I got sushi here as a to-go lunch order. The raw sushi I had was warm and did not seem fresh. In one of the rolls I had, the shrimp tempura was completely burnt (pictured) . On top of that, the sushi kept falling apart and was difficult to eat or dip into soy sauce. This was partly my fault for not checking, but I barely got any soy sauce with my two sushi rolls, as well. I would not recommend this place for sushi. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Burnt shrimp tempura - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Sushi was exactly what I expected. Not a fan of the amount of cream cheese and eel on the menu- wished there were more clean and simpler rolls. Nigiri was all fresh and very good. read more

Omggg the sushi is terrible. Way tooo much rice on the sushi and everything just falls apart. The sushi maker is not professional for sure. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

This place was pretty quaint. I liked the decor and the food was decent. I ordered ramen. I don't think I would order it if I visited again. My husband ordered sashimi. Unfortunately, a large party with a lot of children came and it completely changed the atmosphere. The servers becamr 95% focused on the large group and 5% on everyone else. Also, the parents were not watching the children and they were running around the restaurant. All in all, it took way too long for my husband's sushi to come and we just wanted to get out by the time we finished eating. I am hoping the experience was just a fluke. read more

Called in 1.5 hours earlier to pick up a large order at 7 pm. Got to the restaurant at 7 and the lady at the front said that the chef wasn't able to start the order because they forgot to set the clock back (daylight savings). Lady wasn't apologetic at all. Said she'd give us free miso soup for the inconvenience. Am not satisfied with free miso soup that probably costs .01 cents to make. The order came out twenty minutes later. She then proceeded to give me my food in a white plastic bag. There is clearly soy sauce spilling inside of it. She told me she could repack the bag of food but it will take time. I don't understand why she didn't just repack the food before giving it to me. The bag was already in my hand as I proceeded to hover it away from leaking over my shoes. Service is SH*T but the food at least looks good. Not coming back. read more

So Kenzo is a pretty good sushi place I recommend if you live in the area or staying for a little bit at the resort or hotels near by. It's small and intimate and the sushi tastes great! Side note they are better when you dine in then do take out so you can have the full experience and have the sushi fresh as possible. read more

We came on a Friday night around 8pm for dinner. The restaurant was about 50% full and we didn't have to wait to be seated. Our service was friendly but we didn't have one server, we were helped by several waiters in addition to the hostess, so it was a bit confusing. However, shortly after sitting we were able to place our order - 2 rolls (rainbow & dragon) and the sashimi regular. Our food took quite a while to arrive, close to 45 minutes. Once it arrived the server did apologize for the long wait. The portions were great and the prices were very reasonable. The food itself was tasty too! Definitely not the best sushi I've ever had but it was decent for the price. Overall, this place deserves 4 stars for the good prices and decent portions. The service could be a bit quicker and more prompt. read more

So, you cannot judge this place by the outside! It is literally a door and small window in the corner, but the place is decently sized inside. The rolls were great! They were tightly rolled, and did not fall apart when you picked them up. The fish was fresh, and had such a good flavor that I hardly used any soy sauce. For what we got, the prices were lower than comparable restaurants in the Buford area: spicy tuna roll, rainbow roll, Alaskan roll, side of fried rice, ginger salad, and two hot green teas was about $37. The server was very nice and attentive. We never had to ask for water or tea refills, and she was very helpful with explaining the flavor of some of the specialty rolls. They do not deliver, but that's ok because they are within walking distance from my house. read more

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This is our new favorite place! I had the lunch bento box and everything was absolutely perfect. No complaints whatsoever. My husband, who is pretty picky about food, loved his teriyaki filet mignon and actually said he wants to come back ASAP. Coming from him, that's really saying something, because he usually isn't a huge fan of Japanese food. I am just blown away by how amazing this place is. It just blows all the other Japanese places I've tried out of the water! read more

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All the five star reviews on this place blow my mind. I have been here several times as it's so close to my house but each time have left over an hour later after warm sushi wondering why. The service is the worst, I've gotten take out twice and each time had no soy sauce, an incorrect order and a rude employee tell me it was somehow my fault... save your money for a quality place that appreciates your business because this isn't it. read more

