Japanese my ass, this place is just fraught with so many errors it's actually mind boggling. Funny how many don't realize that the Asian imposters aren't Japanese, yikes! Ten reasons why Kumo is a poor choice 1) 100% Chinese owned and operated 2) Rude servers and management 3) Ambiance is a distraction for poor food at high prices 4) Rice served here isn't sushi rice 5) Uramaki is the primary item offered, painfully confusing & covered in "sauce" 6) Tax evasion specials show lack of character, you pay cash they don't pay their taxes 7) Clean out the fridge specials, no thanks! 8) Masking of old fish with spicy flavors 9) Good salad, now theres an accomplishment! 10) Oh, Free Delivery HAHA! Kumo can mean cloud or spider depending on the intonation of the speaker. Sound confusing? wait till you eat here! Discount Chinese sushi ain't my thing nor is bastardizing other cultures culinary treasures, just wait on line next door for authentic Japanese. Check please!. Before You Eat Any Fish http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/sushi Protect The Worlds Oceans http://www.youtube.com/user/LastOceanNZ BSE44 read more

Kumo is a small joint with a great menu. The maple walls bring a feeling of warmth to the modern decor. I recommend starting with any specials they have. Most recently I had a special that arrives in a martini glass which contained spicy tuna, mango, red onion finely diced. A sauce was artistically placed around the glass brining some nice heat. Followed by rolls of eel, tuna and yellow tail. The ginger was a bit weak, but other than that, service always on point. read more

This was my third try to even enter the building. On the first try, my culinary partner in crime and I were feeling mildly braindead, and assumed that Kumo was closed because all the shades were drawn. Turns out, it was just terribly sunny. Second time, we got turned away because we managed to show up in the hour that they close between lunch and dinner...of course. Started with the special, duck maki roll. It was good. Not slap your mother good, but definately worth trying. We ordered the sashimi for two. Fresh and plentiful, although the 'wasabi' was definately premixed too long ago. There was some sort of interesting sauce on the white tuna sashimi, which my date remarked was bizarre. You're usually given a choice in Japanese food, to sauce, or not to sauce? Unfortunately, the place was so busy that they'd run out of geoduck (giant clam). I can tell you secondhand that the octopus came out still mildly frozen in the middle. As a final note, please, people. I am begging you. Take off your baseball cap while sitting at the sushi bar. I'm really getting tired of seeing it, and you're embarassing your date. read more

My favourite Japanese restaurant. They have great customer service, delicious food and quiet place, allowing you to have a great time with family and friends. read more

Since my original visit to Kumo, I have been back a couple of times. The service was definitely better than the first time. The food is good and better priced than the more popular Sakura Bana which is only a few doors down. You should have an easier time getting seated right away too than SB. Good sushi in Ridgewood! read more

The service here sucks. The staff is very rude. They make you feel super rushed and don't seem to feel bad about it. I work in the food industry and if i were to ever remove a condiment from a guest's table (in this case the soy sauce) without the guest's permission, i'd get chewed up by management. The sushi is pretty decent. I ordered the angel roll and on the menu it failed to mention that it had a wasabi sauce on the roll. They completely smothered the roll with this sauce and it was overwhelming. However the two rolls my friend ordered which were the salmon and eel were tasty. The 20% discount definitely cheapens the place. Its a shame the staff was so rude. We were going to order dessert but we felt so rushed and uncomfortable that we left and went to the froyo place across the street. Needless to say I wont be revisiting this place. read more

This place has been getting better every time we go. I remember ordering lunch once and the sushi was horrible. We ended up here this past summer when Sakura bana had a friggin hour wait. The food was surprisingly good considering my not so great experience previously. Love the fact that you out a lot of peppered tuna in their special rolls. read more

Kumo - Best roll so far here-the beauty and the beast roll! - Japanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

Best sushi in Bergen county! You receive 20% discount if order online. They deliver to a pretty wide radius. Always fresh delicious sushi. read more

