Our first dinner at Kohnami and it was absolutely delicious! What a pleasant atmosphere. We shared the Santa Fe and Salmon rolls and my wife had one of the several delicious dinner Bento Boxes. The service was great as are the menu choices. To cap it off, I managed to leave my cell phone behind in my post dinner bliss. The Kohnami staff found it and kept it safe until the next day when I returned for the phone and had a delicious lunch to celebrate. Thank you Kohnami! You are another reason to love Santa Fe!
Jonathan K.
Classificação do local: 2 Los Angeles, CA
Had dinner for two here on 12⁄27. We ordered a sushi appetizer to share. One of us ordered sukiyaki while the other ordered a bento box. The food was good as can be expected 750 miles from the nearest ocean, but the service was unacceptable. The Bento box can out within 5 minutes of the sushi, but he sukiyaki wasn’t delivered for another 15 minutes. I discussed this with the waiter, who was absolutely silent(not even an I’m sorry). I’d consider going back, but with guarded expectations.
Raven C.
Classificação do local: 1 Santa Monica, CA
Gross. How do they stay open. Everything is deep fried with a dark sauce without flavor. Miso soup, edamame, 2piece of sushi and roll were $ 24. Bathroom was gross. And when I asked for washcloth to avoid bathroom they didn’t have one.
Cam W.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
Favorite place to go in town. Reasonable prices for quality food. Alqays tasty and curteous.
Caroline O.
Classificação do local: 4 Dallas, TX
Great little place for sushi! Got there around 530 for dinner and by the time we left, it was packed! We ordered the squid salad and the vegetable tempura for appetizers which were both very good. The tempura was light and not at all greasy which makes for a good tempura dish. For our main course we shared the sushi boat and the dynamite roll. The boat was very fresh tasting sashimi along with a rainbow roll. The dynamite roll was baked with scallops and a spicy mayo on top — so good! The service was very friendly and I would recommend this place any day.
Jesseca T.
Classificação do local: 3 Los Alamos, NM
I came here for lunch after snowshoeing a few weekends ago, it was my friend’s 50th bday and she comes here for lunch often. The fish quality was good, and generous portions. We had Agedashe tofu, delicious. Then a few rolls, nigiri, and a Bibimbap veggie bowl — YUM! Their alternate menu had some other Korean dishes on it that i’m imagining they also do well. Very nice woman server, the sake prices were good also. This is a place I’d like to visit again, they had new tea rooms in the back for a private dining experience, that looked like a perfect party spot. Clean, comfortable and we parked for free(it was Sunday) so that was relatively easy too. Our third friend paid since it was both of our bdays so i’m not sure if it was any more expensive than a normal sushi lunch, but I was very happy with the meal and service.
S B.
Classificação do local: 1 Houston, TX
i don’t recommend this place. Place is not clean. Food tasted very off. parking is not easy to find also. it’s day 7 and i still feel v sick from food poisoning. i’ve told everyone at my congregational service as well as made a report to food inspector in charge of NM restaurants via OSHA. i am reposting this because i could not find my review online. If i is already posted, please disregard.
Robin M.
Classificação do local: 5 College Station, TX
Authentic sushi and udon in the heart of landlocked Sante Fe. We travel to Japan at least once a year and eat sushi through out the US. Kohnami is a gem. The fish is flown in and is still«fish» with skin and slight irregular slices following the lines of the fish, not rectangular slabs. The tempura udon was classic. The sushi chef has been working his way east, from Japan to California and now to the more quiet and less crowded Sante Fe. Big win for Sante Fe ;-)
Yannick R.
Classificação do local: 4 Tacoma, WA
They have natto!
Pete W.
Classificação do local: 5 Troy, NY
We used to live in Santa Fe, and frequented Konami pretty much from the day it opened. We’ve since had to move away, but when you came back for a visit the first place we wanted to go was our favorite Japanese restaurant. I’m happy to say that it’s as good as ever. We’ve lived on both coasts, and currently live in New York, and I am still amazed at the quality of the fish we get when we eat there. It’s as good as anything we’ve been able to get outside of perhaps San Francisco, Boston, or downtown Manhattan. Also, there’s a wide selection of beverages, and frankly the unagi is is the best I’ve ever had anywhere, period. Parking is a bit of a pain, and if things are really busy, service slows down a bit. But, it’s worth it. I don’t know how the owner manages to get such terrific fish in the middle of landlocked Santa Fe. Often, when we return to places we used to love, we find out that either they weren’t as good as we remember, or they’ve gone downhill. I am very glad that Konami is just as good as we remembered it.
Zeke T.
Classificação do local: 1 Austin, TX
A party of four of us went here tonight, we are here from out of town. We were excited to eat some sushi! Unfortunately, I can’t believe what a letdown this place was. Terrible service(the waitress forgot we existed. We had to pull teeth to get an order in, finally asking a busser to go get our waitress). The waitress argued with my fiancé about her order… all she wanted was to not get sea urchin in the chef’s choice sashimi combination. A reasonable request. The waitress went on to say several times there was no way to ensure what my fiancé would get. Is it that hard to tell the chef«she likes EVERYTHING except sea urchin?» Swap out sea urchin(if there even was sea urchin) with something else. Double up on tuna or something. My favorite sushi is eel… so I got the eel and avocado sushi. It was drowned in a syrupy sauce that overpowered any flavor the sushi may have. Plus, the sushi was small, and nearly impossible to pick up with chopsticks as it was barely held together. The cucumber salad tasted«dirty». Did they wash the cucumbers??? What gives? Weird, weiiirdddd flavor. Don’t waste your time or money folks. This place is overpriced and the service was almost appalling. Oh, did I mention they added items on our check we didn’t order, and it took an extra 15 minutes for them to remove those items. Terrible. I hope we can redeem this experience while we are here by having a good dining experience somewhere else.
