Kawa Japanese Steak House & Sushi

8631-1 Little Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34654, United States

Kawa Japanese Steak House & Sushi
About This Sushi Bar
Sushi Reviews
Sushi Experience №1

I wanted to suggest this place to my brother, as an alternative to our usual spot, Koizi (now Koi).

I got there at 12:03 (they open at noon). I only know this because I tried to time my gym and Winn-Dixie runs so that I would get there promptly at noon.

I was seated in a booth behind a young couple. The server waiting on them smiled, then walked right past me...a couple of times...mind you, the couple and I were the only people there. I figured I would give them until 12:15 to acknowledge me, and then hit the bricks.

With a minute to spare, my server arrived. Sunday is dinner all day, with a price of $29.95...out of curiosity, I asked him (I would guess him to be in his early 20's) what the difference was between lunch and dinner, besides the price...he quickly replied "the portions are bigger at dinner". I thought to myself "it's all you can eat...that's irrelevant".

The food was very good. My server then brings me the check. I was just going to put my card in the folder, but something told me to look at my bill...Good thing, as the bill was $88.12!...after a quick panic attack, I asked him why I had an $88 check, when it was $29.95 for dinner...he said that he thought that I was ordering separate menu items. I told him he thought incorrectly, and that the only thing he needed to do was bring me back a corrected check.

The very good food was more than offset by a bad experience.

Visited 3 months ago

Sushi Experience №2

Cook tonight said and made inappropriate comments while cooking the chicken tonight I had a child with us he was slapping the chicken with his spatula and saying whose your daddy whose your daddy and my son said what does that mean to me. So inappropriate will probably never go back there

Visited 3 months ago

Sushi Experience №3

Worked at Kawa for 7 years. Still here. Our staff is amazing. We are a great team! Our food is fresh, service is top notch. Our all you can eat menu is huge and the best bang for your buck. Our hibachi show chefs are talented and the best in the business. I take pride in this restaurant and love our customers. Kawa is where it's at!

Visited 3 months ago

Sushi Experience №4

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №5

I would like to share some information with you. Kawa started your endless menu in September my family and I was very excited. We came on the fourth night and was totally delighted with the food and service. Unfortunately, I can not say the same about my experience last night December 19th at 7:15 PM. When the 3 of us arrived we were told there would be a 5 to 10 minute wait which was fine. We waited 35 minutes to get seated and there were plenty of tables and booths available as I looked into the dining room. This made no sense to me. We had a young Asian waitress. She was slow in service and I waited for my first part ordered while my friends got part of their food. She never checked back on us and I had to get her attention every time we wanted to order more, even though she passed our table several times, she never checked on us. I noticed that the sash mi pieces were smaller which is OK, I can order all I like. The steak pieces was ordered rare and came out well done and very tough. Not like before juicy and cooked to perfection. I reached a point where I was tired of flagging her down to order and decided to leave even though I was not done. I asked her if she had ever waited tables before as the service was awful. The manger came by to see what the problem was as just said I’m sorry. At least she could have given some sort of discount. I have brought many friends to your restaurant over the past few months and was totally embarrassed last night with my best friend that I bought with us. The curry chicken taste like sugar water, needless to say I will not be coming back or to continue to recommend your restaurant at out subdivision. Such a shame.

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №6

I like that you have the option for steamed gyoza. Much better than fried hard. The Philadelphia roll, Green Mountain, and Pink lady rolls were all very good as was the miso soup and seaweed salad. It's a pretty solid option for lunch. Donna, my server was the only one on and I kinda felt bad for her - they REALLY need to add a second server during lunch because business is about to blow up if the food keeps coming out as good as it is people are going to talk, myself included!!! She did a wonderful job despite being the only server in the place.

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №7

Service was awful. Food was cold. I’m hungry because I just didn’t want to eat any more of the cold, nasty food. The bathroom smelled like a raccoon crawled in the toilet and died, Worst part is, I can smell it from my table.

