KiKu Massapequa, NY

So Tuesday night I worked from 6-8 and me and my boyfriend decided a sushi night out was necessary.  We decided to hit our staple restaurant kiku.

Arriving there was actually more people than I expected, which was fine though because we got the booth we were hoping for.  When we sat we had an objective, order hot sake.  We placed that order and than began to look at the menu.  The reason this was prioritized was because KiKu has the best hot sake you will find, hands down.  And it is reasonably priced as well.  Looking at the menu we always order one of the sushi combos (labeled A, B, and C).  We have only ordered A because it is always more than enough for us.  If it was early and we were both not as tired, we may have ventured to a new one but because I really had an objective to get to sleep and wasn't too famished we stuck with A.

The best part of the kiku is that when you order you receive a complementary appetizer.  This time was four fried spicy tuna balls, not for me!, and four slices of tuna sashimi.  My boyfriend delve in to the spicy tuna and said it was delicious.  I had two pieces of the sashimi and even though it was tuna steak, not my favorite choice, I still enjoyed it.  As we sipped on our hot sake and tea, they actually use authentic japanese tea something I find hard to find now a days, we ordered the sushi combo A.

When our sushi boat arrived, I love sushi boats!, it was filled with sushi, sashimi and rolls.  Digging in to the tuna roll everything tasted good.  They sushi was not out of this world like our previous Nisen experience but it was definitely a bang for your buck.  The only negative comment I had was that the yellowfish, one of my favorite sashimi pieces, was ice cold meaning frozen not fresh.  That was a bit of a disappointment but honestly you get what you pay for.  6 pieces sushi, 12 sashimi and one roll for 23 bucks is a good deal.

After eating as much as we can handle we hang out for a little before the check.  It was relaxing to not be rushed out, they never do here, and get unlimited tea (bonus!).  This review is short because there is not too much to say about this restaurant other than stress free dining is a plus.  Also, if you order a blaze roll they blow torch underneath the sushi!  This is a restaurant to go to for a quick, bang for your buck sushi date!