Kikoo Sushi

Amazing sushi ayce. The hand rolls are my favorite. They allow 15 sashimi a person and 15pcs of the sushi individual pieces. The sashimi is sliced super thick. Everything tasted fresh.For the hot foods, I got the seafood and mushroom soup. It was my favorite soup from a buffet I've had before. I tried the emoki wrapped in beef. It was lacking flavor. I also tried the pork bun. The pork was very good but the addition of lettuce was a strange choice. The gyoza was good and very crispy. I got the mango pudding, which was my least favorite thing from the ayce. The matcha mochi ice cream was good. It came packaged in plastic. I also tried the red bean ice cream, which was standard.Overall a good ayce sushi spot. Would recommend if you're craving sushi.

The last time I was at KIKOO was about 9 to 10 Years ago when everything was brand spanking new and the place didn't get as packed. Today on 2/15/2025 I opted to come here because we had tickets to a play and wanted to go down memory lane. Service;The service was not rude, but it wasn't accommodating either. We found a table near the door and it was so cold out. When I asked to be seated in the back, because It was freezing ,the waitress explained that the back didn't open until 8pm, and it was 7pm. Food:While the food comes out lighting fast, the taste was just ok. Mediocre at best. Im not sure if its because I've tried so many other competitive restaurants since my last visit, but I really need to emphasize that the experience and taste here has really fallen short . I couldn't wait to get out honestly. The only thing holding me back from getting up to leave was that my husband had just signed us up for $53 AYCE and AYCD. (Only option is Sapporo beer and cheap wine) I don't drink, however they don't allow one person at the table to AYCD, both of you need to order the same. Alcohol; The wine they carry is Franzia, which is the cheapest wine on the face of the Earth. In past experiences when consuming that wine, I found that I would get really sick because it has too much acidity and not only does it trigger my heartburn, but gives me a gut punching stomach ache, therefore I steer clear.Taste; Beef Teriyaki = Super Bland Short Ribs = covered it fatVegetable soup = so tastyNegamaki = blandEnoki = blandDragon Roll = delicious Japanese Egg Plant with miso glaze = deliciousDumplings = tastelessDrinks;Sapporo served in a pitcher, not cold enough as per HusbandAmbience;Don't come here if you cant deal with loud saki bomb banging on the tables. It gets really loud.Security;People smoking Weed in front of the restaurant. Come on! Take that shit elsewhere! Why should we be forced to dine with the smell of Weed in our faces? We don't like the smell of cigarettes while we eat, so treat that shit the same! I swear, I feel as if ever since NYClegalized it, smokers now believe that we should just deal with the smell that is getting blown at us from every damn corner! FYI; Some of us still prefer wanting to smell food at a restaurant, not WEED! . The Security Guard, yes... I said it, Security Guard, was so busy telling ppl that their two hours were up, and didn't control the line, nor the weed smoking in the the front entrance, nor the fact that leaving that door open in the first place was making the entire experience unworthy. Thank you, but no thank you! I will never return!

Very full...Ate too much sushi...Kikoo offers two AYCE options, one is AYCE and one also includes AYCD. Kikoo is a pretty loud experience, with dim LED lighting and usually at least one or two large party events. Outside of this, very decent AYCE spot in Manhattan! There is a special item section of the menu, where each person can order 1 item for the duration of the meal, and same policy applies for one of their dessert sections. A decent spot to celebrate a friend's birthday too!

Why this place isn't higher rated shocks me. It is everything you can ask for from an AYCE sushi place. $43 a person (before tax and tip) for 2 hours, which definitely isn't an issue. You use an iPad to order and the food comes out SO quick, there is zero stalling on their part. The key is not fill up on super filling rolls and focus on the sashimi nigiri!! Ate an insane amount of tuna and salmon nigiri. I was so focused on eating I didn't take pictures of everything we ordered but yum! 3rd time coming here and never fails! The waiters are all so nice and welcoming too!

