KAI Sushi & Roll
Sushi · Orange
About KAI Sushi & Roll
At KAI Sushi & Roll, we're dedicated to serving up exceptional cuisine that's as warm as our Orange community. With a focus on quality ingredients and expert preparation, our dishes are crafted with care to delight your senses. We've been praised for our "phenomenal" sushi, featuring the perfect bal...
At KAI Sushi & Roll, we're dedicated to serving up exceptional cuisine that's as warm as our Orange community. With a focus on quality ingredients and expert preparation, our dishes are crafted with care to delight your senses. We've been praised for our "phenomenal" sushi, featuring the perfect balance of flavor and spice. Our cozy, intimate setting makes it easy to enjoy a delicious meal with loved ones - just like we do! In fact, our friendly staff has been known to make you feel right at home, even on busy Saturdays when every seat is filled.
What Customers Say About KAI Sushi & Roll
KAI Sushi & Roll is a small, family-run sushi restaurant known for its high-quality sushi made with care. Customers praise the friendly service, especially from the cashier. A few customers reported negative experiences with the service.
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Tip: The restaurant is small with limited seating, so arriving early is recommended. Some customers have experienced pressure to leave a higher tip.
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KAI Sushi & Roll is located in Orange, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Olive Civic Center (A 772m) — historic building in Orange, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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- Eisenhower Park (A 397m) — park in Orange County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5345516
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KAI Sushi & Roll Orange Reviews
Do you like sushi? You must get down to Kai Sushi in Orange! The sushi here is delicious, the employees are wonderful and gracious, and again, the food is scrumdiddlyumptious!!!
I searched up Sushi when I was driving through Orange and this popped up. The restaurant is small but cozy. There are only about 5 tables of 2. There were 2 workers, the chef and front of the house, the FOH was ver nice. We arrived on a Saturday around 1, we were sat right away. There was 1 other patron eating. There were phone orders while were there and a group of 3 came in. The poor FOH was very busy, she was literally running around to keep up. We waited about 10 min for our food. We ordered shrimp Tempura, California roll, BSCR, and rainbow roll. The Tempura shrimp was fried perfectly. Our rolls were fresh and delicious. We will definitely be back.
KAI Sushi is an amazing restaurant. We love going to family owned businesses and supporting them. We were in Orange County and wanted sushi and found KAI. We live an hour away and will definitely be going back. The place is very clean and looks like they just opened yesterday after 16 years in business. My son even made a little friend with the owner’s granddaughter while we were eating. Thank you for the amazing food and great service. We look forward to our next visit!
Loved my experience here! My friend and I came here the Friday after thanksgiving and the owner was so receptive and kind. She was helpful with what to order, with seating, and in making us feel welcome :) Ordered the Gyozas, Ninja Roll, and the House Special Roll, and was not disappointed!
Food is delicious, environment is clean, service is friendly, and menu is priced very good. I will definitely return to try more of their menu. Ordered pick up and the presentation is clean and well portioned. In my photo is a Albacore roll (too much albacore skin for me) adding crunch and a specialty crunch roll, as well as the garlic edamame. Thank you Kai Sushi and Roll! 🙂
This little hole in the wall was amazing. The atmosphere to the service. Got my popcorn shrimp roll and my teriyaki lunch combo. It was delicious. Defiently coming back. The service was nice. Little family owned restaurant to ensure their guest are taking care of. First time coming here I was like okay I see you. Defiently going toi come back and try everythin else on the menu. Just wish the water cups were bigger other then that can't complain. So peaceful and relaxing to eat here*)
These are the Best Sushi and Rolls on the West Coast!
Amazing food, fresh and delicious. The interior is so clean, peaceful atmosphere, would recommend
Great sushi and cozy atmosphere. They also are very friendly staff and gave exceptional service! We will be coming back!
This was a very tasty meal. There sushi was delicious and friendly service.
Fresh and taste rolls and great customer service we love this place. Big variety of rolls and appetizers
Easily the best sushi restaurant I've been to. No matter where I go I can't find a better place. Their sushi is amazing and they are a super friendly family owned restaurant.
