Food, service, and ambience all 5 stars. They have a lot to choose from in addition to sushi. Short ribs and fresh pan seared yellow tail were excellent! Great outside seating and bar. Will return! read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Short ribs - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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Kaiyo welcomes you w a nice ambiance in a great location. We ordered a sushi appetizer which was tasty. If you looove sticky sushi rice, this is your place. The short rib dish was good but rice and beans were hard. Fish in a lemon butter sauce was amazing. The best dish of the night was the salad. I love cinnamon rolls....but didn't love this one. Not a memorable meal but a nice time. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Short rib on bed of white rice and black beans w a side of yuca - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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Sushi was great!! Super fresh, and the service was amazing. We made a reservation, but they were not too crowded, probably would have been fine without it. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Crunchy Roll, Red Dragon Roll, Blue Marlin Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

We went here after hearing about it from a few locals while in Islamorada for about a week. The tuna nachos were fantastic, the wonton was the perfect level of crunch and flavor with awesome sauces and fresh tuna on top. The crispy rice and sushi rolls were fresh and flavorful. The service was great, attentive with the perfect balance of conversation. We sat outside, ambiance was great, nice and quiet for being right off of route 1. Would absolutely go back and recommend to anyone looking for sushi while staying in Islamorada. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Crispy tuna rice, large portion, fresh and crispy. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Absolutely perfect. Party of eight and we sat at the bar. Sienna was the bartender and went above and beyond for us. She was friendly, personable and attentive. You could tell she really cares about her job and she's a good person. The sushi was very fresh and very generous portions. Everybody loved their food. The restaurant is very beautiful inside. Would definitely return here! read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - I had sushi to go when we were not immediately returning home so Sienna was very creative and keeping my Sushi cold. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Nice Valentine's day dinner. They gave out a red rose, as they led me to our table for two. White tablecloth, flowers, low lighting, quiet ambiance. Our server was great, offering many specials & recommendations. We got the Candied Brussels sprouts with bacon- crunchy, sweet and addictive! Loved it. Got a bottle of reasonable Albariño. Next up our steamed lobster gyoyza with lobster bisque was good, but not that exciting. My Hot Girl Roll, with Spicy Tuna, cucumber, crab & crunchy bits on top, was delicious. My husband's Blue Marlin roll with tempura lobster, crab & fresh tuna on top was also good. We skipped dessert & finished our wine. It was a perfect Valentines dinner! read more

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An absolute must visit for a classier date night on the island. After lots of fresh seafood and quick easy bites elsewhere, this establishment is a great change of pace for a sit down meal with to die for fresh and creative sushi rolls, excellent steak and seafood entrees, and an extensive wine selection. We have dined three times and each experience better than the last. This time around we had a great wedge salad, handful of sushi rolls including a flavorful tuna avocado mango roll, and seared scallops with a creamy poblano rice topped with chimichurri. The lava cake and sea salted caramel cheese cake did not last long enough for a photo. 5/5 stars :) read more

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The sushi here was easily top two best sushi we've ever had, in the top two with a place on the California coast ( we eat a lot of sushi everywhere we go). Our server at the bar was Bob and he was awesome helping us choose the rolls we wanted! It's hard to imagine anything better than then therefore 4 rolls we chose - they were absolutely incredible. Dying to come back here again!!! read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - The Islamorada, the hogfish, the blue marlin lobster roll, and the gump. I would drive three hours any day to eat this plate of sushi! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Too expensive, the lady waiter was like rushing us Food was normal sushi saki more or less the same quality and less expensive, not going there anymore. read more

We had an amazing dinner here!!! We started off with Korean fried grouper bites, edamame and pot stickers. We then split four rolls (best crunchy, gump, hurricane and macadamia hogfish roll. Service was awesome and it was a quaint cozy environment! read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Macadam hogfish roll, gump roll, best crunchy roll and hurricane roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

We returned to check out some of the changes to the menu and the sunset locals' happy hour. FYI, the happy hour is for everyone, not locals only, and it's for the entire restaurant, not just the bar. The only thing that stopped me from coming here regularly has been the price of the food based on portions. The quality has never been an issue, and the food has always been excellent. So I'm happy they brought back a happy hour and adjusted the menu, so there's something for everyone's budget now. Everything we had was outstanding. We had almost everything on the HH menu and brought friends. We also ordered the mermaid roll off the main menu and bread pudding for dessert. Our server was great, and we will most definitely be back! read more

