Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

I’ve been visiting Kura for a while but all of my visits have never disappointed me. The service was fast and the waiters were attentive. Briana came to our table to help with refills and if we needed anything else. My party and I went to visit for the Hello Kitty collab and everything was so delicious! My favorites for this visit were the Cinnamoroll parfait and my usual garlic ponzu salmon.

Had a great lunch experience here today, took family members here that live locally and were not familiar with this concept. Family loved the whole experience, enjoyed the food and were thoroughly entertained. Spent a little over an hour all together, ordered about 45 plates total.

Kura Little Tokyo is great for the experience. The conveyor belt, ordering system, and overall vibe make it fun, especially if you’re going solo or with friends. The sushi is decent but not mind-blowing. It’s good, just not top-tier quality if you’re really picky about fish. That said, the udon is super delicious and honestly surprised me in a good way. On top of that, the customer service was excellent and everything felt smooth and efficient. Solid spot for a fun, casual sushi run, just know you’re paying for the experience as much as the food.

I needed a quick bite and a sushi train seemed like a good option. Luckily there was a seat available at the counter and I was soon coercing out the options flowing by. There was a good range of the standard and creative sushi, sides, alternatives and sweets. The sushi were fresh with the high turnover of a full restaurant. Each seat or table gets its own tablet for ordering and plate counter/disposal. When a dish is ordered, it's either delivered via the serving belt above or the robot, so staff are only there to handle what isn't automated. I couldn't or didn't see what each plate costs...?🤷‍♀️ Conclusion: an efficient service model that reduces manual handling, good range of options.

I used to LOVE Kura. I mean, I still enjoy coming to sushi here but with each small plate of sushi (2 piece nigiri or 3 piece roll) being over $4, and the quality being mid it is hard to give more than 4 stars. .. it's hard to get a drink of hot tea or soda refilled and although I will still come if the line isn't crazy and getting conveyer belt sushi is always fun with the kiddo but it adds up quick and you could probably get better quality at a different place. Hate to say it because I loved Kura once.

The sushi here was fresh and delicious! The service was also great. Super prompt. Had no problem walking in and finding a seat at 5:30PM on a week night. Kelly was especially helpful in taking care of me while I was here! I will definitely be back.

The service was wonderful, everyone very kind. All the meals were amazing except for the sushi. It was an off night, came out dry and falling apart. I can't imaging this is typical, but keep an eye out. We'd try it again.

This is one of my favorite places to go! It's more than one Kura Revolving Sushi, but this location is the best one to me. Service is immaculate here, and Location: Little Tokyo

Should I be proud of myself for averaging at least 20 plates here by myself? (30 plates usually with my wife). Each plate usually comes with a Nigiri and my go to's are the seared salmon, seared eel and the a5 Wagyu. The place can be busy after 6pm where you usually wait up to 30-45 minutes for a table of 2, or 60 minutes plus for a table of 4. The vibe is pretty casual and noise level is considered moderate at their busiest.

Calling all Sanrio & Sushi lovers -- you do not want to miss out on this! I recently visited Kura Revolving Sushi Bar in Little Tokyo and had the best time thanks to their Hello Kitty and friends collab. I downloaded the app to claim exclusive perks and made a reservation as soon as I saw the collab announced. The app made everything super smooth and quick, which I loved. I was genuinely excited and happy my entire visit. Huge shoutout to Erica and Ana for the amazing, friendly service. The sushi was fresh and delicious as always. I even tried the Hello Kitty donut sushi -- adorable presentation, taste was just okay, but still fun to try. I was absolutely excited to grab the limited-edition Hello Kitty x Kura cup, and I even scored the free towel after spending over $85. Such a fun, cute atmosphere every time I visit. This collab made the experience extra special, highly recommend stopping by while you can to check it out for yourself. Still my all-time favorite sushi spot!!!