The people that work here are unbelievably kind! They make good food and it is clear that they work hard.
Great Family location, and their put alot of effort in very order.
Great sushi, I haven't been disappointed. The chef's make it fresh every single time.
I love the service we get here.. Servers are friendly.. Food is great!
Crunchy Lakers Roll was delicious. If only they sold Saké.
Really good food, and service is pretty good. Very attentive.
fav place for sushi! great service!
Great sushi and great service! Always fresh!
Foods great and the lady at the front counter is so sweet!
Fantastic food. Amazing service. I can't say enough good things about this establishment.
Go here often, food is always delicious and great customer service.
Omg.....the house roll is the best sushi I've ever eaten. Definatly this place
Food was good but took a bit long due to one chef available.
Have always had great service and food is great. My son's favorite place to visit.
I had Sushi Burrito here two weeks ago and it was good. I came back for it again today for some more
Took the kids here for lunch on an early day, this is always one of my favorite places, it's always very delicious, fresh and flavorful and savory tasting my favorite thing is the crunch roll I would recommend this place to anybody and it's family-friendly!!!
In love with their fresh sushi. Ambience / decor is also very classy! Dine in or to go, their service is great, so is the hostess. Love them.
Okay, hear me out people!! Try the sushi burrito!!! It was so good! I was so on the fence about this sushi burrito but when I tell you it was bomb!! I didn't wait long for my order. And it was so fresh and flavorful.
Nice service and fresh fish! I love sushi (the raw fish kind) so it's important to me that the fish is fresh. I will definitely go back!
Absolutely amazing! Best sushi ever and the staff are always so so nice! We are from out of town and we always have to stop by Kai!
Always kind customer service, above & beyond to make you feel comfortable & welcome. Always fresh & tasty food that seems it just came from the ocean!
I have been eating here for a few years and I have always had fresh sushi and great service. I love the Paradise roll!!!!
The owner is so kind. The customer service was amazing!!! Thank you for your hospitality! Favorite roll was the crunch. Delicious!
Great sushi! Awesome combos for special rolls! Fantastic staff. All around delicious 😋
Best sashimi in Orange County, hands down. Paired with the best prices for said sashimi, and you have a home run not far from Angel Stadium.
I love this place me and my daughter go here all the time. Prices are really good and sushi is always fresh
Great service, consistently great food, has veg options as well and they do takeout or dine in. Very good choice if youre in the neighborhood for a casual meal
The food was fantastic 😋. Service was on a mood. However, the food was great.
Every time I come here, the quality of the food is beyond expectations, the prices are great, and the service is awesome. My favorite spot.
delicious food and friendly service
I have always had excellent food and service. The family running the business are the nicest people. Love this place!!
Kai is a small Sushi House that makes great sushi. Great place for lunch and takeout. Reasonably priced, always clean.
Family restaurant Small and cozy very clean and the best sushi in town the the quality is exceptional and fresh , very friendly staff too love it
Great place, fresh food, tasty. I got the teriyaki bento plate with soup, tempura, and California rolls.
Very friendly people and the sushi was worth all the wait. I would love to come here again
I purchased a spicy tuna roll w/out tip. I was pleasantly surprised by the respect and professional character of Sam's service while I wallowed from my previous mistakes in my life. I left a tip that I could afford since I am homeless. Suffice to say that I was recognized and recompensed with my tip in return and then some... This kind of service and hospitality is holy and beyond capitalism. May God bless this establishment and families tied to it. I am forever grateful.
It's a great place to get your sushi fix quick! Very decent sushi at a nice price. They're generous with the portions so you get a good bang for your buck. The interior is cute too. I finally decided to leave a review because the staff is so nice (the lady who works there is especially sweet)! They more than earned a good review. I highly recommend this spot
A small but welcoming place. Fast and top quality Sashimi. Ample parking and a quiet atmosphere. Glad I found this gem.
