Rude host. We went there yesterday to try to have dinner but the host was rude to us just because we didn't have a reservation... not a good first impression. read more

Ran into this place after a bike ride on the beach. What a pleasant experience. Comfortable nice setup for outdoor dining. The freshest Sushi. Everything was delicious. Staff was amazing. Definitely coming back. read more

Finally after years of trying to find a good local sushi restaurant, Kihon was recommended to us. This place is so fresh with the highest quality ingredients. The yellowtail with jalapeño appetizer is my favorite item, it melts in your mouth and is comparable to Nobu. I love that the rolls are smaller which makes it easier to eat. Worth every single dollar. It's our new favorite spot. read more

The best sushi in Long Beach. Very nice small sushi spot with great service. All the fish was amazing and didn't have a roll we didn't love. Worth the wait, but call and make reservations. 10/10 read more

This is the most Authentic and fresh sushi you can find in Long Beach. For that matter in All of LA. The restaurant has a great vibe the sushi chefs on the line have great experience and bring creative product to all customers. Given the opportunity to go there I would make it a priority... read more

I am not particularly critical when it comes to sushi. It is pretty difficult to mess up a vegan sushi roll, but somehow, Kihon managed to succeed. My boyfriend and I came here for dinner, curious to try the place after driving by it on 2nd Street almost every day. The interior is casual and dated, with sushi bar and table seating. I was pleased to find that the menu includes many fully vegan izakayas (Japanese small plates) and sushi rolls. Sapporo on draft was a tad pricey ($7/pint). I got the Maude Roll ($10), which I had high hopes for, as it contains tempura eggplant, avocado, lettuce, and chili oil in soy paper. The portion was surprisingly small for the price, and the flavors were limited to salt, oil, and overly smoky chili. The Vegetable Cut Roll ($7), was not much better, and incorporated a strangely minimal amount of rice. Poor quality ingredients, and severely lacking freshness. I would say maybe the non-vegan options are better, but my boyfriend described his albacore sashimi and crab rolls as barely edible. Our waiter kindly removed the two rolls that my boyfriend barely touched from our bill, without us asking. Two stars because I really appreciate this type of service. We will not be back. read more

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Returned to Kihon this weekend and we ordered the Ramen, Octopus appetizer and drinks. We were disappointed with the Ramen as we have had Ramen other places including Japan. The broth was warm, not hot, and the noodles were a thin spaghetti type instead of the thicker Ramen noodle. Disappointed! And a number of standard ingredients are extra making this an expensive dish. Otherwise we had an enjoyable dinner read more

Eddie our server is what we look forward to the most when we come here. Yes the sushi is the best in town and I mean the absolute best! But Eddies recommendations and his knowledge of what the sushi chef serves is top notch. I cannot wait to come back to enjoy the excellent sushi and see our friend Eddie. read more

I was looking forward to eating here all week and it fell short of my expectations. I was severely disappointed in my food and will not be back. I ordered uni, black sea bream, and amaebi nigiri as well as the spicy shrimp tempura roll. Spicy shrimp tempura roll: This was a very strange combination of flavors: heavy, deep fried shrimp with a salty/sour mayo on top of the typical light and fresh spicy tuna cut roll on soy paper. They did not belong together in my mouth at all--I had to take off the shrimp and eat each component separately. Uni nigiri: Uni was delicious, fresh and sweet, however its rice base was poorly made. The rice was chewy and dense; it should've been light and falls apart easily in my house. I could barely taste the uni because I was busy breaking down the rice chunk in my mouth. Black sea bream nigiri: I had the same issue with the rice base in all of my nigiri sushi. The fish itself was overpowered by yuzu and salt--I dont even remember tasting the shiso leaf under the fish. Very forgettable. Amaebi nigiri: Again, the fish itself was very fresh and sweet, but the rice detracted from the overall taste. Shrimp heads came overcooked, hard, and doused in a weird teriyaki sauce (who thought this was a good idea?). Total for all 4 items was about $43. Kind of pricy for a mediocre meal! Service was okay. The restaurant itself is very attractive and nice--makes me wish the food was just as good. Although presentation was great! Sadly, I don't think I'll be back. read more