First time here and they didn't disappoint. My wife and I went for our anniversary. When we entered we were greeted with a smile and seated immediately. They weren't busy as they had just reopened from lunch and it was the middle of the week. The inside is cozy and a lot bigger than we were expecting from the looks on the outside. We ordered spring rolls to start. Nothing fancy, but they were good and they came out fast. For dinner, we ordered three rolls. A Manhattan Roll, and Dynamite Roll, and a another I forgot the name of. They were all delicious. They stayed together well and didn't fall apart when we picked them up (a pet peeve). We'll definitely be back. We will have to try the hibachi dinners. They don't have the tables as other bigger restaurants have, but they did have hibachi on the menu. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Manhattan roll - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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Fantastic Sushi. Well worth a visit despite the marginal service. Sushi is large, fresh, and beautiful. The one habachi dinner our party ordered was excellent. Even our one "sushi hater" loved her house special fried rice. The problem here is marginal service. He was quick to take our order, and some of the Sushi came out quickly, but the kitchen items were VERY slow. Most of the table had consumed 2 rounds of Sushi and everything else when the above mentioned Fried rice was finally delivered (I really think they had lost the order). The server never checked our beverages - we had to repeatedly ask for refills and our check. But the Sushi is SO GOOD - it's worth putting up with the service here. read more

We have eaten here several times because we love it! I'm a sushi snob and Kenzo sushi is an excellent value for your money. The place is clean, servers are polite and helpful, plus the sushi is freshly made in front of you. The quality is consistently fabulous. We love the Spider Roll and Volcano Roll. read more

Creative mix of flavors. Great food presentation. Fresh sashimi. Peaceful atmosphere. A must try if you are in the area. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

So delicious! It's the best Japanese food I've ever had. The customer service is pretty good, too! Highly recommended read more

Kenzo Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

The sushi here is amazing Great cuts of fresh fish. Highly recommend. I had the French kiss Roll and it was as really refreshing. I'm looking forward to trying more. read more

I stopped in for lunch today. Not too busy so it was the perfect time. I ordered hibachi chicken and the volcano roll. Everything came out great and timely. I was glad I had leftovers to take home. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Poke bowl is by far the best I've had in Atlanta. Great atmosphere. Awesome sushi chef! Fresh food. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Poke Bowl (Delicious) - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

We thoroughly enjoyed our sushi here a couple nights ago. We are plant based and I was thrilled to see a Vegan roll along with avocado roll in the menu. It removes the stress out of dining out for me (and the server) which is how dining out should be! We will order both rolls again. All rolls had very good quality sushi rice too, yum! We also had the veggie roll which was good but the other were our favorites. The vegan roll was close to a vegan roll I enjoyed at R& D in Dallas but with macadamia nuts and the ponzu sauce. Absolutely the best vegan roll I have ever had. Only thing I wish was different is they do not provide the option to remove the fish sauce from the miso soup to provide a plant based option. We were told there was no fish sauce upon ordering then when the server brought it she said there was fish sauce in it. My husband ate it anyway but he said it was not good and very fishy tasting too. Most restaurants provide the option but for some reason not here and the Only reason I did not give this restaurant 5 stars. The ambience was lovely and we ate here at 745 pm and groups were still coming when we left. Lovely quiet restaurant with dinner music that we will return to. It is a great place to eat with friends for conversation and good food. read more

Always a great experience. I order out alot and today i picked the filet m w/ shrimp vegetable rice meso soup n sauce for around $20! Extremely good read more

Kenzo Sushi - Steak shrimp rice veggies - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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I've been here several times with my fiancé and man the food is to die for. She loves the spider roll and sometimes I'll get the dinner with fried rice and streak. It is always so fresh and tastes amazing. I'll even come here living 30 minutes away like I am now! read more

Be aware- fake reviews!! This place is hardly a 3-star. Dining area is not very clean, bathroom is plain dirty. Food was mediocre at best. We ordered 7-8 different items from the menu and nothing was good. Even miso soup wasn't good. Beer came out warm, hot sake cold. Hibachi plate felt like leftovers. Tempura was plain bad soaked in old dirty oil. Thanks god they forgot to bring out an order of sashimi, would've been too adventurous. read more

BEWARE: their meat will kill you if you don't check it. It comes very undercooked. They might as well serve you the whole cow before it's killed read more

Kenzo Sushi - This is my dog eating the disgusting undercooked/Raw meat they have as an appetizer. - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

they seemed like a family owned place, small and quaint and quiet but not in a bad way! service was super fast, sushi came out quick, I loved the miso soup and the volcano roll I got! will definitely be back! many of these negative reviews are just people upset that Kenzo didn't bend over backwards for them! I thought it was great. no complaints here! read more

Had to write this review because its rare I get good sushi via ubereats. It was so good I look forward to eating in the restaurant on my next date night. I had the volcano roll and it was amazing! I can only give 4 stars since that was the only thing I ordered besides the house salad with ginger dressing. I'll update this review after eating in the restaurant, but as of now I would highly recommend this place read more

