Kiki Japanese Restaurant

The service has gotten a bit better. Food is always good for the price.

Got this DoorDashed to my man’s place last night. Super CHEAP and YUMMY. The avocado rolls were so bomb. The CA roll is super good too. We had so much food left over too and only spent $ 40 total with tax, tip AND DoorDash delivery fee.

I’m never eating here again. After some pretty awful spicy udon, the bill for our food came. The overweight younger Asian woman came up to me and my girlfriend IN FRONT A PACKED RESTAURANT and CHEWED US OUT for not leaving a bigger tip. I am a full time student and I work part time so I’m no Donald Trump as far as money goes, I checked my bank, and I’ve still spent well over $ 100/​week at this place, so for them to treat one of there best customers this way should tell you a thing or two on how they’ll treat you. Do yourself a favor and skip this place. The crowd there on a Friday is also extremely loud drunk college kids. If you’re thinking kikis, you in for a horrible customer experience.

You can’t beat the price at Kiki’s. Their sake bomb deal, affordable pricing on their menu, it is just fantastic there. They do get a little busy so be patient when the wait staff can’t come to you immediately. Keep in mind you do get what you pay for, so I have not tried their sashimi because I prefer higher quality when it comes to sashimi. Other than that I have no complaints about Kiki.

A decent sushi spot with reasonable pricing in inner sunset. We came on a weekday night, the place is pretty empty. The interior is spacious so you should have no problem getting seats.
I tried the rainbow roll and udon combo with Chicken karaage. The Rainbow roll was fairly fresh, but on the small side. The Udon was ok, the soup was a little blend, not too flavorful, but portion is good. The Chicken Karaage was heavy on batter, with little chicken. But this udon combo will definitely fill you up because the chicken karaage is served over rice.
This is not a bad place for mediocre sushi and if you want a place to chat with friends over a meal without being rushed, or if you are really hungry and do not want to wait in line. Otherwise, there are other Japanese restaurant in the area worth trying!

THEY ARE AMAZING AND LET ME TELL YOU WHY!
I had a staff luncheon for 20+ people and I originally ordered 2 huge party trays from «restaurant-​who-​shall-​not-​be-​named» (because I don’t want to shame them for losing out on a $$$ order but hopefully they learn from this incident) and called a week in advance and told them 4 times when I needed to trays by. So, 10 minutes before heading over to «restaurant-​who-​shall-​not-​be-​named» to pick up the trays, I called to let them know we were coming. The gentleman who picked up sounded so shocked that I was going to come for my order and thought it was suppose to be for the week after. I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt and asked what time they can have my order ready, he told me 1:00pm and I called at 11:20am (ish). OH HELLLLL NO! Ain’t NOBODY got the time to wait until 1:00pm, tryna feed 20 hungry people who sat through a 2 hour meeting without coffee. I needed this order the latest was 12:00pm. So we called Kiki and *note that Kiki does not open until 11:30 but they picked up and I asked how long would it take (crossing fingers) for them to whip up 3 party trays and Kiki’s said 11:45am. OH MY GOD?! THAT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
Kiki’s saved the day and honestly, the price for Kiki is not outrageously $$$ and that’s why people might take them for granted, think it’s on the cheaper side. Just know that they were able to whip up 3 party trays within minutes and that is not something «restaurant-​who-​shall-​not-​be-​named» can do.

Quick and gets the sushi job done for a great price. Nothing special, decent quality and a nice bright environment

So do you like really inexpensive stuff? Do you like really delicious sushi? Dude. Think no more. This is your place.
From the miso soup to the sashimi plates, its all very well priced and tastes amazing. Do it. If you want good food at a good price (we don’t go here for its’ ambiance), go here!

I’m not sure what it is about this place’s California roll, but its my favorite.
Prices are pretty fair for what you get especially the bento combos. When you walk past this place its pretty cute since the window is sideways. Plenty of seating inside but I think this place is better for pick up/​to go.

Grabbed takeout from here last night with the boyfriend. It was cheap, filling, and tasty! Their prices are awesome and the restaurant itself was very clean. I heard the owners also own Kitaro in the Richmond district. But this place is way closer to where I live.

