First time here and the meal was great. There are lots of different choices on the menu while the prices are reasonable. Free ice cream to top off the night. read more

Annoying table attendants. Hibachi guy was cool. With all the respect you deserve , it's not the language barrier, it's the I don't care about my customers personality Barrier, I want to turn the tables quickly motive. And maybe the I don't know my product issue but it's your bar and you just confidently lied to me and didn't show any interest in confirming, or for facts, ANY, detail, but willing to fake your way (poorly both non verbal queues even with very difficult English). by the way your clear disdain for human beings means you shouldn't take drink orders,clear tables, or be present in any customer situation. Offense isn't intended, you may have a keen mind and manage employees well, but you are not my manager nor my superior, you've clearly got your parties muddled up. Go into the back and abuse you dog but as a for instance don't take your debt, your childhood, your marriage out on your clients. Your seething doesn't need to go with my meal. GO TO THE BACK, STAY BACK YOUR unhealthy FOOD IS DELICIOUS enough for the price. read more

Arrived at Kuchi at 8:30pm the Habachi side of the restaurant was full, but that's okay because I came for sushi! There where about 4 people at the sushi bar so we found it strange that we had to wait 6 minutes to be seated at the suhsi bar when it was obviously empty. Food is good at Kuchi that's why we come back, but service was lacking on this Friday night . Good thing the manager saw us there with no drinks and asked if we wanted another round. Anyways, the sushi is really good! read more

Walked into a very welcoming atmosphere. We were seated right away without waiting. The waiter was really nice and quick. The Rockie Shrimp appetizer was really good along with their mango slushy. The Chef was really good at his job. He did all the normal tricks one would expect and was very entertaining. Me and my wife got the 2 person meal which came with shrimp, lobster, scallops, steak, and chicken along with noodles and rice with the complimentary ice cream at the end. The meal was great overall and would recommend for special events. We will be back for sure! read more

Visited on a quiet Tuesday evening. The outside was rundown so wasn't sure what I was going to get however it exceeded my expectations. The staff was very friendly. The food was plentiful and delicious. The portion sizes were much larger than I usually get and expected. They made modifications with pleasure. Will come back for sure next time I am in Tampa. read more

I went in the kuchi on the sushi side and Cindy was my server. I didn't know what Sushi to get and ask for recommendations. He was very knowledgeable on the menu and asked what I was in the mood for. I told him I didn't want anything too spicy and I wanted to try something cooked. He recommended the rocket roll, the shrimp tempura roll and the Black Angel roll. I went with the rock and roll and was not disappointed. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone in the Linebaugh- Anderson area. This place is also reasonably priced for the excellent food and service you receive read more

Great experience from beginning to end. This was our first time and we loved it! They have an amazing happy hour menu for food and drink. Their portions are ridiculous. Definitely enough for 2-3 meals. My date and I each got their happy hour hibachi and had a total of 3 margaritas. Our bill was just over $50.00. The staff was very attentive. The Chefs were interactive and funny. At the end of our meal the maitre d or manager came and asked us about our experience. We will definitely be back and have already spread the word to friends that this is a great place for date night or a large group of friends. read more

Wow! Had a really nice lunch here. I went to lunch with a lot of people from work. I had sushi sashimi combo. Fish was fresh, rice cooked perfectly, and presentation was spot on. Others spoke highly of the hibachi, and I really enjoyed the hibachi show. Atmosphere is nice and well decorated. We all left full and very satisfied. I highly recommend checking this new place out. read more

Absolutely awful sushi. Looked like it had been in the cooler for weeks it was so dried out. The crab on top of my roll looked like it was easily a month old. My spicy tuna roll was BROWN. I get spicy tuna at almost every single sushi restaurant and it has never been brown. When the waitress asked if everything was okay I said no - there was no way that was edible. The manager proceeded to cover herself and try to convince me that the sushi was so "fresh". Please. Then she said she would give me a nice discount. The bill came out with all of the sushi on the check even though we didn't touch any of it. She gave me a 10% discount. I'm pretty sure when you don't like something it is the restaurants job to take it off the bill ESPECIALLY when you don't eat any of it. After reading the reviews that other people wrote saying how they use stingray I am absolutely disgusted by this establishment. Very disappointing. Save your money and go to a different and more fresh sushi restaurant. read more