See the 4 stars rating so I wanted to give it a try. Very disappointed with what I got. Fish Quality and freshness is only 2 stars. Got some appetizer and feel very cheated with the price and what I got. Will not return back to this restaurant. read more

Amazing sushi. Great little spot. Chef immediately started with a beautiful complimentary cucumber mango fresh summer salad. Great experience so far. Looking forward to this beautiful sushi. read more

This is my new go-to for sushi close by. I love sushi and this restaurant wasn't bad at all. My only complaint is that I feel sometimes the eel is cut with too much fat left on. Other than that pretty good spot. Go try it for yourself! read more

Love the sushi here, it's always delicious. The Big California fried roll is my favorite!

Delish! A friend of ours told us about this place and we have always had a great experience. Their riceless special cucumber roll is beyond! Gotta try this place out to get your sushi fix. read more

Kenzo Sushi - Special Cucumber roll. - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

My husband and I went Friday night. It was $5.00 off a bottle of wine...so of course we got one. A bottle of the house Cabernet. Not too bad for $15.00! I got "donkatsu" ramen and he got tempura udon. It was delicious!!!!! Japanese hidden gem! read more

Nice people and good food Good service. Always welcoming. Polite and professional. Reasonable on price and they have draft beer

Good food and plenty of seating options even though it looks tiny from the outside. Nice sushi bar and clean appearance.

I came to this place with my wife, brother and his girlfriend after hearing from my friend that it was opened last week. First of all I want to point out is that it is little bit hard to spot right off the street but I was glad that I found this place. To keep the review concise I would just say that food was exceptional, service was prompt and ambience was appropriate. read more

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Kenzo recently opened up and we decided to try it for lunch as Sushi is one of our favorite cuisines. First off, the restaurant is much larger than it appears from the outside and it's well designed. Very clean and well appointed. We met the the son of the owner who was our waiter and he explained they designed the interior themselves. For lunch, there is a limited menu, though plenty of choices. I went with the Volcano Roll special and opted for the 6 pieces of sushi. I figured the Sushi would probably be all fresh fish or tuna and was pleasantly surprised to get 6 completely different choices. Salmon, Tuna, White Tuna, Shrimp, Tilapia and Crab. The sushi was extremely fresh and flavorful, though the white tuna was my least favorite. A bit too oily for my taste, but it was good to try it as I've never had it. The volcano roll was not only delicious, but I appreciated the moderate size of it. Seems like the trend in sushi is to make the rolls so large you can't fit them into your mouth. This roll was just the right size. My wife being a vegetarian ask if she could modify the Bento Box lunch special to be all vegetarian and they happily obliged. All of her items were delicious and the fried rice was outstanding. We're thrilled to have Kenzo joining the neighborhood and it's a great addition to Buford cuisine. read more

I am a sushi nut. I have tasted it around the states and once I stopped flying everywhere and parked my butt in Buford Georgia I wanted to find a perfect sushi place to call my own. That was 20 years ago. After all that time, sushi places have come and gone. Most by management changes that have dropped customer service for profit. Then about 6 months ago I found Kenso. Unfortunately the location is not the best as being at the back of a strip mall. But maybe that's a good thing as it keeps it out of the eyes of tourists? As for the food, it's almost a perfect 10. About a 9.8 as some of the seafood used has been slightly Frozen. But you are going to be hard pressed to find a sushi place with 100% fresh seafood that is not on the coast. I tried a sushi with scallop on it the other day an it felt like I had a stick of butter in my mouth. Didn't taste like Butter but melted in my mouth, soft to chew, great seafood taste but not a heave salt or frozen feel. The best I have EVER eaten! Also try the shrimp Tempura appetizer. Just perfect atmosphere, service and food, rolled up in a nice quite location! read more

Don't go here, service was terrible and food was horrible, don't order the calamari not worth it at all

Awesome service, wonderful fresh fish. We have never been disappointed. I would highly recommend Kenzo to anyone in the area! read more

Kenzo Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Ordered 3 times this week. EVERY order was messed up, and they pretended like they *DID* get it right, and that i was either an idiot or trying to scam them for food. Like 2 pieces of sushi? What a joke. There is no good place around here to get fried rice, just accept it. read more

Friendly service and excellent food! Stopped in and had supper on a weeknight. Place wasn't busy as it's a new establishment. I imagine that will not be the case for long as this is some top notch sushi and is very reasonably priced. Definitely give it a visit. It's nice to have some great places to eat without having to brave the Mall of Georgia crowds. As I live right around the corner I will definitely return! read more