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №8

Came in for the All you can eat lunch. Been here several times before and loved it but this time has left such a bad impression I will never come back it’s sad because we frequent at least 2-3 times a month. There was only one server. It wasn’t her fault service was so bad because she was just one person. It’s truly the manager who is at fault for only having one person on the floor. My friend did not eat the Skyway Roll it was soggy and the sauce was sour and tasted off and she was still charged $7.00 additional even though it was soggy because of bad service and it sitting at the sushi bar for 15 min. We watched our sushi sitting at the sushi bar for 15-20 minutes. Our kitchen food was cold. When I asked to talk to the manager the girl in the front on her phone told me she isn’t here until dinner time, that the owners husband has cancer? I feel bad leaving the review because someone involved has cancer now but I felt like I was in another universe because I’ve never had a bad experience here until today. Server’s name was Michelle and she did work hard even while dropping sushi off plates being the only server while the girl in the front was on her phone telling me how people have cancer and charging for soggy sushi. I asked a worker what the girl in the fronts name was, he gave me a crazy look and said I don’t know. You don’t the name of the girl who is deciding who gets charged extra? Turns out the girl in the front is Mia. Mia will charge you for not eating soggy sour sushi and she will not help while Michelle is so busy dropping sushi on the floor. Poor Michelle, I hope they get you help girl! I still tipped 20% but my friend didn’t sorry. She was gonna use the $7 mia charged her as your tip.

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №9

Terrible food not prepared as ordered. No flavor at all on noodles. The biggest waste of money

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №10

Food was delicious. Service was fantastic!

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №11

The hibachi is affordable (subjective, I know) and fun and delicious, however they now have an all you can eat option and menu that is extremely good. The selection is over the top and specialty rolls and sashimi were far more superior than I had expected by a long shot. Definitely going back to kawa!

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №12

Love eating here. All you can eat lunch weekdays is $19 a person and 100% worth it. Awesome staff too

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №13

Food was great!! Steak cooked perfectly! Ask for Patrick, he was our server and he was amazing!

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №14

Sara is a great bartender!

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №15

I ordered at 3:40pm I was at the restaurant at 4:15 to pick up the order to find they were closed till 5. Nothing on the website said anything about them being closed. So I waited 45min after arriving & when I walked in they hadn't made anything so another 20min this is bullshit KAWA!!!!

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №16

Try the tiramisu martini..who knew..it was suggested....and everything was great especially sashimi. Fewer items means better quality of what is there...but there are still more than enough choices.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №17

Really crushed together, waitress straight up ignored my wife's question also didn't bring me my lemon with my drink when 3/4 of our family asked for lemon. 0 stars food was mid. For 30$ a person you can definitely eat better.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №18

Hibachi is good, been with family and always fun.
This time went with my mom for
lunch, Had Tuna Tataki appetizer and it wasn’t fresh because it tasted very fishy. My mom and I had 1 slice each. Let the waitress sarah know and she responded that we have to pay for half because we ate half of it and that’s how tuna taste… I’ve had this many times other places and know how it’s supposed to taste. But nope Not one apology. Almost as if she thought we were lying. Lol I work in customer service and that’s not how you get people to come back. It wasn’t about taking it off it was the point that a guest was served non fresh tuna. The majority of it was there and we were clearly disappointed. No worries tho we will pay half of it, tip more than 20% & just not come back. Host in bun was on his phone upon walking in. 👎
Lost our business for sure

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №19

Everything was amazing. Food and service. The reason for 4 vs. 5 stars was the lack of menu items. Had our hearts set on a specific drink, but they were out of the main ingredient. Apparently, there was a fun weekday party the night before (yay for them) and the replenishment doesn't come in til Saturday. Will try again and report back.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №20

Excellent sushi. Amazing staff. Very attentive to your needs.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №21

First time here. Food was delicious

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Sushi Experience №22

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Sushi Experience №23

10 out of 10! A must try restraunt and strongly recommend the Hibachi Grill, the food was absolutely amazing and the experience you get to watch it be prepared is worth it all! Just tried it for first time, and now it's my top favorite! Make sure to take your loved ones and go to the actual restraunt to experience it and enjoy it!

