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Kaiwa Sushi

4.0
4
7 Reviews
$30 and under
Japanese
1534 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

About this restaurant

  • Innovative
  • Healthy
  • Neighborhood gem
Kaiwa Sushi crafts fine Japanese cuisine made with high-quality ingredients. For the perfect start to your meal, enjoy the marinated and skewered beef yakitori and the fried gyoza potstickers, both of which are great to share. Some of Kaiwa Sushi�s specialty entr�es include the tekka don tuna sashimi served over rice, the Kaiwa beef grilled ribeye slathered in spicy ginger sauce and the tender Kaiwa chicken served with tempura veggies combination dinner. If noodles are what you�re after, you are sure to enjoy the shabu shabu with clear noodles and seafood and the oyako udon white noodles with chicken, eggs and veggies. Sushi is also very popular, with unique offerings available in maki rolls, temaki hand rolls and nigiri pieces. Kaiwa Sushi also has nightly happy hour specials with generous discounts on beer, sake and appetizers.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Japanese
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Ken Ngo
  • Neighborhood
    Walnut Creek
  • Cross street
    Civic Dr
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Beer, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 7 people are saying

Kaiwa Sushi reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0
4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 3.7Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

7 Reviews
  1. SteeleC

    Chicago11 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 3, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    The service was friendly, prompt and efficient. The happy hour specials were great and our rolls were delicious!!!

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  2. Andreams

    San Francisco3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 25, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    They don't have enough stars for this restaurant! I had many requests as it was a birthday dinner for my date. They were so welcoming, so accommodating, and executed everything perfectly. The server was wonderful: prompt, helpful, but gave us space too. It's the best salmon teriyaki I've ever had. The seven dollar glass of Chardonnay and the reasonably priced food is such a welcome change. We will be back!

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  3. sirsharkie

    Las Vegas7 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 12, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Had a mediocre experience - at best. Went for dinner on a Saturday night and there were three large parties treating their dinner like a party. Looked like a bachelor party, girls' night out and a large group of friends. Needless to say, the volume was more than expected. More importantly, the food was just "okay." We finished most of what we ordered but will look for better sushi options. On the bright side, service was quite pleasant.

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  4. NancNan

    San Francisco13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 13, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A wonderful experience, overall. Great food, great service, a cozy and warm restaurant, with a low level of noise. Very pleasant dining.

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  5. ShiraS

    San Francisco5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on December 10, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Great Sushi, Ambience needs work. Service is slow at busy times.

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  6. JudyB VIP

    San Francisco28 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 10, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    This is our go-to place for sushi! Over the years friends have suggested other places and have dragged us along but we haven't found another that's better. Their rolls are amazing and as a friend said Friday night during their first visit, "They even fit in your mouth!" Our favs are Hippy, Locust, Van, Vy and Nam 1. My husband calls Kanigi Nigiri 'dessert.' Sometimes we're there 2x a month and we end up ordering the same ones - you just can't get tired of eating great sushi!

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  7. JudyB VIP

    San Francisco28 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on November 26, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We have been eating at Kaiwa for almost 20 years, often twice a month. Kaiwa is not the fanciest restaurant in town but the sushi is always fresh, the rolls are delicious, the staff is very efficient and friendly, and it's very reasonably priced!

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FAQs

Kaiwa Sushi offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (925) 274-9496.

Kaiwa Sushi is rated 4 stars by 7 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Kaiwa Sushi

1534 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Civic Dr
  • Neighborhood
    Walnut Creek
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Japanese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Ken Ngo
  • Additional
    Beer, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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