The best Japanese restaurant on Long Island. Great food and nice ambiance. The wait can be long if you miss the initial sitting period. read more

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Base my reviews off what you pay: *This place does not take reservations. We did not have to wait at 8PM on a Friday. Price - $60-$100 per person (2 apps, bottle of Sake, sushi platter, 2 rolls) Food - 4/5 - great sushi, killer apps. Service - 2/5 - slight mix up on order. Ambiance - 3/5 - no complaints, nothing fancy. Overall - 3/5 - sushi here is great, really good quality and rolls all together. Their appetizers are phenomenal though, easily the best things we ate (more below). Good selection of everything for someone. Service was fine but they did mix our order up and brought the wrong thing out and time. Also rushed us a bit to get out of there even with empty tables. Ambiance is fine, nothing special but clean and gives a good vibe. You go here the food but good luck anytime between 5-7PM on a weekend night. Definitely worth a stop. Best Dish - Spicy Tuna Pizza, Spicy Tuna Sandwich read more

As someone who moved across the country - kotobuki is what i miss when i come back to Long Island. Their Fried Oysters and Spicy Tuna Pizza is to die for. This will always be hands down the best sushi place on long island for me personally. The staff are always kind despite it always being so hectic and busy and some have been there for YEARS! And the restaurant is always clean and packed full of people! read more

We had a lovely dinner of a beef bento box, spider roll, shrimp teriyaki, crispy rice and spicy tuna, beef negimaki, tuna capaccio, and red dragon roll with a glass of plum wine and saki. Finished it off with a bowl of green tea ice cream. Service was very friendly. read more

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You can definitely tell the difference between Hauppauge sand babylon locations simply by the look and taste of the food. It's slight differences but differences none-the-less. The Chilean sea bass app is my go to favorite thing, and Hauppauge's almost doesn't even seem like Chilean sea bass... I'm sure it is, I know it is, but, like, typically if sea bass is as thin as they serve, it's not Chilean. I dnno, it tastes great, really, but I prefer the smaller/fatter peice I get from Babylon. Both are consistently and slightly significantly different from eachother for sure. Anyway, I've had a few things and it's all been good! read more

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Deserves four stars for being one of the better local sushi spots on the island. I give it three stars because it is always too hectic and chaotic inside as we dine in. Take out is a whole another story. They are always slow and the lady who takes the orders and packs the orders and never seems to get it right when we order takeout. The food is genuinely pretty reliable and good from here. We use to frequent this place pretty regularly but haven't been back and will probably not go back since I bit into a piece of nigiri with a sharp fish bone in it. I have had a lot of sushi from many places in my lifetime from super expensive to buffet and I have never had that experience. read more

Came in for a weekend dinner. There was a 30 min wait for two. It was packed out! They give you a warm towel to clean your hands which was a pleasant surprise. I was very hungry and got the sushi and sashimi combo for myself...Tasted so fresh and they were not small pieces. They are a bit more expensive for regular rolls compared to other locations but did appear to be higher quality. Service was great and fast. read more

Kotobuki - Sushi & Sashimi Combo - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

The Sushi were all FRESH , some if them still warm. I asked the Long Island Foodie FB group and this place was the MOST VOTED in over 200 comments so my husband and I did not wait too long, the comments weren't wrong. We tried sushi, the fried rice, goyza and miso soup, all 10/10! The environment is laud back and relaxed, very nice! Our server was great too, cant remember her name but she is the sweetest and funniest!! read more

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As a sushi lover, haven't been here in a long time, being the area stopped and had an amazing dinner. Sushi was great, fresh and portion sizes on the sashimi were very good. Apps included Wagu skewers which unfortunately were chewy & sent back without a problem. Otherwise everything else was fantastic. Even the salad with an amazing house made ginger dressing was so distinct versus the typical dressing you get in most restaurants. The Chilean Seabass appetizer was phenomenal, cooked perfectly. The Omakase appetizer was excellent that we also got another one to go. Sashimi deluxe with the UFO roll was perfect, fresh & filling. Marra our server was spot on, polite and very attentive. Choosing between Aji, Japanese bbq and others we were so impressed with Kotobuki and can't wait to go back. read more

