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    Kenichi Bistro

    3.8 (118 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Maral M.

    One of my favorite sushi spots around here. Started the outing with a couple vodka sodas. As for sushi, we ordered the angel roll, a spicy tuna roll and the one with the eggs inside. We sat outside, it was beautiful out. Breezy and sunny. Can't beat a lunch like that. They forgot the soy sauce and our last roll but it wasn't a big deal at all. Oh! Almost forgot, ordered some seaweed salad, too. Wicked good. Will continue to dine here.

    Centipede Roll and Charlie Roll

    Food was alright, there were a lot of options on the menu and the prices were not bad at all. Service was friendly and quick, but i just did not like how when i asked for a drink i was brought a small cup with mostly ice, and they charged for a refill! Overall it's a cool place.

    gyoza sorry i ate like 1-2 before the pic LOL

    Been here several times now and its always been a nice experience :) they do not have a parking lot and it is street parking! the place is also small so beware for when its busy, I dont recall ever waiting long though. I'm always wicked full when I go here and service was solid.

    Toni M.

    I don't know if I can even describe how bad my experience was here. 1. My boyfriend and I ordered 3 sushi rolls to share and the waitress brought the wrong rolls. We ate 2 of them anyway- they were ehhh. 2. I ordered the green tea mochi ice cream- I have had mochi at several other sushi restaurants in MA and RI and LOVE IT. I was so disappointed! Not only do they only give you 2 pieces of mochi, it was extremely freezer burnt, and tasted like I was eating a cardboard green tea box SO BAD! 3. There was very drunk man in the bar area who had obviously been over served (like 6 too many mai tais) and was yelling and arguing with the bartender about his bill and the bartender and staff were yelling and arguing with him making it worse. Very unprofessional and unpleasant for all us other customers. I would NOT go back here.

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    C J.

    This a hole in the wall sushi restaurant & bar. Very small fast paced environment for adults. Not child friendly. Great sushi, appetizers & Asian dishes. Vegetarian & pescatarian friendly. NOT VEGAN friendly. 4 stars because the sushi prices do not match the quality or size of the sushi. The sushi did taste well & it was fresh. I ordered vegetable fried rice, steamed shumai & spicy tuna maki. The rice was not what I expected visually & flavor wise, but it was good. The steamed shumai seemed to be prepped for frying due to the thick wrapping, but besides that the flavor was decent. The spicy tuna Maki was very small, but good. My boyfriend ordered dumpling soup, which he enjoyed. He also ordered Kenichi's Spicy Chicken, which is his favorite due to the crunchiness. It came with white rice. Good experience. I would go again for a quick bite or decent food & drinks with friends.

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    Luara R.

    I always have a great experience there. My favorite place ever to eat sushi in Worcester. The ambient is amazing (inside or outside) and the stuff super friendly. Always a 5 stars for me

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    Rui W.

    This new sushi restaurant is surprisingly good and good for your wallet too. Maki roll around $10 and the $40 love boat for 2 is differently worth it. I think the price is cheaper than a few other place in Worcester. We'll sure to come back when we are in town. This place is jam packed at dinner time on Sat. So come early and prepare to wait a little. It has a full bar with TV for the games as well.

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    The waiter was always on her phone and was pretty rude. Food was mid and the plate + utensils I got were dirty/ greasy...

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    Food was good, decent portions, cute inside! to go orders packed in tight and hard to get out with chopsticks but it was yummy

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    High quality sushi and Chinese food. Good service even though it was busy. Reasonable prices

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    Yummy. Like. So yummy. Like oh my lord. This stuff. Yummy. Dont come around my parts unless you have kenichi

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    Sushi is very, very good. Fun place to grab a beer and appetizers. The staff is always friendly. I recommend!

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    If you get sushi elsewhere you should stop. Family owned and operated, pleasant staff and great food. Never had a bad meal here 10/10

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