Kuma Sushi
Sushi · San Jose
About Kuma Sushi
Kuma Sushi is a restaurant located in San Jose, CA. Rated 4.9 out of 5 by guests. Offers dine-in. Casual, cozy, quiet atmosphere.
What Customers Say About Kuma Sushi
Kuma Sushi is praised for fresh sushi, flavorful ramen, and friendly staff. The Westgate roll, miso soup, and bento boxes are popular. Service can be inconsistent and slow, especially when understaffed. Some menu changes have disappointed long-time customers.
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Tip: The place is inside Westgate and definitely worth trying. Be aware that service can be slow when they are understaffed.
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Kuma Sushi is located in San Jose, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Museo "Alto Bierzo" (A 133m) — Museo en el que se expone el legado histórico del Bierzo Alto
- Museo de Arte Sacro de Bembibre (A 620m) — Museo de Arte Sacro de Bembibre (León, España)
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Kuma Sushi San Jose Reviews
This is a way overdue review of this sushi restaurant. Typically, we order take out often from here, it's been really good over the years. Every now and then we will have dine-in. Today we had another good experience here dining in, staff were awesome, really friendly and welcoming. We arrived before the evening rush and were seated very expeditiously, orders taken, and food arrived quickly. Food has always been of good quality and today was no exception. We all enjoyed what we had! I would really recommend this sushi restaurant. We will be back soon! —— 6/12/24: Stopped by today for take out, ladies at the desk were so polite! Real pleasure stopping by. Food was great! 🍣🍱
My sushi meal was fantastic! 🍣 The sushi rolls were bursting with fresh flavors, and the ice cream tempura was a unique treat. Can't wait to go back for more! 🍦
Kuma Ramen offers a delicious miso-based ramen with flavorful chashu that hits the spot. And my selected Bento Box options, featuring fresh fish, savory chicken teriyaki, and perfectly cooked gyoza, are simply delightful. Truly a mouthwatering experience that you don't want to miss
I like this place. We took a lunch and sushi. It was a simple food, but so tasty. And here is cute atmosphere. Price are not expensive.
Loved this place and customer service. We ordered crunchy night and Philly roll. Both were very tasty. The Crunchy night was delicious. The staff is very polite and quick. The place is inside westgate and definitely worth trying.
Been coming to this same restaurant since 2017. They've changed names, but their food has stay the same and i see some new items on the menu. My favorite has to be the beef rib miso Ramen and deep fried Cali roll. My daughter loves her chicken teriyaki and shrimp ebi.
Wow this place is amazing. The miso soup tastes waaaay better than other miso soups I've had. The waitress was so sweet to my 2yo, even cut up the tofu in the soup so it was smaller for him to swallow. I got a shrimp sushi roll and my husband got the miso ramen. The portioning of edamame was more than enough for two people. There's a vintage singing fish at the front door lol
Back again for my favorite Westgate roll and a hot cup of green tea served in a big copper mug. Perfect lunch that will refuel you when shopping at Westgate!
It was sooo fresh and the staff were amazing! It’s a hidden gem. Highly recommend! :)
Our go to for japanese food. So sorry to see they closed permanently. Good food and good service as always.
This is a way overdue review of this sushi restaurant. Typically, we order take out often from here, it's been really good over the years. Every now and then we will have dine-in. Today we had another good experience here dining in, staff were awesome, really friendly and welcoming. We arrived before the evening rush and were seated very expeditiously, orders taken, and food arrived quickly. Food has always been of good quality and today was no exception. We all enjoyed what we had! I would really recommend this sushi restaurant. We will be back soon! —— 6/12/24: Stopped by today for take out, ladies at the desk were so polite! Real pleasure stopping by. Food was great! 🍣🍱
My sushi meal was fantastic! 🍣 The sushi rolls were bursting with fresh flavors, and the ice cream tempura was a unique treat. Can't wait to go back for more! 🍦
Kuma Ramen offers a delicious miso-based ramen with flavorful chashu that hits the spot. And my selected Bento Box options, featuring fresh fish, savory chicken teriyaki, and perfectly cooked gyoza, are simply delightful. Truly a mouthwatering experience that you don't want to miss
I like this place. We took a lunch and sushi. It was a simple food, but so tasty. And here is cute atmosphere. Price are not expensive.