Although I live closer to Westwood I prefer the Ridgewood Kumo restaurant better. Eating there puts you in the Japanese environment, which if your like me, that's half the experience. The food there is very good, people are nice and are willing to fix any meal that isn't "perfect." The sushi bar is very quick and the sushi is fine cut and served by a few of the youngest but best Sushi chef's. I am a huge fan of Japanese food restaurants and have been to many. The Kumo in Ridgewood is a good one to stop by, even if it's only for some California rolls at the sushi bar. Like most good restaurants, they have a quick delivery service as well as pick up as late as 11:00 some nights. read more

I work near by,I coming from them one time a week by far the best sushi. I have eaten,the fish is fresh,sevice is excellent when I ate here every time,also I do take out,definitely recommend!be back! read more

Great for lunch with the kids for half price off of the rolls (cash only) . We liked the 2013 roll, Mayflower, and Snow Mountain. Can't review on the Sashimi since we didn't order any. Good service and food came out pretty quickly. Good for the price... read more

Kumo - Mayflower roll - Japanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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This much better than Sakura Bana in my mind. First you can have a quality noise (very little) experience without crowding or being pushed to finish. Second the service is excellent-not too much; not too little. Finally the food was a solid 4 star-worth driving a bit to get here. Sliced yellow tail belly with jalapeno and a delightful sour lemon/soy sauce was just great. Then lovely vegetable pan-fried gyoza followed by excellent rolls. I especially liked the vegetable roll with 6 different bits of vegetable in it. BYOB so bring your own beer or sake. read more

Absolutely TERRIBLE service. So completely rude. My friends and I (there were 4 of us) went to have dinner, and after ordering the waitress said: "you do know that's a lot of food right?", giving us dirty looks. Also, before this happened, our waitress took a good 25-30 minutes to take our order even though the place was relatively dead. This was not my first time eating here and getting bad service either. My first time here I ordered two orders of mochi and the the waiter says, "ok but that's 4 pieces are sure you want that much?". Like really? Yes I'm fucking fat but I want four pieces of mochi. Although the service absolute TRASH, the food is fucking AMAZINGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!! But, you can definitely find the same quality for better quality service. Don't go here unless you hate yourself and wanna get fat shamed. read more

Came in with my sister on a Monday evening, everything was well. Vibe was okay. Until we started to order.. the women complete misunderstood us. Completely messing up our order. And when confronted about it she was very rude and misunderstanding, she also wanted us to pay for stuff that we Dident order. Giving us 35 dollars worth of sushi, for 1 person. Don't come back here unless you want to get scammed out our money. read more

Kumo is consistently good and never disappoints. The sushi is fresh and the special rolls are always exciting and changing. While its right down from Sakura Bana, a Ridgewood legend, it certainly holds its own. Definitely recommend. recommend the joy roll, seafood soup for two. read more

Kumo is the place to be. I love how they give you a discount if you pay cash and their bento boxes are amazing. They have deep fried ice cream and Mochi. Overall it's the perfect price for the amount and quality of the food you're getting... read more

Best sushi restaurant in Ridgewood without a doubt. I've been coming to Kumo for over 10 years and the food is exceptional every meal. For instance, tonight I ordered for delivery and the food came in UNDER 20 minutes. The sushi is fresh along with everything else on the menu. Kumo is the greatest love you guys. read more