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I'm doing it. I'm giving it a 5. Always fresh, good service and good vibes. This is a place I keep coming back to and will continue to. Try the plum wine! read more

Place is my favorite of all the sushi places on the island. The only things that will beat it are the omakases in the city. Everyone knows about the place so can always be a line out the door read more

never order takeout very undependible. Especially grubhub. Always late if it shows and they'll cancel your order. Very bad when they f you out of dinner. try onsen instead read more

We just went to Kotobuki with a group and were happily surprised. The food was so much better than some other Japanese restaurants we've been to. We had the grilled squid and gyoza appetizers. Everyone loved both but especially the squid. I had the Gold Coast roll, it was delicious! My husband had the spider roll which he liked very much but preferred my roll. Other couples had the sushi or sashimi platters which were beautiful and huge. Our server was very nice and accommodating. Look forward to our next visit. read more

Im a big fan of the spicy tuna crispy rice! You can tell they have great quality fish. The seating is a little tight, but overall a great experience. read more

Great food, great service. The sashimi salad was yummy! Haven't been on Long Island for sometime. Happy to be there again- read more

Absolutely loved this spot. Called about 20 mins before arrival to ask if we needed reservations and they said no there's lots of tables. By the time we arrived there around 6:30, we got the last table available. So just a warning, it fills up quick! The restaurant is cute and very well decorated. We were on a time constraint so we got right to business. I had the spicy tuna over crispy rice- amazing, the Gold Coast roll and the holy tuna roll. Everything was absolutely fantastic. To be quite honest I don't remember the two rolls my hubby got, but he really enjoyed them as well. Can't wait to come back and try other rolls! read more

Kotobuki - Gold Coast and Holy Tuna - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

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This restaurant lives up to its name with congratulations and longevity. The fish is so fresh that it melts in your mouth. Every dish is cooked just right without anything to complain about. Try the bento box, sashimi or omakase, and unadorned at lunch. Their prices are reasonable for the quality of the ingredients and well they cook everything. To top it off, service is helpful, friendly, and fast. Parking is ample in the lot and there are stores in the strip mall to hang around if there is a line. We'll be back for sure given it's so hard to find a place this yummy at a deal too! read more

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Been going to Kotobuki for almost 30 years, and I have to say that I'll always love Kotobuki no matter what other restaurants I go to, that is my go to sushi place! Want to thank the fabulous staff that always make us feel at home! read more

Amazing food, 5 Star best sushi on Long Island. Service was Great. Ambiance was incredible. Went here for my birthday. I also didn't expect to see this on the menu. The wife coughs me taking these pictures at which point her eyes became daggers, staring into my soul because I was I was guilty of taking this pictures. read more

Kotobuki - The rare and super funny beefcake:) XD - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

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Kotobuki is by far our favorite sushi spot on Long Island! We have tried close to every roll and the tasty boy is most definitely my favorite. Other amazing choices are the Gold Coast, hole in one, or crazy salmon. Everything that comes from this place is incredible in its own way. If you want a spot for dinner get there close to opening time there's always a line! read more

Kotobuki - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

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Kotobuki is a reasonable destination if you enjoy Japanese food and don't get bothered by shoddy, rude and disorganized management. If you go at a busy time be sure to know that you will not get a table unless you seek out someone to give your phone number to. There is no sign about this or place to wait. They do not take reservations. The person who is supposedly seating people - an elderly woman who has very limited language skills - is also cleaning tables, organizing takeout orders and handling tabs. Catch her if you can! While we waited we were able to observe the chaos of empty tables not being cleared and turned over in a timely manner. No wonder people were standing around for almost an hour. We had driven a distance and met friends and therefore felt compelled to endure this zoo of an operation for almost an hour. It will not happen again. Although the food is good, and let me just say it's not inexpensive, how you treat your patrons matters and this restaurant seems a little too full of itself at this point. While we live in a bottom line world, there are still people who maintain high standards and take pride in running a first rate restaurant. I guess this isn't one of them. read more