My wife is extremely happy with this place, happy wife happy life 😉

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №24

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №25

Delightful and entertaining! Masterfully prepared meal of hibachi shrimp and scallop.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №26

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №27

Order from them on occasion. most the time is using Uber eats or pick it up to go. the chicken and filet is usually not the best but the rice is always good. today I ordered UE and asked for extra sauce and ordered extra rice with a comment to add extra sauce as well
got the food and the chicken and filet as good as well as the rice but only included 1 sauce.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №28

ÌWhat a great experience! Alexis helped get us seated and answered all of our first timer questions with an enthusiastic smile. We then we got to meet Garrett and we're just blown away by his skill and easy conversation. Everything was served perfectly to order!! We couldn't have been more pleased. Will definitely be going back soon.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №29

Tried the all you can eat lunch menu. It was amazing, I will definitely be back.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №30

I have seen very recent reviews with issues of with the chicken at this restaurant being bad. I too had an issue with the chicken there about a year ago where they refunded our entire table. Go elsewhere for hibachi.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №31

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Sushi Experience №32

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №33

New review
Food was fantastic, service was great, you won’t be disappointed and will have food to take home.

Old review: (6 years ago)Let's just say I'm use to good Japanese food and this is as far from it as you can get. The tempura chicken was very greasy and the tempura vegetables we're under cooked and the batter was still Gooey. The white sauce tasted like straight mayonnaise with a little spice, the hibachi cooked steak was tough for med rare which was more med well and the rice looked like zebra rice, meaning some had sauce and some didn't. For the price you pay you'd expect more, sadly disappointed. This is just my impression of what I had, but judge for yourself. Or go to tombos which is far better than this and cheaper too.

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №34

Nobody's food came out at the same time. The chicken tasted musty
.. per 3 of us. A few of the tempura vegetables were good. The rice was dry and almost hard! They ran out of lemons. We had to ask for a lot...because it didn't come as you expected. We only got a fork. Had to ask for a knife and a spoon. The waitress kept responding "I'm just trying to be nice"!! Won't go back.

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №35

Food was amazing!!!!!! Every bite was literally melt in your mouth awesome!!!!! I wish the server would have asked if we wanted our salad plates cleared, because your already pretty close at the tables and to have all those plates around made it just really cluttered. Also a refill on our drinks would have been nice, but he never did. But overall amazing !

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №36

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №37

We have been here dozens of times, but tonight was extra special. It was my daughter’s 18th birthday, and we had a family party of 9. Our waiter was outstanding, our chef went above and beyond with the entertaining and the delicious meal, and we had the absolute best time! Thank you Kawa staff! You helped create a lasting memory for my family!

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №38

Patrick is always so good to us. And we enjoy the specials. Tuna tar tar is better than fancy expensive places.

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №39

Don’t like to leave bad reviews but this is not acceptable. Our last trip to Kawa wasn’t what it had been prior trips but the food was still very good. Tonight for my parents anniversary we took out like we regularly do for a special occasion and this unfortunately be the final time we order from this place. Besides forgetting a side salad and not including and ginger or wasabi with our sushi meals, I found what looks to be a molded/rancid piece of chicken in my soba noodles. This is beyond disgusting. Threw the whole thing away after finding this, of course after eating some of it already. We dont want our money back or anything, though I think my dad does deserve it. But I want to bring awareness to the restaurant, and whoever may have ordered tonight on 9/1/2024 that there’s a chance you got some rancid chicken in your entree. Very disgusted and we will not be ordering from here ever again.

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №40

The Hibachi is delicious!!!

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №41

I got chicken and shrimp lunch. My wife got steak lunch. Both of us got mostly rice and vegetables and very little meat/shrimp. The fountain drink were no good and the waitress did nothing about it other than take it off my bill. No complaints on the salad and soup. We can’t recommend Kawa at this time.

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №42

The portions are Very small! I got the filet and chicken, I had 5 chunks of "filet" and 6 chunks of chicken! I'm pretty sure the filet was sirloin. They didn't even give out that much vegetables.
We will not be going back.
The sushi was terrible! The rice was pretty hard on it.

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №43

Great time, and the food was amazing.

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №44

I can't believe I hadn't reviewed this place until now.. I have been there so many times I have a collection of little discount cards! Love the atmosphere and staff.

They make excellent food, both the sushi and the Hibachi, and all else in between. Very reasonably priced but plated well, nice bar, and they occasionally switch up their sake and wine list. Rarely completely packed, but never empty. Clean, unassuming. Kawa is always a solid choice in this small city - for a family get-together, or after team sport engagement, or equally a quiet dinner or sushi for two.

Oh, and the Uber eats delivered quality I get is nearly the same as the freshly plated experience, consistently. That isn't always easy. Support local business!

