We had a family get together for a birthday celebration with 12 people for hibachi. I always order hibachi chicken and fillet combo with rice however, this is the only place that soup and salad aren't offered TOGETHER. It's one or the other, not both like other spots I've been too. We ordered a bunch of green tea shots and a scorpion bowl. Everything was very good. The food was cooked accordingly and our cook was very entertaining. He made sure to include the kids in the sake "shots". All of our servers were prompt with getting things needed. $40 for dinner and a show can't be beat! Reservations were easy to make and staff were accommodating read more

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The portion of tiramisu is ridiculous for almost 10 dollars. Couldn't believe how small it was after spending over 100$ on the takeout. The food is yummy but the portions are small for how expensive it is read more

Kumo Hibachi - Green tea tiramisu - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Delicious and very worth the trip. Highly recommend the Godzilla Roll and the Elm St roll. Did not disappoint. Great service, very nice setting. read more

Kumo Hibachi - Spicy Tuna and half Elm St. Roll - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Terrible customer service. I went on my lunch break here to grab food. I do it pretty regularly for lunch here. I ordered chicken tempura rolls. I get this roll EVERYWHERE. And it's always made the same. If you google a chicken tempura rolls it says it's tempura chicken, avocado, and cucumber. I always ask no cucumber so I get only chicken and avocado. When I say down after driving there to pick it up I go to eat it and it has shredded lettuce in it. Never seen that before. Called to let them know there was a mistake. The girl on the phone said that's how they've always made it. I explained there is no where on the menu that specified a specific way of making these that would be special to the location vs the standard way of making it. I told them I wasn't going to be able to eat this. I'm autistic and I can't handle the texture or I'll throw up. The manager did not care so I guess it just sucks to suck. She refused for me to come back later with the food to show I wouldn't eat it and get my money back or even an option of remaking it. So I just wasted a whole lunch and money. Really shitty on their part. read more

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First time here at a friend's recommendation. I've been looking for a Japanese restaurant and enjoyed the food a lot. We got beef and salmon teriyaki lunch specials. I got salad, friend had miso soup. Appetizers were salmon avocado Maki roll and Katsu. The Maki roll was creamy fresh. Katsu was very crispy outside, flaky inside. Both teriyaki dishes were delicious. I'll be back. read more

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Great food and service. I've been here a few times with big groups for Hibachi and it's been great. I also came for some sushi for my bday and the staff was really nice, brought me some ice cream and sang happy birthday to me. read more

Kumo Hibachi - 1. Sushi Lunch - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I love Kumo! I eat here more than I should honestly lol. The food is always a hit 10/10 sushi rolls and 10/10 hibachi. I love getting the super combo hibachi. It comes with shrimp, scallops, filet mignon, and lobster and I always ad the noodles for five dollars. So this meal comes to about $50-$55. The aesthetics is pleasing. Nothing really Instagram crazy but nice date night can dress up or dress down either way. Service is fast and pleasant. read more

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I have become a regular for their shrimp & scallop hibachi. The sushi rolls are also good. The star reduction is because I feel like the service could be better but overall the food is great & the portion size is huge. I always have left overs. read more

Kumo Hibachi - Shrimp 3. Hibichi Shrimp Dinner - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Shrimp hibachi was delicious! Portion was huge! Dumpling soup had a strange taste and didn't enjoy it. Extra salads, soups, & dips were given to my job since we put in such a large order. Service was kind and prompt. Definitely will try again, coworkers sushi looked great as well read more

Kumo Hibachi - 24. Hibachi Shrimp Lunch fried rice side - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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The food was excellent and the service was wonderful. Our group of 6 greatly enjoyed the chef.