I went to this place on my day off at work because my wife wanted Sushi. We first wanted to go to a couple spots near this restaurant, however, many restaurants in the area are closed on Mondays. My wife, kid and I go into the restaurant and we were seated quickly by the server as we were the only people in the restaurant. Once we sat down, it took us a while to order because we had to get our kid situated and to be honest, we are a bit indecisive. It took us about 7-10 minutes to order and we were asked twice if we were ready. First by the waitress, who kindly left us to our menus after, and second by what seemed to be the owner/manager who rolled her eyes at us when we told her that we needed a few more minutes. How rude! When we were finally ready, the waitress and owner/manager came up to us and took down our order. While we were placing our orders, the manager repeated several times (at least 3) that in order to receive the lunch special, we would need to pay cash. We ended up ordering the spicy tuna tartare, 3 different rolls and chicken teriyaki bento box. The tuna tartar, had good sauce but it seemed as though the tuna was cooked or even from a can. It was not chunks of tuna and the tuna was not bright red in color. The rolls were all reminiscent of what you would typically get from a sushi buffet restaurant. The chicken teriyaki was good, but it's nearly impossible to make bad chicken teriyaki. I would give this place 1 star because of the rude manager and the food, however, the server was super polite, the lunch price for the rolls we ordered was 50% off with cash and there is an additional 20% off your entire check if you pay cash. I guess for the amount that we paid, it was ok, however, I am definitely not coming back to this place. read more

All Japanese food lover. The Best Japanese restaurant so far. Great service, fresh seafoods, big servings. Highly recommend this place!!! read more

Good sushi place! Celebrated my birthday here. Gave me a bracelet and dessert to celebrate. Rolls were really good and they have pictures of the rolls so you can see what the rolls look like. read more

If you do not feel like reading the whole thing....decent sushi place...had tempura, spicy tuna roll, seaweed salad and an eel avacado roll. The seaweed salad was better then most while the rest of the dishes we not note worthy. Good prices, good service and my gf said her specialty rolls were great. Would rather go to Sakura Bana my self but if i wanted to save a little money and make my gf happy i would go here. So my gf works in Ridgewood and after going to Sakura Bana about two weeks ago she wanted to try its next door sushi neighbor Kumo. Upon walking in i noticed the decor was very nice and 3 sushi chefs were behind the glass ready to rock. Our service the whole night was great, very attentive. I started out with splitting a seaweed salad with my gf and some veggie tempura all for me. Everything came quickly and our sake (byob) was opened for us and ready to be drank. The seaweed salad was not overly wet like in many places and was def one of the best i have had. The tempura was pretty standard, would order again just did not crack by top 5 tempura adventures. Next i ordered 2 spicy tuna rolls and 1 eel avocado roll. This is pretty much my standard go to order at all sushi places. The eel avocado roll was good nothing special. Here is where any chance of 4 stars was ruined. My spicy tuna/crunchy he spicy tuna what ever it was, was filled with way to much panko or what ever the crunchy is. It was def used as "filler" and much more then i have ever had. I mean i work in the restaurant biz i know little tricks but this one went with way to much "crunch"/ Def the worst spicy tuna/crunchy tuna roll i have ever had. I always ask my gf her review and she said she loved the seaweed salad, her grilled squid was good not great and a little small and her specialty rolls were amazing. One great thing about Kumo is if you pay cash i think it is Sun-Thurs not sure u get 20 % off. We ended the night with a fried banana which is my gf's favorite dessert. It was pretty standard again following the theme of the night nothing special but pretty good. Bottom Line: Decent sushi place and if you go on the days when you get 20% off got using cash it is worth it. Very friendly and excellent service with decent sushi (avoid the crunchy tuna) and great specialty rolls. Kumo vs Sakura Bana continue the debate. read more

Clean atmosphere but rude service. Fresh fish, but my order of the hot dancing tuna roll was not anything spectacular. Ordered a Philadelphia roll to fill my unsatisfied stomach and that was good! Came here with my cousins and they did not think much of their special rolls as well. We actually came here because Sakura Bana was closed on Monday night. Overall, it's a mediocre sushi house but a plus that it's BYOB! read more

My favorite sushi restaurant in Ridgewood (and out) for 12 years running. Everything is always fresh and delicious.