The inside of this place is modern and pretty neat with their white chairs and black tables, blue, green and purple glowing light fixtures everywhere. They have a really large sushi menu along with hibachi tables. Sometimes hibachi restaurants can get noisy, so if you're looking for a quieter aspect, they have a separate dining area too. The sushi menu all sounded good so I basically just closed my eyes and pointed. The sushi rolls were fantastic, even something as simple as the Philadelphia, however, one drawback is they put Siracha on allot of rolls, which sounds good in theory, but it made it hard to taste the rolls and almost kind of ruined it. The service is fast and friendly, even the manager came by to ask how we were enjoying ourselves. The only thing I have to complain about is the cocktails. Absolutely disgusting. They have a full bar, and after making my "Mai Tai" - it was so awful I couldn't drink it - I asked for Malibu, grenadine and OJ. Simple right? No, I got my same drink back with a little more OJ. Otherwise this place is pretty good. read more

This place was good. Did the hibachi for 2 that came with shrimp, lobster, scallops, chicken, and filet mignon for $50. Everything was cooked very well and very fresh. The only minor complaint I have is too much ginger dressing on the salad. The service was good and attentive. The cook was great and engaging. The tempura ice cream was petty good as well. Decent sake as well. Going back to try the sushi side next time, the menu for sushi looked good as well. read more

This was my second time to Kuchi and I had a really great experience the time before. We'd had sushi the first time and wanted to come back for hibachi. We walked in around 5:50 on a Sunday night. The manager sat the two of us at a hibachi table by ourselves. The server came to take our drink orders and everything was going pretty smoothly. The second couple sat approximately 15 minutes after us and next a family of seven. We watched tables all around us fill up and promptly receive a hibachi chef. The family of seven ordered quite a few appetizers and so we figured the cooks were waiting until they were done in order to start our food. That would be fine -- except for the fact my boyfriend and I sat there waiting patiently for over an hour to get served. We're typically very patient people but this was just getting ridiculous. The couple next to us started to catch on and asked the server what was going on. Either he didn't speak English very well or he had no clue, so he brought the manager over. This is when things got interesting. We explained our situation very calmly and expressed our frustration with waiting over an hour for our chef. The manager explained how things can get messed up sometimes and specifically told us he'd "take care of our meals." That was fine with us and we even mentioned to each other what great customer service that was. In our minds, we assumed this meant he'd either comp our meals or give us a pretty impressive discount. Unfortunately, when the checks came, both our check and the couple's check next to us had just a 10% discount taken off. For us, it was less than $5. For the other couple, it was $6. The other gentleman asked for the manager to come back and the manager acted like what he did was such a favor to us. When we asked why he didn't "take care of us," he told us that it was company policy and was unable to comp our meals. He said he almost got fired for trying to do so during another instance. We could not believe what we were hearing. If he would have told us the first time that he'd only be giving us a 10% discount, we could have paid for our soups and salads and walked out. This was poor management at its finest. We will not be going back to Kuchi. read more

Well this is definitely my new spot. I stopped by last night after an acute onset of an intense sushi craving hit me. Being that it's in the same plaza as the AMC Veterans there's plenty of parking and a quick walk over to the theater. Perfect for the dinner and a movie type of evening. Inside the restaurant it's very modern, crisp, and clean. There's a fair amount of up lighting which gives the place a little more of a nicer vibe. I was greeted immediately by a very friendly waiter who was professional and engaging. The menu was the size of a textbook so all the typical options you would hope to find and a lot of creative sushi rolls are available. I ordered the 'Out of Control' roll and after the first delicious bite I automatically checked my calendar to see when my schedule would allow for me to come back! Presentation was beautiful, very fresh ingrediates, and great flavor! The list of $5 cocktails covers most of the go to drinks that people order and it's not the watered down version that you expect on the discounted drinks menu. Overall I had a great time, awesome meal, and foresee this place doing very well :) read more

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Freezing my ass off in here. The roll looked like it was wrapped with human flesh and a single tea bag is $2.39. Yeah, no thanks. I won't be back. read more

Awesome hibachi restaurant! Servers and hibachi chef are super friendly. Our top pick for the area.