Food was alright. Their sushi wasn't bad, but one of the rolls (the Spicy Lobster Roll) did have a lot of rice whilst the Sunshine Roll was fine. It was probably because it was made by two different sushi chefs behind the counter. My friend who ordered the fillet mignon hibachi plate said it was too salty and the beef too chewy. Service was fine. The waitress was nice, but she did seem a little indifferent, especially when answering menu-specific questions. We had a decent dinner, but wouldn't specifically recommend this place to anyone because the food and service were just average. read more

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This was a restaurant I constantly walked by and was on my list of places to try. My friend and I decided to have an early dinner one day around 5PM. There was only 2 other parties so we were seated immediately. The overall look of the restaurant was very clean and quiet. We both ordered the hibachi dinner (I got the chicken and filet mignon combo and my friend got the filet mignon and lobster combo). We waited around 10 minutes before the chef came out to serve us. It was a standard hibachi experience. However, the food was not good at all. Every dish was completely drowned in sauce and was too salty to enjoy. There was no palette cleanser and we found ourselves constantly reaching for water. Both my friend and I had a difficult time finishing our food. Additionally, the meats were cooked first and by the time it arrived on our plate, it was overcooked. My friend's lobster was tough to eat and we both came to the verdict that the food was not good. Although we had a great laugh when the chef was tossing cucumber into our mouths, this is not a place we would return to again. We were disappointed considered how nice it looked from the outside. read more

Kumo Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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Overall: Wonderful restaurant with great food. If you're looking for a small gathering/event, highly recommend this place. Service: Excellent and friendly staff. Food: Some of the rolls are a little dry, but nothing I can't live with. Price: Great! Will I return: Absolutely will. This is going to be a regular place for us. read more

Kumo Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

My coworkers and I had Kumo hibachi today for lunch. I thought it was very good I had the miso soup which was delicious and I ate every drop. I also had the lunch special which was two sushi rolls and it came with soy sauce and wasabi very good I had the salmon and the spicy tuna. I am very full and can't wait to get sushi again at Kumo !!! read more

I probably won't be going again. My friends and I frequent it often, so I'm a little shocked at the way things went down last night. For starters, we always share a hibachi dish (the most expensive on the menu). I had bariatric surgery so its a waste for me to order all that food. We are always okay with paying the extra. Out of the times we've ordered it, this was the first time they only bought out one soup. That didn't bother me because we had a sushi roll coming and I didn't want to get full on it. So, we didn't say anything. It was just odd. This is the kicker...One of the young ladies at the table asked if she could "cut her food" because it was her birthday. The chef said yes. I'm not sure why with all that is going on between covid, the flu and everything else, they would let this go down. So, she's standing behind the grill flinging her long hair around shaking it around over the grill. I got up and said something. They made her tie it up. Fine. But she's touching the cutlery. First of all, she didn't wash her hands when she went back there and now she's playing in her hair. I've had enough at this point. It's time to go. We paid for our roll and left. After an hour plus of waiting they offered to move our table. To where? It was packed. To wait another hour? Ya'll need to stop this practice or at least ask the others at the table if they are okay with this happening because the answer is NO. read more

Came here on a Friday night for sushi. Didn't need reservations there was enough room where they have the kitchen section (apart from the hibachi stations). I ordered a dragon roll, Philadelphia roll, miso soup, and scorpion bowl. The scorpion bowl was pretty strong. Not too strong where it was undrinkable but enough to get you feeling it. I thoroughly enjoyed the miso soup and my 2 rolls. The 2 rolls were soft and felt like they melted in mouth. I would definitely come back here again read more

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Service 8/10 Food 8/10 Drinks 9/10 Ambiance 10/10 Price 0/10 Food was so expensive I spent 200 for dinner for two and at our regular spot in Shelton I could feed 3 people read more

What a fun experience with nice accommodations, delicious fresh food, and excellent service. The staff will go out of their way to make sure you have a great night. We arrived with 4 adults, a baby and a toddler who was very particular about where his seat would be. The staff was busy but went out of their way to arrange the seating exactly the way we wanted it. They offered a huge choice of food and made absolutely certain that we were happy with everything. This place and these People are a real find! read more