Finally I found affordable sushi in SF! Perfect place for students.
From the outside, it looks small, but when you go inside, it’s actually a really large room set up kind of like a cafeteria. It’s casual and has a fun, laidback vibe. There’s cute posters of animé films on the wall.
My favorite thing to eat is salmon sashimi, and they have an amazing salmon sashimi dinner, 14 pieces of sashimi + rice and salad for $ 14!!! It wasn’t the best sashimi I’ve ever had, but was still buttery and good quality. The miso soup was good as well. I would definitely come back, so happy to have found this place!

Kiki’s is the perfect happy hour spot for $ 5.50 you can get a large sake and a large sapporo, cheap right? Sure they sell sushi and it’s ok but nothing to rave about. The highlight of this place it’s definitely the sake and beer deals. I’m definitely basing my reviews off of the happy hour and leaving the sushi out of it, if I had to give it an overall rating id probably give it 4 stars however the sake bomb kit deal is so good I have to give it 5.
All in all this is not a fancy sushi place but if you’re on a budget to eat or get drunk this is definitely the place.

There’s honestly not much that I can say about Kiki’s. It’s a great place if you’re not willing to spend too much and are looking for VERY good sake bombs prices.
This place itself can be disorganized at times, especially when it gets hectic, which it really does during their happy hour (6−9PM?). It’s been very rare that they take too long to bring something out and very rare that they’ll forget something which is GREAT. But when I say it gets disorganized, I’m talking about seating people down. When it’s happy hour or just dinner time, you have to get your name written down on a clipboard once you walk in. There’s usually a sign that says, «please wait to be seated», so you can’t miss it. STAY INSIDE the restaurant so you won’t miss your name being called!
The outside and inside of Kiki’s is quirky from start to finish. You can’t miss this place and its Pee Wee Herman entrance. I love that they have Miyazaki film posters inside: Princess Mononoke, Totoro, Kiki’s delivery service and I think Spirited Away.
Now, the sushi and bento boxes are pretty good and they also do specials once in awhile (not in pricing, just new items). My favorite is the pink dragon roll and their spam roll. Ask for unagi sauce on the side ! You’ll thank me later, promise. This place sure does make a good katsu; crispy panko and juicy chicken.
Service is usually sub par and I totally understand. I usually see this going on with Japanese restaurants that have below than average prices: people lose their shit and I’m not joking when I say that. My friends and I always order a bunch of rolls ($ 60+ for 3 – 4 people). Customers ordering sake bomb after sake bomb can get very rowdy and for me, if I was working there, I just can’t with that. I don’t know how these workers get through their shifts with the madness but I APPLAUD YOU ALL !
So if you’re looking for a place with minimal server talking, cheap rolls and cheap sake bombs: KIKI’S is the way to go.

Everything is abnormally cheap. Most of the sushi rolls are $ 5 and under. I got a curry udon combo with a salmon donburi for around $ 10. Keep in mind, what you pay for is what you get.
The curry udon was udon in a mixture of curry powder and water. The Rock n’ Roll (unagi and avocado) and the chicken teriyaki were both ok. But, whenever I go to a restaurant that hands me unwashed utensils, bowls, or cups I lose my appetite, such as I did here. We ordered a bunch of sake bombs for happy hour but two of our sake glasses were filled with yellow food spots all over. What made it worse was that the small glasses were flipped to cover the top of our Sapporos so the mouth of the bottle was grimy. The bowls and soy sauce dishes were also sticky and not thoroughly washed.
I don’t recommend getting anything raw here… seeing how unsanitary this place is. The tuna was not fresh and it was still thawing when I bit into it. I felt like I was eating slices of fish soaked in water.
Kiki’s is good for sake bombs ($ 5.50 for large sapporo and sake), drinking, and getting rowdy from drinking. Other than that, the cooked food is edible.
I would give this place one star but Kiki’s gets one additional star for its price and having affordable happy hour sake and beer deals.

