I am giving my review strictly from a takeout standpoint. I will say we have ordered takeout from Sushi King over 6 times and can speak to the consistency of the food you are getting. We have gone inside and met the staff when picking up our food. It is a family owned business. The family is very friendly and welcoming. Taking a star off because the food often does take a long time to be ready. A couple of times we have be told the food will be ready at a specific time and end up waiting at least 30 mins past. The wait for the food is really my only complaint as the sushi is consistently fresh and delicious. I have never had a bad experience with the sushi. The prices are also affordable. You get fresh quality sushi rolls for less then the price of Wegmans to go sushi (and superior quality imo) Will have to stop in for a dine in experience one of these days. read more

Sushi King - Godzilla Salmon roll Salmon Lover - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

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Best sushi around. After trying this place a few times i don't like going anywhere else. it's always fresh and they have unique selections. Definitely worth a try read more

My friends and I love Sushi King! They are always accommodating when we have a big group, we take up the whole place. I've done plenty of take our orders as well. My go to is the sushi sashimi for 2, $46 for a platter of 10 pieces of sushi, assorted sashimi, and 2 rolls. Such a great deal. They sashimi is always fresh. It also comes with a side salad and miso soup. We absolutely love this. I've tried other pieces of sushi off friends plates and haven't had a bad one yet. At this rate, we will try the entire menu at some point. Small mom and pop business with plenty of parking in the back. So I highly recommend Sushi King! read more

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4.5 stars. Very good sushi place in such an unassuming little town. Was able to find seating right away on a weeknight. Tried the sushi for two which included 20 pieces of sushi and two rolls. This came with miso soup and salad to start the meal with the combo. The slices of fish were very thin but they were expertly cut and long. There was a good variety of different types of fish and everything tasted remarkably fresh. Something we didn't know (and we didn't ask since it was a hot day) is there is free hot black tea or green tea which is another perk. Also tried the tempura banana and it was a surprisingly tasty dessert: not too oily. Of note, this place is a very small place and it may take awhile for food to come out, as there is only one sushi chef that I could see. read more

Sushi King - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

OMG - OMG - OMG I don't know where to begin or what to say but OMG BEST SUSHI PLACE and not just in Rochester but the BEST SUSHI PLACE EVER. I have been to over a hundred sushi restaurants throughout America and consider myself a sushi snob. I call myself a sushi snob because I am a very tough critic - I like unique, fun and fresh rolls and have extremely high standards. I also call myself a sushi snob because I judge every roll I eat on a scale of 1 - 10. Of all the thousand rolls I have eaten 3 have only have ever received a 10 and no restaurant has ever received more than one roll with a 10 - well until I visited Sushi King that is! My boyfriend (who I turned into a sushi snob as well) and I ordered 3 rolls - all 3 we both rated a 10! I was shocked, bewildered and amazed and my taste buds in glory. After every bite my boyfriend kept yelling to the sushi chef best sushi ever, yeah man, wow so good, etc... The place is very very small and is run by a husband and wife team and sometimes their daughter helps waitress. Because they are so small and don't have that many people working there the service is slow ! And when I say slow it is SLOOOOOW! Does not matter how many people are there you will be waiting forever for anything. Get a water pitcher, order rolls all at once, and if want more than one drink order them at the same time. But it doesnt matter its worth waiting 5 hours for the rolls. We also ordered crunchy porcupine appetizer - very different and delicious. My boyfriend also ordered the noodles as well which he said were the best he has had in Rochester as well. Second time here we got their popular bento box with chicken Katsu and beef teriyaki which was an amazing price. The teriyaki beef was out of this world cooked to perfection.. the chicken katsu on the other hand wasn't very good and not comparable to the katsu I am used to but I am used to Hawaiian Katsu not Japanese. Along with the quality and taste the prices are beyond reasonable as well. The rolls I ordered and rating are below ( I will add as I try more because you bet I will be back many many many more times :)) Sushi Cake - 10 Sushi King Lobster Roll - 10 Dream Roll - 10 Tiger - 8 Yankee- 8.2 (sweet so I like to add wasabi on the roll) Spicy cooked roll - 7.3 California- 2 ( all California rolls are gross though) read more

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If you want sushi and you're in Penfield, this is the place to get it! We especially love their shrimp tempura avocado rolls!

