Can't speak for the sushi but the Thai food here is terrible. Do not eat here!! I live in Fairfax with an abundance of excellent Thai places.. was appalled by the food at Kruba. We ordered: Pad see ew w. Chicken, fried rice with chicken, drunken noodles with chicken, Thai green curry with tofu, and a duck dish. It was weird because they charged dinner prices for lunch due to the fact that it was Labor Day. They forgot to add the chicken to our 2 orders of drunken noodles (a travesty).. and we paid that extra charge for chicken/dinner prices! And the flavor of each dish was very similar. There was no basil in the drunken noodles ?!! There was an interesting dark flavor, if I could describe it that way, more Malaysian than Thai. Usually green curry is a bit more thin and extremely flavorful but this was super thick and just salty. A lot more I could say but will stop here. Not a tasty meal, sadly would not recommend. read more

This is probably one of my favorite Sushi spots. The toasted salmon roll and crab fried rice is a must have.

I ordered takeout from this restaurant. Pad Thai was a little on the sweet side but otherwise the flavor was good. Service wasn't super friendly and the prices were about average for the Navy Yard area (which is to say moderately overpriced). I'd probably order from here again if I were in a pinch but not sure I'd drive out of my way for a visit. read more

Kruba - Takeout pad Thai (with tofu) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

First time here and the service and experience were both superb. Fresh off the plane and this was our first stop. We came during the lunch hour and it was surprisingly empty. Do yourself a favor and order the Pineapple fried rice (amaaaaazing). read more

Kruba - Pineapple fried rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great value. Not toe curling, but good food at a great price point. And for that...4 stars.

Overpriced and of poor quality. $50+ for 2 apps, SMALL sushi roll and curry. Chicken in curry was BLUE (see photo). read more

Kruba - Sushi Bars Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I will definitely be a regular here for sushi! We didn't try the Thai food, and I'm actually pretty sad this place went sushi/thai since I think they'd have much better ratings if they were only Sushi/Japanese. So if you're looking for sushi don't let the bad reviews deter you! Onto the detailed review... Sushi: This is fresh fish that is prepared very well. Our favorite roll was the plain tuna roll, that says a lot when just fish and rice taste so delicious. I do wish their specialty rolls were a tad bit more affordable and had some more exciting options. I say this as a non-traditionalist that loves fresh fruit and flavors/sauces. The traditional/more plain rolls are delicious enough to keep us happy. Drinks: I really enjoy chilled saki with my sushi so I stayed away from the cocktail menu (though it did seem they had some decent options). Saki menu was small, but had solid options. Since my bf doesn't like saki I just opted for the cheapo $9.00 'house' chilled saki and it was pretty great. I tend to down saki so I wouldn't want to share, but I lighter drinker would probably be fine sharing that $9.00 bottle. Other Food: All we tried were the spring rolls. They were your basic deep fried spring rolls, but the sauce we pretty good with some nice spice. I can see why people going there for non-sushi meals might not be happy with the food. The spring rolls weren't bad, but not much better than what you'd get at any take-out place, save the tasty sauce. They had some decent dessert options, but no red bean ice cream! Red bean is my favorite, please get some Kruba! Ambiance: They clearly put a lot of time and money into this places look. It's nice, calm, and feels like a traditional sushi place. Overall: We can walk here and it's really good sushi. We will be regulars when we want sushi. I hope enough people feel the same way so this place stays open because it really is a great spot for some rolls! Also - someone on here complained about their lunch specials. I don't see much in the way of Kruba having lunch specials either, but they do have happy hour specials from I believe 3-6 with $2 rolls. read more

Went for lunch with a group of five. The restaurant interior is beautifully decorated and the tables are sturdy wood. Looks like a lot of money went into the finishes. We ordered quite a few sushi rolls as starters in addition to our lunches and the waiter asked if we were in a hurry because the sushi orders were backed up. We weren't... Glancing over at the sushi area, I only saw one person making sushi... hence the back-up. Hopefully this is not the status-quo for them. The sushi was good, but the roll sizes were a bit small. Lunch specials are $9.95 and come with a miso soup and a spring roll, served first on a fancy plate/bowl. I don't care for miso soup but it was a small "taster" portion and the spring roll was also small, crunchy and somewhat tasteless outside of the standard greasy flavor. The entrees all sounded appealing and it was hard to decide. Two at our table ordered the pad ginger, I ordered the Pad Prig King, not even knowing what prig king sauce is (and still not knowing after eating although it wasn't saucy but more of a rub texture), another had the drunken noodles and someone had fried rice. Dish presentation is nice and dishes have spiraled carrots on them and are served with a side of rice. Everyone enjoyed their food and considering we ate a boatload of sushi, everyone finished their meals, which speaks a bit to the small portions. All in all, the experience was favorable, and the service good but far from great. The prices trend a bit high for lunch, especially given the modest portion sizes. I'd go again and hope for improvements. read more

