I have heard so many good things about Komodo Japanese restaurant and hibachi bar here in Kernersville that I decided to try it today... Every good thing I've heard about it was absolutely true! I called in my order for teriyaki chicken with light teriyaki sauce, no rice and an order of spring rolls. The teriyaki chicken with the light sauce was very flavorful and it was all white meat grilled chicken with a flavorful, obviously homemade teriyaki sauce that was not overly sweet as the commercial teriyaki sauces seem to be. It was very light and flavorful. for $12 I got enough chicken and vegetables for two meals! The spring rolls were good too, but very small for the six dollar price tag. The restaurant had a homie ambience and was spacious with lots of tables for when they have a crowd. The woman who worked there was also very friendly and helpful as she retrieved the plasticware and napkins for me when I asked where they were. She and the other employee were very pleasant. There weren't any patrons in the store today, but I'm sure that later on they will be packed. mama said that my food looks so good that she ordered the hibachi chicken, which is just grilled chicken with no sauce and vegetables and fried rice. She also said her food was delicious and flavorful as well. We love the fact that it is not salty at all, but flavorful. You have to try Kemono Japanese restaurant! read more

First time to this restaurant. Drab uneventful atmosphere......service slow.....food so-so.......this will be a one time visit.....

I've been going to eat at Kimono for years and didn't realize they had a location in Kernersville! It is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants in the triad and all of the locations I've ate at have been great. The staff were friendly and my food came out hot and quick. I ordered the teriyaki chicken with veggies and rice. The chicken was cooked perfectly and covered in the delicious teriyaki sauce. The carrots that come with the entree are one of my favorite parts, they add extra flavor and sweetness. The other veggies were also yummy and of course I had to dip everything in the sauce. It was so good and I'll definitely be back to this location! read more

Kimono - Teriyaki chicken - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

There was a fingernail in my Food. The waitress Gave horrible service, she barley understood english. Never came to check on us. Food isn't bad at all, Just Not great service. Room For improvement. read more

Kimono - I don't eat meat. When i told her she just looked at me. Food wasn't bad at all it was mostly the service. - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

All around, the best hibachi you will find! The food is consistent, it's seasoned well, cooked perfectly, and customer service is wonderful! Clean restaurant. read more

It's not what I thought it was the taste OK but I have taste better just too plain for me for me. It doesn't have enough seasoning on it not it's not very tasty. It was just OK. read more

You'd think for a $8 kids meal the shrimp wouldn't taste like will be sticking w Osaka from now on read more

Kimono - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

We haven't been in about 6 months and the last time we were here the food, the service and the environment was less than desirable. Tonight, everything was on par! The restaurant looked clean, we were greeted promptly, server was attentive and the new manager was on top of it! He was very professional, polite and we got the feeling he really cared. We will definitely be back! read more

Everything went well! We ordered as we came in from a football game. Food was hot and the service was superb! I Always choose Kimonos! And they have the very best sushi. read more

We will not be going back. First time and we felt so unwelcome here. Ambiance: The place smelled of dirty cleaning solution. It was about 30 minutes to close and we were "greeted" at a table in the center of the room. The woman approached acting like we should know the menu trying to take our order but we were asking if they had seating or if we should order to go. A man was loudly talking on the phone in an indistinct dialect staring at us. He checked us out never stopping his call but obviously talking about our order. Food: my steak was suspiciously almost rancid tasting. Tough, and not cooked medium rare. Well done. Barely any mixed vegetables and not sticky rice but regular white rice. Salmon looked odd colored and both proteins were without seasoning at all. White sauce from a jar and also taste a bit old. Something was just off. My fiancé said "There's no love put into this cooking," and it surprised me but he's right. This place treated us like they could care less and the food was reflective of that. Price: Way overpriced for what we got. Three strikes in service, food, and price. Nope. Can't recommend it to anyone. There are better options out there. read more

Not what I expected but my guy took me there for lunch. I was expecting a Japanese Steak House-not Kimonos fault. The food was good, I had spicy teriyaki chicken (I do think the chicken was a little over cooked. The crab Rangoon was fantastic. read more

Kimono - the entrance to the restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

I've been here a handful of times over the years. The food is consistent, never had an issue with an order. The service is good, servers are friendly and efficient. The menu has plenty to choose from. Overall, Kimono is a good, local restaurant which I'd recommend to anyone who is looking for good Japanese food! read more

Kimono - the menu - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

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It was OK quick service. Had leftovers to take home not worth calling my mom to tell about.

