We went on a Sunday around 2:30 and service was great. I'm a big sushi fan and love a good deal, and this place lets you get a lot of bang for your buck. We did all you can eat and they don't skimp on what they give you. Lots of rolls to choose from and appetizers as well. Definitely coming back. read more

I've been a student at UIUC since August of 2018 and have been coming to this restaurant since it opened. The last two times I've been here (once last year before covid was a thing) and last night I have had horrible service. When we first walked in we were seated by a man not wearing a mask. They only make sushi for one table at a time and it takes upwards of an hour from when you order to get your first roll. Appetizers thankfully came out quickly but we had a 5:30 reservation for two, were one of only two tables seated when we ordered, ordered within 10 minutes of being seated and only ordered 5 rolls between both of us, and we still didn't leave until after 7:30. When we got the checks there was already an 18% gratuity added which used to be only for large parties. I understand businesses are struggling due to covid, but they're running at partial capacity now and it's only marginally better than the 2+ hour wait we had for food last fall when they "lost" our order and nobody checked on us for over an hour. If they can't keep up now I'm not sure they're going to be around long. It's a shame because their sushi is really affordable and pretty decent quality. There is a restaurant near my hometown that has the same menu setup and AYCE option and they have a much better management style and you never wait more than 30mins from ordering to get your sushi (even in groups of 8+). read more

Called ahead to get a reservation. 1. They didn't know how 2. They didn't ask for a name 3. There was no host when we arrived so the reservation was pointless. Sat down and ordered our first round of all you can eat sushi; the appetizers arrived in around 5 minutes, which were pretty good, and the rolls arrived in around 30 minutes which were mediocre at best. As the name implies, we were there for all we could eat, so we put in an order for a second round. The appetizers came out again around 5 minutes, but they were subpar. After waiting for about 45 minutes for our second round of rolls with nobody checking up on us, we asked for the check and left. I'm glad I spent $25 per person to get one round of all you can eat sushi. Suggestion 1: have somebody who can take reservations and honor them, or even better, have a HOST. Suggestion 2: split up your wait staff throughout the restaurant. We had 3 different servers, and all 3 of them handled my check (1 I asked it for and gave it to me, 2 who took it back from me, 3 who gave me my change). I will not be coming back I strongly encourage everybody to avoid this place. read more

I was excited to see Moki Sushi open, and looked forward to eating here. While I have a few minor quibbles with some of the decorating choices (two different styles aren't meshing as well as they might), I was very disappointed to discover that it's just plain LOUD, even when not full. Shouting at my dining companions to be heard is not my idea of a good evening. However, loud places are sometimes good enough to overcome that issue. We waited almost five minutes to be noticed when we came in. There was no one at the front desk, and the two fellows making sushi at the sushi bar (where no one was sitting) didn't seem to think it important to let the other staff know we'd arrived. Eventually, a person that I assume was a manager (based mostly on his age, I'll admit), came out. He saw us, and on approaching said "Only Two?" It felt like we were somehow only barely good enough to eat there, but perhaps if we had a bigger group we'd be better. Our fearless manager/waiter person was swift to ask us if we wanted something to drink, and then to ask us if we were ready to order. But once we were ready, he was no where to be found. I took out my knitting, assuming that the wait staff might notice I was really not looking at the menu any more. That didn't work. He appeared briefly, but only to hover around the computer with two other staff members. They hung out there for what seemed like ten minutes (but was probably only five), and then our lad disappeared again. Eventually, after he came out, walked swiftly past us and took a slow tour of the restaurant, he stopped by our table and asked if anyone had started our order. As I began telling him what we wanted - he turned away to respond to a diner sitting at the next table. Then he walked away to fetch that diner some extra napkins. Once he came back to us, we ordered Shrimp (ebi) and Salmon (sake) sashimi, and intriguing sounding crab meat ravioli, and a new-to-me roll called the Rainbow Naturo. They brought the Shrimp (ebi) and the Rainbow Naturo. The Shrimp (ebi) was fine, and the Rainbow Naturo was delightful - an interesting roll with no rice at all! just fish and avocado and cucumber. After my dining companion finished her ebi, they brought crab rangoon. This was not at all what I expected - I'm sure it was lovely, but it's not ravioli. (They were gracious about taking it back). Wait, you may ask, what of the Salmon (sake)? I wondered that myself. The Shrimp (ebi) was for my dining companion; but the Salmon (sake) was for me. We hailed ... no, we tried to hail our waiter, but he had disappeared again. We tried to hail another staff member, as she walked more or less toward us, but she was so busy reading something on her phone to see us, and the ambient noise meant she couldn't hear us. It didn't occur to her to look up, to see if anyone might need something. After watching another staff member walk past us, we gave up. Since we still had our menus, I looked up what the items we actually received cost, I put cash on the table and we left. THEN, we had their attention, and someone we'd never seen before pursued us to make sure we'd paid. read more

