Kirin Sushi

This place is alright. The server made me feel uncomfortable though but I guess I understand since it was around closing time… Actually no I don’t, she was just rude.
Went here on Monday for their happy hour specials. 4 – 6 pieces per $ 3 roll. I guess that’s fair. I ate my food up! It was decent. My boyfriend didn’t like his chicken tempura roll though (but seriously who eats chicken sushi he’s such a weirdo).
I would come back, I just hope to have the other waitress. She was a lot nicer.
**** UPDATE
I came back another day for lunch and ended up waiting for about 40 minutes for my sushi. Service was absolutely terrible. I also ordered pad Thai and it was unusually pink and sweet. I asked for some chilli sauce and my server didn’t bring it until after she brought the check. I’m sorry but she was a dunce. Definitely not how I wanted to spend my afternoon, especially when I was hungover. I’m just gonna skip this place all together. NEXT

Sitting in the little dark hallway waiting for to go dish. I was told 15 – 20 minutes but her I sit 28 minutes later – in a restaurant that’s practically empty. But time was short so I came here. And now it feels like a mistake.
The food is more than adequate but not life changing. It’s nice that Kirin Sushi and Thai Signha share a kitchen – this way I can get sushi and green curry. Yum.
The restaurant is clean. And the staff is friendly. The only down side is that they have misjudged how long the order would take. I have 4 other stops, and if I’d known that I had a half hour wait then I would have used my time differently.

Came during the happy hour special where you get 3 dollar rolls and wine. I got the Mexican roll, shrimp tempura, and crunch tuna. Each roll was very very tasty. We also tried the plum wine and it was one of the best I tried. The only problem I would say is the slow service. But overall, I would recommend and go back.

We come here all time during happy hour which is great. Tues-​Sun 4 – 6 and all day Monday. $ 3 sushi rolls and bogo 50% entrees. We come here for the volcano roll, hollywood roll, mexican roll and the crunchy tuna roll. The volcano chicken and chicken pad thai is great when we are feeling thai food instead. We personally receive great service, they recognize us as regulars and treat us as such.
No complaints here.

Came for lunch because I had a groupon. It was my first time having their sushi and it was just ok. Nothing special. I’ve had their Thai food a few times and always enjoy it. Their seaweed salad was a little off to me as well. What knocked it down to 3 stars for me this trip was the fact that one of the employees brought put silverware to start wrapping them. But proceeded to add them to a container with piping hot water and then made all this clattering noise while she did it. Not exactly what you want to see/​hear when you are trying to enjoy your lunch.

Eh not bad. Service not great either, but close to home. Can’t sit at the sushi bar even though there is a Sushi chef there, until later in the pm when the dining room is full. They also close between lunch and dinner and if you’re not careful and come for a late lunch or an early dinner, you may be left waiting.

Maybe I was here on the wrong day but I have never had such a poor sushi experience in my life. My sashimi looked like it had been sliced several hours prior. The edges of some pieces were crusty. I sent it back and left.

Decided to try this restaurant, as it is super close to my house. It’s very small and cramped inside. There are lots of tables and no space to really walk. There to-​go station is basically one step away from knocking over a seated customers dinner. I had to keep moving out of the way for the waitress and other customers to get by. The customer service was horrible. I wasn’t not greeted and had to find the to-​go menu myself. When I asked about certain Sushi rolls the lady pointed to the menu I had in my hand and said «they are all in there». So I ended up ordering a shrimp tempura roll for $ 6.95 and a side of Miso soup for $ 2. I waited about 20 minutes and was able to observe the service for the seated guests. There was a couple who was already seated when I arrived and it was clear they were ready to order. No one came to take their order until about 15 minutes after I had been waiting. Other guests were also flagging down waitresses constantly when they needed something or the check. I finally got my order and took it home to find not only the smallest roll ever (it had about 8 tiny pieces) in a small sized to go box but also cold Miso soup that tasted like salt and water ! There was also a long strand of hair stuck inside the top of my styrofoam to-​go box.
Never again will I order from this place.

One word: disappointment. I didn’t have high expectation but I figure hey it is close from my place why not try it.
The place is centrally located in a busy area yet it wasn’t as busy as expected. The restaurant is connected to a Thai restaurant. The reason I gave them the one star is due to the following:
Customer service: horrible. I would give it a ⁰⁄₅. No one greeted us when we came in yet there were only two other customers there. After awhile a host came out of the Thai restaurant and told us to sit. He disappear for another 10 minutes and didn’t give us a menu. We finally got the menu and waited another 10 minutes to put in the order. (We should have left). We finally got our food but they had forgot one of the roll.
Food: The roll came out loosely roll and the sushi rice was so dry. They also use cheap ingredient (fake crab). The fish didn’t taste fresh.
I wouldn’t recommend this place.