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №45

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №46

Amazing place to eat! The food was very yummy and the service was great, it was fast! It is very pretty in there and the hibachi chef was great! Would definitely recommend the restaurant to anyone. 😁

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №47

I was out shopping at Hobby lobby and was invited last minute to this restaurant. I really wasn’t sure and never heard of it but boy it did not disappoint.!!

Very similar to Kobe steakhouse, but a family, friendly, more engaged vibe! Food was amazing ! We will definitely return !!

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №48

Ordered double spicy salmon roll at $16 per roll and it was mush on top of mush. I can't stand when sushi places do this. I am eating fish mush mixed with bread crumbs. No actual salmon. Never again !

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №49

this place was amazing! i loved the sushi and hibachi. the employees are super nice and helpful.

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №50

Went for my sons birthday on June 9th with my family , wait staff put her finger up to me when I asked a question, and also told my family member “I’ll just get you water” I guess she felt he took too long for her. So he didn’t even order hibachi, ended up just ordering calamari , which instead he got a plate of fried broccoli and onion rings , then didn’t receive correct dish until we were done eating. We all sat and waited as there was a bug/beetle on the flat top and never got cleaned properly in fact the chef didn’t remove the bug until after he started , he actually did the fire trick over the bug. Food was horrible and salty as can be. And ur was very unsettling watching the raw chicken be placed on the veggies and all cut and flipped with the same utensils. I was bragging about this place to my family and I’m honestly so embarrassed.

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №51

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №52

Been to kumo and thought was the same place because used to love going in for their lunch specials. Saw that they changed names and was hoping it was just as good. It wasn't the soup tasted like sink water. The rice had absolutely no flavor at all. The steak had little to non seasoning idk if they just except you to load it up in yum yum sauce to make it taste good. Service was very slow and keep in mind I went there during lunch it took them over 15-20 mins to bring us out drinks when and to place our order which we were ready to order when our server handed us the menu. Overall if you are looking for good hibachi save yourself time and go to Kobe

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №53

Sat at a hibachi table with a group of friends. The chef didn't really know what he was doing. He cooked all meat individually. So if you ordered steak, shrimp and chicken the first meat he cooked was cold by the time the last meat was done! And a short show, nothing special. He did the volcano onion and shared his squirt bottle of sake. Very disappointed with the cold food. And we were told he wasn't new, been working there for 2yrs!!! Tonbo was way better.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №54

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №55

Excellent in every way
Review update: I have always loved this place and given it 5 stars. Came today for mothers day and the manager was so rude I wished I could have just turned around and left but I was with family so I didn't

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №56

Staff is horrible! Order a pickup they tell you to come get it and then you're standing next to 10 other people who were falsely told there food is ready!! Never again!! Go to tonbo if you want quality and service....35 minutes in a lobby after being told its ready is rude AF! No excuses for such poor service

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №57

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Sushi Experience №58

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №59

Excellent experience! Awesome food, but the entertainment was the best!!! Will definitely go back for more!!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №60

Been here many times! I love it!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №61

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №62

Always a great place to go and eat

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №63

Learn how to answer the phone when someone is trying to Place a to go order! What kind of establishment do y’all run? Worst phone in existence I’ve ever received! Get put on hold for 5 minutes hang up call back 1,000 times and nobody answers! Ahhhhhh hello we are hungry!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №64

Bit pricey, but you are well fed in a nice,quiet atmosphere by friendly staff, with flavorful food. Recommended!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №65

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Sushi Experience №66

Sara was excellent

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №67

Sarah is my regular server. And I always get fine quality service every week. I'm here.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №68

Have ate here many times food has always been good, last few times there’s been very little To no show with hibachi eating in. Tonight we ordered take out $70 of hibachi the food was horrible no seasoning at all no teriyaki on anything we literally ate the soup that was it. I guess it’s time to find a new spot. Very disappointing

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №69

Dawn was the worst waitress I’ve ever had in my life. First she laughed at me when I ordered an alcoholic beverage saying I looked way too young (I’m 26). She then gave my brother and I the complete wrong dishes and laughed it off saying she “misclicked the buttons” even though she got our mother’s dish right and we all ordered the same exact thing. The cherry on top was she forgot to even bring the alcoholic beverage that caused such a stir. She again laughed it off and said she forgot. Do not recommend.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №70

