kinza

1/3 the size rolls should be. See photo. Roll on left is the size of a quarter. Roll on the right is slightly larger. That to-go box is only 6 inches wide (to give you prospective). No creativity at all in presentation. I’ve seen better looking sushi at the grocery store. Both rolls were mostly rice with very little fish, and the fish it did have tasted old and rubbery. Definitely not fresh. I regret going ahead and eating it. Sushi is expensive, but now I feel sick. On the plus side, the girls working the counter were kind and professional, and the dining room is gorgeous. My order was to-go, so the service I received is only in that respect. There’s a reason there was only one other customer in the place at dinner time. Read the reviews. I wish I had before giving it a try.

Baby wanted dinner and I said let's do dinner somewhere we have not eaten. I made a mistake 😞 choosing this establishment. The atmosphere at kinza is well designed. The service was not up standard our was a foreign national who spoke very little English. I requested a glass of water and a glass of the house Merlot wine. The wine was a complete and utter miss. I ordered the kinza house signature fried rice which would have been a simple house fried rice at any other restaurant serving Asian cuisine. The shrimp in my dish was diced up not one whole shrimp as well as overcooked. My love ordered the filet mignon with shrimp and fried rice. Her steak had been cut into little chunks resembling beef stew chunks. Her shrimp were also overcooked to the point she didn't want to eat them. She said the best part of her meal was the Miso soup 🍲. Otherwise her salad had too much salad dressing.

We have been coming to Kinza since it opened. It has been a steady decline over the past few years. Went last night and the spicy tuna roll looked like it had tuna paste in it. The roll was tiny and did not even have a solid piece of fish in it. The sushi is a joke here and the food has just gone to crap. Really hate to see Kinza nose diving it used to be me and my wife's favorite restaurant. 😞

The good: service was prompt at first and the soup was really hot and flavourful. The bad: ordered the spicy salmon and as soon as it was within a couple of feet the overpowering smell of fish hit. I took apart the roll. The nori was flimsy with no crispness, and the Salmon was discoloured with streaks of white running through it, that looked like the natural white striations had blurred and turned to jelly. and smelled of heavy fish. I pressed it and it didn’t spring back leaving a fingerprint, and it was just a little below room temp. I don’t know if they pre do the rolls or what, but I did let the lady at the counter know the fish wasn’t fresh and shouldn’t be in a roll. She said it couldn’t possibly be old because they change the fish everyday. I paid as I had ordered it, but will not return.

Our first time here. The food was good, and the service was good. There is a decent amount of deferred maintenance in the dining area (ripped seats, etc.).

Fast, professional service. Food is definitely worth a try! I honestly didn't like it my first time but once I discovered their dinner menu, I have been a repeat customer! Definitely 5☆s! I recommend the Hibachi Steak and Shrimp!

I don’t usually leave reviews but this place was by far the worst I’ve ever experienced at a Japanese restaurant. I ordered shrimp and fried snapper hibachi. They brought out these small salad shrimp which was overcooked with no seasoning. The fried snapper wasn’t fresh either. It had no seasoning. My wife ordered a medium well steak. The steak came out extra well done. The server clearly lacks training and knowledge about the menu or food when answering questions. The manager or whoever she was clearly didn’t care that our food lacked taste, substance and preparation. Instead she walked away. Needless to say, I did not leave a tip. I am still trying to figure out why are there so many good reviews on this place. I’m convinced that people in lower Alabama don’t know how food should taste. Please….if anyone is reading this and you have high standards for food DO NOT COME HERE. If you have any standards, DO NOT COME HERE.