Good thai food -- same owner and practically the same menu and ambiance as Regent Thai (on 18th St. NW) and Teak Wood (on 14th St. NW). Food here seems a bit less spicy than their other spots, but still good. And you can always ask for it to be spicier. read more

Kruba is my favorite, go-to spot in the neighborhood. Their quality and service, including a commitment to covid precautions, have been unwavering since I started dining with them over a year ago. The sushi and thai food are both delicious, and the pricing is very reasonable. I recommend the mango curry! read more

How do you mess up fried rice? It was awful. Service was extremely slow for us to be the ONLY people in there. The spicy California rolls were good though. read more

Not bad! $11.95 for lunch special - I had drunken noodle, came with a tasty tiny spring roll and miso soup. A reasonable portion, though one of my coworkers who came with me mentioned that it was a great deal more generous on previous visits. We went at about noon on Friday, and it was active, but not super crowded. Nice atmosphere, worth a visit if you're in the area, but I wouldn't make a special trip. read more

Th service really sucked wind! So annoying to not get good service. I would definitely not go back for that reason alone. The food wasn't good enough to outweigh the bad service. It made me and my party feel unwelcome read more

I didn't think you could feel sad eating Thai food. And then I ordered takeout from here. What you think will be a delicious, mouthwatering Pad Thai experience will actually be a side of white rice and a plastic container filled with disappointment. You might be thinking to yourself.. Pad Thai doesn't have rice in it.. exactly my point. And what's worse, when you address the issue with the manager himself, you will be told that you can pay for an entirely new entree so that they can try to get it right the second time around. Consider going to literally any other restaurant.. or roll the dice and pay 25 dollars to feel like you're in a sad Drake song. read more

If the front of the house was 1/3 as good as the back it would be a solid 4-stars---but it is a long way from that. The food remains really good. The service is atrocious; well the servers are nice but don't expect things like food, flatware, napkins, drinks, etc to come in any particular order; and be prepared to go chase the components down. Also don't order anything from the bar other than a standard beer or menu cocktail. Order a dry martini, get a dirty one. I could go on but it would be piling on. read more

Dined here many times and the food is decent however the service has progressively gotten worse and not worth dealing with. They constantly change the times that they are open/when you can dine inside versus out. Would not recommend. read more

Sushi as good as any but expensive, expect to pay $10 for a small glass for house wine. Service was average and chef was friendly. Very few patrons, I'm guessing due to prices. We do not plan to go back and live in the area. read more

Finally a sushi restaurant we can call our own! Generous portions of fish and conservative amount of rice in the rolls. We tried California, spicy tuna, yellowtail, and salmon rolls. All are tasty and we would definitely go back for more. I also really like the ambiance. Very zen in decor. And although it did not conform to the zen decor, I really enjoyed the R & B music playing in the backdrop. The minus 1 star is for mediocre Thai food. We tried the drunken noodles and pad Thai and both were just ok. Drunken noodles dish was spicy but that's about it. Pad Thai had too much fish sauce. I wouldn't order Thai here. read more

Have been here twice now, and I've been extremely happy with it both times. This far have tried their pad thai, mango salad, a side of white tuna nigiri, and "sea war" seafood salad. Their pad thai is quality. But their salads are amazing. I love tangy thai salads, and these are really up there. Be sure to ask for hot spices and add some of their hot pepper fish sauce. Their thai iced coffee is also great. Overall, great food, nice atmosphere (if a bit quiet for my taste), friendly service. I also love their hand carved decor! read more

Great lunch menu option. Miso soup spring roll and pad with beef, chicken, vegetable or pork 11.95. Tastes great!