There aren't that many AYCE sushi spots in the city and this is one of them. I have been here since pre-COVID and is actually surprised that I have not written a review for them. My friends and I came here the day before Thanksgiving for AYCE sushi which is about $42 per person. They also have AYCE sushi and drinks which is around $55 which I think is also a great deal if you drink a good amount. I highly recommend making a reservation in advance because they can get very busy. The place itself is pretty spacious and they have a pretty big area in the back so you can definitely bring large groups of people here. The menu is very extensive and also includes desserts. They have a lot of different rolls as well as sashimi and a lot of appeitizers. Their appeitizer items also include a lot of fish items as well so it's not like you are getting full off of just fries. The quality is not bad - it's pretty standard for all AYCE sushi and the food comes out extremely fast. You also order on an ipad so you do not constantly have to look for someone to place orders. The food comes out fairly quickly once you order. Overall - a solid AYCE sushi spot and with tip and tax it came out to around $52 per person which is not bad at all for the city. Would recommend coming here!

An AYCE and drink sushi place should theoretically be a decrepit pit or a food safety hazard waiting to happen, and this was neither. For $50 before tax and tip you can choose wine, beer, sake, or sangria and order from a very wide menu of appetizers, rolls, etc. Ordering is done through an iPad and service is quick. Most items came out within a few minutes at most. There are a couple of categories where each person can only order one item, but I didn't find this limiting at all. The sushi isn't great by any means, but it certainly stands up against the other basic placed in nyc, so you can really get your money's worth if you drink and take advantage of the special rolls.Would absolutely return! Very fun!

What more can you say about an AYCE sushi place? They have more stuff than just sushi, like some meat sides, and desserts. But obviously you come here for the sushi. It uses a tablet to order your food and has pictures too so you can easily see what you like and don't like. I got there a bit early to beat the rush. Because I feel if there are a lot of people, the sushi "engineers" will have a hard time keeping up. Give it a try. I forgot the price of it but to me, it was well worth the price.

An East Village staple for AYCE sushi -- we came in with a group of 15 for a friend's birthday dinner. They definitely accommodate large parties and have an ordering tablet to keep things moving. This is a quantity over quality place IMHO -- nothing was bad, per se, but it also didn't blow me away. I didn't really try most of the nigiri but the rolls themselves were decent and they had quite a few vegetarian and non-sushi options too. For what it is, felt a little on the pricey side for me! A bit of a hectic pace, but did appreciate that they had everything from apps to rolls to desserts covered.

Been wanting to get AYCE sushi for a long time so was super excited to try this place out as one of the only AYCE sushi locations in Manhattan. Came a bit early for dinner on a weekend and was seated immediately which was nice. The way this place works is that they give you an iPad and you just order whatever you want and they get it to your table within 5 minutes. It's all very efficient. I would recommend coming with a bigger party so that you can try more variety of foods.Here are some of my favorite eats:- Crab Legs - Sweet crab legs full of meat, what is there not to like?- Miso Soup - This is a weird thing to like at a AYCE sushi buffet BUT I think this was the palate cleanser I needed in order to continue eating the rest of the sushi. It was nice to get something hot and silky in my system.- Salmon Kama - I was pretty shocked that they had salmon collar on the menu as it is usually a pretty expensive eat. The salmon was very tender although there was a bit more fatty parts than I would've liked.- Tamago Nigiri - This is so lame, but tamago nigiri is definitely my favorite type of nigiri with it's slightly sweet eggy taste perfectly matches the slightly sour rice.- Tuna Tartare - When I first took a bite of this thing, I was kind of shocked because I felt like the sauce went so perfectly with the tuna. However, when I ate this at the end of the meal, I felt a bit like throwing up because the tuna was cut too thick and messily. Would recommend ordering this as one of the first things.What I would not recommend ordering:- Fried Oreos - When you are full, this is the last thing that should be on your list of things to eat as it is incredibly filling. I ate 1/4 of one and I felt like I just ate pure oil.- To be honest, after awhile all the sushi flavors start to mix together and they start to taste very similarly. Definitely need to find a palate cleanser on the menu in order for you to eat more.Overall, great experience where I ate a bit too much. I feel like this is a definitely once a year type of deal as I'm still recovering from the food coma a few days later.

You cannot eat here on a weekend if you're a group of 4 or less. Website says reservations are only for groups of 5 or more. They claim they accept walk ins for groups of less than five. Walked in at 7 on a Friday and was told if they sat us we would have to leave by 8. We would get half the time to eat as everyone else but have to pay full price. We were told our only other option was to come back "after 9 PM". So I could not make a reservation, and I also could not walk in. I have never seen a restaurant do this before. I've eaten here before in a larger group, and the food is definitely quantity over quality, but still a good deal. The ridiculous part is being completely unable to eat here unless you are a group of 5 or more. Website should not say you accept walk ins if you clearly don't.