This is not good at all service is horrible felt like we got skipped it took forever to get our food we were there for 2 hours waiting and the tables that got there after us got there food way before us. food is alright California roll was off the seaweed and krab tasted funny and rotten to our table. Overall everything can be improved and way more for everything. read more

I recently complained about Kaiyo losing its way, after we have been going there since they opened. It was sad to have to not include them in our goto restaurants list. I received a response that they are changing things up and to give them another shot. So, we did that last night. I am happy and excited to report it was awesome! The new chef was awesome and very involved in prep.as well . FRESH FISH AGAIN!!!! We went back two more times after this... ,Chef Mike , has done a great job turning the place around and putting it back on track read more

Food was amazing! Yellowtail Tiradito was honestly fantastic. Service was also great. Kemar, our server, was delightful. Restaurant had chill Florida Keys vibes!! read more

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Good restaurant with a large.veried menu. I had a sushi roll and it was good. The shrimp fried rice was just ok, nothing special. My overall view of this restaurant was just ok, not as special as people try to make it out to be. It's cute in an Asian flare in decor inside and out. read more

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Amizing place and food especial Erick server 5 stare and Enrrique manager eccellente team I 'lo recomend . Off course and back . Thank you so much read more

Good looking place good food but way way overpriced...NY pricing in the keys lol Even tho it cost like a very high end place it does not look like it read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Menu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Been here several times and ordered sushi rolls very good. Service is also very friendly and attentive including tonight. Atmosphere very good. Tonight we decided to order different items as we were celebrating birthdays. The miso soup bland all 4 of us ordered the soup. Scallops were thumps down, octopus nothing to write home about. The plate my daughter ordered she did not eat (left over half. ) The Key Lime pie ( thank goodness we only ordered one) was barely eaten by a family of 4. Not sure if I will be back if we are we will only order the rolls. read more

The special of the day, Tiger Shrimp, was a delicious start! Another special we enjoyed were the Black Grouper with jasmine rice served with asparagus, carrots and broccolini. Very plentiful. And the surprise special, triple tail served with mashed potatoes, but substituted for jasmine rice, served with broccolini. Oh my goodness, so DELICIOUS! read more

Nicely prepped food. The Hog Fish Roll is a must order. Really wanted to eat some grouper cheeks but was out of season we were told. The Brussels Sprouts were very flavorful. read more

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this is one of the best restaurants in the keys that I have been to. I didn't expect much based on the reviews, but the menu looked interesting so I showed up. And we were a party of four and was amazed at how good the food was. It's Japanese fusion, but with amazing flavor profile. I later told the chef that if a Cajun and a Japanese chef made friends this would be it because everything was high flavor. Even something as simple and as boring as you yuzu salad was bursting with flavor. I looked at some of the reviews that said the prices are high. But coming from Delray Beach Florida I feel like for what I got. The prices are actually inexpensive. A party of four with appetizers and not including alcohol drinks was 200 which seems great for amazing food. I definitely wouldn't consider it an expensive restaurant by any means. now I am a big foodie and I'm very particular about things. The MF atmosphere was great, the service was great and the food was amazing. They said the chef had only been there for about four months but what a treasure he is. I will always be back from now on. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Swordfish, Yuzu rice, and truffled potatoes!!!!Fantastic!!!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

We had an enjoyable meal at the Sushi bar at Kaiyo in early December 2020. Angela, one of the managers working that evening, referred us to a great value wine to accompany our meal. We had sushi, including the hog fish "spoons" in the photo and several rolls. All were delicious. We were able to walk here from the Islander resort. We will be back next time we visit Islamarada. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Hog fish sashimi "spoons". We could have eaten these all night...delicious. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Grouper bites. Unbelievable food. Fantastic service. Perfect setting. Really went above and beyond on the appetizers, rolls, and our catch and cook preparations. read more

The sushi was amazing!! Only reason to NOT give 5 stars WE HAD TO WAIT for the food to arrive - 20 mins for appetizers and 45 mins for the 6 sushi rolls. YOU must make a reservation!! We didn't make one; as we were a party of 4 and had to wait 30 mins to get a table outside. The mosquitoes are ravenous, BE SURE TO request a table inside. The host was a doll and the waitress was very attentive. I would definitely return. read more