It’s lunch time on a Saturday. Their lights are all turned off inside. Service is slow to nonexistent. Employees talk in their language (loudly) as a light rock station plays in the background. Soup is luke warm and sushi is meh.
You feel like your in a weird 90’s on the outskirts of town sushi restaurant and your there last customer.

Sushi is not AMAZING but for the happy hour price it’s pretty good. Portions are indeed small which is sad, but the rolls have great flavor combinations and are fresh and yummy. When I went it was busy and customer service was friendly and fast. :) I will probably return again at some point.

If there was lower than one star that’s what they would get. We sat down after being motioned to seat ourselves. Then the waitress quickly walked by and threw the menus on the table without breaking stride. So, we left.

Happy hour rolls are only $ 3… And you get what you pay for.
Poor service and mediocre sushi at best.
The only good thing is the price.

This place is my favorite sushi place in the area. Nice selection, nice customer service whether you are staying or just picking up your order to go. Never a bad experience. There is a pretty good Thai place right next door if someone in your group doesn’t feel like sushi.

I visited Kirin Sushi on a Friday night at 6PM. The dining room was about 80% full and we were seated right away. I tried a sushi roll and the Penang Curry with Shrimp. Both were delicious. I liked that they offer soy sauce and low-​sodium soy sauce. Also, the Curry was spicey, but not too spicey, so I could taste the flavor of the vegetables and creamy sauce. I highly recommend this restaurant. Prices are fair, service was good on this Friday night. If it’s your first time there, it can be hard to locate in the Waterford Lakes plaza. Here’s how — if you’re looking at the movie theaters, drive to the far left side of the entire Waterford Lakes plaza.

We had the rainbow and happy family rolls and green tea. The rainbow roll was best. It was a bit mushy. The happy family roll did not have much fish. It was mostly filler ingredients. The green teas were thick as milkshakes and nothing like teas I am usually accustomed to drinking. The taste was off. I am not sure what’s up with milk shake like tea. Nevertheless, it was a very average meal.

So, this is our go-​to sushi joint. Everyone has one. This is ours. Pro-​tip, bring a jacket b/​c it’s COLD in the sushi of the restaurant, which is exactly how you want it :)
Here’s the thing about Kirin: always super fresh, always great craftsmanship on the rolls.
Our go-​to rolls are Piranha, Geisha and Hot Mama. Kyoto, Emerald and Emperor sometimes. We’ve never been to happy hour. Always get ginger salad, and it’s wonderful with fresh spring greens and ginger. Always get miso which uses white miso, and it’s amazing.

At first glance, the $ 3 Happy Hour menu seems almost too good to be true. $ 3 beer, sake, nigiri, and rolls? Sign me up!
Alas, it was not to be.
The rolls seemed waaaay too small — almost laughably so. I had the Cajun, Crunch Eel, and Salmon Nigiri. Usually, that would have filled me up, but I definitely could have ordered more. They were extremely tasty though; probably some of the best I’ve had in this area. The fish was fresh and the flavors all worked really well. My favorite was the Cajun!
Service was decent. The waitress didn’t seem to really be familiar with the menu and only came by to check up on us once. She also messed up our orders — however, she fixed it when they came out. So no biggie.
Atmosphere seemed nice. The restaurant is divided into two separate restaurants — Kirin Sushi and Thai Singha. So know which one you want. lol. Kirin had more of a stereotypical atmosphere with warm pan-​Asian earth tones and bamboo accents. It made you feel at home, but it also did not leave an impression. Space is limited. The tables near the wall seat only two people and there are only a few tables near the front for larger groups. There’s also bar seating.
Overall, I would probably return here. If you’re in the mood to try different kinds nigiri or rolls, I definitely recommend the Happy Hour menu. But if you know what you want, just order straight off the menu. :)

Sat at the bar, had 3 rolls with my boyfriend, the almond joy, cobra and happy family. All were delicious, we also used a groupon now, which helped to cover their tasty dessert, a sticky rice with thai custard on top.

You don’t have far to go to find a place with sushi rolls that are larger and better, for the same price. Comparatively, you’ll have a better experience across the street at the sushi bar of Fuji Sushi (review
) at a similar price point.
That’s not to say that this place is bad. It’s not. But I’ve said it before and I’ll continue saying it: With as many sushi restaurants as there are in the greater Orlando area, if you want to stand out then *something* has to be memorable. Average quality, average value, and average décor is not going to bring people back when they have so many other options.