Loved this place! Since moving out to Western NJ, I have gone through major Sushi-withdrawl, this establishment has given me hope! My husband and I had the Duck Roll appetizer (worth trying-very interesting!), then salads and he had the Beef Negimaki entree. I had three different rolls, the sweet potato roll, and two others that were absolutely delicious but unfortunately I can't remember the names! The service was good, friendly and the restaurant was clean and had up to date, contemporary decor, nice for a date night! Since it was a Friday night, we actually parked in the lot across the street without any trouble (although there were signs stating that the lot was for the particular business it was next to, not for Kumo). read more

Chinese-run sushi place.. Food is decent. 20% off Sun.-Thurs. (cash only) Edited 9/2/12: I ate here again yesterday, and the lunch special wasn't too bad: $11 for 3 rolls, soup, and salad. The salmon avocado roll wasn't bad, but the shrimp tempura rolls were drenched in sauce. I'd ask them to go light on the sauce next time. They also have a long list of rolls that are 50% off if you pay cash. read more

The food was pretty good! My family and I ordered a few different items from the menu and were happy with all of them. It was a little pricey but the food made up for it. read more

This is my favorite sushi restaurant. They have some innovative appetizers on the special board which are worth trying. Also, they have a delicious spicy edemame appetizer that is enough for two to share. My wife also love their Kumo Salad as a first course. Obviously, the fish is the star of any sushi restaurant. Kumo does not let you down. Their salmon is some of the best, and their tuna is great. We also like the spanish mackerel, eal, octopus, sea urchin, salmon roe, and sweet shrimp (one of my favorites, with the crispy fried shrimp head). They have a large number of traditional sushi rolls, and some very creative special rolls. In the winter time, try any of their udon bowls, or yosenabe (broth, seafood, and bean thread noodles). read more

We order to go sushi and main dinner. That was very fast driver to food sushi tasty and fresh. But we didn't not like the Duck order. read more

Kumo - Japanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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Came here on a Friday night and ordered the spicy tuna pizza appetizer, spicy seafood soup, and the candy crush roll. The food is amazing, the waiter was SUPER NICE and the environment was wonderful. Their menu is extensive and they're BYOB. Definitely coming back here. read more

Kumo - Spicy tuna pizza appetizer - Japanese Near Me - Ridgewood, New Jersey

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A Chinese-owned, poorly run establishment that suffers from lack of experience and knowledge in Japanese cuisine and general restaurant management. Waitstaff were disinterested and lackadaisical. The decor is a hodgepodge of awkward designs ranging from a faux tree rising up around the sushi bar to tacky undulating walls and odd color combinations that have the fingerprints of a bad post-modernist interior decorator from the 1980's. Inside-out maki rolls were scantily clad with dried out rice around the nori. There were also a couple pieces of nigiri that suggested the fish may have been kept in the restaurant's inventory for a day too long. Overall, my girlfriend summed it up the best by saying, "I feel like we just ate pre-made sushi from a supermarket refrigerator." (Price Paid: $30 per person; no alcohol) read more

Living in Ridgewood you have a few good options for sushi. Our favorite by far has become Kumo. There are just certain things they do very well. If you are a salmon avocado roll type, theirs cannot be beat. The wasabi roll is not on the menu but they still make it and it's outstanding (better at eat in as they skimp a bit on the sauce when you get it to go, still worth it). Their cooked dishes are very good. I really like their take on chicken teriyaki, they cook a lot of onions into it and it really has a lot of flavor. On top of that, there is always 20% off coupons in their take out menu for Sun-Thurs (auto discount if you dine on on those days) so they can be a very inexpensive but tasty dinner during the week. The ambience of the restaurant could greatly be improved of they would lower the lights. The inside is nothing special but the place would look pretty cool with the lighting setup they have of they would turn them down. Also BYOB so always a plus. read more

I agree with the other yelpers here. Very rude staff. It's a shame because their sushi is pretty decent. I have never dined in, I usually order with co-workers and have food delivered. We used to order here fairly regularly. Usually they deliver fairly quickly but on a particular day an hour had passed and our food did not come, I called the store and nicely asked about it and was rudely told that they were very busy, the person basically yelled at me for calling to check on my food. read more