This place is the best sushi I've had in Rochester. It's also the slowest. It's not the server, it's the kitchen. As long as you accept the speed of service you will get a very good meal. We started with the tempura vegetables, perfectly cooked and flavorful, plus the calamari. The calamari and the sauce were very tasty, but it was a little overdone. For rolls we got the Farmer and the Dream. Both were fresh and excellent. While we were eating a woman came in looking for her takeout order. She was frustrated as she said "I called an hour ago to place the order and it was supposed to be ready 10 minutes ago." It still took another 15 before she was headed out the door. read more

Solid sushi! Fresh, good. Family fun place, nice people, good traditional offerings plus some unique ones. We tried a number of things... spicy spicy and eel special were my favs. Family loved it all. The sushi cake was very very filling. We will return when we are back in the area! read more

Sushi King - Sushi cake - so filling! - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

Really good sushi. Our daughter's FAVORITE sushi place. She's our resident expert. Small, only four of them, but they take pride in their craft. Support them. read more

I love their sweet potato Sushi and crab Sushi!! Delish!! Don't really eat fish much!! Very polite staff & owners!!! Eat there or take out. read more

First time at Sushi King . . . outstanding! Takeout with wait of about 10 minutes! I will definitely go back! Cost of Sushi and Shrimp stir fry rice about $24. Limited parking behind with eat in the front. read more

I met a friend here for dinner on a Tuesday after she had recommended it based on a previous visit. She warned me that the last time she came it was on a Friday and it took over an hour to get their food, but today we didn't have any issues. Probably because it was a Tuesday. Anyway, the restaurant is small-ish so I could see how it could get crowded on a busy night. I ordered the chicken gyoza and beef negimaki apps and both were good. I especially liked the gyoza; the portion was very generous for only $4.95 (8 pieces). The negimaki was pretty good but I wished it had a bit more flavor. I also got the Dream roll and chicken fried rice. The rice was absolutely delicious. Lots of flavor and a good sized portion. The Dream roll was exactly that! It had crab, cream cheese, green onions, and a few other ingredients that I can't remember. It was also tempura fried. I told my friend it was a "gluttony" roll because it was so decadent and indulgent! Highly recommend it if you wanna treat yo' self. Overall I really liked the food here. The prices were fair and the portions nice and big. I would probably recommend going on a week day if you don't want an extended wait. We got our food within about 20 minutes (apps came a bit earlier) and an hour total after we had gotten our checks. read more

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After ordering food by phone and being told it would take 30 minutes, my food was not ready until an hour. They seemed very short staffed as there were two people making sushi and one other person taking calls, giving people their takeout orders, and acting as a waitress. Other than the long wait, my sushi was awesome! Would order from here again, just need to be patient. read more

Sushi King - Inside - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

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Love this place! Only place I will get sushi! Very fresh and tasty! Sometimes a long wait but worth the wait read more

Sushi King - 2 Kani salad, tiger roll, mango tension roll, fusion roll, Boston roll , seaweed salad, Amazing - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

I stopped by for dinner with a friend and I am surprised how good this place is. The miso soup is umami, salad with an awesome dressing, and seafood/sashimi is fresh. Not the fanciest of decor but the food makes up for it. There are other selections like noodles and bento boxes which i did not get a chance to try but will be back! I've been told the lunch pricing is very reasonable, def get your bang for the buck. read more

Sushi King - Chirashi bowl - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

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Ordered take out and got the 3 roll lunch special which comes with miso and a salad and a bento box with katsu chicken and substituted the California roll for a Philadelphia roll. The 3 rolls I got were salmon avocado, Boston roll and shrimp tempura. The food was so fresh and delicious and it was all for $23 definitely recommend trying this place out if you're looking for a new sushi place. Can not wait to come back! read more

Sushi King - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

We have had good sushi in NYC and Toronto This place is definitely on a par! Delicious spicy salmon, tempura, miso soup Highly recommended Sometimes the wait can be long for take out though 100% worth it!! read more

Was craving sushi and I heard this place was really good. Restaurant was empty, they are known for takeout. They have tables incase you want to have a nice dinner out. The food was delicious, really enjoyed the manhattan and the romantic I recommend both of them. I will definitely be back to try more delicious sushi thanks for a first great experience. Can't wait to try more read more

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I love this place, I do! I don't mind and waiting for good food made by one man, I get it. And I struggle with always saying "everything was great", when I want to say... " your waitress/daughter needs to check on tables, needs to refill water, needs to stop standing and staring into space ". I feel like a jerk saying it. I think I'm bound to become a take out patron. Don't come here if you don't have time on your hands or you can't make conversation with your dining partner. We ordered the special "Farmer roll" tempura chicken, cream cheese, asparagus, carrot in soy paper. It was really good. We also tried the "Jade roll" king crab meat, cooked shrimp, mango, topped with scallop and avocado, superb. I wanted to order more but she never came back. read more

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Beautiful sushi and sashimi. The wait is worth it. Fresh, large varied menu. The staff is always very polite.