We used to come here all the time and it was excellent. We spend a lot of time in Islamorada (months of every year) and a lot of that time is spent at happy hours and dining out. We hadn't been to Kaiyo in a while because there are so many great happy hours around to tempt us, but we finally made it back here for their (very short) happy hour of 5-6 PM. We walked through the door exactly at 5 PM. Out of respect for the posted hours and the servers, we had waited in the heat on the porch until the correct time showed on our phones. We were greeted, not with a "hi" or "welcome," or even "how many in your party?", but by a young man, maybe a server, with a hand on one hip, looking from his watch to us as if to imply we had come in too early. I said "Oh, is it not 5 by your watch? It's exactly 5:00 pm according to our phones." He had what looked to be an analog, or possibly digital, but definitely old-style watch. He looked midly disgusted and said it wasn't quite 5:00 (despite it being 5:00) but we could come in anyway - not a great way to greet a customer or make them feel welcome. As for the food: it used to be that their HH specials were outstanding, with a variety of sushi rolls and some really great beers (La Fin du Monde, a favorite!), but now the HH has been reduced to a few selections, most of which aren't sushi, and limited drink specials that don't include any of the good stuff. Still, we were hungry and ordered plenty and drank a couple of drinks each to make the most of it. The food was just okay (dumplings, brussels sprouts, pork belly buns, and a pretty bland sushi roll). Our bartender was efficient if not overly friendly, but the overall vibe was just way off what we are used to for Kaiyo. I don't really understand it - they also own the Green Turtle, which is one of our favorite places - the food and HH there is always great and the staff always friendly and welcoming. Not sure why it doesn't translate to Kaiyo, but maybe that's a place to start if improvement is on the menu. I wish I could say we would be back to give it another shot, but I don't know that we will. read more

I was genuinely disappointed by my recent visit at Kaiyo. Misleading Service**: When I ordered a glass of Cloudy Bay, I wasn't informed it was unavailable--instead, I was served a substitute that tasted cheap and with no apology. . Runners repeatedly disrupted our meal (3 times) with incorrect orders. Later guests who ordered the same steak received theirs before we did, despite our earlier arrival. I expect better from an establishment , especially given the prices and reputation. read more

Extremely timely service. Everything was spaced out properly, great waitress and bus staff. We were taken care of promptly and the server made accommodations that I didn't quite see on the menu (soft shell crab hand roll). Ordered several rolls all excellent, and the more pricey roll we ordered (B52) was HUGE. Like 3-4 times the size of an average roll. Sashimi was fresh and delicious, my favorite was the hamachi (yellowtail) Great all around. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - salmon, tuna, and yellowtail sashimi.. soft shell crab hand rolls.. sunrise sunset roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

Very good food service and experience don't miss out. The Sushi was awesome. I want to say the B-12 (B something ) roll was one of the best I've ever had. read more

A friend and I visited Kaiyo last night. **Don't let construction on the main road be a deterrent. We turned onto the side road and found plenty of parking at and in front of Kaiyo. We were immediately greeted by a smiling, polite and pleasant hostess, Ashley. After deciding on two seats at the bar, our server, Karie came over with water and made excellent drink recommendations when she realized we were feeling a little indecisive. Upon placing our appetizer order of brussel sprouts and the yellowtail tiradito, Karie suggested we order an extra portion of the tiradito so that we could each have two spoons. The order normally comes with three total. I'm glad she made that suggestion; it was so delicious that we would have been fighting over the third spoon. Instead, we each got two! Afterwards, we ordered two rolls. The sunrise/sunset roll was amazing!!!!!! Kudos to the sushi chefs. The entire experience was enjoyable... from sitting at the bar in front of the sushi chefs, to the drinks/food and the enjoyable conversations with staff. read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Sunrise Sunset roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

The freshest tuna sushi anywhere! Great staff and super Clean!! Get here! Great cocktails too! read more

Stopped here unexpectedly, and it was a real treat! The best miso soup I've ever had. The charred octopus was amazing and sushi was wonderful. Sat at the bar and service was excellent. Want to come back again tomorrow if we can! read more

Had high hopes, knowing Kaiyo is owned by Green Turtle Inn folks. Sadly, we were underwhelmed. I ordered sushi, my son ordered the duck and hubs ordered Delmonico steak. Server made an honest mistake, adding eel instead of ebi that I ordered. Brought out a cucumber roll for my son, and it became clear she didn't enter the duck he asked for. My sushi went back and sat while they made the swap. When it was redelivered, I noticed the tuna sashimi had some dark brown spots. Husband's steak came out not long after the sushi. It was good. But son waited another 10 min for his duck. Overall it was ok, but not worth the price. Green Turtle Inn is much better. read more

Locals secret delight!! Small and gets packed pretty fast although we got there just before 5 and were sitted at our choice of the table! Service is top notch! Dishes are delicious and uniquely made! We have tried quite a few different dishes and all were delicious! Thank you for making my birthday dinner amazing! read more

