Food: I was satisfied but not impressed. Solid spot if you're looking for something good and reliable. Service: No complaints! Our server was wonderful! Ambiance: Fun space with cool lights read more

Kooma - dining area - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Of all the places we could have gone on Valentines Day, my husband and I chose Kooma, a longstanding favorite of ours. Unfortunately, we had a disappointing, subpar experience. Despite having a reservation, we were placed in an overflow seating room, which was cold, loud, and had bright, harsh lighting. Staticky music was blaring, and multiple TVs were broadcasting sports, none of the ambience of the main dining room. The wall we were seated against had food stains all over it (see photos), and our glassware had lipstick stains. The sushi is always good and that's what brings us back. And our server was kind and efficient and had nothing to do with any of our disappointments. But the room was unpleasant at best, and, worse, unclean. Owners and management, do better. read more

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We've been going to Kooma for years. Ambiance is fun in the restaurant and they have quick take out options as well. Today, I had ordered several rolls for my husband and I and accidentally got the wrong ones that I wasn't able to eat. When I called to ask if I could get the correct rolls; the staff were so kind, apologetic and even threw in an extra roll and dessert. Awesome customer service! read more

Impressed by the variety of sushi rolls here! They were delicious and our server was kind and attentive read more

Kooma - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

The food A The ambience & bar A Saw a happy hr menu prices A ( we missed the time ) Stone pot entrees A+ Tyler the bartender , positive+ enthusiastic A+++ read more

Our waitress was decent, the sushi was so bad even a California roll was awful. The filet on top of the sushi was overcooked and the crispy tuna rice had no flavor.. will not be back unfortunately. Not sure what happened here it used to be a decent sushi establishment. Very disappointing read more

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We typically love Kooma but today we got take out and the portion of Pad Thai with chicken ($20) barely filled the container. Pretty pricey for a small portion. read more

Was there on 6/12/2025. Service was very slow. Waited almost an hour for appetizers. Food was not cooked properly. Staff walking around talking not taking good care of patrons. Food was just ok. read more

What happened to kooma? Used to be a decent restaurant. Tonight's visit was beyond disappointing. Service mediocre and food was not well prepared. The back bar looked like a yard sale. The bathrooms need a renovation and were dirty. Hallways used for storage. Staff was inexperienced and lacking professionalism. My visits in KOP have all been good, hope they don't let that one slip too. Owners, spend some money, improve the food and experience. Not surprised it was pretty empty tonight. You can and need to do better read more

Don't sleep on the Bruce Lee roll- so so so good. Servers are very nice. Sat at the bar for lunch - highly recommend! read more

Kooma - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Easily the most delicious fried rice i have ever eaten. Atmosphere is super cool and good service. My meal was a kids meal and the portions are generous. Sushi looked delicious too read more

Kooma - Kids' Chicken Teriyaki and Kooma Fried Rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Came here for Saturday date night. Food and drinks were great! Service for drinks was a little slow but overall good experience. We will be back for that Bruce lee roll read more

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The best place in Chester County for bibimbap. At lunch and so a good price! Nice sushi

Nothing too remarkable about Kooma. Casual with reasonable (but not amazing) prices. Huge menu but that means if you're looking for a specific cuisine, you can probably find something better. That being said, the bibimbap is quite good for the price. read more

Food remained good to very good. Service on a Sunday afternoon was lousy. No more than 6 tables and 4 servers yet huge waits before asking our order and then an error on our order. Might be one bad apple. Is there a manager even there? read more

Absolutely loved it! We ordered Gyoza and Seafood soup to start and for dinner we both ordered a Stonepot. Very delicious!! Every one there appeared to be friendly and they had an efficient process going on, balancing take out, dine ins, and the sushi bar. We didn't have to wait long at all for a table or for our food. Our server was very friendly and attentive. He accidentally spilled some soup when placing it on the table but handled it super professionally and it was not a big deal at all. He was still a great waiter and we enjoyed having him. I'll definitely be coming back and enjoyed my experience! Check them out! I recommend. read more

Kooma - Stone Pot Bibimbab - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Really good options! Also enjoyed the grapefruit house sake! Not bitter at all, really refreshing! read more