Absolutely nothing is worth a multi hour wait, not having a reservation system in 2026 is ridiculous. You have people stepping over each other in the restaurant. Do yourself a favor, be a normal human being, reserve a table anywhere else and eat at said time. read more

Loved loved loved this place Everything is DELICIOUS This is the best sushi I have had but I am not Asian so what do my tastebuds know? I have had sushi at many different places and I just love the service here AND the food Everything taste exquisite read more

Kotobuki - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

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Updating my review to add more pictures. The sushi is so fresh and the rolls are a good size. Long wait times for dine in, take out and delivery but it's worth it. Quality, flavor and freshness can't be beat. read more

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Food was decent. Service was horrible. Saki cold. Waited an hour for salad and drinks. NEVER again

We, as a family of 8, eat here twice a month. Both in-house and at home. The food and service is splendid. Friendly atmosphere, and lovely patrons. Highly recommend. read more

I consider myself a long time loyalist to the Kotobuki game. I frequent the one in Babylon a ton, love the one in Roslyn, and now most recently this location. I do love love love the sushi and sashimi for one but since coming to this location... I have a meeting found love for beef and chicken negimaki and the carnival roll.. ordered the chicken negimaki for the first time the other night and I was actually surprised how good it was.. chicken was perfect not dry or overdone .. great splitting app I feel since it comes individually rolled up; really a nice bite.. The carnival roll was so good also tuna interior with salmon and pickled onions on top.. I forget what else is in it; def can see this being one of my new faves. More of Laura's top picks include their salmon or tuna crudo (in oil with lemon and onions, salt, amazing), Chilean sea bass, and of course, the carpaccio. I'm for sure a die hard salmon lover, so that is always my first choice but the tuna is just as amazing. For sure get their bonsai ! It's plum wine mixed with sake mmmm! They continue on just like the others with their no reservations policy... first come, first served basis, you can call ahead to gauge time but make moves after your call bc they def can get a lengthy wait list. read more

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My friend and I visited Kotobuki Friday afternoon for dinner. We were worried because we know Kotobuki generally has a long wait. We joined the waitlist through Yelp and was able to get seated about 15 min after arrival. I have previously ordered takeout from Kotobuki but it was my first time dining in and it was overall a good experience. The food came out very promptly and before our main meal, we were provided with miso soup and salad. Our waiter was very attentive and kind. I actually ordered Sushi Deluxe but ended up receiving Sashimi Deluxe instead. I didn't bother to let the server know of the mistake because we were in a bit of a rush to head somewhere else after dinner and I am also a fan of sashimi so it didn't really matter too much. I think it goes back to the fact that the restaurant gets really busy and loud - which probably made the server hard to hear my order. Each slice of sashimi was fresh and really thick and a good size piece. I loved the variety of fish and I appreciated the UFO roll and the salmon carpaccio on the side. I was really full from just having fish, no carbs. I had bad experience with not so fresh raw tuna in the past (in other sushi restaurants) so I am always a little hesitant when eating raw tuna but the tuna from Kotobuki was fresh and delicious. The price is definitely pricey but I don't think it's that bad considering the quality of the food. I would say its definitely the best sushi place out in the area. read more

Kotobuki - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

I am not happy with their take out. Since I was a little girl I would always order beef sukiyaki with my family. We would each get a cast iron pot filled with meat, veggies, and noodles. One of my favorite meals there and of course all the sushi. But tonight I ordered sukiyaki to go. I knew what I was getting when I ordered it to go in the pasted. But when I got to the counter she was only going to hand me a qt of soup for $30.00. Now when you sit down you get miso, salad, white rice and a big pot. When I take home my left overs it a qt and 1/2. Please do better! Very disappointed especially when you have been going to the Babylon and hauppauge location for 20 plus yrs. read more

Service is terrible. I've placed orders on door dash multiple times and they are always late in getting the order ready or they cancel the order. Placed my door dash order at 5:41 pm and the restaurant cancelled it at 7:41 pm because they were unable to fulfill it. Terrible service. read more