***DO NOT GO HERE*** Service was awful, food was okay but the rice tasted like it was cooked with cleaning product, I had a long brown hair stuck to my chicken, my husband immediately after finishing his food felt nauseous and sick. He almost threw up all over the table, now he is still sick 6 hours later & we're pretty sure he has food poisoning. If I could give this place 0 stars I would. Never going back read more

Food is not healthy, not authentic, but sure it's filling. Dried out rice, dry chicken, and overly salted mushrooms, plus sixkenly sweet carrots. What a let down. No miso soup, no sushi, not even Japanese style curry. Do NOT come by or you will be disappointed. read more

This place is so fast and the food is soooo good! I order it for the work place for people it's done in like 15 minutes.

Just ordered Filet minon from them and I can assure you it is not filet minon. They are passing regular steak off as filet minon. Not to mention, it was so hard that I couldn't even chew it. When I called to let them know about the steak mishap the owner was rude and disgusting. Needless to say, I will NEVER order from this restaurant. The plate cost almost $20 and it was not edible. read more

I picked up to go order 5/13/2020 I had 3 chicken plates and a steak plate. After got home and began eating food found a metal shaving in the food. I immediately contacted the restaurant and noticed the owner/manger. I tried to explain to her it looked like a piece of stainless steel scrubbing pad. The manger explained the do not use such items and only clean their grill at night. My concern then could it had been in the meat? I offered to send her a picture. She refused to give me email address or number to text to. I then advised I would be contacting health inspector. Which I have. She advised for me to do so. If someone Ingest same item could be very bad. In conclusion with everything going on in world every safety precaution should be followed. read more

Kimono - Metal In Food - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

I super love the food here! I usually get Teriyaki chicken and some fried dumplings. I'm craving it now actually, but I live in Raleigh! Total bummer. Wish there was one here! Kernersville location is my fav. I believe (but am not certain) that the other Kimono locations have a different menu, and may not be owned by the same folks. Last time I was visiting the area I couldn't get anyone to pick up the phone-maybe they were closed? Idk but I called another location and the menu was different. All I know is I love this little spot :) read more

The waitress was polite and friendly. Food came out fast. Plate looked good. Problem is vegetables were pretty much raw. Plus the finely cut zucchini s should be bite size. Not likely to return. read more

I gave a 2 star just because the food was edible. Aside from all the staff here, that old lady is probably one of the least respectable thing next to a door mat for a guest there. If you didn't imagine your life as running a restaurant from morning to night but a lavish lifestyle in America, then no wonder you are rude, a liar and upset. We had a company order that our manager is going to go pick up our food for us. We had written instructions that mirrors their menu, order for order. When we got back, I had broccoli instead of mushrooms, my coworker didn't have any veggies in his at all. I just settle for my $19 dollars of steak and chicken and a side of rice, right? $19 dollars. Its a sad joke for a small town like kernersville. My coworker went back and this sad lady gives a slob story of how my manager didn't say this or that and that she writes everything down. Mind you this old lady has an attitude towards anyone she doesnt favor. More or a okay thank you shut up and screws your order and pretends she did it perfectly. If it wasn't for her, i would score this to a 4, but hey its a review, and the first thing you have to go through to get food is that old lady. Edit: the chicken had tendons in it which is odd for customers and that was on 4 pieces. Go to Hibachi of Japan. Quality is better. read more

I love Kimono! It is above and beyond the food you get at Osaka- in my opinion. I have eaten In the restaurant but more often have gotten take out. The restaurant isn't fancy, but it's good for what it is. If you sit In The restaurant you also get soup and salad included in your meal. While the salad is straight up iceberg, the ginger dressing makes it taste amazing! My order of choice is the "kimono for 2" which is two huge servings of fried rice, sweet carrots, shrimp, scallops, steak and chicken for $20. It is good enough for 4 meals, and I am a big eater! The shrimp sauce that comes with it is delicious. Overall I think Kimono is great- food tastes healthy and fresh, not greasy. Order is ready when they say and service is courteous. read more

Always an amazing experience dining here. My go to is the Hibachi Chicken with steamed rice and mixed veggies, and it is always amazing :) The steamed dumplings are also really good read more

Kimono is always solid in the food department. The wife always laments that the Kernersville location doesn't offer sushi like the Winston locations do. Kernersville is definitely underserved in that department. Whomever was the first place to add it to their menu could corner the market in the area. Service is always good and fast. Portions are not huge....but it's good for the price. We pretty much stick with the hibachi offerings and I can't say I've ever been disappointed. The Teriyaki sauce is great. read more

Kimono - the dining area - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

Came here with my Japanese fiancé. We were mostly amused to eat what was brought to us, which was definitely not authentic Japanese. The yakisoba is made with Italian pasta instead of Asian noodles, which is strange. The tempura batter was too heavy and more resembled fritter consistency. The fried rice tastes like Spanish rice too. There is a strange sweet sauce provided with most meals, which is helpful given that the flavor profiles of our dishes were a little off. All said, entrees are affordable, the chicken is very tasty and the sweet carrots are a nice touch though! read more