Kooma - Stonepot Bibimbap - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

The spicy udon was hands down the best thing we ordered. I could tell my bf liked it too because he couldn't keep his fork out of my plate. If I rated this place strictly on the udon it would be 5/5. My partner got the shrimp stone pot. The pot itself was good but I'm used to stone pots having more veggies and honestly they used really tiny shrimp. Tiny shrimp actually scare me a little bit so it's always hard for me to eat them without thinking I'm eating a shrimp baby. Immature but it is what it is. The kooma wings were okay. They had a soy garlic sauce that would've been better elevated with a tad bit of sweetness to balance the savory flavors. The negamaki was probably my least favorite of the items as the serving size was extremely tiny and it was bit on the bland side. I'll definitely be returning for Udon but I think I'll skip the appetizers next time around. read more

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Went to try this fusion Restaurant on a random Thursday. Wasn't too busy and I didn't notice it at the time of seating but it kep getting hotter and more humid the longer I sat. Not sure if they had the AC off for an important reason but it made the meal uncomfortable. The service was great. The food was great on my end with the BBQ stone pot but my wife's hibachi shrimp was over cooked and tough to eat. Okay restaurant but I don't think I'll be returning. read more

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My girlfriend and I ordered a boatload of food, just about everything was excellent. It was prepared fast and arrived very hot. Thank you.

The food was ok but I've had better at mom and pop sushi places. They were understaffed, the tea cups were dirty, the manager was rude, but the waitress did the best she could. They played a short Spotify playlist loudly with only 3 songs and an Ozempic commercial that kept repeating, "exactly" something you'd want to hear at a restaurant while you're eating. Maybe good for takeout but even then it's overpriced. The Kooma in King of Prussia is SO much better. read more

I went here for a family dinner and I wasn't blown away but wasn't underwhelmed either. This place is listed under "sushi" but when you walk in, the vibe is anything but. Not saying it is a good or bad thing but, when I think sushi, i think traditional Japanese style restaurant with a calm vibe. This restaurant is popping and very modern feel for the youngsters. Flashy lights, vibrant designs which all makes sense since it is located in the heart of west Chester university. Aside from the environment, the food is good and par at the same time. The sushi itself is good; sashimi is delicious and so were some of the rolls. The rice to fish ratio was excellent. We got some of the main entrees as well. Got a hot pot seafood bibimbap and it was really fishy... too much of a good thing sometimes overwhelms the balance. We got a noodle dish (yaki noodles?) and that was really good. I would go back just for that. i think this place is overall solid read more

Kooma - Sushi platter - Sushi Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Our waitress was very nice but didn't seem to have a clue. I asked for her opinion between the yaki udon noodles, and the spicy Kooma noodles, since both had a very similar description. First, she said that she didn't know. Then after thinking about it some more, she said that the first had udon noodles, and the other had a different type of noodle (not udon - even though both are described on the menu as 'pan-fried thick wheat noodles.' I ordered the Kooma noodles, and they were udon. Which was fine, but I wish our waitress had more knowledge of the menu. The service was also very slow (our food came out at different times), and when I went inside to use the bathroom I could see several of the staff members in a room socializing and on their phones instead of tending to tables. We also got the pad Thai (good flavor but dry) and the OMG roll (pretty good). I'd rather spend my money and time at Michi Sushi or Wasabi in WC. It's too bad that Kooma is downtown and has the nice outdoor seating area - which is why I'd give this place 3 stars (nice ambiance). read more

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Service and food were great! The server made good suggestions for appetizers for the table. All of us enjoyed our sushi rolls.

We went there because we had a gift card. Food was 3/5. Drinks 3/5. Service 4/5. Ambience a little cold and sterile feeling. Would we go again? Only because we forgot to use the gift card! read more

tables are all very sticky to touch. all the tables! put a cloth on them!! good was good to average. chicken a tad overdone. waitress staff excellent. read more

6/25/2018 - The menu just had so many good sushi rolls!!! Allie was our server. The inside of the restaurant almost looks like a dance club, pretty cool looking but we decided to sit outside and enjoy the cool breeze and sunny day. We went during Happy Hour and took advantage of the Martini specials. We ordered the Key Lime Pie Martini and the Lychee Martini. The key lime pie martini was too tart and I wish they would of added graham cracker to the rim. For sushi, we went with the Angry Birds roll, spicy tuna, eel, asparagus topped with yellowtail with micro greens ($22), Hung Roll, lobster tempura, avocado, topped with spicy tuna with crushed wasabi peas ($16), and OMG Roll, red snapper tempura, avocado, topped with white tuna ($15). All the rolls were fairly priced, great quantity and top quality. My favorite was the Hung Roll with the wasabi peas on top. I would definitely return! read more

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Kevin was an amazing server and bartender. He went above and beyond with his service. we will be returning.

