Hidden gem in Little Italy and for UIC students. Better AYCE quality than volcano, and better apps too. Fried chicken and ramen is also pretty good. $22-25 for the AYCE deal, can't get any better than that. Staff is super friendly and extremely accommodating, please make sure to tip them well :) read more

Wow!! The food is great and the atmosphere is friendly. From sushi to the ramen, and all in between, should have you craving some more. I could go on and on. . .ill read more

Literally everything was bad. From the seaweed salad to not having one of the appetizers we wanted. The sashimi we ordered was frozen, we thought we would be safe with the rolls that we ordered but they were terrible as well. The roll had almost not fish in it and the tempura roll just taste like fried food. We were trying everything so we ordered a poke bowl as well, the tuna was not like seared ahi tuna and the salad was like one dollar lettuce bag from the strore. The best part of everything we ordered was the avocado. Even the rice had a weird taste. Obviously we won't ever come back here. read more

Kimura your ramen is da bomb. However, please step up your smoothie game; no one wants a smoothie with chunky ice!

This is my favorite place on Taylor. The sushi is great and I received a VIP- punch card to us on future visits. The only down part is that the service wasn't as speedy as I anticipated And their POS system went down as I was rushing to get back to work. All in all Best sushi I've had yet! read more

Only place I go for sushi since moving to Chicago! The jalapeño poppers are awesome and the sweet potato roll is amazing too!

My boyfriend and I ate there July 25. I ordered the jalapeño appetizer with crabmeat and ordered the Mexico sushi roll. Unfortunately, my stomach has not been the same since that meal!! Not sure if the crabmeat was bad or what the issue is but I honestly will NEVER go back here again! read more

They are open during COVID!. They have a nice patio area outside. Quick, friendly and clean. Good vibes. Server was nice enough to let me use the washroom with my mask and that was a plus. They have several discounts as well. read more

I have never had worse service at a restaurant before coming here. I took my significant other and I to the restaurant to try out their unlimited sushi (which totals about $30 before tip). Apparently this is a mistake since the host/server grunted and rolled their eyes at us. They then proceeded to only give us about half of what we ordered each time, and the server rudely mocked us when we refused to eat a burnt gyoza that looked more like my grandfathers toe than anything edible. The server then essentially abandoned us for almost 45 minutes, really eating into our 1 hour time limit we could order the unlimited sushi. The sushi itself was abysmal and was so overloaded with rice that you could barely see the fish inside. The server was also extremely rude when we attempted to order a second time (after waiting the 45 minutes) about how they were out of squid and tuna. The squid I could understand, but running out of tuna in the early dinner rush (I say rush but there was only one other table sat) seems like a large oversight. Overall I would give this place less than one star, and would highly recommend NOT coming here. read more

Really sad that they got my order completely wrong. Friendly staff but i ordered a spider roll that comes with crab and they gave me shrimp tempura:( (wasn't very good) wish they would do a better job of checking considering they weren't very busy. read more

Disclaimer: I didn't actually eat sushi here (I'm vegetarian), though my wife has and she's liked it. But I have been a few times. The awesome thing about it to me is the $1 appetizer menu - miso soup, seaweed salad, spring rolls, and more. Can't believe no one's mentioned that in reviews so far! We've also had a very nice server - remembered us after we'd been in just once. Maybe because cheapskate me ordered so many $1 appetizers? :) Anyway, all positive experiences for us at Kimura! read more

The food here are really delicious! One thing I really like is the customer service. My server was Rocky and he was also the chef he made sure that everyone is taken care of. He went above and beyond to ensure all customers are satisfied! Very great individual and really care about his customers. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

The food was so good! It's one of the best Japanese restaurants in Chicago. The serving size and service were excellent.

Absolutely horrible. This place is a Chinese place. They claim the chef was trained in Tokyo. Ramen was served cold with Chinese noodles, not ramen noodles. The chicken katsu don was served in a small bowl with Chinese rice and just small slices of cold chicken. It was served with hoisin sauce, not katsu sauce. Chicken terriyaki don was no different. Again, served with hoisin sauce. The maki rolls were worse than the sushi at Jewel. Our server was eager but made way too many mistakes. Don't let the "trained in Tokyo" fool you nor the discount through Groupon. read more

I don't know how the food tastes because the two of us didn't feel like waiting longer than 30 minutes for the single server to take our order. I hope they hire another server for busy times. That way people don't have to ask for their own menus and wait for the server to forget about them. I really wanted to try them out. It's okay, went across the street to Chilango and it was amazing. The food was amazing. We were in and out in less time than we wasted waiting for the server at Kimura to finally take our order. read more

Place just opened and I like trying/helping out new business so I ordered the chicken yakisoba and crunchy roll to go. Price was $8.95 + tax, which I thought was reasonable. 6 large pieces of sushi. Tempura crunchy bits tasted a bit stale, but fish tasted fresh. Lots of rice in the rolls but lots of filling too. For the price, I thought the sushi was acceptable. Chicken yakisoba portion was surprisingly small. The chicken itself had a thin breading and was seasoned very well, and cooked quite well too. The yakisoba itself tasted good BUT had a huge amount of oil in it. Pooled at the bottom of the container, soaked into the noodles etc. Taste was pretty good though. No complaints about the service, took about 20min to receive food which was a little long but not a big deal. Restaurant interior looked nice. I would go back, especially for the lunch special. read more

Yesterday dinner, we met some friends for a Japanese meal. The search for the [kimura] restaurant, which has just finished, is a new store. (the new owner). The ingredients of several meals are fresh, delicate, tasty, good in expectation and good in service. We think it's worth having another meal next time. read more

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Quick service. Good food. BYOB!! Went on Xmas Eve and was one of the few places open. Thank goodness.