Brutally bad food! If not for the reasonably pleasant wait staff, a solid 1 star. The soba noodles with vegetable had no soba and barely any vegetables. The dashi was colored water with only a faint hint of bonito and kelp. The seafood stew special (at $16 bucks) had 3 clams, 2 shrimp and a fistful of sautéed mushrooms in what tasted like reheated/canned gravy. The amuse bouche was a cucumber wrapped roll with nameless seafood and a chocolate colored sauce that tasted like dirty athletic socks. The vegetable tempura was greasy and under seasoned and the chicken katsu (my 8 year old's favorite) was dry and almost inedible. The seaweed salad was ok, but that is hard to mess up mostly. I usually avoid raw fish on a first visit to a sushi place so I can check out the basics, and boy am I glad I did that here. When they brought out a two scoop bowl of ice cream (with 4 spoons) "on the house" I had seen enough. An empty restaurant at dinner time on the weekend should have been enough of a hint to avoid this place. read more

Our food was just delivered. We ate it literally in 15 mins (it was really a lot of food). That's sooo delicious! Give it a try - you would not regret it! read more

This is my go to for fresh sushi in Northern NJ. I'll be it, the service isnt the best but the people are nice, they just stare too much. As for the sushi.. its the freshest I and my friends have found in Northern NJ with large pieces of fish and very little rice on each roll, just the way I want it! Their simple rolls are great on their own- salmon avocado and Philadelphia rolls are musts at ever visit. Ive had their sexy girl, godzilla, new year, treasure and several other rolls. So far each is delicious in its own way, they also offer brown rice on any roll for a low price. Other restaurants sometimes charge $1-$3 more JUST for brown rice instead of white rice. I've had their dessert once and that was a regret, I thought it was going to be fresh but it was defrosted premade dessert and it tasted that way Overall their sushi is so good I don't care if someone is staring or I can't order a dessert.. Im not there for either. The restaurant isn't large but decor and atmosphere are nice for groups and dates. It gets very loud with just a few tables seated. read more

Amazing!!!! Fresh, friendly and fast service every time. We try to go here once a month and we always get treated so well, the friendly atmosphere paired with delicious and creative variety rolls make this our go to spot. Their specials board never disappoints, we strongly suggest trying assorted rolls from there! Enjoy :) read more

Chinese owner,worst restaurant in Ridgewood.i would give it 0 stars if I could.food was terrible,the sushi rice was dry .fish was not fresh,plates were not clean.that was my first and last time there.very rude services,however the waitress couldn't understand what I was saying to her.i definitely don't recommend this place at all.there are much better place to eat in Ridgewood. read more

Just a few notes, since others have said it well already. 1. Cash is King, just tip as if there weren't a discount. 2. Go early with your parents' or later with a babe-a-licious. For some reason around 7 pm cranky 3 yo's don't want sushi forced down their throats. 3. It's BYOB and please don't cop an attitude when your waitress doesn't know what Prosecco is. If you want an ice bucket just ask for one. 4. Ignore the down-in-the-mouth reviewers. If you want better throw down $10,000 and fly to Japan 1st. class. Enjoy, we did. read more

I come here almost once a week, the service is awesome, everyone is so nice. And we usually get the free orange after whole meal... I feel so friendly and definitely gonna come back! read more

I was craving sushi today, so my friend and I came here for lunch. It's a bit out of the way, but we figured we would treat ourselves to a nice lunch (we obviously work way to hard). I had the 2 roll lunch special. It consisted of two rolls, soup and salad for only $9! The soup and salad was just like your typical Japanese restaurant. The two rolls I had were great! One of the best places in the area. I had the american dream roll and california roll. They tasted very very fresh (not like most other places I have tried in this NJ area). My friend had the chicken teriyaki He also said that his meal was good. Now I know where to go if I ever want sushi on a week day! read more