Absolutely phenomenal sushi. The owner and chef used to work here before the management left, so he decided to buy the place. Been there for 15 years the cashier told me. I've rarely been to places that actually wow me in terms of food and I can now confidently say THIS is the BEST sushi place I've ever gone to (And I've eaten at a couple of joints at Japan before, but thats another story). I got the Sunshine and Dragon rolls, and sheeesh. Me and my date were giggling like two toddlers discovering bubble wrap for the first time. Will take my mother here for a nice time
Food is fresh and service is spectacular. I just had dinner here. The cashier was taking a phone order and just before she told the customer on the phone she asked how many rolls I was ordering to give the person on the phone an idea of time, to ensure the customer in front of her got their food first. I think this was fantastic and a great way to show a customer how much they are appreciated.
This was a wonderful and delicious place to go to. Great service and good prices. All the food was absolutely amazing. Would definitely recommend if you like sushi at all. They even made accommodations for my fiance who is allergic to crab.
Have been here like 20 times by now. Never disappointed. The chef cares about his work very much u can see it in the taste and plate design. Great hosting and AMAZING food! Get crunch role and Slur! Haha
Wow, came here on a fluke.. it had great reviews and here's another. This place has fresh , delicious Rolls we tried the in & out roll, house special and baked Salmon all were Yummy , even the hot tea was delicious!
This place had excellent service! And the sushi ! Wow fresh! Delicious! I would have to recommend the house roll and the sushi burrito!!!!!! Me and my daughter we're drooling!!!!! Sooooo good! And priced cheap!
We've been coming here for years. The owner and her family are super nice, the food is fresh and delicious! (Just be careful of the "Order Online" button Google has added at the top - it doubles the prices! Scroll down to the website link: OrderKai.com)
Family owned and operated, great place for take out sushi. Large selection of rolls. Prices on par or a bit higher than most places in orange. Worth a try if you live in the area.
KAI Sushi & Roll is a true gem in the over saturated OC market. I found this place in a random search for close, authentic sushi and I was not dissappointed. Their rolls are perfectly proportioned with any ingredient that's inserted exemplifying the fullest flavor of every bite. However, where KAI Sushi & Roll really excels is with their sushi. The chef cuts the pieces so well that you can feel the full texture of the fish and taste the clean full bodied flavor of it, too. Put that on top of some of the best sticky rice I've ever had and you have something that is absolutely divine. The attention to the plating is testament to that fact...it's beautiful. If you are a sushi consesieur, try their 8-piece deluxe sushi combo with the spicy tuna roll and you will not be disappointed. In the mood for a "fast food" roll? Get the Las Vegas. You will not be disappointed. Great service. Competitive price. Amazing sushi & roll.
I called in my order (it was around 7:40p) I ordered the BENTO BOX w/salmon, also comes with: a salad, veggie tempura, rice, miso soup, and a 4 pc krunch roll It was ready within 10 minutes and the lady was so nice when I came in to pick up my order. Yum! It was very good. I will be back again.
Great place to grab a quick bite! The lady behind the counter is always lovely, and orders for pickup never taken longer than 15minutes. Very nice local spot!!
Amazing food- so fresh and delicious! Fantastic service so kind and considerate! Love going here would give 6 stars if I could!
This place is great with no complaints, prices are reasonable and never disappoints. good taste, ower is so so kind, Not only is the roll good the customer service is great too. The staff is very friendly and I would strongly recommend this to others.
We had lunch this place today and ordered Tiger Woods and Sunshine Roll along with Udon. It was so delicious and we were so happy to have a lunch this place. We will definitely go back to try other rolls. Thank you.
The best sushi in a 30 mile range. We've been hunting for a place to replace this for us but nothing comes close. The food is phenomenal, just the right levels of flavor and spice and clearly crafted lovingly by an artist. Seems to be a small family owned restaurant and the cashier is friendly after a few visits.
El mejor sushi en un radio de 48 kilómetros. Hemos estado buscando un lugar que lo reemplazara, pero nada se compara. La comida es fenomenal, con el punto justo de sabor y picante, y claramente elaborada con cariño por un artista. Parece ser un pequeño restaurante familiar y el cajero es amable después de varias visitas.