Wasn't greeted when entered restaurant. Had to find staff to order food. They added gratuity to our party but we were only a party of 4. Waiter snatched up the check as we were leaving like he was afraid we didn't pay. Didn't even say thank you. Not worth the money. Overpriced Sushi. Stay away from this place. Especially Black Folks. read more

DO NOT GO I am not one to write bad reviews only ,but I've tried this place TWICE! And it's been horrible not once but twice! I want even go into detail about the first time. The second time I went with a few ladies from work for lunch. First of all the waitress didn't speak good English so she wasn't aware about what we were asking about. Then my coworkers decides to get 2 spring rolls instead of soup. When the guy brings it to our table he is rushing so fast that one of the spring rolls rolls off the plate into the table and this MAN had The NERVE to pick it up with his hands and put it BACK on her PLATE!. No I'm sorry, my bad, let me get you a whole new plate, NOTHING. He picked it up off that nasty table they wipe off with dirty towels, with his nasty, ain't no telling where his hands been self and put the food back on the plate. I was in shock and disgusted. I ordered something that came with vegetables and shrimp. TELL ME WHY I paid 15 bucks for a lunch special and I had 4 pieces of shrimp on my plate. My coworkers food tasted like old chicken that had been sitting and my other coworkers food looked like beef that someone had chewed on. The noodles were dry. It was just a hot ass mess. I had a tiny little scoop of cold HARD rice. What happened to Thai food being heavy with lots of rice? When we tried to as another waitress to get our waitress so we could send the food back, yet again anther person who didn't understand English so she stood and nodded her head while she attempted to refill out water which wasn't what we were asking for. And NO she didn't go get the waitress. The place smelled weird and they had a lot of flys from keeping the door open! So as I stated before DO NO GO! There is a really nice Thai place in Alexandria on King St, cheaper, more food and no flys. read more

Came for lunch. Mediocre sushi. Good dumplings. Decent edamame. Good service. Will not return.

I was so disappointed in my order. I got basil fried rice and the rice was squishy. The dish was really bland and I love basil fried rice. I also think the serving size was small compared to the "lunch" price. I will likely never eat here again. read more

Never have any issues dine in or take out. Every time I go it's usually never busy which is completely fine with me. I've tried many things and some I enjoyed and others not quite so but I wouldn't say because of the quality of food but just not what my tastebuds enjoy. It's sushi!!! Who doesn't enjoy. read more

I ate lunch here yesterday (my first visit). Pretty cool place with interesting decor. The restaurant was almost empty aside from us and 3 or 4 other tables, but we decided to give it a try. Service was alright but slightly slow, appetizer of fried squid was delicious. The entrees were decent but when my brother asked for more rice with his curry, we didn't realize there would be a $2.50 charge added to the bill (seems kind of silly). Overall not a bad experience but a bit pricey for mediocre Thai food. read more

The ingredients were fantastic- papaya salad and entree of crispy basil topping crispy duck over a super bed of veggies The garlic was a little too heavy and overwhelming though it was good but would be fantastic with less garlic and less salt Huge serving of food and a generous pour of wine I'd try it again read more

Our group had lunch here today and it went very well. My Drunken Noodles w/Pork was very good. The cashew chicken looked amazing and my friends enjoyed it. This is a clean, well decorated, pleasant place to have lunch. The staff was very nice and helpful. The food arrived quickly and was up to our standards. Very good over all. read more

We love Thai cuisine and we try to find a new local place a few times a month. So we decided to give Kruba a try, and I'm glad we did. Beautiful decor attentive and friendly wait staff and last but not least some of the most flavorful authentic Thai we've ever eaten. I had the pineapple fried rice and she had the grilled salmon Panang curry. Both dishes were amazing. We also had their sushi which were tightly rolled fresh and very flavorful as well. I'm not a fan of large sushi rolls, and these rolls were perfectly rolled very tight and small. read more

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Thai food is average but sushi is delicious! Very friendly staff and very quick service.

The food was not bad but the service was extremely slow! If the restaurant was packed I would understand but that was not the case. They seem to have many to go orders so maybe that would be the best option if you want to try this place. It sushi wasn't bad but I doubt I will go back for it. The drunken noodles were good but a bit spicy for my taste. read more

While dining here today with my colleagues it was horrible for the following reasons: 1) Received two dirty drinking glasses of water 2)Roach appeared out no where and ran under window wall border molding i jumped up and we moved. When we told staff and girl presenting to be the manager they were unconcerned. I went back to table to retrieve my sweater and roach ran across the table. Manager waited for it to reappear and took a napkin and killed it on the table. Table was never cleaned or wiped off. Fucking disgusted. 3). I ordered garden vegetable rolls and after sitting and waiting was told they didn't have them. Why Didn't the server know to inform guest? Do these folks communicate, apparently not!! 4). My colleague asked for drunken noodles with vegetables from the lunch menu. She received vegetables with tofu and three noodles. When brought it to the lady posing as manager she started explaining that the roach came from outside Before sharing that this is how it's made as they measure the portions. I asked since we had endure enough could she just give her a small portion of noodles to add to her plate. The manager acted like it was a problem and was not even willing to look at the order and see it was a little noodles. No apology nothing and the server never returned to see if we needed something or if things were okay. The worst dining experience read more