Some of the best ramen I have ever had! Best food for those after study feelings. I always get the ramen with meal broth and grilled chicken. Satisfies me every single time. read more

Great place for maki rolls. We ordered miso soup and the bowl was bigger than the usual size. Phoenix, Angel Hair & Fried eel rolls were all delish. Server was very attentive and nice. read more

Very delicious and fast service. The buns were fresh and tasty. I would definitely come again. The wait staff was clear and attentive.

My favorite AYCE sushi place in the area. The volcano roll is the my favorite. Though I remember liking all of the rolls I ordered.

I was happy that their AYCE was only $20.99, but now I see why. They almost don't put any meat in their sushi. I got the eel cucumber roll and spider roll. Both tasted really bland. The spider roll had so little meat, I had to ask the waitress what it was because I thought they might have given me the wrong dish. Nope. It's basically just all rice and cucumber with some sauce. their seaweed salad was also bland. They didn't have soy sauce on the table and they didn't bring it out until after I was almost done with my meal. The ginger smelled rancid the moment I saw it, so I didn't touch that. They've also been playing the same single song for the entire time I've been here. At least their miso soup was ok and their edamame appetizer was well sized and salted. read more

Very delicious! I had the deep fried salmon roll and it was very good. Staff was very helpful and quick! Prices are amazing. Very good experience! read more

I ordered the "Fresh Poke". It wasn't what I expected based on the other Poke bowls I've had around the city. Seemed a better name for it would just be a sashimi rice bowl, because that's all it really was, very simple, no dressing, not much more than sashimi over rice, with a bit of garnish. Can't complain about the quality or quantity of what it was for the money, but definitely not the poke bowl I was expecting. read more

Quick service and very satisfying! Definitely would come back for the all you can eat sushi

This is the best sushi around the area. The food was delivered quickly and was very tasty. Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a good sushi place. The ramen was very good as wel read more

The Food was amazing. I've tried a lot of ramen in Chicago, but this place takes the cake. Definitely recommend!!!

The Japanese food here is great! I had their takoyaki as an appetizer and it was nice and crispy. For the main course I had fried chicken ramen and the chicken made it for me! Very crispy and flavorful. The inside is also very aesthetic and the staff is friendly. Would recommend to others interested read more

the foods amazing but the waiter is bastard.I have been here almost 20-30 times as i live next door and i love the godzilla roll but the waiter is literally so rude throws the food on the table and EXTREMELY rude service and it's always the same guy but there's a always a nice girl but she rarely comes.HE IS SO RUDE AND MY FRIENDS.there were times we went to volcanos cause we just didn't want to deal with this service. read more

Hey don't discriminate ur customer. Without checking the tips and then insult the customers? L for the server.

First time going to Kimura Sushi and it was AMAZING! All you can eat for $20. You can order 3 rolls at a time. Dragon roll was my favorite! So flavorful. Eel cucumber roll , the Volcano roll also rainbow roll were equally amazing! I definitely recommend. And will be going back! read more

Our go-to sushi place in the area. The staff are so kind and hospitable. Sushi is fresh and great value. Happy every time we've dined in or ordered. The space is very cute and sushi is great. BY FAR the best all-you-can eat sushi in the area!! They are SO much better than Volcano. read more

Loved this place! We normally go to Volcano down the road, but they were packed. I'm glad we ended up coming here. The service is so much better! Or waitress was very attentive and there was no wait. Sushi was delicious, $20 unlimited AYCE sushi! Our favorites were from the chef special menu. read more

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I usually don't prefer having sushi, gave it a shot today at Kimura and to my surprise I really liked it! It had a fresh taste to it with intricate flavors. The ambience was soothing, compared to what it appears to be outside. They also have all you can eat(AYCE) in-house, where you can eat unlimited just for $22. That was a killer deal. I would definitely recommend this place whether you like Sushi or not!! read more

So good! I ordered delivery and got the spicy chicken ramen and was not expecting how good it turned out to be!! Also the Taylor roll was delicious. read more

The jist of this review is that there are so many options for sushi in the city with better service. Go somewhere else. The one and only waitress didn't bother seating us like she did with the other people. She just pointed to the tables on the lower floor. After 15 minutes, I had to ask for menus and water. After another 15 minutes, I had to flag her down to order. When she found out we wanted to do the all you can eat sushi, she dropped some pens down on the table and left. She did not come back .... instead she stayed in her hostess booth despite that I had just told her we were ready to order. After some more time went by and realizing she was not going to come back, we decided to leave. We did get a cheery and unapologetic "Sorry!" from her as we left. I've never had to leave a restaurant like this before. read more

Went with a friend for the first time and specifically asked how the all you can eat worked because most other places bring you sheets of paper to fill out. The waitress then said that we could order off the menu since they were the same. However, we were then charged close to $90 over double what we expected and should have been charged. We went up to ask and told them we had asked for all you can eat, the waitress agreed that that was what we asked for, and that it was her mistake that she didn't bring us the sheets and therefore we ordered rolls that did not qualify as all you can eat. They failed to accommodate for their mistake and thought a small discount would suffice. read more

Service was excellent. The waitress was super attentive, constantly refilling our waters. The seaweed salad was good although I wish they didn't put any cucumbers at the bottom of it. Nabeyaki udon was delicious! The chicken salad and teriyaki chicken dishes were very good. Be aware that the chicken is lightly breaded and fried, though. Chicken fried rice was very good. read more

The only reason this is a two star and not a one star is because the service was ok. The food was not good at all. I ordered the Tonsuku ramen and the soup base​ tasted like it was made from powder rather than slow boiled for hours. The noodles were not authentic Japanese ramen, it was some kind of thick noodle. The egg was cold. The sushi had too much rice and falls apart before you're able to bite into it. read more