Busqué "Sushi" mientras conducía por Orange y apareció esto. El restaurante es pequeño pero acogedor. Solo hay unas cinco mesas para dos. Había dos empleados: el chef y el personal de recepción; la encargada de recepción fue muy amable. Llegamos un sábado sobre la una y nos sentaron enseguida. Había otro cliente comiendo. Recibimos pedidos por teléfono mientras estábamos allí y entró un grupo de tres. La encargada de recepción estaba muy ocupada; literalmente corría de un lado a otro para atender a todos. Esperamos unos diez minutos por nuestra comida. Pedimos tempura de camarones, rollo California, BSCR y rollo arcoíris. Los camarones tempura estaban fritos a la perfección. Nuestros rollos estaban frescos y deliciosos. Sin duda, volveremos.
KAI Sushi es un restaurante increíble. Nos encanta ir a negocios familiares y apoyarlos. Estábamos en el condado de Orange y queríamos sushi, y encontramos KAI. Vivimos a una hora de distancia y sin duda volveremos. El lugar está muy limpio y parece que hubiera abierto ayer después de 16 años. Mi hijo incluso se hizo amigo de la nieta del dueño mientras comíamos. Gracias por la comida deliciosa y el excelente servicio. ¡Esperamos con ansias nuestra próxima visita!
Been stopping in here for years.. Never disappointing! Worth the stop.. Prices are in the middle for sushi.. Make sure that you are not in a hurry when you come food takes awhile to come out.. But definitely worth the wait.
Kind of skimpy on the sauces but overall was really good. I would come again.
Awesome friendly place with delicious food. They don't have octopus yet.
Good sushi. They do not serve beer unfortunately
I ordered the dragon roll, it was okay for an $11 roll. The place is really sweet and the decorations are lovely.
Great little place although the ordering process is wierd the sushi is great.
Good friendly service. A bit pricey. I didn't like that the order was not the way I ordered. One issue with take out. Beyond that great taste and portions.
The service wasn’t the best. The food wasn’t ether. I have been here many times and this never had happened to me. It is also very expensive. Well it depends on what time u come, I came around 1, and the food took about a half an hour
Small joint w/ an odd arrangement of tables, I ordered the grilled salmon bento, it was tasty, but the California roll (lower right side on pic) wasn't good.
Average take out sushi place. Staff were attentive, food was decent.
Sushi was okay. Miso soup was great and gyoza was great. They don’t serve saki.
Overall decent rolls a little pricey for what it is, service isn't anything special. I would recommend instead Krazy Rockin Sushi rolls are amazing quality and bentos are so filling at a great price!
Good food, its semi self service place with decent food but their menu is hard to read... but 3 star is based on price. They seem to have good lunch specials but dinner menus r way too expensive for small community sushi fastfood style place. About same cost as going to real sishi restaurant
Mostly various rolls, cut and hand rolls. Had Rainbow roll and Yellowtail roll. Fish was surprisingly tasty but rolls were pretty small and pieces didn't hold together very well.
If it wasn’t for the great sushi you’d only 2 stars! But because of the price issues I can’t give you 4 or even 5 stars! Your prices are all over the place. Webpage say one price (lower), your menu on Google says different price(higher) for same item, and your menu in house says a 3rd price Talk about confusing! Plus the menu pictures on Google map are also a 4th and different price.
Ordered to-go and it took forever even though there were only two tables in there. I got the sushi burrito and the spicy Cali - both were ok. I don’t want to say they were fishy, I think the strange flavor was that they use pickled cucumbers instead of regular ones? Not sure.
Just eh, not the best but not the worst.. Small rolls, small pieces of fish, fresh but could have been fresher, maybe it was frozen? It basically all tasted the same, fish wrapped in rice, couldn't really tell the difference between the Tuna to the Ono to the salmon..
Mediocre sushi. There was spicy sushi. There was crunchy sushi. And there was bland sushi. But there was not delicious sushi.
The food is good but the service is bad. They only have one cook and they were backed up on orders. The owner told me it would take 25 minutes for me to wait for them to even take the order and another additional 15 to make it
Sorry guys, not good at all. Over priced $17 per roll for the quality. Edamame had no flavor, bland and unsalted. Specialty rolls BSCR and SC bland. Not going back unless it changes.