Kihon - Uni, black sea bream, and sweet shrimp. Rice was too dense and chewy! The markings of a novice chef! - Japanese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Erwin and his staff are doing an incredible job of reinventing his restaurant and providing an excellent outdoor dining experience. The setting is relaxing yet enchanting and the cuisine is superb! We intend to make Kihon a weekly must! read more

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Uff! This place is 100% quality! Everything was amazing. Each single roll had a different flavor profile, and it literally melted inside our mouth. The quality of the fish was like no other. No wonder we spent $250 on our first visit haha my bf and I tried so many stuff and Everything felt fresh. Just amazing! It was worth it. Once you try this place, you'll feel the difference when you go to other sushi restaurants. There was also a nice man (maybe the owner) who made sure we were fine at all times. He was attentive and the servers also did a great job! read more

My favorite sushi spot in Long Beach! Even though my boyfriend and I live within walking distance from several sushi restaurants in the downtown area, it's well worth the 15 minute drive for the fresh, high quality fish, and stellar service that Kihon provides. We ordered the sushi dinner on our last visit, and it was perfect. We've ordered rolls in the past, which have all been on point. Fun fact: rolls are named after characters from the Big Lebowski. :) Shout out to sushi chef Peter and our waiter for taking such good care of us! read more

Kihon - Sushi dinner was bomb.com - Japanese Near Me - Long Beach, California

This is definitely my favorite sushi restaurant in Long Beach. Prices are very good and the quality of the fish is always very high always very fresh. They even serve raman, which is also quite good. I love sitting at the sushi bar because all the chefs are great to talk with and very friendly. Its a casual, laid back atmosphere all the while getting high quality rolls and sashimi. read more

Kihon - I get this every time: yellowtail topped with jalapeño and ponzu sauce. So good! - Japanese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Amazing sushi and service and outdoor patio- definitely recommend the monkfish liver!

Amazing sushi and great service. Very nice outdoor seating area that they tried to create an ambiance for. The waitstaff was super friendly and their energy made our night. So did the high quality food! read more

This sushi is bomb! I am planning another visit this week. Great food and the owner is a cool dude!

Super disappointed.... been wanting to try this place as my husband and daughter have had good experiences. Showed up tonight literally right when they opened at 5 with my husband and our infant (who was asleep in his carrier). Restaurant was completely empty but they wouldn't seat us at a 4 person table. They wanted us to sit at a 2 person and put him on the floor which was in the walkway between tables. We both asked about any other empty table (they were all empty) and were told no. We left without eating and won't go back. read more

Best sushi spot in Long Beach! Order sushi at the sushi bar with Peter. Everything ordered exceeded my expectations!

It never disappoints, the fish is fresh, got the rainbow roll, salmon skin salad and shizito peppers! All were excellent! Eddie is always fun to see, but Matt is also sweet and funny! read more

I love sitting at the bar, but even take out is perfect. I can't say anything negative. Try it all.

Finally found a place in Long Beach that had some good ramen. Tonkatsu and spicy miso ramen had a nice rich and heartiness to it. Noodles are nice and firm while the chasu pork is tender and the boiled egg with a tender yolk brings everything together. I haven't tried the sushi rolls here but I ordered the blackened salmon. It was cooked salmon wrapped with sushi rice and soy paper. It was particularly dry and wasn't my favorite nor my girlfriends. Gave feedback to the servers and they responded really well, vibe is nice and if you're ever craving Japanese food, Kihon is a pretty solid place to go read more

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Food is fantastic and fresh. Smoked octopus is amazing as is the black cod. Really great quality. I would recommend a reservation. Manager is rather abrasive. read more

Excellent service and food. The owner Irwin is so nice and so is his staff. Eddie and Ubin are the best- very attentive and helpful. The food is reasonably priced and the quality is top notch. Their ramen is very good. They also do a great happy hour from 5-6 during the week. Their $10 tray is very popular and filed with their most popular dishes. I highly recommend this place! read more

This is hands down our favorite sushi restaurant. The quality and freshness is top notch. We love the cod, spicy tuna and the short ribs, but everything we've had is delicious. Love the family owned and friendly atmosphere. Great people, great service, great food. read more

Amazing food. Amazing service and Peter at the sushi bar was incredible. We had him make some special sushi for us and he did not disappoint. By far best sushi in Long Beach if not SoCal. We came by chance to grab sushi and discovered this gem. Fresh fish made exactly how it should be. We can't wait to come back read more