Loved this place and customer service. We ordered crunchy night and Philly roll. Both were very tasty. The Crunchy night was delicious. The staff is very polite and quick. The place is inside westgate and definitely worth trying.
Been coming to this same restaurant since 2017. They've changed names, but their food has stay the same and i see some new items on the menu. My favorite has to be the beef rib miso Ramen and deep fried Cali roll. My daughter loves her chicken teriyaki and shrimp ebi.
Wow this place is amazing. The miso soup tastes waaaay better than other miso soups I've had. The waitress was so sweet to my 2yo, even cut up the tofu in the soup so it was smaller for him to swallow. I got a shrimp sushi roll and my husband got the miso ramen. The portioning of edamame was more than enough for two people. There's a vintage singing fish at the front door lol
Back again for my favorite Westgate roll and a hot cup of green tea served in a big copper mug. Perfect lunch that will refuel you when shopping at Westgate!
It was sooo fresh and the staff were amazing! It’s a hidden gem. Highly recommend! :)
Our go to for japanese food. So sorry to see they closed permanently. Good food and good service as always.
I do go here often. The quality of food is good, but the service quality is a hit and miss. They got friendly staff but in the last two visits, they had a single waitress for the entire restaurant while someone else sat on the counter simply handling take out delivery " yup they're busy for takeouts". You may have to wait to get your order to be taken, but the food is good, looks fresh and tasty.
This is a great place for sushi, especially on Mondays when they offer half off on some sushi rolls and nigiri. However, the service was very slow, and it took a long time for our sushi to be prepared. Also, be sure to double-check your receipt because they didn't apply the discount to our bill.
tonkatsu was HUGE and really tasty. the katsudon was meh (egg was fully cooked through and no dashi taste) they are heavily understaffed though, and only had one waitress handling the front of the house. she was constantly running around (literally) to serve people
Our go to place for sushi. I ordered their garlic dragon this time, and it was above average. The chicken katsu is a bit bland. Overall a good place to go for your Japanese food cravings.
I do go here often. The quality of food is good, but the service quality is a hit and miss. They got friendly staff but in the last two visits, they had a single waitress for the entire restaurant while someone else sat on the counter simply handling take out delivery " yup they're busy for takeouts". You may have to wait to get your order to be taken, but the food is good, looks fresh and tasty.
This is a great place for sushi, especially on Mondays when they offer half off on some sushi rolls and nigiri. However, the service was very slow, and it took a long time for our sushi to be prepared. Also, be sure to double-check your receipt because they didn't apply the discount to our bill.
tonkatsu was HUGE and really tasty. the katsudon was meh (egg was fully cooked through and no dashi taste) they are heavily understaffed though, and only had one waitress handling the front of the house. she was constantly running around (literally) to serve people
Our go to place for sushi. I ordered their garlic dragon this time, and it was above average. The chicken katsu is a bit bland. Overall a good place to go for your Japanese food cravings.
No more Monday half off if that’s what you look for. I wouldn’t have come to this place had I known that. Food was ok. Not the best ingredients but not pricey neither. Service was slow.
No more Monday half off if that’s what you look for. I wouldn’t have come to this place had I known that. Food was ok. Not the best ingredients but not pricey neither. Service was slow.
I have been going here for over 2 years. My past few visits have been disappointing. They changed the menu, and when you ask for a food item pictured on the new menu they make an excuse and say it’s from their old menu and can not make it. We also went for their sushi special on Tuesdays, they said their boss had an emergency (over 2 weeks) and that they have not been able to update the website and no longer have the special. I feel like it’s very misleading and false advertising. We have also had our appetizer either not come or arrive when we are almost done eating. I will no longer be dining there!
I have been going here for over 2 years. My past few visits have been disappointing. They changed the menu, and when you ask for a food item pictured on the new menu they make an excuse and say it’s from their old menu and can not make it. We also went for their sushi special on Tuesdays, they said their boss had an emergency (over 2 weeks) and that they have not been able to update the website and no longer have the special. I feel like it’s very misleading and false advertising. We have also had our appetizer either not come or arrive when we are almost done eating. I will no longer be dining there!