Ordered takeout & really enjoyed getting my fix of sushi! I got the "Sushi Regular". It was made promptly & the people who work there are really nice. Will be going back in the future to try the big sushi boat! read more

Kumo Hibachi - Takeout: Sushi Regular - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

This is one of my FAVORITE local Japanese restaurant I have eaten in or takeout in the pass but it's my 1st time returning since the Pandemic and was not disappointed as always Jessica is AMAZING and even though there was a gap she remembered right off. This time some friends of mine local and non local came to experience the atmosphere and was very very glad they did the food was great and Chef Jack was awesome he was a lot of fun...Prices are still good I had food there forgot my pic but did my take out food pic. I am glad they reopened after the fire We also met someone there Rosa who we have encountered several times read more

Kumo Hibachi - Alaska roll, spicy tuna and salmon - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Nice fresh meat! Sake was just ok - not amazing. Staffs are not very kind as you may expect. The price for delivery on Yelp is different from the actual price (Yelp's price is higher). I live close from this restaurant so I will use it often. read more

Kumo Hibachi - 12. Love Boat for 2 - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Oh my god this place is great why don't more people go here? The fish is fresh, the staff so nice and for New Haven, the location so near. We got the boat, because why not? And a bottle of sake to split. We clinked our glasses and tossed it back, more excited than we'd care to admit. But oh, dear reader, our vessel set sail and anchored down at our table. "AHOY!" I shouted in my head, I tried to speak, but was unable. Upon the decks of the S.S. Fin a superior crew stood at attention. Second mate salmon, first mate white tuna, Captain yellowtail sure gets a mention. We relieved the crew of their noble duty, cleared them off from starboard to port. Unmanned, the boat went back to the docks Awaiting its next fishy transport. Dear reader, I mean it when I say Kumo is well-worth the visit. The staff was so sweet, we felt right at home, and the sushi was truly exquisite. read more

Kumo Hibachi - The. Boat. - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I love Kumo. I came with 2 teenagers who wanted to try everything on the menu and an adult who wanted nothing to do with sushi. There were other food options (that I didn't get pictures of), but they were all delicious. There wasn't a scrap left when we were done. between the food and the service- I'll always return. read more

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God no! Last time I came here 10 years ago there was metal in my sons hibachi noodles! Literally a piece of metal! Buuuuttttt when 10 years go by and your 12 year old wants to have a fun dinner with her friends, so, you give in and try Kumo again! Tonight was a mess! The 2021 roll was $16 and inedible. Our hibachi chef was doing 2 tables at once which meant we got and ate all our noodles and rice wayyyyy before any veggies or meats hit our plates! The worst part is at 6:30pm there were tables of screaming 20 year old drunks! If you're looking for a club during dinner this is the place! Forget the typical squirting the sake into people's mouths, here they just let the tables pass the bottle fro. person to person, screaming to each other to drink, drink, drink! If you're looking for a drunk dorm party, this is your place. The best part was exiting with my 12 yr old and her friends past a men's bathroom wih the door propped open and drink guys peeing in the open, ohhhh yaaaa, classy place. They're also cheeeaaaapppp... soup or salad? Noodles or rice? read more

Very ok sushi but it satisfies the craving. The lunch special is a pretty good deal. I've come here many times for it.

My fiance and I are huge sushi fans and noticed that there is a shortage of good quality sushi in New Haven. When my fiance said that she finally found a sushi spot that was at least decent, I was a bit skeptical but decided to join her and her friend to try Kumo Hibachi. We decided to go after 4:30 PM for their daily 50% off sushi and rolls (50% all day Sunday). I was warned by my significant other not to order the uni but to order the more traditional rolls such as spicy ahi and tamago. I placed a handful of orders ranging from spicy ahi to dragon roll. My fiance ordered her usual all-things-ahi (e.g. spicy tuna, tuna and avocado, maguro, etc). and was very pleased with her order. I do have to agree that among the other sushi restaurants in New Haven, the quality of Kumo's is above average. The fish is fresh and the rice to fish ratio is about 2:1 unlike other places that try to fill a patron up with extra rice. I would definitely come here again to engorge myself on quality sushi especially at this decent price. read more