Kimono - Yakisoba, made with italian pasta - Japanese Near Me - Kernersville, North Carolina

Way over priced. Steak was terrible. I asked for the filet and shrimp and got no shrimp. The steak was dry. The only thing decent was the white sauce and rice. If you want a good Japanese place in Kernersville go to osaka read more

Sadly, there is no authentic Japanese food in ALL of Kernersville. This is no exception, so if that's what you're expecting, you will be gravely disappointed. Putting that aside, this restaurant surprisingly makes really good seared scallops! I am not a fan of their sweet carrots (which is the only vegetable available with their hibachi). read more

This place has gone downhill. The food was just okay and slightly overpriced. My friend got a Teriyaki jumbo shrimp entree and these shrimp were not at all jumbo. I got the Hibachi regular shrimp entree and the only difference was that my friend's shrimp had the tail on...they were the same size. My scallops were good but my rice was just rice...no real flavor. My soup was super salty and my salad was full of dead lettuce. Needless to say I won't be going back here. Save yourself the disappointment. read more

We had not been here since before they closed for Covid restrictions. Previously we were generally pleased whenever we visited whether for lunch or dinner. Needless to say, we found things have changed since the reopening. The menu use to feature both Chinese and Japanese choices. Now we found the menu limited to solely Japanese dishes. I ordered the Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli and my husband Shrimp and Broccoli with spicy Teriyaki . Both dishes came with sweet carrots and rice. We also each had a " salad " and since my husband had the full dinner, he also had soup. The soup arrived looking like clear water and tasted like salted water . The " salad" was not a salad. It was a bowl of shredded lettuce with dressing. Now, I cannot truly fault this mislabeling of salad to just this restaurant, but with much more limited choices on the menu and food that was simply adequate, we were disappointed and most likely will not keep this place as a go to. read more

Got the dumplings, filet and shrimp. Price was fairly cheap and the food was super good. Server was nice and atmosphere was great! Will be coming back. read more

The restaurant used to be good. It has since gone downhill. Service is mediocre and as of late the food is sub par. I ordered double chicken with mixed vegetables and asked for no mushrooms. I can understand finding one but no it was loaded with mushrooms. I sent it back and when I got my food I had less chicken and the food was cold. I didn't bother complaining because it doesn't do any good. Make sure if you do go there that you don't order steak as the never cook it right and won't fix it or adjust the bill. read more

We were not impressed or satisfied. Salad had wilted soggy lettuce. Steak n shrimp was mostly veggies and rice. 3 little pieces of shrimp and 3 little pieces of tough steak. Rice over cooked. Just not very good. And they were slow. 28 bucks for two people without tip. Won't be back. read more

I love the food here! I think there was a time that I might have been addicted, but as time has gone by, I've restrained myself. I like the restaurant, the service is always good and as I mentioned, I love the food. read more

Service was fast and friendly. We both ordered teriyaki chicken and mixed veggies. The teriyaki flavor was really good and not too strong like some places. They also have the good orange shrimp sauce. We will be back! read more

This is our favorite Japanese restaurant in the area. Delicious food and more food than I should eat. Staff are friendly and professional. We had take out tonight and it was fantastic. read more

The food was bland and unexceptional. My wife got hibachi chicken with mushrooms, I got hibachi chicken and shrimp. We got a couple of spring rolls as well. Spring rolls were greasy, but turned out to be my favorite part of this meal. Shrimp were small, chicken was meh, fried rice was tasteless. Salad wasn't too bad, but the lettuce was wet. And this Japanese restaurant is managed by Hispanics, which should tell you something. If you're craving good Japanese, look elsewhere. read more

No fuss and frills, just good Japanese food! Kimonos has been around for a few years as they originally started in Clemmons. They now have a few locations, and some that even do sushi which is fabulous! It's not a place to be wowed by appearance, but it's just consistently good Hibachi chicken, shrimp, or steak! The prices are beyond fair and even could be considered below average! If like me, you are tired of Japanese with "The Show", give Kimonos a shot. read more

They have really good Japanese food but my dad and I were looking for sushi and when you see Japanese you assume sushi but the don't serve it read more

Kimono is great! I always get take out here, and dine in occasionally. The place isn't super fancy or anything as even the waiters are dressed down to jeans and a t shirt. They take care of me though, and have no problem with me for specific orders or requests I may have with my food. The food is always brought out on time, and in a prompt and speedy manner. They give you large portions too, and will bring you extra sauce if you request it. This is always my first choice for Japanese in the area, and I will keep on coming back! read more

What! No reviews yet?? This place is awesome. The most delicious hibachi chicken for only $6.39, yes please. The shrimp sauce is on point. Everything about kimono is perfect. I just wish they would start offering sushi like their other location does! read more