Tried the place on a recommendation and was hoping to like it as it's not too far from my home. The restaurant layout was nice, staff were friendly, but I'm not sure if the place is new or not as it seemed like everyone was new at their job. The nagiri was quite frankly just too expensive for the quality. The rolls weren't too bad. Overall the food wasn't terrible, nor was it really good. Throw in the price they are asking for the quality they are serving, and it becomes a tried once, and that's that. However, we didn't try the teppanyaki or hibachi, so who knows maybe thats ok. Stick to a real japanese restaurant if real japanese food is what you're after. I can do low quality sushi for a low price if throwing back a few cold ones is the primary goal. But low quality sushi for upper mid tier price just doesn't work. If you like sushi, that is. read more

Service was terrible. Had to tell the server 4 times what my order was. The duck salad was phenomenally terrible. Salmon roll was actually very good. Spicy tuna = garbage. Yellowtail with scallions had manaise in it for unknown reason which was not listed on the menu. After the table was cleared we waited at least 25 mins for our our check in an empty restaurant. Will go one more time to try the hibachi but probably won't be soon. read more

Excellent service!! Went to dinner for my mum's birthday. The food was great, customer service was everything you would ever want in restaurant staff. 10/10. I will be back next time I am in Tampa. read more

Spectacular!! Had a family meal there tonight and boy was it good. Service was great and manager was very personable. Had hibachi meals and they were perfect. Excellent rice and ginger salad was great as well. Definitely recommend to anyone who likes sushi and hibachi. read more

Good atmosphere, great sushi, great service...free ice cream @ the end of your meal! Can't beat it

Shocked at how much I liked this place. They have the basic rolls and a TON of speciality rolls. They made some modifications, per my request, to one of the rolls I wanted. It was all great. Full bar, great sushi and the standard, well done sides you'd expect. Definity worth going to, over and over again. I haven't tried the hibachi side yet, but want to. read more

Visited this place with co-worker's after work. Been passing this place since they put up the sign opening soon and I told my self that I will visit it one time. And today is the day. As soon as we walk in the ambiance is different. Very relaxing and nice. They did s great job renovating the place. Look really expensive. By the way you can choose to seat by the sushi bar or by the hibachi place. Price were great not to bad. We ordered the yellow tail ceviche and it was amazing mouth watery. Next one was the ika grilled (grilled squid) it was awesome. Brings me back to my memories of the Philippines. Then we ordered there sushi dynamite roll is good and lil spicy taste but I love it. Then the dessert! We tried the kiwi tapioca. Really kiwi taste. And the free green tea ice cream to end the evening. Great food! Great experience! Definitely going back again to try the hibachi! Keep it up! And oh the manager was awesome. Keep stopping by to check on everything!!! read more

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Simply put.... awesome. There was around 20 of us in our group. The Chef killed it with an awesome proformance on the grill. Had us all laughing the entire night. Waitress was constanly on point with refills. Even the women at the door was cute and went out side with us to take group photos. Food was excellent. read more

Love the sushi here !! The painted lady, the volcano, Godzilla )I believe is the name) and all of those that have a jalapeño one it are amazing. The place is clean and the service is also good. read more

So much variety in sushi and my roll I got was amazing! And very friendly and caring staff. They give you warm towels too which I found cool. Overall the sushi is the bomb dot com read more

Exceptional Service and Food! Great Hibachi and a full sushi menu! It's hard to find places like this! And they have noodles which a lot of Japanese steakhouses don't have! They didn't rush us out .. even gave us complimentary ice cream after our dinner! Pleasant experience! I will definitely be returning! read more

My husband and I came here for lunch and it was delicious! Staff is very friendly and attentive. Can't wait to come back for the habachi side since we did just sushi this time. read more

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Awesome service and food. Served with a dry ice fog thing that add a layer of coolness to the whole experience.