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0 stars should be an option for google reviews. I dined at Kumo New Haven over the weekend for a friend's birthday and you couldn't pay me to go back. Upon arriving, the hostess gave us our menus and said "hurry up and make your selection, it is a Saturday night we are very busy". We didn't even have time to look through the menu. Being rushed from the start was the first strike. Secondly, my fiancé ordered a glass of their plum wine on their list of specials and it tasted old and fermented, when she asked the waiter if this wine could be replaced with another choice, the waiter said "yes I can get you something else but you still have to pay for this one". A glass of wine that has probably sat out opened for a period of time, the customer MUST pay for? Strike 2. Our hibachi chef was also very lackluster. He cooked our food on a high heat so it could cook faster, didn't clean the grill after, served us and moved on to the next table where he did tricks, sang to the table and also told jokes. It was very noticeable that there was a difference of effort. The third and final strike came about 15 minutes into us eating. The server came over 4 times within 15 minutes asking us if we were finished and if we wanted to go boxes. Nobody even made a dent into their meals. It was very uncomfortable. And a bonus strike came when it was time for the server to collect the bill. We split the bill amongst the 7 person party, the appropriate amount of cash was given as well as debit cards to place payments on. The server shouted loud enough for the entire restaurant to look over at us "NO THIS ISNT RIGHT, YOU HAVE TO PAY FULL BILL". As if we were trying to short change the establishment. We went over the numbers with the waiter over 7x, showing her that we had the correct amount and in silence she apologized. This was the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. Being the only table with patrons of color, I couldn't help but feel neglected and ostracized. For the food to be overcooked and have minimal flavor, the service matched this 0/10 effort. Kumo New Haven should be shut down and reopened into an establishment that wants to put maximum effort into cooking great dishes and treating any and all PAYING customers equally. I wouldn't eat at Kumo New Haven again if I was paid to. read more

I came here twice when I was in New Haven for the summer. Both times we came with a large group for half priced sushi. Any place where I can get a cucumber roll for $2 is fine by me. The sushi my friends all ordered also looked amazing, and the shrimp tempura was good. The other reviews criticize the service, but we had no issues. Our group the first time all got separate checks, and the servers were prompt and accommodating. The second time we all paid on the same bill and again the server was fine. No complaints. read more

Kumo Hibachi - cucumber roll for $4 (I went during the 50% off deal so it was only $2!) - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Ordered takeout for lunch: 2 and 3 roll specials are a pretty good deal and super tasty! We got the shrimp tempura, spicy california and philly. All were solid. We loved that the philly roll has avocado in it, which is a nice touch. Lunch comes with the standard salad or miso soup. Will order again! read more

Service was friendly, rolls came out quick, and the price was spot on for the amount of food we got. Overall a great dinner. read more

Kumo Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

First time at this restaurant for my brothers birthday, he's 8 and loves hibachi! I had a reservation for 15 people at 6:30. It is now 7:30 and the chef still isn't at our table on a monday night with no other tables occupied at the restaurant. I have 6 other kids under 10 with me and ordered 10 kids meals I asked for another kids meal for me because It is too much food for me to eat as I am a small person. I understand the kids meal is for the younger crowd but I was already ordering over 150$ worth of food. The waitress rudely stated that "i can eat the food tomorrow" when i asked to speak to the manager they were not compliant. I said i would rather not order then because it was unfair and she just walked away. Horrible customer service rating 2 stars because the hibachi chef was funny. read more

Kumo Hibachi - 15 people we occupied 2 hibachi tables - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