The food was amazing service wasn't great but not terrible

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Sushi Experience №71

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Sushi Experience №72

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Sushi Experience №73

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Sushi Experience №74

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Sushi Experience №75

Today we had kawa for lunch, it was my friend's first time. I've been before. We were waited on by Sophia, she provided great service. Very friendly and knows how to work the room and get to her tables. She didn't talk too much was still able to be very friendly mad sure all her tables had what they needed. Thank you Sophia

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №76

This was the second time that we went there. First time was horrible. Food came out bad. It took forever. So they gave us gift cards so we would go back. So we did second time. Food was cold. Took forever. Ordered us to sushim appetizer. It'll take my decent four had a chance to dig in and taste. The waitress came back and said that you gave me the wrong order. It wasn't mine. I said I'll pay for it. It looks good. She took it off my table and said no. I brought it to another table. I couldn't believe it. Sushi rolls were ice cold after waiting 45 minutes for the foods to come. Never will go back again

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №77

2nd time there, 1st time was bad. But they gave us gift cards for the screw ups.
2n time worst. Food took forever. When we got it cold, ice cold. Ordered a sushi appetizer. Before I had a chance to eat it server came back and said it wasn't my appetizer and took it off my table? I said I would pay for it. Nope... Took it. I couldn't believe it. They put it on someone else's table...

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №78

We have been going here for 2 years it’s always been excellent, tonight was a disappointment. No noodles, rice was cold in spots from hibachi, and for the first time ever, no leftovers to bring home with us. Their Blue Hawaiian drink was not their usual, and substandard at best.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №79

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Sushi Experience №80

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Sushi Experience №81

Green was exceptional. Great food and service. Green sand and danced for birthday celebeation.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №82

My family has been here many times to celebrate birthdays. Tonight was my nieces birthday celebration. We had a 630pm reservation. We were not seated until 715p. The waitress took our order but by 8p there was still no soup or salad. Another family was sitted right across from us at 730p and got their soups and salad in 10 minutes plus the cook started cooking for them right away. My relative spoke to the manager and they said the waitress is new and had another table besides ours. She was no where to be seen. My brother in law was livid plus everyone was hungry from waiting. We picked up and left. What was supposed to be a tradition at this restaurant turned into a terrible disappointment. This new management is not good ... Is there a zero cause we will never return here.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №83

Had Autumn as our server, she was working so hard and doing everything to the best of her ability.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №84

Was told 30 minutes wait for our 7 person party. Wait and then watched multiple people be seated. Then were told they didn't have a table for us until an hour later. Ended up waiting an hour and a half, we eventually left.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №85

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Sushi Experience №86

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №87

interessante

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №88

We ate in today and I was pretty disappointed. Our drink order was wrong. I asked for one salad to not have dressing… came out with dressing. I ordered medium rare filet and got at best medium well… if not well. Server took a phone call in the dining room while we were waiting for our check. Just a really bad… and expensive… experience. $100 for 2 kids meals and a hibachi (not cooked in front of you) entree.

I’ll take hibachi express any day of the week over something like this.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №89

Love this place, best hibachi ever!!! my family and I have been coming here for over three years. Chef David / Bruce Lee is the best hibachi chef ever !!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №90

Nice Japanese restaurant

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №91

Nice Asian restaurant. Outstanding food and service. Quick service, fast return on appetizer. Need to remember that ginger dressing is overwhelming if too much on salad.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №92

Good food but very expensive. Won't go back.

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Sushi Experience №93

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Sushi Experience №94

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Sushi Experience №95

Great service. Courteous server…

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №96

The food was honestly pretty meh compared to a lot of other hibachi places I’ve had. Easy quick service but not very attentive.! A little overpriced for certain rolls. The young waitress was rather shocked when I ordered hibachi and rolls as if I wasn’t sharing with my partner.. we get it. Americans are fat. Lemme just eat my food and you do your job. Other than that, little club style vibe inside! It’s alright.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №97

Meh...

