Sushi King

You know that you're a sucker for sushi when you go to a restaurant to eat a cheap and filling late night special for $10 and end up buying a $30 platter of sushi. Yes that's me. Sushi King is a casual late night haunt for me and my friends. Located along South King Street just a block away from Aki no No lies Sushi King in all its glory.

The menu was so diverse that I needed two visits to review this restaurant. The menu (at least in the way that I look at it) is sectioned off in a few categories. First you have the classic combination dinners with all of your favorites such as tempura, katsu, butterfish and the like. I suggest you skip this section and go for the good stuff (the sushi).

The next section that I would like to highlight on the menu is the sushi and sashimi section. The nigiri and to-order sushi menu is a bit pricey (in my opinion) for the quality of fish served. My suggestion (and I really do push this when I eat here with others) is to get the sushi omakase ($30.00). For $30 the chef will present you with a rather large platter of sushi. This platter varies as the chef chooses what he sees is fit for you to eat. By ordering the sushi omakase option you get a wider variety than you would get from ordering $30 worth of nigiri sushi. My platter contained 6 pieces of tekka-maki, 2 piece maguro, 2 piece egg nigiri, 1 piece mirugai, 1 piece halibut, 1 piece ama-ebi, and to top it all off -- 1 piece toro, uni, and ikura! What a steal for $30.00!

The next section isn't as grand as the sushi section but it's just as good -- the grilled section. Sushi King has it's own traditional Japanese grill sitting in the back corner of the restaurant. During my first review of Sushi King I was fortunate to sit in the corner and view the display box of all of the delectable ready-to-grill products. Included in the display were the traditional beef tataki, chicken yakitori, and sanma among other protein options. However what stood out in my mind was that they offered offal. If you remember back to my yakiniku spotlight I talked about how offal was the traditional grilled meat during Japanese occupied Korea in WWII. Sushi King offers cow tripe, cow tongue, chicken liver and much more! Although the portions aren't that great everything was cooked perfectly and is a great way to introduce yourself to offal. It is because of these grilled meats that I had to come back for a second review of the restaurant.

The last section worthy of praise is Sushi King's late night specials. Starting from 10:00 PM you can order off of their late night specials. For $9.95 you can order a variety of combination platters. Each platter includes Sushi King's amazing miso soup (lots of fillers!), rice, salad, and six pieces of either california maki, spicy tuna maki (sells out fast), or three pieces of inari sushi. My favorite late night platter would be the ika tempura platter (very tender!). In addition to the combination platters, Sushi King also offers a late night chirashi special. For $13.95 you get the miso soup and a platter of chirashi sushi (fish cuts vary from what I hear as I haven't tried this yet).

So if you're looking for good cheap eats, late-night Sushi King is your restaurant. Besides, you just can't beat that omakase sushi platter. Although I hate to admit it, there's just a point in time where if you offer such a wide variety of sushi for such a low price I will sacrifice the quality of what I eat. What else can I say? Sushi King 2700 South King Street! Late night satisfaction.


Sushi King
Rating System: 1-2.5-5 (poor-average-excellent)

Service: 2.5
Food Quality: 4
Monetary Value: 4.5
Quality vs Quantity: Both!
Overall: 3.6

2700 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
808-947-2836

Hours
Mon: 11:30 AM - 2 PM // 5:30 PM - 2 AM
Tue: 11:30 AM - 2 PM // 5:30 PM - 10 PM
Wed-Sat: 11:30 AM - 2 PM // 5:30 PM - 2 AM
Sun: 11:30 AM - 2 PM // 5:30 PM - 12 AM