Best sushi restaurant in west chester...good friendly environment good service good drinks

Ambiance is weird. The service wasn't that great neither. Our server told 10 mins to get us a high chair for our 2 years old when the restaurant wasn't that busy and I can see my server drinking behind the bar and chitchat with his coworker. Food was mediocre at best and sushi was actually not bad. Considering paying 100+ for what we've got, definitely not worth the money spent. read more

I have been here four times: three times for lunch and last night for dinner. Service was impeccable and while the place was pretty jammed after 6PM last night, our waiter Skyler took exquisite care of our table. He did not miss a beat and the bar kept right up with our cocktail needs. The food is delicious!! I had the lobster Ramen for the first time: not typical ramen in that it is 'dry' but spectacular. My husband had sushi which is outstanding. Our guests commented that they had the best shrimp tempura ever and I must agree there. Shrimp tempura, or any tempura is outstanding and I must say as well the best I ever had!! I started with the spicy seafood soup. Oh WOW! For $10 you get a giant bowl of soup that has a tasty minimally spicy broth loaded, and I mean loaded with fresh seafood!! read more

Food was very mediocre for the price. Very typical of west Chester restaurants charging 4-star price for 1-2 star food. They have $14-$20 cocktails all made with bottom shelf liquor and mixed horribly. The service wasn't bad, the were understaffed but made it work. I had respect for them and could tell they were over worked. Customers inside seemed to be happy but I heard and saw more people talking than eating. Overall I would not recommend commiserating the options around this area. Tsunami is a better bet in west Chester and Morimoto in Philly will always be the best sushi in PA. read more

They are always reliably great. Went for dinner Jan 21, during COVID, inside. There were many open tables spaces apart but they sat us next to a large group. No masks. WTF. We asked and took a seat a bit farther away. The smoked salmon sushi was divine. The special rolls large and flavorful. And I had a great bourbon cocktail called After the Goldrush that I've added to my personal menu. read more

I'll be honest - the food is good but they don't have their act together here. The staff is very nice but it seems like no one is training them on proper service or what the menu items include. Almost everything we ordered was prepared differently from how it was described on the menu and we kept being told that they were out of different things. The service was extremely slow, the pace for different courses was very long and when the meals were brought they included ingredients that are not mentioned on the menu. For example, a member of our party had mushrooms in her meal, and she has an extreme aversion to mushrooms. We were told that that's how they make it now. Another member of our party was expecting there to be lettuce in her meal and instead it was broccoli rabe and squash. Side sauces were omitted and the dessert was supposed to come with a berry compote and chocolate ganache - they were out of both both. Instead, they brought a side of Hershey syrup. We weren't asked if we wanted second drinks or coffee. Someone isn't managing this place and ordering the correct supplies for a Saturday night food service. It's a shame - lots of potential here! read more

Overall experience was ok....service was good, food was good, ambiance was modern and a bit cold and the restaurant itself wasn't very clean. read more

I would recommend this as a great Asian fusion restaurant for a dinner-in-town night. The food IS very tasty and I would recommend the negamaki (and also their martinis ;), they snapped). The staff was also attentive but not overbearing. I will say that it does feel a little expensive for the interior experience you have in the restaurant but that's why it's like an easy treat yourself spot if you live in West Chester. read more

This place was alright. I read the yelp reviews before going so that hyped it up for me. It's cute and trendy inside with lots of natural light---I went for lunch. We got edamame and the chicken lettuce wraps for an appetizer and they were awesome!! For my meal, I got the sushi bento box. I was a little disappointed I didn't get to pick anything in the box and it didn't have the traditional dumplings, rice, veggies, etc. that bentos usually have. It came with 2 compartments of sushi (the sushi was great quality), a tiny salad, and edamame. I would definitely check it out. read more

Really good clean fish, good service, amazing drinks. I will definitely be back !! Orders the Bruce Lee, some appetizers and drinks some other shit. Super good! read more

Had dinner there last night for my birthday. Went specifically for something I have gotten several times before. Got two apps and a drink. Took a long time for drink orders and second app. Once our food arrived it did not look right. I do not like mushrooms and avoid ordering food with mushrooms. The dish had them in there along with other ingredients not listed on the menu. The wait staff said, "oh yeah the menu doesn't match the food anymore they changed it." What?! After that we weren't checked on and no sign of a manager. Never asked for another drink. Watch several around us have the same experience. read more

I really like the food here and have for years, but the new management has changed Kooma for the worse :(