Ken's Japanese Restaurant
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Top Sentiments among Ken's Japanese Restaurant Reviewers
Large sushi restaurant
Best quality fish
Best Japanese Restaurant
Outstanding Miso soup
Best Sashimi bowel
Decent accents
Recommend yellow tail sashimi
Excellent stir fry spinach
Customer Reviews (49 reviews)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jun 04, 2010You can't go wrong coming here. The staff is friendly. They have two different bars to sit at and throw down some really good sushi. (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jun 03, 2010Eat at the sushi bar, the fish is fresh and the sushi chefs are friendly. We eat a lot so it gets a little pricey but I definitely think tha... (more)
Happygirl
on Yahoo Mar 20, 2010I travel and eat a lot of sushi. I have never had worse sushi! I started with a basic "cut roll". Seaweed paper, fish and rice.What sushi bar dices and smashes the fish so fine you feel like your eating baby food.To me it... (more)
AlexG77
on Yahoo Mar 04, 2010Excellent Restaurant and Service; was used to dinning here every Friday until I had to move back to Puerto Rico. (more)
Alex
on Yahoo Feb 12, 2010First of all it is really hard to find the entrace to the restaurant, there was two doors but there was no entrance sign on the door . I sat with my wife on the sushi Bar and I was looking at the menu but there was no prices on... (more)
Michael
on Yahoo Feb 05, 2010GREAT SUSHI!!! Do yourself a service and visit this sushi restaurant. (more)
rude dog
on Yahoo Jan 20, 2010have been going here for many years this is one of the best i have had in the IE. (more)
J
on Yahoo Jan 08, 2010Ken's Sushi is the best sushi place in the I.E. period. The sushi is consistently the freshest around! I have never tasted better sushi. It's a great, calm, friendly atmosphere. Sure, the service can get a little... (more)
CJF
on Yahoo Aug 23, 2009Love this place! I never ate sushi before until I went to Ken's. He has great specials and his sushi is so fresh and delicious. Its hard going to other sushi places when they dont compare to Ken's. I especially love the... (more)
mike wagner
on Yahoo Jul 16, 2009Went to Ken's last week. First time. Got Teriyaki chicken and several sushis. Food excellent. Good portions. Wait staff very friendly and charming. Decor dark and cozy but not fancy. I liked it very much. Will go... (more)
JL
on Yahoo Jun 13, 2009WOW, I cant believe the hate going on Kens is a part of history here in the I.E. I've lived in R.C. to long and santa monica 26 and kens has been one of the best quality sushi spots in california. Service might not be the best... (more)
Yolanda Karraa
on Yahoo Mar 16, 2009Joseph is back in Rancho. He works at the sushi place on Fothill next to pick up stix. Better sushi and much cheaper. (more)
Risa
on Yahoo Jan 09, 2009ok,sushi might be good,but before we talk about that,the waiters at this restaurant are joke. (more)
Doitnow
on Yahoo Dec 20, 2008I have become very critical when it comes to Sushi Restaurants. Ken's can be good at times but beware of the poor service at times. Ken promises quality fish but will delivery poor quality fish at times. They served us... (more)
krookedkartel
on Yahoo Dec 05, 2008Kens is one of the fresher sushi places that I have visited it is not very fancy but the food has always been very good (more)
true words
on Yahoo Sep 01, 2008Ken's is o.k. but nothing to scream about. There is slow service and sometimes the tempura oil tastes old. There is better in town. (more)
fakepuppies
on Yahoo Aug 26, 2008I REALLY LOVE THE FOOD AT KENS, BUT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE, BUT IT YOUR SLANTED EYE YOU GET TREATED GOOD!!! THE WAITRESSES ARE RUDE (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Aug 25, 2008I love to eat fresh sushi and trying to find one local is hard to find, so I was excited to have discovered a place like Ken's. The place i... (more)
chihwowa
on Yahoo Aug 07, 2008Favorite sushi: Ken's serves the freshest and most generous portions anywhere! We are regulars on Friday nights and they are always happy to see us. Very friendly staff and we get great service.... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jul 12, 2008Always fresh food and friendly staff. They will custom make any roll you want that you don't see on the menu. Their Miso soup is outstandi... (more)
Ashley