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Sushi Experience №98

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Sushi Experience №99

This place was a struggle from the get go, we should have known then... Whatever role Patrick plays came off as if we were putting him out by asking for assistance when we weren't greeted upon entry. Comes off as an entitled server, didn't care for him much. Purple hair guy at the front was nice but not very helpful. Our service was mediocre at best, didn't have Patrick.. thank goodness! Our Female server was very friendly but not very attentive, she forgot a few items and then made poor excuses as to why she forgot them, food was bland compared to similar hibachi type restaurants, disconnect between service staff and Chef, disregard for food allergies when specifically requested. I do not recommend nor will we be returning to this establishment. Best of luck!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №100

Love the sushi!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №101

My experience wasn't great. It was a Wednesday night, we went for my nieces birthday so we actually made a reservation for a specific time, 7pm. They were not ready for nor did they plan to have a reservation for 7, as we were seated around 7:35 and a chef did not show up for another 45 mins. Once the chef walked up, he started greeting us and said "oh sorry wrong table" we laughed. but then he literally walked away to serve a different table. We all thought he was joking with us but he never came back. So that was awesome 👎

Then the food, was just okay, nothing out of this world and I WILL NOT return for a second time!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №102

The food was ok it was Japanese Hibachi. The cook was very friendly and cooked good food. The Hibachi experience was very dry, not really comedic or entertaining like other places I've been to.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №103

Very good food and a lot of it!

5 Stars!

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Sushi Experience №104

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Sushi Experience №105

Always a good time, delicious food!

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Sushi Experience №106

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Sushi Experience №107

Sushi was ok. Everything else was not great.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №108

A nice place to eat. The hibachi grill chef is entertaining. The food was delicious. I highly recommend. You can eat at the hibachi grill (reservations) or at a table. Go to their website first. Special opening hours.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №109

Decent sushi selection. On my last visit, sushi wasn't rolled tightly making it interesting to grab with chopsticks. Service was slower than normal.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №110

Forgets your sauces and then tries to charge you when it’s not even an option to purchase. Since when do sauces and garnishes not come with a meal?

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №111

Upon walking in we weren’t greeted the person at counter looked at us like he didn’t know what to do, I said may we please have hibachi for 4, he said I can’t seat you at hibachi the rest of the night, I looked confused as this is the kinda restaurant yall are and no one was there it’s 5:45 and they don’t close until 9, the guy working beside him looked at him like he was crazy n then the guy started fumbling words about seating us, I said don’t worry about it we’ll go else where, 2nd time I’ve been there and the customer service was horrible, def won’t be returning. If you want subpar food and service this is your spot, if you want top quality and excellent service take the drive down the road! Hopefully no one else has to experience this as we did!!!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №112

Real good food love the way is done and prepare fresh

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Sushi Experience №113

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Sushi Experience №114

Great food, slow, but friendly service.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №115

The food is good and the prices are fair. I will come back again

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Sushi Experience №116

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Sushi Experience №117

Food is good. Service can be slow and not always attentive. Sometimes there is a long wait for the hibachi, if they are not very busy, but seating at a table is usually quick. We have been several times. I would come back but not if there is a time crunch or if I am super hungry. Just OK compared to other hibachi style restaurants in the area.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №118

First visit and it was really good!! Service was amazing, the food was delicious and the restaurant was very clean. We definitely recommend it!!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №119

We went for lunch. Waitress was not helpful with assisting with ordering. We asked for some
of our order to be boxed up to go and that was not done correctly. May try dinner at the hibachi table but lunch, never again.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №120

My girl treated me to a lunch here The food and service were good and the atmosphere was a nice place they had many different facilities to go to and overall it was a good visit I'll probably be here again later

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №121

We joined two other parties and had a great time.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №122

This is the best ever the people that work here are so kind my family love this restaurant

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Sushi Experience №123

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Sushi Experience №124

Great service and great food.

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Sushi Experience №125

Fun at the hibachi grill. Good food, great experience 👍

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №126

Great staff and the food is incredible

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Sushi Experience №127

DELICIOUS FOOD AMAZING SERVICE!!!!! 10/10 WILL COME BACK AGAIN

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №128

This was my first time visiting this restaurant and I must say I was very pleased. Food was delicious, service was terrific and the atmosphere was impressive. The only negative thing in my opinion was they only serve green hot tea. It was ok but not my favorite. This restaurant is a bit on the pricey side but considering the delicious food and the portions it was worth it.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №129

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Sushi Experience №130

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Sushi Experience №131

Great place for lunch and dinner! Lunch specials are terrific!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №132

I absolutely love this place. Great food, beautiful dinning room, and beyond great service. I've been here more than a few times and have had the privilege to be served by almost all the servers and all have been more than great. They go above and beyond to make sure you enjoy your stay. I have nothing but good to say about this place. We will definitely be back this weekend as usual.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №133

A favorite go-to for Japanese food, both to go and to eat in. Had a great meal at the teppanyaki table, Lobster and Filet Mignon, done to perfection. Waiter was amazing and on top of everything. Our drink glasses were refilled before we even had time to ask. Highly recommend...