Been here many times and I would say the are definitely better than Kobe by far. This place has great food and the prices aren't bad! The drinks are a little strong but I'm not complaining! Love this place they know me by name now. read more

My Wife took me to Kuchi for my birthday and we had a great dining experience. The food was top notch and the hospitality was 5 star! Everyone from the waitress to the chef and even the bus boy was great! I can't wait to go back and will definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes Japanese food. Also, the Hibachi Chefs are very skilled and are very entertaining to watch! read more

OMG! This is my favorite hibachi place. Ok I realize that's not saying much since it's the 1st hibachi place I tried since moving here. Compared to the one back home it's my favorite. So we went at 5 without reservation on a Friday. We were the 1st to arrive. Which I start thinking why is there not a line of cars for the 4 star restaurant? So reluctantly we go in. They close at 3 or something and open back up for lunch FYI. Everyone was so friendly! We were a party of 4 seated at a table for 8. They immediately take our drink order. I had a great bottle of Moscato for $20 to share of course. Lol. After we got out drinks they took our order. After they took our order maybe 8 min. later they come and put the plates away on the table it's our table now!!! Maybe 1 or 2 people came in the 1st 30 we were there. By the time we finished there was a few at the bar. Another hibachi table and a party. Not to bad for a Friday. So before they do the normal soup and salad courses they bring you these wonderfully smelling wash clothes to clean your hands. This is was so pleasantly surprised about. The waiter was nice and fast. The cook was nice. The food was good and sooo filling. I will for a steak and shrimp combo you would get more actual steak and shrimp (which he counted out right there) but you do leave full so I guess that's what counts. The filling part is never a problem. I will definitely be returning. P.S. It wasn't cold inside I took a sweater that I didn't use because of a previous review. read more

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I really enjoyed this place. The sushi is very fresh. Highly recommended!

Chef panda is the best. Foods is always great! The place could use a fresh coat of paint and maybe some decorations outside lol. Don't let the exterior fool you because the inside is gorgeous. We've come here many times and ALWAYS have a wonderful time! read more

Great service! Great food. Its very classy. They kept asking us if we needed anything, gave us complimentary soup since we had a large order and it would be taking long. Over all, ill be coming back. read more

I went there for lunch on a weekday and only sampled the sushi. I arrived at 11:30 and was not greeted. In fact, I had to find someone to seat me. Since my friend and I were the first guest, I think they just weren't quite ready to start their day. The place was beautiful and once we got a waitress she was very friendly and well-informed on the menu. On the table was a holder for the fork and spoon and mine was covered in what looked like mustard. While the fork and spoon were clean, it still kind of grossed me out. I used chopsticks so it wasn't a huge deal. The menu had a lot of option and both me and my friend opted for the 2 roll lunch for ten dollars. It came with either soup OR salad. We both got the miso soup. Although the flavor of the soup was good, it came out barely warm. What was shocking was the size of the rolls. They were pretty small compared to other sushi places. Neither me or my friend are big people, but we looked at our plates and both said we were still going to be hungry. We had to go find a full bottle of soy sauce because the one on our table was empty. The quality of sushi was good and clearly fresh. I ordered the spicy tuna roll but it was not at all spicy, in fact it had no distinguishing flavor. I also got a tuna roll. It was very mild in flavor and fresh. I did like that the seaweed wrap on the tuna roll wasn't the typical chewy stuff that other places use. Neither roll had very much rice. Given how small the rolls were I was wishing there was more rice to fill me up a bit more. Overall, it is unlikely I will go back for the sushi because I found it to be a bit overpriced for how little you get (at least for lunch). I may be willing to give the hibachi side a try though because even though I left hungry, I felt like the food was fresh and the service was good. read more

Really excellent food all fresh and cooked perfectly. The service was great and the cooks do a great job.

My wife and I went for dinner on a wed night. Place wasn't very busy but the food and service was great! We did the hibachi experience and the food was great and chef was entertaining. The shrimp with the jalapeño dressing that we got as an appetizer was our favorite. We will be back for sushi another night! read more

We have been trying out all sushi places and in the area and we have a few we like. Went here today and found one we LOVE! The place is beautiful and we were excited to see they have a hibachi area too. We had the sushi today and it was the best sushi with the cheapest prices at lunch. We will be going there from now on. Glad we saw the great reviews on here and decided to try. Great location away from the main traffic areas. The staff we was very nice and my 18 month old loved the water features inside. I loved that the rolls weren't all rice too. read more

This place is really really great. Had the Hibachi dinner. Chef was very talkative and friendly. The food was outstanding quality. I loved their ginger sauce which was not runny but had a good substance and body. All ingredients were if high quality and so was the whole restaurant. They have a nice and large bar where you can eat if you want. Definitely will return here when in the area. read more

We had a great time here. the food was excellent the Tenaka, chef, was entertaining and prepared an great meal. The Kuchi Special meal for 2 was outstanding. read more