Food is delicious here and the 50% off Tuesdays is such a great deal! Every time we come here it seems like they are very unorganized and running around. We received someone else’s order and on another day the table across from us received the wrong order. Update: No more 50% off Tuesdays. The same sushi I usually order is a lot smaller at regular price which is weird. The service is the same even without the Tue crowd. Probably will not be coming back to this location. Which I guess is nice since they let you keep the wrong order and give you your right order as well. Haha! Many times they will forget about you and never come around. We usually have to wait awhile to see someone we can flag down. Other than the service the food is incredible! See you on Tuesday!
I’ve never experienced such bad service in my life. Took half an hour to get our order taken and another half an hour to get the food (even when they said it wouldn’t take that long when we asked due to our concern) and there weren’t that many customers. People who came in long after us and ordered after us even got their food, finished and left before we even received our food. They ordered the same type of food so this makes no sense to me. When we finally got our food, we had to go flag the waitress down for utensils. The food was fine, hope they can improve the service.
Food is delicious here and the 50% off Tuesdays is such a great deal! Every time we come here it seems like they are very unorganized and running around. We received someone else’s order and on another day the table across from us received the wrong order. Update: No more 50% off Tuesdays. The same sushi I usually order is a lot smaller at regular price which is weird. The service is the same even without the Tue crowd. Probably will not be coming back to this location. Which I guess is nice since they let you keep the wrong order and give you your right order as well. Haha! Many times they will forget about you and never come around. We usually have to wait awhile to see someone we can flag down. Other than the service the food is incredible! See you on Tuesday!
I’ve never experienced such bad service in my life. Took half an hour to get our order taken and another half an hour to get the food (even when they said it wouldn’t take that long when we asked due to our concern) and there weren’t that many customers. People who came in long after us and ordered after us even got their food, finished and left before we even received our food. They ordered the same type of food so this makes no sense to me. When we finally got our food, we had to go flag the waitress down for utensils. The food was fine, hope they can improve the service.
Oh boy.....we went in here expecting some good food. Well the salad was so watery that it was soup. It was not pleasant. So we ordered the beef and chicken udon soup.....I asked if my broth was the milky kind or clear, and I was told it was clear. It was semi clear. So we ordered the Mr. Miyagi roll. It was shrimp tempura, cream cheese,cucumber. Well when it arrived I was expecting way too much I guess. There was no shrimp....even though the tails looked huge and I thought there would be some shrimp, but they were so small. Then I took a piece from the center and put it in my mouth and it was warm....they deep-fried the entire roll. It did not state that on the menu. It was not pleasant. I pushed it to the side and I asked for my bill which would have been close if not over $100. The waitress asked what was wrong and she said we didn't have to pay the bill. I was really disappointed that it wasn't what I expected.
Oh boy.....we went in here expecting some good food. Well the salad was so watery that it was soup. It was not pleasant. So we ordered the beef and chicken udon soup.....I asked if my broth was the milky kind or clear, and I was told it was clear. It was semi clear. So we ordered the Mr. Miyagi roll. It was shrimp tempura, cream cheese,cucumber. Well when it arrived I was expecting way too much I guess. There was no shrimp....even though the tails looked huge and I thought there would be some shrimp, but they were so small. Then I took a piece from the center and put it in my mouth and it was warm....they deep-fried the entire roll. It did not state that on the menu. It was not pleasant. I pushed it to the side and I asked for my bill which would have been close if not over $100. The waitress asked what was wrong and she said we didn't have to pay the bill. I was really disappointed that it wasn't what I expected.
this visit disappointed me very much. my family and I came for rolls and waited for them for almost 30 minutes. we order the same thing every time. before this incident, we were cooked in 10 minutes. the manager blatantly lied that we made an order 5 minutes ago when I asked him about waiting too long for more than 20 minutes. it's a pity that I gave this place 5 stars earlier.
this visit disappointed me very much. my family and I came for rolls and waited for them for almost 30 minutes. we order the same thing every time. before this incident, we were cooked in 10 minutes. the manager blatantly lied that we made an order 5 minutes ago when I asked him about waiting too long for more than 20 minutes. it's a pity that I gave this place 5 stars earlier.
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C. Don Rodrigo, 1, 24300 Bembibre, León, Spain
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