I hardly ever write negative reviews, but Moki Sushi has the worst service I have experienced. There were two employees, one server and one chef, and about 6 other tables when we arrived. We ordered two rounds of food from the all you can eat menu and spent over 2 hours at the restaurant (about 50+ minutes between each time being served). We barely saw our server even to have waters refilled or soy sauce brought to us. There was no acknowledgement of long waits or of missing items from our order which was frustrating. Other tables were also experiencing very long waits, we even saw customers get up to refill their own waters at the bar or run their own food. The sushi itself is fine and the restaurant is clean and well-decorated, but having only two employees is not cutting it. We won't be back and it's a shame because the restaurant has potential, I hope they improve the service quality soon. read more

This place is cool. You can get a lot for the all you can eat price. I would recommend sticking to the "cleaner" sushi, like the sashimi, nigiri, or simple fish maki. The house made rolls with all the crazy names can give you a stomach ache very quickly, and they are not that great. Stick to the higher quality pieces of fish to make your dinner more memorable and less sickening. The service is not quick at all, so just come with plenty of time and very low expectations. Not the place to go before a movie, or meeting, but great to come on a night when you're able to sit for 2+ hours! read more

Idk how this place gets a 3 star rating. It's better than any sushi place in Peoria. I did the all you can eat for $20, definitely worth it. Most all you can eat sushi places doesn't have a good nor wide selection. But at this place, you can get all you can eat appetizers and choose from any sushi off the menu. I wish I didn't live over an hour away, otherwise I would come here all the time. read more

The sushi was good, but the service was terribly slow. There are about 4-5 servers standing around and it took about a half hour to get any sushi after ordering even though there were about 5 people making sushi and the restaurant was nearly empty. I hope this gets better with time. I would go here again but I hope their service improves. Also, I went to this restaurant with a friend who has a severe peanut allergy. Before ordering we asked if anything had peanuts in it - which we were told that there weren't any. This is false. She had an allergic reaction to something that she had eaten, but luckily did not go into anaphylaxis. I would not recommend this restaurant for families with young children who have peanut allergies. read more

It's a nice looking place inside and out. Service was terrible since the beginning. We sat ourselves because nobody greeted us and we grabbed our own menus after given the sheets to order. We waited 30 minutes for our appetizers, (not all of them came out, one took close to an hour) we waited 1.5 hr for the first roll, another 10 min for the second and another 30 min for the third. We kept reminding them of the last roll yet somehow they kept forgetting or putting it off. When we did get it at long last, it was the wrong roll...we didn't feel like waiting another 1.5hrs so we just ate it. The rolls were 8/10 the Nigiri was 7/10 and the appetizers varied but overall were 7/10. Needless to say that the overall experience was ruined by the long wait to sit, wait for the food, and the slow service attention we received. read more

The variety is huge and the portions are filling. The sushi is fresh and delicious, which justifies the $24.99 price. $24.99 for all you can eat sushi is a deal you cannot beat. The waiter was very helpful when it came to making sure our experience went smoothly. Would definitely recommend. read more

I have been to Moki several times pre COVID and current. They are SLOW and their service is pretty much the worst I've ever experienced. You'll be seated and given the all you can eat menu. From that point on, do not expect a server to come to your table again unless you wave them down. Had to wave down a server to take our order after waiting 45 minutes. Had to wave them down for refills of water. Had to wave them down to order another roll of sushi. I'm okay with waiting on the fresh sushi but to have the service be that awful is unacceptable. Additionally, the one server that was working had this same service while the place was full all the way until we were the only table there. The crowds or lack there of was not a factor. She was using her cellphone watching tiktok while standing at the sushi bar. Lastly, you are forced to provide a 18% tip gratuity if you pay with card because it is automatically added to the tab. The service is not worth that. I understand covid causing delayed service times but to see your server on tiktok right in front of you while you have to wave her down for everything is asinine. I recommend taking cash if you decide to go so that you do not have to leave the 18% gratuity tip and can simply pay for the mediocre sushi you waited 2 hours for. read more

The food here is really really good! Its a great place to go on a date or in a big group. They have all you can eat appetizers, sushi, and dessert for $25/person and that's a STEAL! I am never upset with what I get here for the price I pay! The great thing about this place is that you can experiment and get more unique foods to try such as eel and fish eggs and clams. The MAJOR downside to this place is the service. The service is some of the worst I have seen at a restaurant. They usually have only one server and they go SO SLOW. Other than that the price is great for what you're getting with the all you can eat special. read more

Great sushi and it's presented very cool. Everything about the restaurant is pleasing. The staff are nice and their sushi is delicious. Give it a try. read more

My boyfriend and I got diarrhea after eating there yesterday. We didn't eat anything together except for this meal. I am not going again.