One of my favorite restaurants when visiting long Island but today was a fail. I ordered three lunch specials. 2 sashimi lunch and one Tendon. Came home, unwrapped to find there's no rice for Tendon. The whole point of ordering Donburi (rice bowl) is the RICE which was missing. I called. Took three people to tell me that I was wrong that there IS rice on the bottom. They would not hear/ or admit that they made a mistake. I've been going to Kotobuki for last 30 plus years and it's a place I love to make an excuse to go to when visiting my parents. Today, all three waitresses who answered were rude and unwilling to help. Kotobuki..... take better care of your loyal customers!! read more

I love Kotobuki! Sushi is the best on Long Island. The staff is always great and you can always expect a great experience. The restaurant gets really busy on the weekends, so plan on waiting. The noodles they bring out with hot towels at the beginning are the best!! I love the variety of fish they have too. read more

Kotobuki - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

Exceptional Japanese cuisine. Clean, super-fresh sushi/sashimi, fried rice was outstanding. Bento box too much to eat for one. Staff was attentive and friendly, highly recommend. read more

As far as service for to go orders stay away. Just finished waiting two hours for a to go order. Order was placed at 6:15, told 1 hour. I arrived at 7:20. Finally walked out of Hauppague Kotbuki at 8:05. Waiting area is not comfortable, people jammed into tiny area crowing a bar that does not serve cocktails, or standing in cold vestibule. read more

Definitely feels like the most popular sushi spot in the general area. Packed with people. Even the tiny hallway for take out orders was jammed. The nigiri and hand rolls were really good. The chefs are visible behind the counter, slicing and dicing as the orders rolled in. Waitress was super nice. Everything was pretty good and I'm glad I did some research. They were completely out of Otoro and the prices were a bit on the higher side. I've definitely had better quality with lower prices. But it was still worth it. OVERALL: Absolutely worth the trip. Good sushi. Good atmosphere but a little small in terms of table space. read more

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Best sushi spot on Long Island without a doubt. We love to order takeout from here any chance we get! read more

Kotobuki - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

The food is absolutely amazing. It has won best of long island many times for a reason. Line can be long to get a table but so worth it. read more

Kotobuki - Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Hauppauge, New York

This was the worst experience we have ever had here. Being regulars and always tipping over the top, to be ignored and left to wait an hour and a half. On top of the long wait we also waited 20 minutes to be greeted and our order taken. They have the hostess.. hostessing.. taking phone calls and to go orders.. on top of bussing tables. Working hospitality myself.. this was the WORST experience of my life. We will never be coming here again. read more

The food and drinks were pretty good too (we tried a lychee saketini, ginjo, and a banzai). Flavors were nice and fish was fresh. We do think some of the portions were small (ex: tartar) and some of the flavors were pretty ordinary and not that amazing. Service is a on the slower side too. It is probably one of the more upscale sushi experiences on Long Island. Otherwise, the place is nice and airy, has a bright atmosphere, and is a nice local find. read more

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The atmosphere at Kotobuki was very busy. My partner and I were sat by the window around 7 pm. The sun began to set and sun was getting in my partners eyes and the staff took the time to close the blinds. It took about ten minutes before we got water and the warm towelettes. After, another fifteen minutes we were greeted by the waiter and ordered. We ordered sushi and sashimi for 1, zaru udon, and fried veggie gyoza. We received miso soup and salad, they were very delicious and flavorful. However, the finished plates were not taken after. The veggie gyoza came and the plates still remained. The veggie gyoza that was order was made pork and they were fine with replacing the gyoza. The veggie gyoza was subpar in flavor and texture, not a recommendation. Then when the entrees came the plates were cleared. My partner the zaru udon and I, the sushi and sashimi for 1. The zaru udon, was alright the udon noodles were not chilled enough and the tempura lacked crunch.Sushi and sashimi for 1 was okay. The sashimi was great and the rolls were alright, the fish placed upon the roll tends to fall off. Once we received the bill also realized that we received the sushi and sashimi for 1 deluxe, not what was originally ordered. The wait time was probably due to the fact the staff was understaffed with one waiter for 10 tables. There seemed to be only two waiters I saw around and ghe host occasionally stepping in, this is a big problem in management and it was especially noticeable. The rate of this place has severely gone down within the past two years and it's a shame. I would not go here again, the food is no longer worth the price. read more

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