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Kisso Sushi
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- None
16 reviews for Kisso Sushi
I do the restaurant thing rarely, and every once in a while i happen to choose just the right setting.
Utterly unpretentious, brilliant (really) server, simple-no-frills decor (the only kind of restaurant I can endure). So the focus is all on the food (as opposed to waterfalls and plush red chairs... Stephen Starr, please try and bore me just a little more, I like to stay in redline). And the food is exquisite.
BYO--a huge plus, and bring beer - sushi and crafted beer is fabulous. And it's in nowhere land, so you hang with real people, and not too many of them.
Ask for the Ostrich Egg app--it's billed as a cocktail (but it's not on the menu): the egg, spicy tuna, and seaweed in a somewhat sweet, somewhat salty, flavorful, vinegar-touched broth.
PS: Do the nod/bow thing with the chefs when you walk in--maybe everyone else already knows about this, but (in case you don't) apparently that's the way it's done, and it's a sweet touch.
A food based review... this place is terrible. We went for my birthday, because Mikado was closed. "Wow" is the only word I can think of to describe how lackluster this sushi is. Many people have recommended that I try Kisso, knowing my love for all things sushi, and I have even had it on my list of "must try" since the day I noticed it. All I can say is, it really isn't good and it really isn't worth the money, any money.
Note, staff and service are nice enough. Sorry Kisso, you're just another sub par sushi restaurant and those who disagree are probably eating mall sushi, which actually might be better.
Seriously good veggie sushi. Best I ever had. It's kind of like, really this place is here? Seems like a random location. But when you finally find it, it's good.
I loved this byob sushi spot. Great food and helpful service, and according to my sis, the best veggie sushi she's ever had! My non- veggie sushi was equally fab!
My first night in Philly, an old college buddy and I got a 6 pack and went to this sushi bar to catch up on life. Took them a while to bring out the food because it was pretty crowded, but they gave us complimentary edamame which pacified us. We ordered a selection of rolls, which were really quality and did a quality job of filling our bellies. Also like the casual atmosphere - so far my #1 sushi choice in philly.
I will not pretend to comprehend Japanese culture any more than the next guy, but when it comes down to what seems to be traditional and what seems to be gimmicky, Kisso is the most traditional sushi restaurant in the city. You do not find bizarre, American sauces like "Southwest" or "Barbeque" like you do at other sushi establishments in the city. You find a traditional repetoire accompanied by several exquisite and elegant appetizers.
My personal suggestions are the eel appetizer, the red snapper carpaccio and the green tea ice cream following your meal. You can also get any entree, and then for an additional $2 get miso soup and a side salad with a delicious ginger dressing.
Sadly, it is slightly off the flow of pedestrian traffic, and there are usually many open tables. But don't let that throw you. Try it out.
Well, my husband & I finally tried this place - we've driven by a bunch of times but never went. And we would consider returning (although Shiroi Hana is more convenient for us - and lately I've been really into Vic's.)
The place was nearly empty at 5:30 on a Friday. The hostess asked if we had a reservation and we told her that we did not. She made a negative face so I asked her if that was a problem (The place was empty except for one male couple lingering - and they were there before we got there AND after we left.). She said no and seated us.
I stopped by the sushi bar to bow to the chef and take a peek at the fish. Looked good. Chef recommended the Red Snapper and O-Toro.
We started with an order ($3.00) of Pork Wasabi Shumai. - 2 large shumai. Tasty and very wasabi-ish.
My husband ordered a bowl of udon (very tasty dashi broth) a spicy tuna roll which he loved, and a negi-hamachi roll which was just OK.
I got a special roll (Jay roll?) with rice "pops" on it - good but I did not care for the spicye-level of the tuna filling. It was too hot for me. (And I had asked for it mild.) I bet if you are a spicy lover you'd like the rolls here.
Tuna was fresh - but not the yellowtail. Also my $6.00 piece of O-Toro was gristley and GROSS. What a shame. Toro should be a mouth-gasm and this was not.
The best sushi I got was the Inari stuffed with chopped tuna (spicy tuna - this time WAS made mild) and garnished with chunks of avocado and a few pine nuts. The pine nuts really made it so special. I would DEFINITELY get that again.
For dessert we had the green-tea icecrem filled mochi which was very good.
Oh - and they do NOT make their own tamago - it's frozen - so we did not order any.
