Kuka Sushi & Izakaya

Fantastic service, the ambience was awesome, however I felt like the people decorating it went really hard on one side, then after putting so much work into that one side, they didn't have the energy to decorate the side with the windows. The Omakase nigiri and poke salad was super good. The sushi rolls that came with it were kind of horrendous, however with how good the nigiri was (and how much food your getting) it didn't matter how much the sushi rolls tasted like they came from circle k. I also got the monkey business for dessert (because how can I not with a name like monkey business) and dear lord was it a lot of ice cream. I usually expect desserts at restaurants to be more expensive than a supermarket but it felt like they gave me the whole bucket of blue bell ice cream (happy boy).

Great service! The staff were friendly and attentive.The salmon sashimi was very fresh. They have Wine Wednesday as well! Different happy hour specials. I would recommend to stop by if you are in the area.

My friend and I went to Kuka for happy hour and it was awesome. The spicy salmon roll was on the happy hour menu for a great price. We ate TONS of sushi, these are just the two rolls I snagged a picture of before digging in. I loved how they each had different flavors and the sauces added extra depth. Our server was around enough to keep us ordering and brought us plenty of drinks. It wasn't loud or super busy when we went, so it was great experience. The inside is on the smaller side but enough to bring friends to meet for yummy sushi. Highly recommend this spot if you're in the area.

Sushi is amazing and service was great as well, thank you Nicole! Went during lunch and the sushi is top quality and they have a lot of different optionsNew favorite lunch spot!

It was so hard to give a score to this place. Considering the price of this place, the serving size of food is quite big. I'm usually big eater that I can eat two menus easily. I got the spicy kuka ramen and sashimi deluxe during the lunch. It was so much that I couldn't even finish it. I didn't think the quality of fish was extremely good, but acceptably good. Main reason I give this place a 4 is that the servers were nice and provide the prompt service as needed. Place is quite chill but not too crowded or loud. I wouldn't call it this is the best sushi place I've been to but I would give the quite high rating because this place is worth of the price.

Went during lunch and service was great! My go to order is the Mardi Gras roll and Garlic Butter Fried Rice. Wanted to try something new so ordered the Tonkatsu Curry. The curry was SO GOOD and the portion was enough to be a meal. Definitely one of my favorite Japanese spots in Tempe!!

Kuka is a modern sushi spot when you walk you can tell from the lighting furniture, and big windows. Our server was quick and would check up on us, but not too much as some servers tend to do. We usually go here during the happy hour which is amazing and worth it.Food: For our appetizers we got the CHICKEN KARAGE the chicken was juicy, had a nice crunch, but wish it was more tender. The GYOZA was very flavorful, crispy, and the dough had a nice chew. The SPICY TUNA roll is the best one I've ever had in my life everything is perfect. The chunks of tuna, and the fresh ingredients it's a must if you go. The UDON was good nothing crazy, but got the job done. The CHICKEN FRIED RICE was very good the garlic flavoring is there, not too dry other than the chicken that was dry, if you get it order another meat. Everything else about it was great.

This spot is absolutely uh-mazing! It's a fun, cozy spot with stellar food. We've come here frequently for some time, and during pandemic we ordered take out and it was just as good.We usually get a couple rolls, this time we had the shrimp tempura roll, Philadelphia rolls, the eel sushi and a California roll. Very fresh tasting! The eel sushi and eel sauce is one of our favs and always on point.Also would recommend their butter garlic fried rice (not pictured because we dug into it so fast lol) and their tempura udon is spot on. If you haven't been here, definitely try them out! It will probably become one of your fav spots.

I did not expect that the best tonkotsu broth I've had in a while would be in Arizona...My fam and I arrived around 6 for dinner. Admittedly, I disliked the service we received here. The front staff were very curt when taking our contact info for their online waitlist, and our server was very hard to catch. I ended up having to get out of my seat just to ask for our check.Aside from the service, the food here was actually quite good. The restaurant itself is not fully Japanese, as the menu also has Korean options like short ribs and army stew. However, everything we ordered - the short ribs, the seafood hot pot, and scallop dynamite - was so delicious. I would hesitate to dine in again if I ever visited AZ a second time. Perhaps takeout would be nicer?

This was such an amazing sushi place!I was picked up by a coworker and he recommended this place, highly. We walked in and it was such a nice modern restaurant with a very welcoming staff. We sat down and started to look over the large and amazing menu. They have a great deal for $31 which includes a Asahi Beer Tower and two appetizers! This is a huge deal and I was impressed with the price. We ordered that along with fried calamari and spicy tuna tartar. Both were amazing. We then ordered some Yakitori, some great rolls, sashimi, and really good drinks! The waitress was awesome and the food was top notch. I'll be adding this place to my list for when I come back here!