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №134

Great service

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Sushi Experience №135

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Sushi Experience №136

So pretty and just a wonderful place to eat

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №137

Typical nothing special. Very crowded tables

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Sushi Experience №138

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Sushi Experience №139

I have eat at this restaurant and order take out many times and their food is always on point but the last several times I have ordered take out the order has been messed up. This time two different rolls were messed up. I would t mind except for the fact that I am allergic to certain types of fish and can’t eat my rolls now because I don’t know what they are or if I’m allergic to them. I have tried to call the restaurant to get it fixed and they will not call me back. I don’t think I will be coming back to this restaurant again.

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Sushi Experience №140

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Sushi Experience №141

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Sushi Experience №142

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Sushi Experience №143

Food was perfectly cooked. Cook realized he shorted our guest their chicken and went to get it and doubled their amount due to error. Crisp veggies . Was not super loud as these Steakhouses could be.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №144

The sushi and appetizers were okay. Ordered medium cooked filet mignon hibachi with noodle.
I don't believe the meat was filet, very tough. I brought it to our servers attention and she explained it should be ordered medium rare. There was no effort on their behalf to make it right.

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Sushi Experience №145

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Sushi Experience №146

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Sushi Experience №147

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Sushi Experience №148

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Sushi Experience №149

Went for lunch. Don't bother. The wife had more grizzle than steak. Better food at Arby's.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №150

Amazing, amazing, amazingly clean sushi, atmosphere, and the food all tastes very, VERY healthy and flavorful.

I need to eat healthier, and this will most likely be a top choice for me when I want Japanese Cuisine :)

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №151

Great sushi options. Hibachi is always a good choice.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №152

Best sushi I have ever had. Service was top tier will definitely be going back.

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Sushi Experience №153

dragon slayer

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №154

Nice place

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №155

Awsome restaurant. Great atmosphere, great price, great service. We will be back every month.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №156

A group 0f 10 from our senior residence made reservations 2 days in advance wanting to prepare them for a larger party. We were seated promptly, given menus, and drink orders placed. Our server then started taking our orders and we felt a bit rushed as we were unfamiliar with the extensive menu. One of our group frequently dines at KAWA and was able to assist us. Salad and soup was served promptly. It all went south from there. Granted, there was only one server, and at least 8 other occupants in the dining area. Shortly after a small group arrived for a birthday party. Serving of our entrees began approximately 45 minutes later in groups of 3 and 4. There was a considerable time lapse between the appearance of each group of servings. The explanation given was the fryer was small and we had a iot of tempura ordered. Ok, not happy, but understood. Time passed. Slowly. The birthday party in the other room had progressed to singing "Happy Birthday ", and finally we were all served except for ONE PERSON. We proceeded to having desert orders taken and served. Still one person no entree. Take out boxes distributed, and finally the one REMAINING entree was served. The person who had waited so patiently for his food objected, and rightly so, to the 20% automatic service charge on his bill. The food was disappointingly bland, cooled quickly to a somewhat soggy tempura. I could go on, but why bother. Upon our return home we were greeted by many fans of KAWA, wanting to hear our opinions, they were shocked when we told them of our experience needless to say, we immediately voted to never return.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №157

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Sushi Experience №158

Ordered filet mignon habachi. $33. Meat was so tough you couldn’t eat it! So disappointed!

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Sushi Experience №159

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Sushi Experience №161

Great sushi!!!

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Sushi Experience №163

Not as good as expected. They take their sweet time coming around to attending and serving and are not as helpful in describing their own menu. And be careful as this Restaurant tacks along their own 20% gratuity on your bill if you have more than four (4) people in your party. They said it's their policy.
Not looking forward to coming back.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №164

The food was excellent. The service is .very good

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №165

Very nice friendly. Went foe my bday even got happy bday sang to me.. clean spot..