Always loved this place! Small, cozy, local...fresh rolls and excellent quality ingredients! Started with Miso soup and salad (ginger dressing was so good). Great date night spot! read more

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WOW. How is this the first time I've gone to this place?! Went here close to closing with some friends last night and had the best sushi I've eaten in a long time... every roll was delicious & our waitress was the sweetest. The rolls are big- our eyes were clearly bigger than our stomachs so we'll be eating sushi again for lunch & maybe for dinner... Not mad about it. Get the Dream Roll my lorddd. read more

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Unknown gem alert!! I've driven by this place so many times and didn't even notice it, it's just a very small establishment with a couple employees behind the sushi bar. This does result in a little bit of a longer wait time, like when you go in for a table be prepared to be there for awhile. But the sushi is so delicious , fresh, and authentic. We ordered a few different rolls for the table and we were all stuffed when we left. My boyfriend doesn't even like sushi and he ate the Philadelphia roll and LOVED it. Might be better for takeout if you aren't in the mood to sit and wait, but nonetheless delicious read more

Sushi King - Lobster Sushi Roll - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

Ahh, just what I wanted after nine long months without and thankfully, Sushi King did not disappoint. SK is one of the places that has the best fish all around as far as quality, taste, and portion. We ordered the Sushi for Two which comes with the usual miso soup and salad with ginger sauce for both of us as well as an array of various nigiri (a healthy slab of fish on top of rice). The fish just melted in my mouth like ice cream on a hot day. That's what I'm talking about! The chef has a unique way of cutting the fish as all of the pieces had extended "heads and tails" if you will, so you get more fish than rice. The dish also included the Fantastic roll and Eel Special roll - both delicious. The fish was 5 stars! I did not rate 5 stars for two non-food related reasons: service and parking. There was only one table, who finished their meals already, when we walked in. Now our dish was big so I understand that it took time to prepare and carefully cut and arrange the fish, but it took way too long for our soup and salad to come out. Also, it was my first time going there and I didn't know where to park. The building is on the corner of a busy intersection so I couldn't lollygag around in my car looking for the lot. I thought there was an alley way right next to the building on 441 that led to the parking lot in the back, but it was not. The waitress said there are two entrances to the back lot - one at the pizza shop on 441 and the other is behind the building on Five Mile Line Rd. One trip there to familiarize yourself with the location and you'll be all set. For all of you sushi lovers, it's a must try! read more

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+consistent quality +menu options +fair pricing -venue leaves something to be desired read more

Very good sushi no wait at all for pick up will definitely be going back. The dream was the best

Family run business as we saw the whole family at the restaurant working. Portion sizes are large so even though they are expensive we had leftovers & were able to get 2 meals out of each entree. Service was a little slow but they were pretty busy with to go orders but I feel like they should not neglect customers that are dining in due to this. We had soda to drink & the tops of the cans were extremely dirty. I always have disinfectant wipes on hand as we had our baby with us so I used those to clean the tops. But please be aware what you hand your customers because that was a big turn off to receive 2 very dirty cans of soda. We will try this place again & I will update the review based off of our next experience. read more

Told the hubs I've been craving good sushi and like we always do we hoped on Yelp to help us find a place. We were in luck because this place is less than 5minutes from our house. Not sure if that's good or bad for me but I'll take it. Food was amazing and fresh. We were able to sit right down and were served pretty quick. Will be back for sure. read more

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Great food however every time I come the wait is extremely long. We used to sit down and eat and would wait for an hour before getting our food. I ordered take recently to avoid waiting. We ordered our food at 5pm and was told it would be ready by 7pm. I arrived at 7pm and didn't walk out until 8:40. There were many other frustrated customers in the same situation. Unfortunately this is the last time I will eat at my used to be favorite sushi place in ROC read more

I totally get that a lot of places are short-staffed right now. I sat down at 6:15pm with a party of 4 on a Wednesday night and there were 3 other tables (party of 1 and two other couples). It looked pretty slow so tbh I thought the service was going to be great as they had 2 servers covering 4 tables. A server didn't come to our table until 6:30 to get our drink orders so we put our dinner order in while we had her. At 7:15 we finally got our side salad and miso soup that came with our bento box. At 8:15 we had still not receive our entrees so we told them we wanted everything to go. They didn't pack our dinner order to go until 8:25 and they screwed up our orders. It took almost 2 hours to get our food so we will never come back to this place. Yes we did pay for everything but I was five minutes away from just walking out. read more