Donny A.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
They rock fun affordable great service!!!
Poppy G.
Classificação do local: 1 Santa Fe, NM
As I waited to be served, another table that came in after me was served first. I ordered a bowl of rice and veggies with tofu, didn’t get tofu and the food had to much soy sauce that has MSG. Shoyo soup was also too salty. The rice and veggies were so bad, I had them take it back. I ended up with a headache from the MSG. The salad that came with it had a sparse collection of spring mix salad with chunks of bitter iceburg lettuce for the main part of the salad. After having paid $ 15 for a bowl of rice with veggies an egg and a spicy sweet sauce with sesame oil in it, I will never return to this place to eat. Their kitchen and floors are filthy. Not worth the expense. I’ve had their sushi. It’s good but after this experience there are better sushi places in Santa Fe and better prices. Skip it!
Jill B.
Classificação do local: 3 Santa Fe, NM
Very average sushi! I love toro and high quality yellowtail which they rarely have. Other sushi bars are better for pure fish quality. I don’t eat fancy rolls and I think that’s their thing.
Christina S.
Classificação do local: 4 Los Angeles, CA
I live in Los Angeles and have been to Japan, so my bar for sushi is fairly high. Usually I stay away from sushi joints in land-locked states, but after three days of Southwestern food, my husband and I were desperate. We gave Kohnami a try and it was great! Round 1 of the salmon sushi was outstanding — buttery, fresh and melted in our mouths. The roll we tried(I think it was the Ladybug Roll?) was just as great — better than many rolls I’ve had in LA. The yellowtail & albacore sushi were very good, and the green tea was fresh and nutty. The edamame was a solid B+(it wasn’t quite salty enough for us) and Round 2 of the salmon wasn’t cut quite as well as Round 1, but still quite good. Décor and music were excellent, too — much better than most LA sushi restaurants. And while we didn’t drink the sake, I remember their menu being impressive. I’m knocking off one star for the expense(though I understand it — it must be expensive to get sushi-grade fish in Santa Fe) and for Round 2 of the salmon. But regardless, I highly recommend Kohnami to anyone who needs a high-quality sushi fix in Santa Fe.
Lillian W.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
This is probably my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe, and favorite Japanese restaurant anywhere. The staff is always super friendly and sweet, and they are fairly efficient, too. The food is absolutely delicious — especially the Vegetable Tempura, mmm — and perfect portions. Lots of options for vegetarians in sushi and non-sushi options. If you get a chance, sit in the«no-shoe» room(I don’t know what it’s actually called). It’s very, very relaxing, even if other people happen to be in there.
Phil P.
Classificação do local: 5 Georgetown, TX
Recommended by a friend at Ten Thousand Waves. I had the kick in the nose roll and a flight of sake. Both were superb. Randy had the soba tempura. The broth was excellent. Unilocal listing shows dinner as meals served, but they r also open for lunch.
Peter C.
Classificação do local: 1 Denver, CO
Definitely not the best in Santa Fe, and definitely not worthy of its present 4 star Unilocal rating. On my first visit both the fish and edamame were a bit past their prime, and that will get a sushi place crossed off my list real quick. It was a couple years before I tried them again, and I came back a couple times just to confirm, and while the quality was better than my first visit, it was still inconsistent and not up to par for sushi. Again, some of the fish was not as fresh as it should be. Additionally, it is a bit over priced for what you get. So I’m done giving them second and third chances.
Brian R.
Classificação do local: 5 Boca Raton, FL
You would not think, hundreds of miles from a coast line, that you could find great sushi. You would also not think, looking at the inauspicious storefront of Kohnami that such wonderful food, service, and atmosphere was inside. This place not only has unique and interesting selections on the sushi bar menu, but an exceptional menu of hot Japanese foods and authentic hot pots. The fresh fish for sushi, and the top-drawer sushi chefs there though are the stars of this place, unless you also like to star gaze miles away from Hollywood. Kohnami has been a favorite of celebrities who come to Santa Fe or live there. I’ve seen Shirley Maclaine in there numerous times, and I’m told that more modern stars like Julia Roberts and Matt Damon have made it a dining stop while in the City Different.
Jim W.
Classificação do local: 3 Los Angeles, CA
*** I see that Kohnami has two reviews thus far. A 1 star and a 5 star. I’ll just split the reviews right down the middle. We came in late… about ten minutes before closing on a Sunday night. We were polite enough to inquire if the kitchen was still open, offering them the out to not seat us if it was a problem. I’ve been on the other side of that situation. You want to go home and a group rolls in at 5 minutes to close. Doh! I was not very hungry and ordered a bowl of miso soup and some sushi. My wife ordered some kind of beef and rice affair and the kids had rice and california rolls. The miso soup was pretty good. To be honest it may have benefited from the fact that it was late and I was cold and hungry. The sushi was fine if unremarkable. I sampled my wife’s beef and it was a bit chewy. Her salad was nice with a flavorful dressing. I also sampled the california rolls. They were OK. In fairness, I’m not a fan of them so… Based on my single visit I would expect average Japanese food from Kohnami.