I like Kiki a lot. My girlfriend and I decided to try this place a while back after seeing their ad on our Safeway receipt.
If you’re of age, make sure to get their sake bomb drink special. It’s definitely worth it and Sapporo goes fantastic with sushi.
I recently took another of my friends here and he asked me «How did you find the most reasonably priced sushi place in town?» Their advertising works well, and he’s not wrong. Prices are great here.
Honestly I don’t think I’ve disliked anything from here, and by now I’ve tried most sushi rolls on the menu.
The inside of the restaurant is pretty big, with really tall ceilings. Posters of animé on the walls. The outside slanted door and window are super cute.
Itadakimasu.

Great place for decent cheap sushi ! Emphasis on the cheap… wine, app, and about three roles for less than 20 bucks each yes please! The sushi wasn’t the best I’ve ever had and the rolls are kind of big so you are definitely getting what you pay for but definitely worth it in my opinion for sushi on a budget !!

Kiki Japanese Restaurant is always a great choice when you’re craving sushi, but don’t want to break the bank. I’ve been coming here since high school, whether it’s with friends or family.
Sashimi is really good quality for the price. The salmon and the yellowtail are favorites of mine! The salmon is always really buttery and the pieces are a good size. The sashimi dinners (14 pieces + salad and rice for ~$ 14) are a great deal. You also get a lot of bang for your buck with the combination dinners, because you get 2 items of your choice, and you can choose between a large variety of items including things like 7 piece sashimi, 6 piece rolls, or even heartier options like chicken karage, tempura, or tonkatsu. The chicken karage is really good, freshly fried and super hot when it comes out! The sriacha mayo that comes with it is good and not too spicy, or you can ask for teriyaki sauce on the side. They also have a bunch of cheap rolls. I like the alaska roll (yay, more salmon!) and the rock n roll (eel + avo), which is on the combo dinner menu too! Usually I can get 2 and it fills me up for lunch or dinner!
They have a bunch of new items on the menu that aren’t included in the online menu. I really liked the curry udon with chicken katsu ($ 7). The udon was really soft and the broth was perfect! I also got to try the lady gaga roll (4 piece, $ 3), which was pretty tasty.
Kiki’s has a great happy hour now (every day, from 3−9pm), where you can get a large beer and a large sake for $ 5.50. Great deal!!! My parents love coming here for that and I can’t wait to bring my friends here for happy hour too.
Service is usually very friendly, but sometimes they are understaffed. The place does get crowded around 6:30 pm for weekend dinners so try to go earlier than that!
And be sure to save those safeway receipts! There’s a 15% coupon on the back for kiki’s! I think you can go on their website and get coupons too.

Same owner same menu as Kitaro on Geary except they have more options! I came for dinner with a group of friends and couldn’t decide between my usual to go bento box with tonkotsu and salmon sashimi or udon. To my surprise when I flipped through the menu they had a whole page of udon + donburi combos! For 8.99 you get a regular sized bowl of udon and a smaller bowl of rice and your choice of toppings. They have sashimi, unagi, chicken teriyaki, karrage, and more! What a steal! Be sure to save your Safeway receipts! There’s always coupons on the back for 15% off Kitaro or Kiki :)

Come here for a cheap and quick sushi fix! The quality is mediocre, but works just fine for me when I’m on a budget.
The place itself is pretty big, and I have never waited in line here. Service is nice and friendly.
Today I came for lunch and ordered from the 2 item lunch combo (pick 2 items from the list and it comes with rice and salad). I chose the California and rock & roll and it was just under $ 9. So cheap and it filled me up.
If cheap sushi isn’t your thing, go next door to Ebisu! :)

So-​so food with so-​so service. You get what you paid for…
The place is set up like a cafeteria almost. It is clean, but definitely not fancy. We came here during lunchtime on a weekend, and the place was relatively empty.
I ordered a lunch combo with udon and sashimi with rice. Bad choice. I thought the udon would be in a smaller serving but it came in a HUGE BOWL, with too much soup… I was only given a few pieces of sashimi, and they don’t taste that fresh… plus they were served over rice… not a good idea.
My friends got other lunch combo where you can pick and combine different dishes. They had a more balance meal than I did, since they got salad, rice, protein (chicken or other sides).
I would not come here again unless I am really hungry and there is no where else open. I’d rather pay a little more for good Japanese food in the future.