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Kabuki Japanese Restaurant - Tempe

4.2
4.2
102 Reviews
$30 and under
Japanese
2000 E Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ 85281

About this restaurant

  • Innovative
  • Romantic
  • Good for special occasions
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, the folks that make Japanese cuisine for all walks of life. Never tried sushi and Japanese cuisine? Visit Kabuki and we promise you"ll walk out hooked on our food. That’s what we do best; making non-believers into believers that Japanese cuisine is the new comfort food.

When you walk into a Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, you won’t be overwhelmed with Asian decor and soft slow music. What you will encounter is a fun, casual atmosphere with our friendly staff welcoming you through the doors.

Our food and beverages are passionately crafted by our R&D team who are dedicated to providing you the best in Japanese cuisine as well as spreading the culture of Japanese dining to our guests. The tireless efforts of Executive Corporate Chef Masa Kurihara are aimed to attain total satisfaction from you. They will be heart-broken if you feel otherwise. We look forward to serving you.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Sushi
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 4:00pm, Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Masa Kurihara
  • Neighborhood
    Tempe
  • Cross street
    McClintock
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 102 people are saying

Kabuki Japanese Restaurant - Tempe reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2
4.2 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 2Value

NoiseModerate

102 Reviews
  1. MichelleM

    Phoenix21 reviews

    4.0

    Reviewed on July 30, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    Love the dragon roll.... Food is always good and the atmosphere is nice...

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  2. Steve VIP

    Phoenix78 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on October 28, 2018

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    I ordered takeout from Kabuki before and their food were good and decent service. This time, I booked a reservation on Saturday at 6pm and all went well until the Friday before. I got a called from someone asking me to confirm my reservation and I responded "yes" that my guests and I will come. Then on Saturday morning, a man from Kabuki called and asked me to confirm my reservation! I told him that I already confimed yesterday so he said that he has checked my name and they will not called again. That afternoon around 2pm, a woman called me to confirm my reservation again. I said that I already confirmed twice so why is she calling me again? she told me that it was her job to call to confirm. I told her to not play game and leave me alone and hung up. If you want to try Kabuki, just go there. Don't reserve tables. The restaurant is not crowded but the staff is rude.

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  3. LauraB VIP

    Phoenix55 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on October 4, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Prefer to enjoy this restaurant for lunch than for dinner. Sushi is always fresh, spicy tuna rolls seemed a little "loose". Sashimi (Omakase) was good. Our server, Jose, seemed a little less trained than other servers we have had in the past, was lacking in attentive or expeditious behavior.

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  4. WesT

    Phoenix1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 26, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    It was a lot of fun and good food!

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Tucson25 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on August 2, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good sushi for a chain. Pleasantly surprised.

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  6. Kay46

    New York City171 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 31, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The variety of dishes was great. We ordered edamame, few rolls, chicken Teriyaki, crab salad and gyoza as appetizers then entree s. We will return!

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  7. exServerNowFoodie

    Phoenix16 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on July 25, 2018

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    It's a 115 degrees today, the AC started acting up in this restaurant 3 days ago and when we arrived, no one warned us. After 45 minutes of sweating we told them we couldn't stay any longer. The manager on duty, made up some excuse and when I told him that we should have been forewarned when we walked in that the AC was out, he told me it wasn't out then. Of course it was out then, they were on the roof working on it from when it went out 2 days ago

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  8. CaponeM

    Phoenix1 review

    2.0

    Dined on July 21, 2018

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    This review is regarding my visit (07/20/18) at 7pm. The hostess was extremely friendly and sat us down promptly. Immediately after taking our seats, my party and I felt very warm. Apparently we weren't the only ones because several people from the tables in our section were fanning themselves with their menus. Our hostess told us there was a slight issue with the AC and that they were working on it. No big deal. Or so I thought. It just seemed to get warmer and warmer. We placed a pretty large order with a strategy. First the three apps, then the first round of sushi (four rolls), then the second round of sushi after that (another three rolls). Our server was amazing and he placed the order exactly the way we asked. Super attentive and friendly. Well, it was a good thought while it lasted because everything wound up coming to our very small table at the exact same time. Still, we're a creative bunch and we made it work. No big deal. Now, here's where I really took issue. The fish on the rainbow roll I ordered wasn't cold. That really bothered me because I'm super picky about sushi and I kinda have this thing where I like raw fish to be cold. Then I tried the barbecue beef ribs. They were so bland. I then tried the dragon roll and was severely disappointed. The unagi tasted like butane and I couldn't continue eating it. The Alaskan roll was assembled lazily and it was literally falling apart when it came to my table. We had to use a spoon to pick up and piece because it couldn't hold its shape! Now, I can forgive a lot of things but I have a big problem when the food I'm paying for isn't up to par. On every other occasion I've been to this location, the food was amazing. Tonight was just a fluke, I suppose. I'm not the only one in my party who thought so. It was super warm in their and the food was such a disappointment that we all decided to leave. TL;DR Restaurant was warm, raw fish not cold, food didn't taste the same, so we left for another restaurant.

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  9. RandyW

    Phoenix12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on July 13, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always great.

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  10. barrydrucker012153 VIP

    Washington DC138 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 28, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent sushi and excellent service! A terrific restaurant!

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Kabuki Japanese Restaurant - Tempe is rated 4.2 stars by 102 OpenTable diners.

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2000 E Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ 85281

Additional information

  • Cross street
    McClintock
  • Neighborhood
    Tempe
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 4:00pm, Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Sushi
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Masa Kurihara
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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