I visited this place on Valentine's Day hoping sushi wouldn't be a popular option for those celebrating the holiday. Although there were plenty of tables available it was clear the restaurant was understaffed for handling the amount of customers they did have. I admired the hustle of one of the waitresses, literally running around the restaurant, but for the most part I feel like the staff could have handled things better. My main issue was that when waiting to be seated, staff members were walking by without acknowledging anyone who was waiting. Not even a head nod or a "we will be with you in a few". Once seated again you felt like you were completely forgotten. The redeeming quality of the restaurant is the food. Once we finally were served I did feel like the fish was of good quality. They had a nice presentation with the sashimi platter as well. May be worth visiting again on a slow night. read more

Kumo Hibachi - Sashimi Regular - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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I have eaten here many times over the years...specifically for the half priced sushi, which is now a staple on their menu. Even the specialty rolls are half priced, which is a steal! I LOVE the treasure island app...yummy tuna, salmon and yellowtail wrapped in a layer of sliced avocado with some sauce and tobiko on top...so good! Have tried most of their specialty rolls and love them all. Some of the more basic rolls are pretty standard and plain but can't complain for $3-$4 each! Hibachi is good too, although I usually go for the sushi and sit in the regular dining room. One complaint is the slow service. Most times I have visited, there are only 1-2 servers covering the 15 or so tables...although when I visited more recently, they were attentive...almost too attentive, even tried to snag our plates before we were finished. So, I guess it just depends on the night and how busy they are. Either way, I plan to continue to eat here on a regular basis. Atmosphere is pleasant...hibachi room (noisy), bar area (classy/upscale feel) and dining room has nice couches and large tables for groups. Parking is mostly on the street, although there is a small lot adjacent to the side entrance on State St. read more

Ok so the hibachi is good tho they offer you a choice of rice or noodles. That's what the 3 stars are for. Also the man doing the cooking was super nice. The service was awwwful. Didn't refill drinks and not friendly. Was barely anyone in there and still sucky service. Not sure if I'll go back. read more

If this was the show naruto and could eat up bowl after bowl like him shoot I'd order 10 just to fill myself up, by far the best ramen I've had yet tops the other places I've been to can't wait to come back for more!!!! read more

Kumo Hibachi - Great food - Japanese Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Waiter was slamming everything down rudely as soon as me and my friend sat down. We told the chef that our friend was allergic to mushrooms and he proceeded to put mushrooms on her plate. One of our drinks had something floating in her drink and the cup was dirty. The food wasn't that good it wasn't worth the hassle. Just when we thought it couldn't get any worse we go to pay and they say we can split the check which is a lie because I've came here before and they split the check! I wouldn't come back here and I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone! read more

My friends and I all got food poisoning from the sushi here. The fish was not fresh and actually tasted rubbery. Absolutely would not recommend. read more

Chicken tasted burned and bland. The miso soup was also bland and lacked the salty taste I've come to expect. Although the portion was decent, I didn't want to finish it because of how badly it tasted. To top it off the container leaked on my car seat. Very disappointed considering how expensive it was. Never coming back read more

Hello Yelp, My family and I went to Kumo for my dad's birthday. The rule was "Do Not Tell Anyone It's My Birthday or You're Stuck With The Bill," so unfortunately, we cannot comment on any birthday festivities. However, we all agreed that this was a sub-par hibachi experience and are jointly contributing to this review as we drive home. We frequent hibachi and look forward to all the tricks. And honestly, my dad goes overboard in befriending the chef - he LOVES the experience, sometimes to the point of embarrassment. This, however, was not a Hibachi Experience. No sake stream? No choo choo train? No highly competitive veggie toss? No egg roll? No jokes? Even the food wasn't high-effort, there weren't any eggs or veggies in the rice. One star is taken off just for lack of onion volcano. My sister says this review is too long, but we will press on because we need you to be informed. The only skill involved in this cooking was knife banging. Knife banging? As my brother said, this was like Fast Food Hibachi. No tricks, no fun. "The food was good, but hibachi isn't only about the food" - us, as we write this review together in the car. Food was good though. read more

Had great sushi! The spicy triplet was not spicy, but the Samurai roll was out of this world! Their vegetarian rolls were also very tasty. Amazing service, super convenient! read more