Do you like watching people eat? Then this is your place. This might be on the kitchen, not the server. 40 minute wait for my wife and daughter's meals. 60 minutes for my son and me. That means the boys got to watch the girls eat. That also means that, after the girls were finished, they got to hang around and wait for us to get served and then watch *us* eat, which we did very quickly out of consideration for them. Sushi isn't a kind of food I like to gulp down. The restaurant was empty. During our meal, there was only one other table occupied, and we were there a *while*. There were a total of two takeout orders picked up while we were there. They were not busy. The sushi was good, not any better than other places around town with reasonable service. And like I said, maybe this is the kitchen and not the server, but the result for paying diners is the same: it sucked. We go out to eat to eat *together*. If you serve half the table a full 20 minutes before the other half, you have completely failed us. Not a word of apology or explanation from the staff. They don't care. One star might seem harsh since the food was good, but with service like that, there's no way we're ever coming back. UPDATE: Just browsed low reviews, seems like poor service is par for the course here. read more

Food is fantastic. The wait is long because a lot of people do take out. If you have time, then go.

Sushi King is a small mom n pop sushi restaurant. It is labeled as a small plates restaurant. This means that plates are made one at a time and are served in the order that they were placed; meaning that your food will come out when it is ready. If your an impatient person; Its your own fault if you go here and can't enjoy your experience. The sushi here is Fantastic. Its fresh, it looks amazing, all the fish that is being picked out for the restaurant looks amazing, and is being maintained at the proper temperatures. The staff is as kind as you are to them. The main sushi chef here makes all the sushi himself. It's definitely one of the better sushi places in the area and is affordably priced, especially at lunch when their specials are available. I highly recommend this place if you are not an impatient, disgruntled, petty human. Some of these reviews have nothing to do with the quality of the establishment and are just the impatient opinions of someone who just wants to complain. read more

Ridiculous wait. Service was horrible. The sushi was ok but it was not either the incredibly long wait

Went on a Friday night, small place with under 10 tables. So, for the positive, the sushi was decent. Not great, not terrible. Regarding previous reviews, it is not on par with sushi in any major city so adjust your expectations. Now, for the negative, the service is terrible and unorganized. Waited 15 min to be asked for a drink order, gave it and then poof, nothing. Had to ask after 20 min and watching other tables get theirs and it came. Never asked for refills. Ordered two appetizers and 6 rolls. Apps didn't come out or came out well after the rolls. Usually works the other way around. Arrived at 7, didn't leave till 830 and the order wasn't even complete. It's sushi, it's not a fine dining experience so that's way too long. Also, the rolls came out randomly, not all together and sometimes after others orders from tables that arrived after us. That's a first for me but hey, whatever. The staff did adjust the bill and removed the items that were missing or came late. Will not be back, will not recommend, will not forget the experience (unfortunately) read more

Words cant explain how glad I am that I finally placed a take out order at this place. I was dying to have sushi after having my son and I'm SO pleased, so fresh and delicious: I ordered the dream roll and the crunchy tuna. Wow. Just wow, anyone who enjoys good sushi.. GO HERE. Literally the best sushi in rochester. Other places are totally over rated. read more

Sushi King - Dream roll and crunchy tuna roll. - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

If your friends are tired of the same old city spots, or you feel you need to get out and experience different rolls, come out to the east side. Just 10 minutes outside the city. Formerly known as Kakachi Sushi and located in Penfield's four corners, nuzzled between Guidas Pizzeria and Upscale Nails & Spa. Parking in rear can be accessed via RT-441 entrance by Guida's or Five Mile Line Road next to Angus Steak House. I visit Sushi King frequently since I live in the area. The freshest ingredients with the cleanest presentation all near me! Lucky ME! The rolls are very sturdy and don't fall apart half way to your pie hole. The rice is justly seasoned and the roll combinations are well balanced. I can't remember ever tasting anything funky or fishy for my taste. The habachi meals do not take a back seat to the sushi rolls. Their fried rice has the right ratio of sauce to ingredients. Same goes for the cooked meats and veggies. I do not eat steak, but the side of steak with fried rice is one of the regular items for my take out orders. My tip is not to come in hangry. This is a mom and pop joint, they need time to assemble meals for diners and take out orders. Your patience will pay off, TRUST. There is a reason why the preparation takes time. You will have amazing nomnoms to scarf down. Hands down my top pick for sushi in the Rochester area. Well, tied with Taka House in Webster. Family operated sushi spots are the best, no contest! read more