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We were looking for a nice restaurant to visit at the end of our trip and chose Kaiyo. When we arrived at the door, there was no host. A minute or two later, he appeared and seem annoyed that we had entered the restaurant in search of him. He then explained that they were short-staffed and sushi would take longer than other items as they only had two people making it. We sat down to order. Our server was nice and consistently attentive. There were consistently 3-4 people staffing the sushi bar, as well. They didn't have the wine we wanted in stock so we were offered a pricier substitute. But the food is our major issue: Brussels sprouts: doused in brown sugar, not maple syrup. Underroasted and then charred. Served with grocery store chili sauce. Vietnamese meatballs: some meatballs were hot, some were room temp, all had the texture of raw meat. Rice was underdone and sauce was obscenely salty. Pork belly with bok choy and pineapple: "compressed" pineapple is simply canned pineapple in small bites, it seems, and pork belly was under-rendered and tasted like a torch, bok choy was barely par-boiled and only charred on the edges with a torch. Basically tasted like a plate of salty pineapple kerosene. Cashew chicken: a massive plate full of mostly sauce -- which was the saltiest sauce I've ever tasted -- a few chunks of chicken, giant chunks of undercooked red bell pepper and snow peas, underdone rice, and cashews that appeared to have been just shaken out of a can. Sushi rolls -- I've had better rolls at a hole-in-the-wall sushi place in the suburbs. Spicy mayo was not spicy. Rolls were sloppily assembled. Fish was not flavorful Stuffed avocado -- avocado was not ripe, tuna was fine but exceedingly spicy. Served in an manner that made it difficult to eat, though it was tasty. By the end of the meal, our palates were blown out by how salty everything was, which seemed to be the cover the chefs use for boring food. Our water bottle wasn't refilled at any point in the meal, either, so we left without dessert after paying a bill that seemed disproportionately expensive given the ambience, decor, quality of food, and general mood of this subpar restaurant. read more

Ordered the B28 roll on July 4 for carry out and it was great! Soft shell crab with spicy tuna and salmon on top. Great place! read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Best Crunchy Roll (5 pieces) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida

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Great food - kimchee, tuna nachos awesome and fresh - kitchen rocks. FOH staff are kind but we're been here before and staff although and inexperienced compared to previous visits they do a decent job read more

Have been coming for years. Always great! We went again on Friday and it did not disappoint. We always start with the eggplant chips. So crispy and light. Love the cilantro dipping sauce. We had the blueberry salad next. Fresh spinach blueberries goat cheese with glazed walnuts. Love it! Main course was spectacular - triple tail blackened with blackened shrimp and a lobster cream sauce. We practically licked the plate! We skipped dessert this trip but our favorite is the salted caramel cheesecake! A must visit when in Islamorada. Recommend you call for reservation. read more

Great food super friendly staff! Amanda welcomed us with open arms! Was told to get there couple min before they open! Glad we did cause sushi bar fills fast for happy hour! Many items and drinks to choose from from menu. They even have fine wines like Plum Jack and Caymus! Sushi is freshest I have eaten . Food comes quick and with a smile! Will definitely come back to try this place after happy hour. Happy hour is only from 5-6 Tues-Thursday ! Live laugh and eat it fresh read more

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Food-wise, this place was just meh. It really was underwhelming relative to the price point. I honestly should have trusted the Yelp rating rather than taking our hotel's recommendation. There are no reservations accepted and they didn't even accept takeout orders. So we figured, must be awesome. We started with apps. The grouper cheeks and curry shrimp came first. Grouper was really like bland breaded fish nuggets. There was little seasoning or flavor other than a BBQ-like sauce to dip in. The curry shrimp sounded great but really was underseasoned. Really the chutney was the only thing providing real flavor. Thankfully the sushi was better, but still really nothing to write home about. We had the macadamia hogfish, the crunchy, gump and spider rolls. They were all pretty decent but not $20/roll decent. More like $10/roll decent. We also tried the tuna nachos. Interesting, but not delicious or crave-worthy. The service, though, was excellent. The staff worked hard and clearly were invested in the restaurant. But for me, it's always about the food, and I'd have to say it was less than stellar and hard to recommend when Chef Michael is right next door. read more

Best atmosphere and the food was amazing. My boyfriend ordered the gump roll and the hot girl roll, and I am personally not a fan of sushi yet they were some of the best rolls I've ever had. Highly recommend!! read more

Kaiyo Grill & Sushi - Gump roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Islamorada, Florida