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Kruba is a great spot. I got several appetizers and drunken noodles as the entree. All were delicious and you can't been these prices. Service was attentive and efficient. Will definitely be coming back read more

Kruba is the best deal in DC. All their beers are around $5, And even less for HH. I have been several times now and the food was delicious. I mainly eat appetizers (spring rolls, edamame, dumplings) and vegetarian entrees, and everything has always been delicious. Don't be deterred by a relatively smaller crowd. I consider it a hidden gem!! read more

this is my favourite place.I went there a lot of time with my friend. The food was great and sudhi too. Sushi was awesome. I am going back. Service also fast and nice. read more

Kruba - love this meal yum yum - Sushi Bars Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Will make this short and simple....Great food, outstanding service and exceptional variety. I go there frequently with my girlfriend and have ordered a number of the curries, drunken noodles and soups. If you're unsure of your spice limit just order as-is and request a spice tray should you require a little augmentation throughout the meal. My only knock is that I can never seem to get out of there for under $100 with a simple dinner for 2 and couple beers. Having said that, pretty much used to it after being born, raised and spending my 20s and 30s in the District. read more

I've had Thai food in some "mecca" areas, but this was truly delicious. Cool environment inside, the food is fresh and simple, and the spices work together in an amazing way. Nothing we had was too spicy, it was just perfect. Miso soup and Spicy Crab Tempura Roll as starters, followed by four entrees, then pad see ew, and finally mango sticky rice. Though ingredients among dishes were repeated, each dish had its own unique flavor. I certainly would recommend this place to anyone in SE looking for a fast pace, delicious Thai restaurant! read more

The decor of this restaurant is beautiful, especially the washrooms. The washbasin designed from a piece of wood is a nice touch. I've experienced this place a couple of times. The food is pretty good. I thoroughly enjoyed the Pad Thai the first time; however, the Ginger Chicken dish I had the second time was just okay. I sampled my lunch companion's meal, which was chicken and cashews. I loved it. He didn't. Just goes to show that there is a variable in appreciation for food. I did not like the Arnold Palmer I ordered with a meal. I believe it was made with Thai iced tea (which should come as no surprise). The flavor wasn't tasty. Oh yeah, their prices are a bit high for the portion. All in all, I have decided that I will be back. For me, it's worth coming to the picturesque area and stopping in to have one of my favorite types of cuisine. I know of at least two dishes that I love. I've only gone on Saturday when the place is practically empty so no problem in getting a table. read more

Kruba is excellent. We got very fast service in the beautiful but nearly empty space (neighbors, lets fix that ASAP). We have also had takeout. Both my curries (Penang and green) were great -- good balance of flavors especially with the Penang that can easily get too sweet. My husband had pad thai and pad prig king and enjoyed both. Also, they are now serving beer and wine and the sushi bar is open -- next on my list to try! Update: food is still quite good, though portions are a bit small for the price. They are almost always empty, so you should stop by if the line is too long at the nearby Bluejacket (which is also excellent). read more

I live in the Yards area, where the dining options are pretty limited (but getting much better every month!). The first time my boyfriend and I went here, it was based mostly on convenience (and excitement over the fact that we now had another option besides Justin's); we weren't necessarily expecting it to be one of the best sushi places in the city. Needless to say (based on the 5 stars), Kruba exceeded our expectations! We now get delivery from Kruba about once a week, usually sushi. Every roll that we've ever had has been delicious and fresh. The spicy tuna -- which is, in my opinion, always the standard to judge sushi places by -- is awesome. Our favorite special rolls are the executive and toasted salmon. Every Thai dish that we've gotten has been awesome as well. We especially love the tod mun goong. In addition to the food, there are two MAJOR bonuses. First, the restaurant is absolutely gorgeous -- it's entirely done in beautiful teak wood. Second, the delivery is lightening fast. When we order, they always tell us it will be about a half hour. It's usually more like 15. I am a little concerned with how empty it usually is. I hope it's more of an indication that people order tons of delivery, and not that the restaurant just isn't doing well. I'm actually writing my first yelp review because I think this place deserves 5 stars...and I really want it to stay around!! read more