The owner (Irwin) has assembled some of the best sushi chefs under one roof. Seriously, each of them display amazing creativity and talent on the regular. All of the fish is super fresh and prepared with care. So good. read more

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This review is purely based off of the one time my friend and I came here about a week ago to get takeout. My friend was really craving miso soup one day so we decided to find a Japanese place that does takeout. We stumbled upon this place after getting lost, so I quickly checked on Yelp to see if they do takeout, which they do. This restaurant is in a really nice area (Naples of Long Beach) with people who are rather well off. So it was no surprise that when my friend ordered two rolls and two miso soups, it turned out to be over $30. The restaurant itself is quite small, with maybe about 20 small tables and a sushi bar. The host was nice and he gave us a menu and asked us to have a seat on the side while we decided on what we wanted. I made the mistake of leaning back against the wall and hearing cracks, only to realize that the walls were extremely thin and we were boarded with thin wood. It didn't take too long for our food to come out and we were on our way home. Everything was packed into a paper bag and I only eyeballed to see if everything was there, which it was. It was when we got home that problems began to unfold. The bag had been sitting at my feet the whole time in the car ride home to keep from anything falling out, but as soon as I got out of the car and lifted the bag, I realized that it was dripping all over the place. We quickly took everything out of the bag and saw that one of the soups was completely gone, but the lid was still tight on the container. It didn't take long to realize that the lid they used for the soups were the lids that are normally used for drinks. Somehow all the soup came out through the straw-hole at the top. Why would anyone use that for takeout, especially for soup? So, bam, $3 immediately wasted. Then we got to the sushi. She had ordered a spider roll and a roll with cream cheese in it. These have to be the smallest rolls I have ever seen. Each came with about 8 pieces and they were smashed into small containers. The crab in the spider roll did not taste fresh and made the whole thing unappetizing. The cream cheese roll was decent, but was eaten quickly since the pieces were so small. Overall, this was a pretty poor experience. The food was nothing special and it was quite pricey. There are definitely better places I have been to around Long Beach. read more

Our favorite sushi spot in Southern California. The fish is always fresh. The service is great. The sushi bar is our favorite as the chefs and patrons are friendly; making this our go-to neighborhood spot. We order sashimi from the chalkboard behind the sushi bar of the daily specials. Good value for your money. read more

Excellent sushi, always friendly service. I've been bringing friends and family here for many years, and everything has always been great. My only complaint is that the cucumber salad changed in that it's more thickly sliced than it used to be and has much less flavor. I'm also disappointed that they stopped serving Kirin Draft beer -- they only have Asahi on tap now. If you love Kirin Draft, Asahi is a poor alternative. read more

My family is a real lover of sushi and we decided to try this place in Long Beach recommended by my daughter. The sushi was excellent and they were very accommodating. It was my daughter's birthday and they let us bring in a cake and really treated us all very special. There were a couple times in the meal that I felt we were rushed a little bit to order but other than that it was a great experience. The restaurant is small and you can make reservations but we had a party of 10 and that's probably one of the reasons they were rushing us a little bit. read more

I recently moved to Long Beach and of course I had to find my go-to sushi spot and after a little searching I found Kihon It's a smaller establishment (which I love), they are very fish forward - meaning they do not douse their dishes with sauce to cover up other shortcomings - and the sushi is very fresh! Hands down my favorite sushi place in the area! read more

Absolutely love this place! The sushi is of excellent quality. Amazing tai, otoro, engawa! I'm getting hungry just thinking about this place. The atmosphere is pretty casual and relaxed. Oh, and the owner, Irwin, has an incredible memory. My husband and I have only come in a couple of times last year (we live in NorCal), and the Irwin remembered us and our names! It made us feel even more welcome and excited to dine here. We will definitely return when we are back in Long Beach! read more

Disappointing. Poorly managed and unfriendly host (manager?). Only one server and one sushi chef. When I say unfriendly host I mean the guy was a total doosh and very dismissive. There are like 3-4 other good sushi places within walking distance. read more

Best sushi in the LB. check out the Blue Fin Tuna Tasting, Black Miso Cod and Golden Eye Snapper.

