KENAKI Sushi Counter

This is the best sushi place around this location. The sushi quality is really great and the service is good too. We come here often for sushi, vegetable tempera, and sashimi. I tried the chicken bun sandwich, and it was OK. We normally stick to our usuals, but they do have other entres. I suggest this restaurant for good Japanese food.

The food was fantastic and I’ve been there twice; both times were good. Green monster sushi was really good it has avocado and shrimp delicious and flavorful. Crispy spicy tuna was also pretty good but def not the best I’ve had. California roll is also very very good one of the best I’ve had. The pork bun was sooo good and I normally don’t eat pork but had to try it. 6 rolls and one appetizer came out to 89 dollars without tip.

I was impressed with this suburban Gaithersburg sushi restaurant. The menu is inventive and they execute well on it. The truffle oil in the Black Magic roll was melded well into the flavor. The beet salad was a nice version of one of my favorite vegetables. Service was prompt and attentive. The manager stopped by to check on us as well.

KENAKI is terrible for people with disabilities! They don't care if they cause pain to disabled customers or strip them of their human dignity. People with disabilities should beware of this deplorable restaurant. As a disabled person using a crutch, I asked to be seated at a table with bench seating because sitting in regular chairs is painful. Despite an uncrowded restaurant, the manager argued that it was impossible to place us at a table with bench seating because we were a party of six. (I have included pictures to show how uncrowded the restaurant was). The manager insisted we be seated at a table that only had chairs that we repeatedly said cause me physical pain. Fifteen minutes of sitting in the chair KENAKI provided was so excruciating that I was forced to lay down on the sidewalk outside to relieve my pain. It was only after I was on the sidewalk like a dog that KENAKI realized how easy it was to push tables together to allow our party to have bench seating. NO ONE EVER APOLOGIZED TO ME. If the restaurant was full, I can understand not being able to provide the seating we requested. But we arrived when it was not busy. See the pictures below that were taken after we spoke with the manager.

Menu was hard for me to read so I just went with “the sushi” so I get whatever sushi and rolls they pick for me (7pc nigiri + spicy tuna maki). They were delicious. Each piece had a little extra that adds/enhances flavor to make them something beyond one’s expectation. It was interesting. I think I ordered a Melonade for my drink, which was also great! I could be wrong but I don’t think I got $2 off from my drink during happy hour? No separate kid’s menu but I ordered Cal rolls for my 2yo son as recommended. They kindly made the rolls small enough for my son but sadly my son loved only the miso soup. I didn’t mind as I can get to eat the leftovers lol. It may be the reason several people from the restaurant checked on us… I think?