on Yahoo May 22, 2008I love kens! its by far my favorite sushi resturant. Kenny is the best waiter ever. (more)
Rebuilding Dreams
on Yahoo May 18, 2008Kens is far and away the best Sushi Restaurant in the IE. I started going when living in Rancho in the early 90's after getting food poisoning at Satsumi which is in the shopping center next door. I rememeber initially I... (more)
cisneros.amanda
on Yahoo May 16, 2008yeah the sushi was allright big slices. the scenery not so great..to be honest the freshest sushi ive had in all of rancho has got to be satsuma!!! (more)
harley2466
on Yahoo Apr 13, 2008After frequenting a local Japanese Restaurant (also on Foothill Blvd.)for the past 28 years give or take we decided to review and select an alternative experience. We chose Ken's for the grand reviews. First visit... (more)
DIWUEST
on Yahoo Mar 29, 2008I just love Ken's. Joseph makes the best Super Burrito ever and anything you want. My husband doesn't eat fish and Joseph made him the best avacado mix with greens and veggies ever. My son loved the burrito also.... (more)
luluobrien75
on Yahoo Mar 12, 2008I'm a regular here and I sit at the sushi bar and the dining area. I often see regulars come in at lunch and for dinner. Don't let the outside fool you, the restaurant is a true gem. This is not one of the "newer" modern sushi... (more)
Haruka
on Yahoo Mar 02, 2008Best Sushi restaurant! I didn't believe those high rating reviews about Ken's, because it's too far from the ocean (how can he get fresh seafoods?). But you guys are right. It was great!! I'm from Japan, and I have... (more)
Vix
on Yahoo Feb 13, 2008I love Kens! Have you tried the Sushi burrito? Amazing. The service is ok, but who cares with good company and great food? (more)
luenotl87
on Yahoo Jan 21, 2008Yes the service isn't that great all the time but you're always going to find somebody in every place who are better than others in service, and someone who shouldn't be working in the first place, and when that happens... (more)
Maré
on Yahoo Nov 15, 2007I really thought I found a diamond in the rough 50miles east of LA. (more)
Payne
on Yahoo Nov 10, 2007Ken was raised by a the owner of a Japanese fisherman who had 3 boats of his own. This man knows his fish and hand picks it himself 3 to 4 times a week. You cant find toro toro (fatty tuna) like Kens anywhere in this area. You... (more)
julie
on Yahoo Nov 04, 2007We have been going to Kens over 20 years. The sushi is the best we have had in the country and the cost is reasonable. The service is excellent and friendly. The atmosphere is also great whether you sit at a table or up at... (more)
sushi lavah
on Yahoo Oct 02, 2007i love ken's!!!!! i have been all around RC, ontario and uplan'ds sushi but nothing ever compares to the mouthwatering sushi that they offer. (more)
PACAVIS
on Yahoo Sep 14, 2007Excellent restaurant. One of the top five Japanese restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga. (more)
ChrisS
on Yahoo Sep 13, 2007Simply AMAZING... truthfully unless my sushi is made by Joseph and the fish is bought freash by Ken himself i really do not like it. They have outstanding service and I have not made a random request for a custom roll... (more)
a Yahoo! Local User
on Yahoo Aug 10, 2007Horrible!: We ordered a sashimi bowl for about $10 and it came with 4 small pieces of sashimi with the rest imitation crab fillings. Uni sushi was good but it also cost $10 for 2pcs. Place is way overpriced and customer... (more)
unique3498275619023465197
on Citysearch May 08, 2007I'm now spoiled. We tried several other sushi restaurants in the surrounding cities, but none compare to the quality and flavor offered at Ken's. People definitely know abou the place - I've been there twice before... (more)
Alberto H
on Yahoo Feb 01, 2007Didn't expect it to be this great!: My boss referred this place to me a while back ago. I happened to be in the area and called to get directions from him. I have to admit; the customer service was great and I was able to sit... (more)
a Yahoo! Local User
on Yahoo Nov 24, 2006My favorite Sushi!: I have gone here for years and will continue to go, the rolls are so fresh and the fish is like butter! (more)
Kevin Lahey
on Yahoo Oct 14, 2006Fun: I was delighted to find Ken's a whole lot of fun. The atmosphere is nothing to write home about -- think suspended ceilings, paneled walls, and some Japanese tchochkas -- but it was a friendly and pleasant place.... (more)