Our favorite authentic izakaya spot. The food is craftily made with rich flavors and beautiful color. Our favorite appetizer is the octopus. They also have a wide selection of sake and the seating is really well done. Every time we've gone, the service has been on point and the servers really polite. We bring all our friends and family here :) read more

I came down to visit my friend, and I have been having some sushi cravings. I never realized until I tried to yelp around that there are so many sushi spots around the area. Although a lot of them looked more like rolls and not authentic style Japanese. My friend recommended Kihon as he mentioned the fish is fresh and an Authentic Japanese style sushi. I trust his opinions since like myself he is a sushi admirer. There is parking in a small lot. The inside is clean and spacious. Glad that it was not packed and were seated right away at the bar. They have ramen, appetizers, specialties, rolls and of course sushi. My friend ordered a house sake, which to my surprise was great. I'm not a fan of warm alcohol, and a find the sake I always tried were dry and harsh. This was very smooth and subtle in flavor. _Yellowtail Belly Sushi. Color was nice light pink. Pretty fresh and lightly fatty. I can tell right away the rice was pretty good. Room temperature, just the way it should be. _Halibut Sushi. Very refreshing and light in flavor. The ponzu sauce and salt had a nice acidic taste as well as a tad salty to give extra flavor, as the halibut can be a tad bland. _Salmon Belly Sushi. This was good, a bit more fattier than what I'm used to for salmon belly. It does have a more rich flavor compared to salmon. A bit of lemon squeezed on top would have been better and a bit needed, personal preference. _Albacore Belly Sushi. This was amazing! I think this is the first time I had Albacore belly. The fish was fresh and the flavors were a great balance of sweet and acidic. Ponzu sauce and I can't tell what was the extra special sauce to give that mild sweetness, without overwhelming the fish itself. One of my fave of the night! _Salmon Skin Handroll. I ordered easy rice, but for the first time wish there was slightly a tad bit more. Or maybe it was the salmon skin that was just okay. It was good, but I've had better. I do like that they add gobo and sprouts. A solid handroll. _Dungeness Crab Roll ($12.95) Baked dungeness crab on spicy tuna roll in soy paper. Comes in 5 semi big cut. Good amount of dungeness crab on top. Nicely cooked, the sauce was a bit sweet and reminded me of teriyaki sauce or the sauce they put for dynamite roll. The spicy tuna roll itself was good, and the crab was a great add on to the tuna. I think there was cucumber inside? some type of vegetable which was good because the texture is all soft from the tuna and crab so a crunch was nice. On top of that it's a bit rich and heavy so the cucumber balanced the rich flavors. _Uni Sushi. I was so surprised at how fresh and sweet the uni was. My fave of the night! For those who, never had uni or had bad ones for the first time, you should come here to redo your experience, and you just may become a uni lover. It was so sweet, almost tasted like dessert. Damn.. If only I lived closer :( I had a great experience. The price is very reasonable for the quality. Service was great and I can't wait to come back! read more

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Dang... since our regular sushi spot changed management my bf and I were on the hunt for some fresh dank sushi. We prefer just a straight up piece of raw fish on some rice. This place delivered. No sauce required as their website says. The albacore and salmon belly are both amazing and just melt in your mouth. The raw scallop sushi was delicious as well and reminds me of ceviche. We also tried the yellow tail it looked oh so fresh behind the sushi bar. Our sushi chef, Irwin, is mad chill and gave us a bit of beer to toast with our first time there. Def will be coming back for more. I'm also dying to try their happy hour. Might haul ass soon for that one. read more

Kihon is by far the best Japanese Restaurant around. Erwin the owner is amazing . I highly recommend this restaurant.

I like this place very much. It is small and cozy. The staff is very friendly. Every time I've been the service and the food is great. I like weird American style sushi rolls, which this place can do, but the fresh sashimi and nigiri is the reason I think most people come here. The sushi chefs offer specials based on what is fresh, and it looks very tasty. My girlfriend is more into that and she has never been disappointed when eating here. They also do bento box style meals too, so you can have tasty teriyaki and tempura. They even have tempura green tea ice cream for dessert. Great little sushi spot, great food, great service, and what you get is good for the price. Definitely worth checking out if fresh fish is your thing. read more

Kihon is still doing a great job serving quality sushi. We have become regulars and always have a great time dining here. The chefs are great and the servers always do a great job. The menu has a good variety and even when we come with non-sushi eaters, there is something for them. If you like ramen, you'll have to try it here. read more

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