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Kanji Sushi

4.6 (52 reviews)
Open • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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Garret F.

We really enjoyed our experience at Kanji. College Station isn't somewhere we expected to find a quality sushi establishment but was pleasantly surprised. We ordered a bunch of appetizers and finished off with a few nigiri's. I would recommend this if you want to make the best of the experience. Our server was nice and had some good recommendations. The ocean trout nigiri was our fave. Not cheap but you get what you pay for.

Sarina Z.

Good options for starters, hot/cold tastings, and entrees, but I would say their menu is pretty limited when it comes to sushi options. It may look like a lot on the menu, but it's a lot of tuna and shrimp in different veggie/sauce combinations. The roles were OK and the blue fin crudo was overpriced given what it was. I feel like the service did not match the level of restaurant Kanji is trying to be. One other thing is the plates here were way too big for the food being served on them, and we couldn't fit dishes on our table as they were coming out from the kitchen. In the words of my brother (CStat local), go to Sushi Masa instead.

Kanji was a really good experience, really good food, really good ambiance, and the servers were really sweet and gave us their recommendation. The food was an experience that you want to live again multiple times, the sushi felt so fresh and all of the ingredients really complimented each other and the fish would just melt in your mouth. I saw a lot of people complaining about the price and I do partially agree, it was expensive but so worth it, the rolls were small but would still fill you up. you could simply just taste the quality of the fish and I would give it a 4.5/5.

Black Sesame Ice Cream
Stephanie M.

I've always been curious to try Kanji Sushi as I have stayed before at the nearby Stella Hotel. This visit the restaurant came up because it was featured on the Texas Bucket List. There was maybe one table when we arrived for lunch around 11:45 PM on a weekday. The staff was very nice and promptly gave us little cute towels that they poured warm water over to cleanse our hands prior to dining. Very chic and sleek decor, but I also liked that they had a TV above their bar area. We came in for lunch and shared the Blue Fin Crudo. This was divine in flavor. Wish honestly I had ordered my own portion for myself. It's not very large for sharing between 4 guests. For my main entree I went with the Ocean Drive roll. It was beautifully presented and was good, but I was hoping for a more spice since it had chili oil and more flavor based on the ingredients. For dessert we shared the Black Sesame Ice Cream and Matcha Cheesecake. The fav was the ice cream. They had a lovely unique flavor and I loved the crunch from the fried rice puffs. Overall I would return to give Kanji another chance, but perhaps the Texas Bucket List over hyped it for me and I was expecting much more flavor in the items I chose. I enjoy bold flavors. I do think this is a wonderful addition to have in Bryan though!

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Abir C.

This is the fanciest sushi restaurant I have been to in Bryan-College Station. It's also probably the only place serving A5 Wagyu beef in town. Nice ambience, impeccable service, and amazing quality of food. The chefs highlight the simplicity and quality of the sushis and introduce interesting twists to elevate every sushi dish to another level. I would say that the prices for the sushi rolls are quite reasonable considering the quality of food you get (~$20 per roll). This is less about JUST having good food and more about having a memorable dining experience. Highly recommend!!

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Antoine B.

While the food they offered is good, their menu is VERY limited. And, you'd better like tuna and shrimp. They are trying to be the expensive fancy sushi restaurant, and they have part of that down, for sure. But the service is extremely lacking. Our waitress dropped off part of our order and never returned. We were actually finished eating when the manager noticed my overpriced $20 shrimp tempura roll sitting on the counter, and brought it over. When I asked for some ponzu sauce, it took more than 20 minutes to get it. And when he came with the empty little bowl, to have it filled by the sushi chef, he was carrying it with his thumb smack in the middle of my dish. When I complained, about his thumb in my dish, he Then tried to pass it off as a new bowl of ponzu -- (which was logistically impossible) with the waitress carrying out the very same one, now on a plate, for me. We dropped $129 on very small portions of really tasty sushi, tainted by exceedingly poor service. Better food a nicer selection at Sapporo in the Woodlands.

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