The food here is great - but the environment and actual restaurant - - not so much. I wouldn't come here on a date, or take someone here you are trying to impress. The interior is open, unfinished-looking and sparse. The actual sushi bar is the same.
The sushi, however, was really good. So just call for take out. And definitely try the Caterpillar roll - it's their best.
I would give this place 5 stars if they had moche on a regular basis... It's my favorite traditional Japanese ice cream dish. The food is excellent! Some of the best maki and shashimi in the city. It's a little pricey, but you're paying for quality fish! The staff and the sushi chef are wonderful, friendly, and very graceous! It's wonderful, except for the lack of moche...
I'm not a sushi expert, nor will I ever try/want/claim/imposter to be. After trying a few other places in and around the city, I liked this one best. You'd better really like your company though, because it is very sparse inside, and feels more of a business lunch spot than a place where you want to unwind after a long day. Plus, it's a BYOB, and unless you've got a really amazing snow, rain, or hankering for drinking, I couldn't really feel drinking here.
The selections are limited. But the sushi, salads, and the rest of it are all good. I can't see myself ever returning... but if I knew somebody wanted sushi, and they weren't somebody I was trying to go to the wire for, Kisso it is.
Melt in your mouth tasty sushi. I really liked the slightly warm temperature of the rolls, freshness of the fish and the perfection of the rice (soft and not stiff). I got the dynamite roll(soft shell crab), spicy tuna w/avocado and shrimp tempura/salmon roll. All pretty classic combinations done very well with special attention paid to contrasting textures and flavors. It wasn't quite enough for 2 people so we also shared a seaweed salad and the shumai (special). The shumai were made with fresh pasta and were nice and puffy. The server warned us that they were very, very hot which only made me want them more. They weren't pepper hot though, more like intense horseradish blasting through your sinuses hot. Kisso is a quality sushi restaurant. It will not razzle dazzle you but you will leave very satisfied with the food and the price is reasonable.
tucked away in old city, lies this cute sushi place owned by koreans. yes, sushi prepared by koreans. (i only know this because my best friend knows the owners and she is korean, so..)
the restaurant has a bar for people who wanna eat by their lonesome, but there is seating, limited seating. not a lot of tables. and you are quite close to other tables. the decor is minimal. the bathroom clean. the staff is wicked cute and smiley!
the miso soup was quite delicious. they don't make veggie tempura. boo!!! the rice and roasted salted seaweed was good. the rice had a sweet flavor which was complemented by the salted seaweed. my tuna roll was ok. for dessert, there is only 3 desserts to choose from. boo again! i ordered the sampler dessert platter. it had two chiclet pieces of jello (not the bill cosby jello, but the asian version), 2 pieces of mochi, strawberry flavor (other choice is green tea) and a little cake/cookie sized jelly filled pastry. i felt like a giant eating because the dessert was so small!
the service here is quick and polite. we had the chef customize one of our orders and that was nice of him. if you wanna feel like godzilla attacking little sushi and little dessert people, which is what i do with miniature food, definitely stop by here!
This is a weird place. The food is delicious, bu there is not a lot of seating and people seem to sit around forever leading to long waits. The sushi is good and the service is fantastic, it's not cheap by any stretch of the imagination, but decent sushi never seems to be.
It's got a great location and a subdued decor, I imagine it's a great first or second date place.
I haven't been in a couple of years but in the late 90s early 2000s this was my absolute favorite sushi spot. The restaurant is tiny so make sure you have a reservation if you need more than a table for two.
Hands down best Japanese/sushi BYO in the city. Great prices on GREAT quality sushi--the yummiest unagi.
Definitely try their specials maki. These are really great "limited time only rolls", that are just really yummy. I also recommend trying the real crab rolls--so sweet, but a bit pricey if you eat your whole meal that way.
Great table service and the manager usually comes around to say hi to people during the night, too.
so i haven't here in a few years, so i don't know if Kisso has changed at all since then. but within a year i ate there 3 times. all 3 times i got some variation of veggie sushi. all 3 times were decent, nothing outrageous, but decent. when i went with larger groups including people that got lots of different fish sushi they all seemed impressed. at the time i had not been to many upscale sushi bars, so i remember thinking it was very impressive as well. but after living in CA and being a total sushi whore out there, i doubt i would be as impressed with Kisso now. however i remember the staff being nice and the food arriving quickly. i also like the decor of Kisso, very simple with lots of open windows. i believe that they are BYOB, however i know for a fact if you spend over a certain amount of money there they bring out the sake for you.