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Sushi Experience №166

Food is adequate, but no more than that. There are better hibachi options in the area.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №167

First time there and we loved it. Food and service were superb!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №168

Food was very good, service was good. You could tell they were very short staffed with only one chef cooking hibachi though.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №169

Hands down the best, and freshest sushi around. Habatchi is also good. Drinks are amazing. This is our go to japanese steakhouse spot!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №170

SOPHIA was amazing! Great recommendations and awesome personality!! Loved the food and drinks! Overall 10/10 and ask for Sophia!!!

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Sushi Experience №171

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Sushi Experience №172

Good food and good times

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Sushi Experience №173

Food and service was outstanding ty ty so much!!!!

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Sushi Experience №174

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Sushi Experience №176

We moved here from NY and finally found a place that makes fresh food, and the hibachi is just right, not swimming in salty sauce like some other places we tried. Thumbs up, we found a place as great as our NY Japanese steakhouse and sushi!

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Sushi Experience №177

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Sushi Experience №178

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Sushi Experience №179

This place is amazing. Sophia our server is great

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Sushi Experience №180

This place is amazing.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №181

Went for hibachi, which I haven't had in a long time. The drinks were good and varied- I did a sake flight. Our chef was funny, and tried to make it not awkward to be seated around a table with complete strangers (which isn't easy). Overall, a good time and worth checking out!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №182

Service was slow. Food was bland. Prices were high. Not a great experience.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №183

Great place to eat our server Sarah and the person at the hibachi Jimmy were super great we have a handicapped son and he made him feel so special at dinner it was amazing them to my first experience be a great one

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №184

Wonderful staff, great hibachi! Thank you! We'll definitely be back.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №185

I wanted to order from here, however, did not get a chance to. The owner was very rude.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №186

My favorite new place for hibachi and sushi. Their food is delicious!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №187

Will not go back, staff is under staffed, they only had one chef for hibachi tables. Not a fun atmosphere. Employees make no efforts to create a special event. Seafood scallops were cut in half , flatten and over cooked.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №188

Canceled my order without warning or reason. Impossible to reach by phone. This is no the first time this happens. Service also takes forever.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №189

Not as good as some of the teppanyaki restaurants, but not bad either. The food was tasty, but the chef was not as much of a showman as I have seen at other like restaurants. The seating was very cramped.

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Sushi Experience №190

La mejor experiencia

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Sushi Experience №191

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Sushi Experience №192

The food was great, the chef was fantastic, will go again...

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Sushi Experience №193

bad phone service

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Sushi Experience №194

Go there regularly. Good prices and staff.

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Sushi Experience №195

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Sushi Experience №196

Way over priced for sub-par sushi & service.

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Sushi Experience №197

$38 for one person one soda and the shrimp with the scallop you receive six shrimp, three scallops and a half a cup of vegetables besides the soup ,rice and a salad that they shouldn't serve. They charge more than Kobe's .their food is not as good as Kobe's and the amount of the serving is a quarter of what you receive at Kobe's I would not recommend. Not worth the money.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №198

Fairvexperience

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Sushi Experience №199

Great staff. Terrific food. We have been so pleased that we typically go weekly. We have tried their hibachi which was also good. The presentation of their meals is fabulous. Highly recommend!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №200

Loved the food and service 🤩

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Details
  • 11 sushi photos
  • 200 sushi reviews
  • 4.0 Sushi Rating
  • Reservations: +1 727-841-6988
  • Menu Website: https://kawahibachisushi.com/
  • Sushi Address: 8631-1 Little Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34654, United States
  • Sushi Map: 28.282677, -82.6780096
Specialties
  • Teppanyaki restaurant
  • Japanese restaurant
  • Japanese steakhouse
  • Sushi restaurant
Sushi Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–9:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–9:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–9:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–9:30 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–10:30 PM
  • Saturday: 12–10:30 PM
  • Sunday: 12–9 PM
Service options
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Fast service: Available
  • Great cocktails: Available
  • Great tea selection: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Alcohol: Available
  • Beer: Available
  • Cocktails: Available
  • Coffee: Available
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Happy-hour food: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Small plates: Available
  • Spirits: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
  • Wine: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Bar on site: Available
  • Toilets: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
  • Cosy: Available
  • Romantic: Available
  • Trendy: Available
Crowd
  • Groups: Available
  • Tourists: Available
Planning
  • Dinner reservations recommended: Available
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
  • Credit cards: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available
  • Kids' menu: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available
  • Parking: Available