Sushi King - Raw: Yankee Roll - Spicy crabmeat w/white fish, tuna, salmon topped w/chef special spicy sauce - Japanese Near Me - Penfield, New York

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I've put off this review for far too long, but now I'm finally comfortable putting my thoughts into words: Sushi King. is. incredible. I've heard a lot of complaints about service over the months (and years), but after going one Thursday evening with two close friends, I have to truly say there was not a single flaw I could find in the entire evening. I ordered the sushi deluxe combination platter and my other friends ordered two rolls each, and they all came out probably within 20 minutes of ordering them - something I would expect from any sushi restaurant. Much to my amazement, the fish cuts were uncanny. So silky smooth and so finely sliced, each over a perfectly shaped clump of seasoned sushi rice. My mouth was watering before I even took the first bite. Each maki roll was no different - chock-full of fish, tightly wound, seasoned amazingly well with wasabi and rice vinegar, and hence explosively flavorful. What was perhaps the most amazing part of the evening though was that the pickled ginger and wasabi that usually come with sushi did not taste like they were out of a jar. They almost tasted as if the owners MADE IT THEMSELVES. Sweet Lord in Heaven, it was divine. The wasabi had more than that classic green horseradish punch to your sinuses, tasting as if it might've legitimately come from a real wasabi root. This couple knows what they're doing, and if you manage to make it out on a non-crowded evening, you're in for a fish experience of a lifetime. Once you experience a night out here even once, I'd have to believe you'll back for years to come. read more

I went to this place before and got decent sushi for a good price. So when I call to try again a lady just answered hello. The way she answered I thought I might have accidentally failed someone's personal line. So I said is this sushi king and she said yeah what do you want? What do I want? I started to say I wanted to make sure I had the right place because it had been awhile since I had been there. But I said I dont want anything and I hung up. I HATE bad service, I CAN'T STAND people who are in the service industry and don't know what it means. How in the hell do you answer "yeah what do you want" to someone calling to do business? And I wont accept language or cultural differences as excuse. I order from foreign based restaurants and services all the time where I live. I will NEVER give business to someone who answers their BUSINESS line like that. First of all how about you identify your business "hello this sushi king how can I help you". Second if that is the best way you know how to take an order then, YOU DONT DESERVE YOUR CUSTOMER'S BUSINESS Anyone who reads this review, I HIGHLY recommend sukara gardens in perinton. I usually always go there, I have never had bad sushi or service and they show their appreciation of their customers. I only attempted to order here because it was closer and I didn't want to drive to perinton, that's what I get for being lazy. I'd literally rather eat grocery store sushi than ever order from this place again. read more

One of my top spots for sushi in Rochester... well Greater Rochester since it's in Penfield. You'll miss it if you're not looking, it's tucked away on the corner of Penfield Rd & Five Mile Line. I usually enter the parking lot where Guida's is. The lot is behind those shops. The dining area is pretty tight seating about 30 people total. Every time I've been in, the dining room has been slow, but take out orders are in and out regularly. I've done both. The whole process is a tad slow, but considering the husband and wife are manning the sushi making, it'll take a bit of time so be patient. The daughter is often helping out, waiting on tables. She seems like she's at the angsty teen stage and doesn't smile much. I probably wouldn't be either if I had to work instead of hang with friends. Again, take that with a grain of salt and speak up if you need something. They won't dote on you. That all fades away when you take your first bite of sushi. It's some of the freshest I've tasted and the rolls are super creative. This is like raw fish heaven. Avoid if you're an Americanized sushi lover. You'll find rolls topped with fresh peppered tuna, fish roe, seaweed, etc. I am a cautionary eater sometimes getting freaked out by the ingredients listed in my food, but here, I ignore it and just order based on the core things I like in sushi: salmon, yellowtail, and tuna. I highly recommend bringing a group of friends/family to eat here so you can order a ton of rolls for sharing. Best way to eat sushi, in my opinion. My Fave Rolls: - The Ruby might be my #1: Spicy tuna w/ scallions, tempura crunchies topped with pepper tuna. The pepper tuna makes this roll. - Sunshine roll: A close 2nd. Simple with just a touch of lemon - just how I love my fish prepared. It was a wonderous realization: order sushi that's prepared with lemon. Mind. Blown. Topped with salmon too. - Hot lover: Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, avocado w/ chef's special sauce. Plus it's presented like little hearts on the plate. Aw. - Volcano: avocado and cucumber topped with roasted sea scallop and crabmeat. All in all, hefty portions and fresh fish. It's a win! read more

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