I am glad to see that Kura Sushi has updated their waitlist system and now accepts reservations in which you can pick the time slot. My partner and I visited for the first time together as a lunch date, with a reservation. We still ended up waiting 20 minutes when we got there, but at least this wasn't an insanely long wait. I hope to see further improvements with the reservation and waitlist process. Food-wise, everything is pretty much the same. The sushi is decent, but nothing amazing in terms of quality. A nice change I noticed is that they made the plates easier to grab, which is probably great for new diners. The prize gimmick is always a nice, additional feature to have here, along with being able to make orders through the tablet. You can get the bikkura pon after inserting 15 plates. Seasonal items here are usually pretty nice, along with the occasional collaborations. Service this time was better than the previous times I've been here. The robot cart is still being used to serve drinks to customers - very efficient. Overall, a decent, fun sushi spot in Little Tokyo, but this place is more or less meant for the conveyor belt sushi experience rather than the food itself. I would still recommend giving Kura Sushi a visit if you have never been before, and especially if you have never experienced a revolving sushi bar.

Chelly was an amazing server! Very nice and attentive~ I've been to kura a couple of times in multiple location but her service definitely stood out the food is also always good!! You can also get your Japanese village parking pass validated as well too

I grew up in Japan, so I come from the era of ¥100 per plate sushi. Now that it's $4.10 a plate, if I eat things like egg or cucumber rolls, I feel like I'm always losing out. The imitation ikura tastes artificial, and it seems like the only way to get value is with yellowtail, hamachi, or tuna. I didn't really enjoy it. The ramen wasn't special, and the sides weren't either. Honestly, even the toys aren't anything I need. I feel like Kura Sushi lost what made it great.

Came with two people on a Friday afternoon. The place is busy, so you know the sushi on the conveyor belt is fresh! I loved this chain in Japan, and it's great to see the style is exactly the same in the US. Service was fast and great, and ordering sushi was also fast. Would recommend!

I'm not always a big fan of conveyor belt sushi, however due to the small space and limited number of dishes at one time, the plates we selected were fresh. I also like how they have a display to order freshly made sushi as well. I enjoyed everything I had. Service was solid. I hate to sound old but I'm not always a big fan of technology when it comes to food service but the little drink robot was cute and the screen ordering was nice. After all the purpose of conveyor belt sushi is for the quick in and out convenience and for a quick lunch that was very convenient. Looking forward to coming here again when I need a quick bite.

Had such an amazing time tonight, came in for the jjk event and both Andrea and Maeny were such a delight to have as our servers. Will come back jsut for their customer service again.

Complete your little Tokyo visit at this restaurant! Very cool sushi revolving bar experience! Don't forget to do the Bikkura Pon Game! Thank Maleny for your kind Service!

Amazing service!!! I loved the garlic ponzu salmon... and something new we tried and loveddd was the warabimochi and it was amazing!! Would come back!!!

Great service and food. The experience is so fun to put the little plate in the slot and see animations pop up. When you reach certain goals you get little prizes so its so fun! Thank you Andrea for the great service

Disappointed with the service in this restaurant. I went all the way to this Kura location from OC because I called in and asked if the Kirby mugs were available and they said yes. After having the meal, they said it wasn't actually available and they haven't had any in stock since the event started. Terrible service.

What We Ordered: -Udon Beef Bowl $10.45 -3 @ $3.99 $11.97 We were exploring Little Tokyo when our little one got hungry, so we decided to grab a quick lunch at Kura. Thankfully, when our little one had a belly ache, they let us use the bathroom while we waited for our table. The wife and son weren't as hungry as expected, so we didn't order as much as usual. We did have a minor issue with the bill - one of my son's accidental orders hadn't been removed. Yocelin was very attentive and helpful in resolving it! It was another great experience at Kura, and we'll definitely be back soon!

Came to have some lunch with a friend. It's very popular but a fairly quick turnaround. We sat at open seats in front. You can either grab a plate that comes by on a conveyor belt or you can order direct from a screen and have it delivered. Everything we tried we loved! Freshness and packed with flavor. Pleasant atmosphere and service. Great pricing per plate. Worth checking out! The spicy popcorn shrimp was a 10/10 alongside the seared beef.

