Kihon

If you can imagine the island of Naples as heart-shaped, then Kihon is located at the center of the heart. With each tantalizing bite, the food goes straight to your heart.I thought I had sampled almost all of the sushi places in Long Beach, but I am embarrassed to have missed this one until now. There are many excellent sushi joints in Long Beach, but none could rival Kihon.The interior dining space is arranged traditionally, with a long bar facing the sushi chefs and other tables for larger parties. I went alone so I sat at the bar, having an intimate interaction with the chef.I ordered the giant scallops, blue fin tuna, and salt-grilled eel. Each harbored its distinct flavor, and each shined at serenading the taste buds. After three courses, I asked the chef for a recommendation. I revelled with the rosy sea bass, a product of pinnacle culinary endeavor for a few fleeting moments, but my memory allows me to savor the experience long after.I loved this place, and I vow to return with my son, who is a sushi aficionado and about to leave for college.

Went here prior to the naples Christmas Boat parade. Seated and Greeted at 5pm for a party of 7. Ordered a pitcher of Asahi, wine, and Appetizers. All came very quickly. Ordered our main entrees of Sushi. Received within 10 to 15 minutes. The place quickly became crowded. 80% of the food was delivered in a timely manner. The other 20% we had to remind our waiter a couple of times, stating if our other orders are going to be served soon.All was delicous, The portion size was small compared to other Sushi joints. Keep in mind, the surrounding area is above the middle class ratio. Meaning you know where you are at when you order food. Expensive and serving size to be small. The place has a warm family feeling. Overall, I will come back. Would not be my first choice, due to parking, cost and quantity. The quality is a given. The only thing bad about this place is that there is only 1 restroom for the entire restaurant! Overall a thumbs up.

Price is ok and I think that's the main selling point. The food is ok but for a sushi restaurant they don't have many roll options. Most come with a soy paper instead of seaweed and their rolls aren't the typical ones you'd find. I wasn't a fan of their salmon roll. The best part was the shishito peppers. Trying it once was enough but I wouldn't return. They do have a bar with sake, beer options that look good. Overall if you're in Naples you should try but i wouldn't go out of my way.

Service, food and ambiance was excellent. Exceptional sushi. I can hardly wait to return

This place has a great feel and trendy atmosphere. It is fairly small and doesn't set that many people. Even though we booked a table early at 6pm people were already waiting for tables 30min later. They have a decently priced menu as well and doesn't charge an arm and a leg for their food. We had noodles, rice, tempura shrimp, edamame beans and dessert. And including tip we payed around $80. We were 3 people. I will definitely come back and next time go a it later in the evening so we can sit outside and enjoy the cool summer breeze. Ohhh forgot to mention the waiter was awesome as well.

I had walked by Kihon countless times, but was hesitant to try it due to the font used for the name in kanji being so unauthentic. I'm glad I finally tried it though, as the food exceeded my expectations.Kihon is one of the few businesses still standing in this plaza. The interior is pretty and service was excellent. I believe there were some actual Japanese chefs working in the kitchen too.The menu is a decent size and food is definitely pricey but the quality is good. I particularly enjoyed the crunchy salmon skin hand roll (albeit a bit small) plus the miso eggplant dish. The mushroom miso soup was also tasty. I thought the menu said the ceviche dish had octopus, but there was no octopus in our ceviche.I feel like a measure of a good Japanese restaurant is also how tasty their steamed white rice is, and Kihon's was fluffy and warm. The spinach in the salmon and spinach dish was a bit oily and the texture a bit too melt-in-your-mouth (in a bad way, like disintegration) for my tastes.Overall, was pleasantly surprised by the tastiness of my meal here.

Over a decade in Long Beach and I have passed Kihon hundred of times thinking "there's no way that place is good." And I am ecstatic to have been wrong. We came in without reservations thinking we wouldn't need them but we were wrong. The host was able to get us in (whew) and we enjoyed a couple of rolls, the yellowtail collar, a crab hand roll and some other things. They have lots of gluten free options and even offer gf tamari. My favorite was The Dude, despite its name. The dab of yuzu made it special. I absolutely loved my glass of Satellite. I've been searching for bottles ever since. It's taken years for us to try it and we are glad we did. We will be back (with resys) soon!

I eat a lot of sushi, and hands-down this is the best sushi restaurant in the south Bay. The service is amazing. It's the perfect place to bring a date!

Sushi was really great, every piece tender yet substantial. The appetizers are very interesting, could make an entire meal by selecting several of them. Had the albacore with crispy onions, it was excellent.

Cool place, nice and clean, sushi tasted super fresh. I ordered a dragon roll and yellow tail sashimi. No complaints I will be a repeat customer. My friend ordered the ramen which she raved about so I might try that next time. The service was friendly and fast. No complains here. I would totally recommend giving it a try. There's plenty of parking and all for a decent price.