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    Kai Sushi

    4.3 (467 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    KAI SUSHI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Gyoza
    Sandy B.

    Nice local place in a strip mall. Friendly service. Delicious food that came out quick. Moderate prices. Lots to choose from. Limited seating. Plenty of parking.

    Sushi burrito, Paradise Roll, Yellowtail, and Hot Tea.
    Angela J.

    I stopped here one night after an appointment in Orange. It was late and close to closing, so I was the only seated guest, but I noticed they get a lot of to-go orders. It was an older couple, I'm guessing it was the owners. They were friendly. Everything I had was fresh. I also ordered the hot tea, and the woman told me it was her own special blend. It was delicious and I drank the whole pot before leaving! Thank you for a great dinner!

    Samuel C.

    Wednesday August 13, 2025 I visited KAI Sushi in Orange with my wife and our baby. It had been years since we been there. After months of not being able to eat sushi due to her pregnancy, my wife asked me to take her there. I remember the place had a great ambience, was clean and most important good food. We got there around 7:30pm, the place was empty, only the owner and a cook were there. We placed our order and waited at our table. About 20 min later a girl came in and placed an order for 1 single sushi roll and asked if she could eat it there, the owner of the restaurant said "no, we close soon" (service hours are from 10am to 9pm) It was only around 8pm. In my opinion she had plenty of time to eat 1 sushi roll before 9pm. Our food arrived at our table. At first glance it looked good, the taste was good but when we asked for hot souse the owner made a face and gave us just a tiny saucer for the 4 rolls we had ordered. That was something we were willing to overlook. We finish our food and I went up to the register to pay for my meal. My total for 4 rolls and 2 can sodas came up to $69.50. I pay $70. The owner with a very demanding tone as she game me my ¢50 change asked "you don't leave tip?". I said I'll leave it at the table. I only had $2 cash in my wallet so I asked my wife if she had any cash on her. She said she had a $10 in the car, I asked my wife to wait by the table. I placed the $2 on the table and stared to walk to exit and go to the car to get the other $10. Before I could set a foot outside I hear the lady saying to my wife in a very upset tone "only $2!! That's it $2?!? You pay $70 and only give $2" My wife looked at me as if asking for help. I said "excuse me? Why are you upset!" I never told her I was gonna go get more money from the car. "That all I have in cash, I'm sorry. But if you don't want them that's okay too". She extended her hand and said "here, you go now, never come back" as she handed back my $2. Now I understand why the place was so empty, when in the past was always busy. First, telling a customer that she can't eat there because they are closing soon, when she had more than one hour till closing time. Second, demanding a tip. I always tip and my intention was to do that, but I guess she didn't have the patience to wait and find out. As she requested I will never go back to that place. There's a lot of sushi restaurants better than KAI in OC, find one, be happy and stay away from KAI.

    Bento Box
    Mark C.

    Food and service is always nice n friendly. Food is soo good. Plenty of seating. Their Bento Box had terriyaki chicken and rice, spicy tuna roll 4pc, salad, tempura, and miso soup

    Ninja Roll

    Good healthy food! I had lunch with my daughter at Kai's Sushi today. My daughter ordered ninja special roll, and I ordered combo A with chicken teriyaki, California roll, and miso soup. We both enjoyed our food. Sushi was very good with superb quality of tuna and salmon and the rice was perfectly cooked. Great service, too, and the price was good for what it was worth. I told my boss and my coworkers about it, and my boss already knew about the restaurant. She said it gets pretty busy there, and she agreed about their good food. We would definitely eat at Kai's again!

    Poke bowl with scallops, salmon, and tuna

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    2 years ago

    The sushi is the best The. Service is good to Very fast chef. Nice. Very lady good ambiance.

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    2 years ago

    Fantastic experience. Great service. Great food. If your craving sushi ad a good value, this is your spot.

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    2 years ago

    Family owned authentic sushi!! The kindest service and great flavor. This is our favorite local spot for sushi in orange

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    2 years ago

    Not what i expected ...the tables were too many in small spot and the fish felt a little warm

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    3 years ago

    Delicious, such a cute place, good people good food! The lady that helped us was so sweet and took care of everything. Food was delicious!

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    Joseph S.

    Your pleasure is all mine (Kai) ^^

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    3 years ago

    Nice people. Great sushi. Will come back for sure. Get the Tiger Woods roll it was delicious.

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    2 years ago

    Be ready to be harassed if you don't give a 25% tip. She literally chased us outside for more tip.

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    I ordered a salmon poke bowl and yellow tail roll. Everything tasted great but then ended up getting food poisoning a few hours later.

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    2 years ago

    Ordered the deluxe sushi and Food is great and fresh. Service was great even though I ordered to go.

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    2 years ago

    Over priced. Prices are like fine dinning. I consider this place more of a take out place. Even though you can eat there.

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    Ask the Community - Kai Sushi

    Do they do to go orders?

    Yes

    Do they have sake?

    No they DO NOT

    Do you deliver?

    Door dash!!

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