I loveeeeee kuras crispy rice, both salmon and crab. Wait times can be pretty long but they got an app that you can rsvp with. the location isn't the biggest, so definitely make a rsvp. This is a good spot for sushi if you're not too worried about the highest of high quality fish or want to enjoy a conveyor belt experience. It will do the job and plus, you get a prize after 15 plates! For two people , it came out rough about 65ish. It's nice cause you get to choose wait you want, without holding up any servers. Parking is a hassle, so be prepared to walk!

We've been coming here for years! The sushi is consistent and the service very pleasant and attentive. Shout out to Chelly for great service! Just tonight we had 20 plates and received the Kirby x Kura collaboration giveaway item which was a cup set. A fun place for date night!

Been to Kura Sushi many times and I'd have to give credit to their consistency. The conveyor belt is of course the main attraction & is very well maintained. Love the plate mini game which adds a bit of activity to the meal. Parking is plentiful around Little Tokyo, all paid structures/lots. Kura does plenty of collaborations which gives a lot of incentive to dine in. Currently they're doing a demon slayer collaboration and my partner and I got a demon slayer towel for our excursion, a nice bonus. A nice tech is the screen ordering, a really nice gimmick for when you want a specific dish instead of staring at the conveyor belt 24/7. The wait time isn't too bad on the screen ordering which is great. Space is pretty limited inside, each table can fit 4 people at max with moderate spacing and there's also counter seating for solo diners. The sushi is delicious and very well seasoned but not anything too special, still great quality but not super high quality fish, still love the flavor for most sushi especially the seared menu items. Service is great, staff is professional & friendly, and was pretty attentive for water refills every time I've been. The only downside to Kura Sushi is that even with a reservation, there's still a significant wait time after checking in. I've been plenty with a reservation all times and I had to wait for people who were in front of us without reservations, longest wait I've had was over 30 minutes which is not bad but I would imagine that with a reservation, there should be priority assigned.

We have a Kura in San Jose so this what I'm comparing it to. On a family vacation & my kids wanted sushi during this trip so we went with what we were familiar with. The location is sketchy, but parking was plenty as they verify parking pass. When we first came in, it was an awkward greet with the host in front. I noticed there wasn't a lot of sushi on the conveyor belt, & I had to order using the screen more than eating from what was already made. It started getting busy when we came in & things got chaotic in there. Overall, decent but not the best in my opinion.

I'll admit it, Kura Sushi isn't the best sushi out there, but I still love coming here. Conveyor belt sushi just hits home for me. The setup is fun, especially being able to grab plates as they pass by or order from the touchscreen and have it delivered straight to your seat. All the plates are the same price, which makes it easy for first-timers. I usually smash around 10 to 15 plates when I visit. If you hit 15, you get a little prize nothing major, maybe a keychain or a sticker, but it's a fun bonus. Some of my go-to items are the Hokkaido scallop, American wagyu (gunkan style), seared scallop with Japanese mayo, sea bream with yuzu pepper, and the yuzu jalapeño sweet shrimp. Also, the wasabi mix here is fire -- super potent and actually has a kick. Kura's definitely one of those spots I enjoy from time to time when I want a quick no frills , casual sushi fix.

Service was good. There wasn't much interaction as it is self serve, but water was constantly refilled and trash was often removed from table. The only downside is the wait. Make sure to reserve a table ahead of time to beat the crowd! You can also get your parking validated for the first hour here. Overall, the food is great! My personal favorites are the tune and blue fin toro. I'm sad knowing the blue fin tuna is only a limited supply. The crispy tuna rice is also a must have! You also get a cute keychain after eating 15 plates, such a cute little surprise!

Amazing service from Briana, I would want her as my server every time I come here, brings excellent customer service when asking for utensils, was extremely nice and kind towards us, great food, amazing people and experience totally recommend.

Yocelin took such good care of our table when we came in. We had our table cleared quickly and she stayed on top of our drink refills. The food was pretty good. I enjoyed the variety of items on the revolving belt and even the made to order items that came on the upper conveyor belt. I haven't been to this location since 2013 and it was nice coming back to the same chill vibes.

