Kifune Sushi Bar

After all these years ...there is a reason it's still here. Washington blvd is always turning over but KIFUNE lives on! Quality fish and the price is right- no fancy presentation needed. Happy hour rocks- 6.50 for a large hot saki The bar gets crackin with locals and the sushi chefs thoroughly enjoy the company and ensure everyone has a good time. Smiles around

My family have enjoyed Kafunes for at least 30+ yr. Nov 14,2019 we came to kafune's to say goodbye & enjoy the fabulous food & sevice & the delightful people there that always made us feel at home,as of Nov.23 2019 SADLY KAFUNE'S IS NO MORE. Thank you for the memories & friendships we have made with you♥️

I got to be there for the last two days of Kifune. I had never eaten there before but on the last days, it was packed. There was no empty space to walk through when we got there. What I learned was that people had been coming there for over 20 years. Many people spending their anniversaries or birthdays there. It was a sad and truly legendary moment.

AMAZING SUSHI & QUALITY OF FISH! I have never tasted fish this fresh. I highly recommend the spicy yellowtail roll, spicy tuna roll, garlic edamame, toro sashimi is BUTTER in your mouth. Prices are a little more but is definitely worth it for the quality and service. I will not eat sushi anywhere else after being spoiled by Kifune! Sit at the sushi bar & the chef will make you different things to try (:

What? Not 5 stars? I had tuna sushi special and it was four pieces of heavenly rice balls. Toro, blue fin tuna, tuna, and yellow fin. However, beef sukiyaki was sub par. Probably nobody ever ordered it. The portion was large and the staffs were attentive and friendly. Water was free, but hot tea was $2. I found meter parking right outside but it could be tricky to find one on weekdays.

It's been a few years since I've eaten at Kifune, only because we don't live anywhere near the place and driving all the way across the city for sushi is nuts... not that I haven't done it before. The quality of food has always been terrific. They usually had toro--which most sushi bars in my area don't have, the stinking bastards--they had the best oyster shooters, soft shell crabs and lobster dynamite that I've ever had and the sushimen were always a ton of fun, especially when I got them drunk on sake (a thing I strongly recommend: you get HUGE servings that way). Everything I've tried was delicious except for the uni--but that wasn't their fault: uni is disgusting. Here's a fun story: one time my friend Tom and I drove to Kifune for dinner, we found it closed for a private party held by Michael Jackson (or so it was rumored). And before we could become very disappointed, the maitre d pointed out a fleet of limos parked outside and said that they would take us to another sushi bar clear across town in Hollywood (one with prices and food comparable to Kifune). So we got all liquored up in the limo on Mr. Jackson's dime, had a terrific meal and got drunk once again coming home... then had to find a coffee shop so I could sober up before driving home. God, that had to have been well over 30 years ago. Good times!