This place is excellent! Beautiful sushi and creative presentation with great flavors! I had the Angel Hair and Green Turtle sushi--(not actually a turtle). Delicious! read more

The food is pretty nice but the service is so bad. We wait an hour for food and some of waitresses seem aggressive all the time. TT

Yaki tori is very salty. Teriyaki shrimp is not even real teriyaki shrimp... Just some grilled shrimp that's oily, absolutely tasteless except for being very salty. Extremely disappointed, worst fake Japanese food I've ever had, 100 times worse than those in every shopping mall, very overpriced for the food they delivered. I cook better than them, please. No, thank you, next. read more

Interesting perspective. I would like to see a little bit more of a softer environment, to include more comfortable chairs. There are a few language barriers and the cost is really a bit much but I have been here three times and have decided that the sushi is better than average and that is good. I will return and not pay too much attention to the ambiance. My first visit, two weeks ago, was way too loud. I was alone and that was good. If I have a date it would have been very difficult to hear anything. I am not sure why there is this need to have music on top of the loud voices completing to be heard. At any rate, I will go back. read more

We loved this sushi! Great options, all you can eat or placed orders, AND great variety in the menu. Everything we tried was delicious and the staff was very attentive. We were well fed and well taken care of here in our favorite dish: sushi! If I really tried to think of a criticism it would be that we found the ginger and wasabi to be weak in flavor, but that pales in comparison to the flavor they brought in their sushi (the important part). We will definitely be back for more! read more

We came to Moki Sushi for a date after work and, upon arriving early for our reservation, learned that they had given our table away without checking who they had given the table to. We only ordered the first round when we learned 40 minutes after waiting that they had lost our order. We spent 2:30 hr there for dinner in the cold. This has happened twice where they forgot our order and didn't tell us. Other times, they brought the rest of our order (some 2-3 rolls of sushi or a whole plate of nigiri) right when we were about to head out. Today we paid 70 dollars for 1 roll of sushi, 4 appetizers, and 8 nigiris + 2:30 hrs of waiting. We didn't even get all the food we ordered. This ruined our date and I had to profusely apologize to my date for choosing this place. I've never been more mad and hungry walking out of an all-you-can eat Sushi restaurant. I would've given no tip if I had a choice. Go here if you want to waste your time and money. The crew here is unorganized and provides horrible service. read more

The interior is very nice and modern. The restaurant is clean. Food was average. If you are not getting the all-you-can-eat, then it is not worth it. Their ala carte menu is pricey for the quality. You might as well just get the sushi in the market right next to it (much cheaper, same quality -- if not, better). The service is terrible. Very slow. The servers seem like they don't know what they are doing. They need to learn more about their own menu. They also need to pay attention to their customers as well. I got the all-you-can-eat, it took a long time for my orders to come to my table. I ordered appetizers and some sushi at the same time. The sushi arrived first so I ask how long until the appetizers, just for them to realize that it's been sitting on the counter, they just forgot to serve it to us. Sushi were incomplete. They forgot to make 2 of my orders, which I pointed out (showing that I did check it on the paper, but it's not on my plate), she went one by one, pointing at my food on the plate which order is which just for my server to realize that they actually forgot to make it. Few minutes after that, a manager looking guy or the owner, came to our table to stare on my plate and did the same thing, as if I didn't know what salmon, tuna, shrimp look like. Very unprofessional and under-trained. They quickly solved the problem by bringing the other 2 sushi that I was so suppose to get. After that, I had to keep asking for new paper to order, getting their attention was difficult. Some customers even had to get up to give their orders to their server. Some were literally waving their hands. It's not a pleasant scene while trying to enjoy your dinner. They need to work on their customer service. Terrible. Customer Service is very important , how do you enjoy food with poor service? Poor service destroy good products. read more

Although their sushi was great (definitely recommend on white tuna) their service was immature and horrible. Although they have a large facility their waitresses are not attentive enough to whats happening in the kitchen and on the floor. I , having an experience as waitress myself, can understand up to a point if it was busy. However, having the food standing their for 3 minutes long when theres two waitresses on the floor and three tables, its un acceptable. They should do better. Their service during 2~3 PM is horrible, they have their (employees) lunch hour. Even if they have customers during their "meal time", ALL of the employees are eating at the same time with their backs towards us. NONE of them were attentive to us when we wanted to order another set of rolls. Also, my friend found a piece of HAIR inside the rice, the waitress NEVER apologized but rather ASKED us what she would do. I don't know how the training goes here but she should have apologized on behalf of the restaurant and got us a new plate. We had to ask the waitress if we could get a new plate. They are not attentive to the customers at all. Please be aware of that. read more