This is a super nice place if you want to try lots of different items in smaller portions quickly. A conveyer belt moves these small plates with a variety of foods on it quickly. Key is you don't need to wait for your order, unless you want to order something more unique. There are items in the menus you can order that are not on the conveyer belt. I'd come back again, for sure!

The service was nice and the building clean and neat, I enjoyed the revolving gimmick, but you can also order on a screen which was really nice. Spider Roll - 6/10 Nice and crunchy, though it easily fell apart when I tried to grab it. Spicy Salmon Roll - 8/10 Light and airy, not spicy at all. I liked how refreshing it was. The salmon was nicely prepared. Golden Crunchy Roll - 8/10 Came with four rolls, nice and crunchy. The flavor was nice and light, with a creamy consistency.

This is such a fun little sushi restaurant that my kids really enjoy coming to. A robot serves your drinks and a conveyor belt delivers your food - so efficient! The conveyor belt loops around the restaurant with their most popular items, and you order (on a screen) the more special-order items. You just open the covered serving platter and grab! They have an area on your table where you can return your dirty dishes and you get points (and a prize) for doing it. So cute! Customer service is friendly and attentive. It's located inside Japanese village so parking is paid ($15) - one of the structures they validate for - the other one they don't. They validate for the closest one to the village. The food isn't that great but it's decent - especially for the price. My favorite were the crispy rice squares with crab meat on top. They have most of your typical sushi rolls.

Food is great! The seared Beef with Yakiniki sauce is delicious! So many great choices! Our servers Shelly and Erika were attentive and brought us refills continuously it made our meal experience even better! Def will continue to come here for our family dates. There is a minimum of 60 min wait to be seated if your party is 3 or more, but the wait is worth it!

I've wanted to check this place out for a while so tonight was a good excuse when my friends also wanted to go. This place is really cool, and I don't know if I've ever had faster service anywhere. The servers are great, but the magic of this place is the automated revolving dishes and a computer screen to place and instantly deliver your order on a belt at your table. The sushi was also really good! We tried so many different dishes and I enjoyed all of them. Obviously it's not the highest end sushi but for how quickly it comes out, it's really good and fresh. There's also a gamification of the meal, when you eat 15 plates (so easy to do with friends lol) there's a little vending machine that drops a prize. TLDR Overall a really good experience. Instant food on a cool belt. Not 10/10 sushi, but pretty dang good for a cheap price and cool experience. Def reccomemd

Second time having lunch at Kura and I love it! Everything is pretty much self serve and most plates are $3.99 each. Sushis, rolls and crispy rice were all delicious and fresh. You grab your own plates and can order more if needed. No real service but waitresses are available if needed. Drinks are brought by a little robot. Very casual place in the heart of little Tokyo.

Great service, food and experience. Michelle greated us with a sweet personality and a GREAT explanation of how the system works. Always fresh. Busy and totally recommend a reservation beforehand and ask for stamping of the Japanese village parking valid one hour $ 20 bucks. Or find a meeter !!

Love this Little Tokyo spot for its convenient location, but be prepared for a long wait...up to an hour easily, especially during peak times. On the plus side, the food is always fresh and service is friendly and fast. To make the most of your time, put your name on the waitlist and explore the area while you wait. And just a heads up, when they call your number, there's another short wait lol, but it's a small price to pay for fresh revolving sushi in such a fun and cool neighborhood!

I came here tonight with my partner, we had a decent time. The food was alright, service was great, and the scenery was nice too. Couple things I will say I wish they had more of a food selection and if they food had more flavor because it tasted like it wasn't that fresh enough. I come here once in while but I'd come again and would recommend anyone coming.

Disgusting cheap sushi! Don't eat here, you will get diarrhea. All the sushi have been sitting on the plates for a long time. If you want a better quality try some other other sushi places in the area

Good food, great service. Ask for Chelly We tried every possible roll, none of them disappointed but none of them blew me away either. It fixed the sushi craving just fine. Fast, convenient, delicious. I will be back.

Fun dining experience. Love the aburi seared items especially the seared eel with cream cheese as well as the seared salmon with miso and cream cheese. Short 20 min on Friday night around 6:30. They also validate parking partially.

First and foremost, if you go during normal dinner hours on a weekend, expect a wait. We put our name down for four at 6:30 and we're seated at 8:30. When we left there was still a wait at 10:15 pm at night! Wild. Love the revolving sushi belt and you get a toy/prize for every 15 plates ordered (which is so easy btw). The sushi variety is amazing. Lots of rolls and pro tip is that you can make a special order for specific rolls on the kiosk above the table. That's how we got 4 eel hand rolls. Special orders were made lightning fast and came out smoking on the belt for our table! I'd love to give 3.5 stars to this Kura location. Prices have increased a lot. It used to be $2 per plate, now it's $4. Inflation!! The staff is hit or miss on the friendliness scale. It seemed like the place could be cleaned a little bit more. I also immediately (within 10 minutes) had to run to the bathroom after eating a roll with kewpie mayo. My partner also had a reaction later that evening. Maybe just our stomachs but maybe the kewpie mayo. Maybe it's Maybeline.

The best sushi in little Tokyo! They've got a demon slayer promo happening at the moment too. Salmon variants, eel, Tuna, all great options. And the servers are super friendly.

Been coming to this Kura location for many, many years. Even before they renovated and added the empty plates chutes at the table, when we used to have to count the stacked plates to figure out our bill. Over the years, this Kura is still always packed! Prepare to wait a long time to get seated. But you can also use their app to join the wait list early! Inside it's bustling with activity and can feel a little cramped. Food is comparable to other Kura's. Chefs are working hard in the kitchen to keep the conveyor belt full of fresh sushi dishes. Every time I come, the servers are so friendly, helpful, and quick. You can get your parking validated here too!

Kura never disappoints friendly host and servers and the food is really good too! See you next time Kura

I've eaten here 2 times now and have to say I love the experience of the revolving sushi bar. Ive tried quite a few revolving sushi bars, bullet train conveyor belt sushi bars and revolving Korean bbq bars. The food here is very affordable for the sushi quality they're giving you. Mind you this isn't 5 star Michelin level sushi, it's everyday handmade sushi ready to eat. Sushi - I've tried multiple items here and have a few favorite items. The umami oil seared beef nigiri, snow crab leg nigiri, American wagyu nigiri, shrimp nigiri; crunchy roll, rainbow roll and caterpillar roll are some of my favorites here. All $3.99 per small plate. The best part - if you finish 15 small plates you win a prize. So if you come with a friend and each eat 7-8 plates you'll win in no time. Conveyor Belt - You do not have to eat plates off the conveyor belt. You can order the same conveyor belt items on the iPad in front of you to arrive fresh on a conveyor belt right above it to your table or bar space. If you don't like sushi they have a few small plate and noodle options. They also have a few dessert options that rotate out throughout the year but vanilla ice cream seems to stay consistent. Plus you come here for the sushi not the dessert. For that you can go to cafe dulce, somisomi, yamazaki bakery and many other spots in the village plaza where the restaurant is located. Parking - find street parking if you can. Just circle the block the plaza is in a square. There is also a parking garage if you don't mind paying the fees that connects to the plaza.

Had a great lunch here w family for valentines day. Appreciate Briana's andrea, erics service

The sushi here is quick and delicious! My favorites are the yuzu sweet shrimp, seared scallop, and charbroiled mackerel nigiri. Our server Erica was also very nice and helpful!

The experience I had here was truly Amazing. I came here yesterday for a meeting and was blown away with how cool the restaurant was If was about a 25 minute wait but we'll worth it! You sit down and there is a revolving center of food that comes around you! You can pick out the food you like and grab it. There is also a screen above you where you can pick out the foot you want. For your drinks you order drinks from the screen and a little robot brings you your drinks Great service, great food, great ambiance! I will be back again

We had an amazing time here. The food was served fresh and tasted great. I really liked the sushi we all had-especially the one with beef on it. Sesame seed balls were freshly made and super good. Staffs were friendly and accommodating. Bathroom was clean too. The place is kind of small, but everything else made up for it. I definitely recommend going here if you're in the area.

