Kuro Sushi is in a strip mall next to a CVS in the Eastgate area of Bellevue. A simple location means the diners get a bigger bang for their buck. The online food photos certainly showed promise, so naturally, we went. The restaurant is roomy and well-maintained. While they have some insta/tik-tok gimmicky options (served with fire), the nigiri photos caught my attention. It is all about the fish quality. The kitchen items were perfectly cooked. One roll was falling upon, which I gave them feedback. They graciously offered a dessert or 5% off as compensation, which we declined. We appreciate gesture nonetheless. We were the last customers walking in on a Sunday night. The food arrived quickly. Service was swift, and they answered my questions well. The Food: Bluefin Sampler, $22 – 5 Stars O-Toro, Chu-Toro, Akami, and chopped tuna are the four pieces in this sampler. The fish pieces are generously sized, and they taste sooooo good with the oils. Love, love, love these, including the cost. Hubby eyed mine with jealousy and placed an additional order for himself. Lol. Salmon Sampler, $16 – 4.5 Stars These were good too with quality pieces of fish. Hubby is not a fan of ikura nigiri, so side-eyed it a bit. Not their fault. I graciously ate it for him. Hahaha. Orange Blossom roll, modified as seared salmon on top, $20 – 3.5 Stars I requested recommendation for “maximum fish” roll, and he suggested the Orange Blossom or Cherry Blossom. I am familiar with both and opted for orange/salmon to contrast my Bluefin Sampler. Changing it to seared salmon top gets the bite more texture. Alas, this is the roll where every piece fell apart. In terms of flavor and fish quality, it is still a good roll. Love Salmon roll, $18 – 3 Stars Hubby read “Love Salmon” and ordered it. But he learned he doesn’t like salmon skin when it is not crispy or a roll with a bunch of veggies inside. Admittedly, the menu font size is small and need a magnifying glass to read “salmon skin, kaiware, yamagobo, green onion” inside. He didn’t like his roll. Fried Oysters, Japanese style, $8 – 5 Stars These are basically katsu-oysters. They have an excellent crisp and extremely hot for first bite. Yum! Hamachi kama, $16 – 4.5 Stars These visually looked a bit dry, but they were instead perfectly grilled.
Kuro Sushi
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Kuro Sushi is in a strip mall next to a CVS in the Eastgate area of Bellevue. A simple location means the diners get a bigger bang for their buck. The online food photos certainly showed promise, so naturally, we went. The restaurant is roomy and well-maintained. While they have some insta/tik-tok gimmicky options (served with fire), the nigiri photos caught my attention. It is all about the fish quality. The kitchen items were perfectly cooked. One roll was falling upon, which I gave them feedback. They graciously offered a dessert or 5% off as compensation, which we declined. We appreciate gesture nonetheless. We were the last customers walking in on a Sunday night. The food arrived quickly. Service was swift, and they answered my questions well. The Food: Bluefin Sampler, $22 – 5 Stars O-Toro, Chu-Toro, Akami, and chopped tuna are the four pieces in this sampler. The fish pieces are generously sized, and they taste sooooo good with the oils. Love, love, love these, including the cost. Hubby eyed mine with jealousy and placed an additional order for himself. Lol. Salmon Sampler, $16 – 4.5 Stars These were good too with quality pieces of fish. Hubby is not a fan of ikura nigiri, so side-eyed it a bit. Not their fault. I graciously ate it for him. Hahaha. Orange Blossom roll, modified as seared salmon on top, $20 – 3.5 Stars I requested recommendation for “maximum fish” roll, and he suggested the Orange Blossom or Cherry Blossom. I am familiar with both and opted for orange/salmon to contrast my Bluefin Sampler. Changing it to seared salmon top gets the bite more texture. Alas, this is the roll where every piece fell apart. In terms of flavor and fish quality, it is still a good roll. Love Salmon roll, $18 – 3 Stars Hubby read “Love Salmon” and ordered it. But he learned he doesn’t like salmon skin when it is not crispy or a roll with a bunch of veggies inside. Admittedly, the menu font size is small and need a magnifying glass to read “salmon skin, kaiware, yamagobo, green onion” inside. He didn’t like his roll. Fried Oysters, Japanese style, $8 – 5 Stars These are basically katsu-oysters. They have an excellent crisp and extremely hot for first bite. Yum! Hamachi kama, $16 – 4.5 Stars These visually looked a bit dry, but they were instead perfectly grilled.
The fish here is generally very fresh - tried the salmon sashimi and 2 different rolls here and they were great. I really liked the Totoro roll, which had a lot of fresh fish. The rolls here are unique in that they’re made with a combination of white and purple rice, which I think made the rice taste a bit stickier overall? Another thing that I really liked about the rolls here is that the balance of rice to fish is very good - there’s just a thin layer of rice that wraps the roll. Also tried the eel bowl from the happy hour menu. Although it was from the happy hour menu, it was still a large portion with half an avocado included as well. Unfortunately, the eel didn’t taste fresh, which was disappointing. A lot of sauce was used as well, but you can still taste the fishiness of the eel. Visited this place on a weekday for lunch and there were plenty of seats available. Would highly recommend the sashimi, sushi, and specialty rolls here.
The fish here is generally very fresh - tried the salmon sashimi and 2 different rolls here and they were great. I really liked the Totoro roll, which had a lot of fresh fish. The rolls here are unique in that they’re made with a combination of white and purple rice, which I think made the rice taste a bit stickier overall? Another thing that I really liked about the rolls here is that the balance of rice to fish is very good - there’s just a thin layer of rice that wraps the roll. Also tried the eel bowl from the happy hour menu. Although it was from the happy hour menu, it was still a large portion with half an avocado included as well. Unfortunately, the eel didn’t taste fresh, which was disappointing. A lot of sauce was used as well, but you can still taste the fishiness of the eel. Visited this place on a weekday for lunch and there were plenty of seats available. Would highly recommend the sashimi, sushi, and specialty rolls here.
Had my eye on this place since my go to sushi place closed. I ordered chef choice blue fin nigiri, wife had salmon poki, son had tuna poki. Presentation was amazing, portions did not disappoint, and the quality of fish and ingredients were delicious. I don’t write reviews, but Kuro needed a shout out. I bowed to the chefs when leaving, told them beautiful work!