Bad service, the cashier with glasses is rude and condensending. I don't care how the food taste, if the service is bad, it ruins everything
Came on Memorial Day and the place was not full. Service was awful, there was only the cook and an older lady as the server. I had to tell her we were ready to order. The lady was cooking to help cook. The sushi was good but my low review is because of the attitude we got for leaving a low tip and she asked for more. Tipping should reflect the service and attention you receive not just bring the food to the table. Also! No alcohol served.
This is the exact reason why I don't do places like this. First off the woman behind the counter was rude but the most important thing is that the food was gross, like some of the worst I've ever had. The supposedly eel sauce was more vinegar tasting than anything else and the rest of it was just mushy and nasty. The roll was worth maybe and I stress MAYBE $4.00 and DEFINITELY not $12.00. I won't ever eat there again, I won't even drive by the place it was that bad. To those that think this food is awesome apparently you've never had real versions of this food before!!
I come in here regularly, today is my final visit. After placing my order, the cashier comes to me and asks "are you dining in here?" I said yes. Then she proceeds to say because the last time you didn't leave a "tip". They are requiring me to leave a tip every time I come here as if I don't spend more than enough when I come here. For all of you reading this, let me just say yeah I have left a tip here and there, but these guys are over doing it. A "tip" is an option not mandatory.
Fish tastes old and has that fishy smell. Tried this place twice and both times the fish is not fresh. The seeweed is chewy which means it's old or not stored right. From the smell of it, it's old.
Came here with my son a few times before. We have been regular customers. But this time Was the worst experience I have had. The older woman who works here is extremely rude and harrassed me for a tip before I even finished my food! Will not be back.
They open at 11 and me and my family got there at 11:40 and she told us to wait 20 minutes because they’re still opening. After we ate our food my husband approached the cash register to pay which he did and then she got mad saying “excuse me where is my tip?” In all my 30 years of life I’ve never had someone ask for their tip. I was getting ready to leave her tip on the table but she aggressively requested for her 15% tip from my husband. Don’t recommend dining in or you’ll get harassed for a tip.
I was extremely disappointed with the service during my recent visit. I’ve been a regular customer, but this experience made me feel like I didn’t belong in the restaurant. I began placing my order, but the waitress—who I believe is also the owner—walked away in the middle of it without explanation, which I found strange and disrespectful. When she returned, she simply brought water and never once asked if I wanted wasabi, anything to drink, or any extras. Her attitude felt cold, dismissive, and standoffish, despite the fact that I was polite and pleasant throughout the interaction. It truly felt like she didn’t want me there. This level of service was not only disappointing but made me question whether I’ll return. As a loyal customer, I expect to be treated with basic respect.
If I could give 0 stars I would. Honestly the food was decent but the lady was so rude and hostile that I will not be returning. I paid 15 bucks for a small bowl and she refused to give me a packet of Sriracha sauce . She kept saying “ no you pay for it”. Her customer service is crappy.
Pésimo lugar!! La comida en pequeñas porciones y si comes adentro te forzan a dejar típ y no aceptan lo que le dejas, te pide más dinero de propina de lo que dejas y si no das más te dice que mejor lo pidas to go. Horrible servicio!!!
Me decepcionó muchísimo el servicio durante mi reciente visita. He sido cliente habitual, pero esta experiencia me hizo sentir fuera de lugar en el restaurante. Empecé a pedir, pero la camarera —que creo que también es la dueña— se marchó sin darme explicaciones, lo cual me pareció extraño e irrespetuoso. Cuando regresó, simplemente me trajo agua y ni una sola vez me preguntó si quería wasabi, algo para beber ni nada extra. Su actitud me pareció fría, despectiva y distante, a pesar de que fui educado y amable durante toda la interacción. Realmente sentí que no me quería allí. Este nivel de servicio no solo fue decepcionante, sino que me hizo dudar de si volveré. Como cliente fiel, espero ser tratado con respeto.
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1448 E Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA 92865, EE. UU.
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