I literally am NOT A FAN of Kura Revolving sushi locations.... HOWEVER, this one in Little Tokyo is the exception IMO. I was super satisfied with taste, and quality of rice which is the most important to me for simple sushi rolls. Other locations seem to fail but this one is GREAT! Try this one if you're new to the revolving style. I can't say much for the others such as the Diamond Jamboree location in Irvine... Yuck!

I have been a faithful customer for Kura revolving sushi bar for past three years since my office was located in Little Tokyo area. It is such a good restaurant to dine in both by yourself or with groups of people (recommend to go with group of four for table). There is always a line for table seatings but bar seatings are usually always available on weekdays. I went here with my friend and sat at the bar seating on Friday night around 7:30 PM. I was not as hungry so I was able to eat portion I wanted and my friend also ate his portions, too. There are quite a lot of options of sushi (nigiri), appetizers, rolls, and noodles (soup). Super fun to fishing (?) out what you want on conveyer belt or if you want some fresh food, you can order via screen that is located at your seat. (Little toy train will deliver your food!) Their fish quality is pretty good. I really liked their salmon, yellow tail, and eel. Additionally their chicken karagge was superb lol. Noodles were alrigt. Parking is quite tricky. They only validate for one hour for the plaza's parking. If you order some noodles, appetizers, anything on the screen with extra charge, your bill will be around $30 - $50 per person since lots of extra items cost around $10 each.

Valentines trip with my daughters to Kura and couldn't ask for better service! The ambiance and food were amazing per the usual. Special shout out to Michelle who took care of all our needs with a smile and a great sense of humor!

Always good bites made reservations ahead of time knowing how busy they get on weekdays and weekend for dinner. get seated they ask if we would like Wasabi or not. get it as we get seated. drinks on order thru kiosk. staff is constantly asking if we like refills, kindly refill for us. it's our go-to for date nightd at least once a month. thank you.

Decent sushi, not the best quality but for a decent price. Came more for the experience and it definitely is fun for kids to enjoy. You could easily spend a lot here because you have sushi just passing by and it looks good so you take it. My favorite was the unagi (eel) with cream cheese, the snow crab, and caterpillar roll. I love a good o cucumber roll. I would skip the ramen cause it tasted pretty bland. They have so much choices. It is so easy & fun to order whatever you want on the ipad menu. Service was superb. Very attentive and friendly staff. Michelle is the best! They validate for parking which is a plus so we could walk around the plaza. There is always a wait but you get a text notifications to your phone allowing you to walk the plaza to kill time.

With its location in Little Tokyo and with the tourists and weebs, this location definitely gets crowded. If you have, I feel, more than 2 people in your party or if you need a table, it's a wait that's around an hour plus if you're there on the weekend or near dinner. Me doing a solo trip? I got seated immediately at the bar. Service was attentive and were called over quite quickly with their tablet ordering system. My main issues with this location is that they don't allow patrons to just purchase the prizes from the touch screen like they do at the Irvine location. So you really have to eat 15 plates to get that prize. Also that the fish quality wasn't the freshest, at least the ones that I took from the conveyer belt. Their toro tuna had a fishy taste to it and was leaking pink liquid (this was the case when I ended up getting 2 separate plates at 2 separate occasions during my meal). Their rolls are passable, again just different variations of a California roll. The limited cheese tamago nigiri for the Pikmin collab wasn't soft or fluffy like other tamago I've had and was a solid huge brick of egg, so I guess quantity-wise you're choosing that over quality. Their seared nigiri and beef nigiri are good as per the other Kura locations and I really liked their limited matcha anmitsu ice cream. The taste of the matcha is quite strong and goes great with the sweetness of the ice cream. I wouldn't go out of my way to go here as there's other options in Little Tokyo, but it's alright.