite good and I could taste everything in it-scallions, seaweed, the umami of the miso. Even the comforting blandness of the tofu cubes was good. The garden salad was nothing more than pale bits of iceberg lettuce in a tiny bowl but it was bathed in that yellow, gingery Asian restaurant dressing and to my illness addled palate, it was a zingy pleasure to eat. The "box" lunch came on a divided plate and it was plentiful. The chicken katsu was a not quite palm size serving. It was moist and lightly breaded. While fried, it was not greasy, dried out nor did it give any indication of being weird chicken like meat as I have found in some bento lunches. There was a savory/sweet dipping sauce on the side. Along with the chicken was a mound of steamed white rice which was in addition to the vegetable fried rice I'd also ordered. Being sick makes me crave carbs and while Koto's fried rice was not remarkable or even notable, it satisfied me. Also on my plate were 2 pork gyozas, nicely browned on their bottoms, tender and juicy, a few fried cubes of Japanese sweet potato, a wee serving of very crisp and grease free broccoli and shrimp tempura with a ponzu dipping sauce and 2 slices of California roll. Since there was surimi (aka faux crab stick) in the rolls, I passed them along to a fellow diner who was curious to try them. He praised their freshness and was not put off by the ersatz crab. Bully for him, y'know? There was no issue with our group getting separate checks and all our orders came quickly and correctly from a very sweet, upbeat and polite waiter. Water was constantly refilled and we were all checked on several times as we enjoyed our lunch. Undoubtedly no one goes to a sushi place with dessert in mind but if you do have a sweet tooth, know that there are several flavors of mochi available-2 mochi balls to a serving. A sweet little touch-when you get your check, you also get a mini candy bar. Trick or treat size. Everyone one in our party got something different-Heath Bar, Kit Kat, Nestles Crunch and so on. Half a dozen of us lingered and chatted after we'd paid our bill and we were not shooed out or asked pointedly and repeatedly "can I get you anything else?!" which is restaurant code for 'get the eff out!' If you are looking for a pleasant, low key, basic sushi fix of very fresh food at a reasonable price in most hospitable surroundings, look no further than this little gem nestled in Jewelers Row. read more

Wanted something healthy and even though they were participating in the restaurant week specials, we decided to get something off of their regular menu. The sweet potato roll was my favorite and the daikon roll was my least favorite. read more

Koto Sushi - Veggie maki tray - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Fast service and sushi was great! Hit the spot after too many tequila The server was nice did a great job taking orders, especially when a group of young people came in! read more

Really tasty - hit the spot when I was craving sushi and didn't break the bank. Got Sashimi entree (sub white tuna for normal tuna), alaskan roll, and yellowtail and scallion roll. Server was polite and helpful. read more

Koto Sushi - 8. American Dream Sashimi (5 Pieces) 5. Yellowtail with Scallion Roll 9. Alaskan Roll - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tasted good the me, it did fall apart super easily when I was eating it but I think that's because I got it delivered. I also got the miso soup and hibachi veggies which were very good read more

Koto Sushi - 12. Rainbow Roll - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Okay, if your hungry and you're used to the neighborhood Chinese store, don't waste your money or their time. If you want to open your pallet and feel fancy, this is the place. Felt like I was one of the judges on my favorite show, Iron Chef America. I feel fancy and highly recommend. read more

Koto Sushi - Lobster Tempura and Miso soup, aka LUNCH ! - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Amazing service and food! I ordered a miso soup and two signature rolls. Very quick and delicious. Such kind people, absolutely made my day. read more

Koto Sushi - 13. Sex on the Beach Roll and 24. Las Vegas Roll - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ambiance is great. They play Chinese music, which I love. But their music is a great mix. Sushi, sashimi is great here! Service is great. Sake is a plus. read more

Had a nice sushi/sashimi take away lunch at a new place today! My meal also came with some tasty miso soup filled with seaweed. Had to order online which didn't have any pictures with the food, but I took a chance because it was just seven pieces sashimi and four sushi with a tuna roll. It did not specify what each piece was going to be, and I was ready. I got the text message quickly saying it would be ready in 10-15 minutes and I was early to the restaurant. I had to wait a few extra minutes as they were busy preparing other orders. The lunch I got is pictured and everything was fresh. The whole thing was quite filling. What I don't like was within the web ordering they add an "automatic" tip, tax, and a convenience fee. Not a fan of the convenience fee at all no matter how much it is. I would like to add my own tip, and I guess I could have changed what the website put in, but I was in a hurry and just left it. Once at the restaurant, you go in the door and they have a trap box to retrieve the food from the staff. Very contactless! $21 for lunch including all the fees. I'll have to try Koto Sushi again soon. read more

Koto Sushi - Sushi and Sashimi Combo Lunch - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

My favorite sushi with really fantastic lunch specials - totally a 5/5 experience. The food is always ready for pickup on time, and staff has always been very careful with covid safety. I look forward to ordering from here, and have never had a bad experience. read more

Koto Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Food and service was very good amazing didn't take long for the appetizers to arrive but the lunch did take a while wasn't too crowded and music was smooth and settling would go again! read more

Ordered delivery so cannot attest to the atmosphere or service. However, the food was remarkable. I ordered the shrimp shumai, miso soup, tuna roll, and tuna cucumber roll. The shumai was so delicious, and the sushi was extremely fresh. My only critique was that the miso lacked flavor compared to those I have had but still very comforting. Will definitely be going back. read more

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Very cute restaurant. My boyfriend and I were on a hunt for a new go-to sushi place and this is our place. JJ is so kind - very personable! He greeted us and said goodbye. The fish is very good quality! I will be back ! read more

Koto Sushi - Sushi/sashimi for two. - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Koto has become my go-to place for sushi in Philly! Two things stand out to me. First, their fish is consistently FRESH. I can count on one hand the number of sushi bars that have been able to convince me that tuna is superior to salmon, and Koto is one of them. Second, I very much appreciate their fish-to-rice ratio! Many sushi places that are on the more affordable side will try to shortchange customers by giving an excessive amount of rice. Koto is on the opposite end of this spectrum; some may dare say that their rolls are stuffed with fish, but honestly it's the way I like it! The only reason I give 4 stars is because I've had my fair share of sushi in Japan and New York, so my 5 stars in this department are reserved for the truly life changing experiences. :) read more

Koto Sushi - Spicy tuna, spicy salmon, and pink lady rolls - Japanese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania