Came in to try the sushi. Did not have high hopes. Strip mall. Waldorf. Just wasn't looking forward to being disappointed. We even had a back up plan. Thank God we didn't need it. The Kobe roll was just what the dr. Ordered. Good sushi. Very good price. Pleasant staff. You can bet we will be back.
Review Source:It is a small restaurant with about 10 tables and a bar area. Â And one waitress, who takes orders, drops food, makes drinks, takes complaints, clears tables, and gives and closes out the check. Â The girl is wondrous!
If you are not going for sushi, don't go. Â They have fried rice and hibachi, but your options are very limited. Â
The drinks specials are $ 5 maybe all day. Â They have punches, margaritas, amaretto sour, etc. Â It's their shining light and they were fuerte! Â
The sushi was average. Â It wasn't awful, but not spectacular. Â And they seemed a little heavy handed on the sauces on my visit.
Our visit was horrible. The restaurant really wasn't very busy, but service was incredibly, ridiculously slow. We took my siblings and our kids out, and ordered a basic selection of sushi- mostly kid-friendly, simple rolls. It took almost an hour for our food to come out! LIke I said, it was SLOOOOW. There was one server who was busting her butt, practically running around the whole place alone. A male manager, another man who appeared to be a bartender, and a lady (hostess?) were chatting and doing things here and there. There were two men preparing sushi, and more people in the back prepping whatever they needed/deep-frying, etc. And still it took freaking forever to get our food. We even ordered some edamame, and it took about 20-25 minutes for a small bowl to finally make it to our table.
The food was not worth the wait- not at all! The descriptions on the menu were absolutely not indicative of everything they put in the rolls. In California, they put avocado on many rolls- it's one of their main fillers. HEre, apparently the thing to do is to put cucumber in every single roll. Except there's a problem with that- I'm HUGELY allergic to cucumber! Â (only mildly allergic to avocado, but that's what Benedryl is for. Benedryl or EpiPen...? Hmmm, easy choice I think!) Anyway, it took a stupid amount of time for them to make two small rolls for me that didn't have cucumber (STILL not busy- on a Friday night. Should this have been our first red flag?)
The poor server was flying around the place as we were getting ready to leave, after having been there for 2 hours and spending almost $100 on crappy good... and she slipped on something and fell and slammed either her knee or her elbow. I felt terrible for her. I slipped her an extra tip because I tipped VERY poorly on the bill. She busted her butt that night, and nobody else lifted a finger to help her. I didn't want her hard-earned tip going to the bartender or sushi chefs, hostess, or busser, who sat back and let her do all the hard work. Bleck... just avoid it. It's no good!
My favorite japanese restaurant in Southern MD. Â Their sushi is always fresh and the staff is always friendly. Â My favorite roll is the volcano roll. Â The bento box in every variation is great. Â Prices are very reasonable. They have a lot to choose from on the menu. You won't be disappointed!
Review Source:We love Kobe for Sushi.
Their sushi rolls menu is fantastically inventive and very extensive giving my husband many pleasant delicious choices each time we visit. My son likes the hibachi teriyaki salmon dish with really good fried rice. I get the bento box if I am extra hungry, otherwise fill up on their orders. Â This restaurant's Japanese food is excellent, beautifully presented on nice white platters, Â and generous in portions.
After a dozen of visits, I took a chance to order their 30 wings appertizer and it was a  great, marinated chicken  wings coated with a batter tempura style which has a unique well seasoned taste. My husband and nine years old son  couldn't stop eating and raving about them!
The only thing they do less well is the soup department. Kodori and Joe's noodle house do better with Asian soups so I stick with them when in need of great soups.
They do a good bit of takeout too as the patrons can either quickly pick up previously called in orders or wait at the very nice well stocked bar to watch TV while their sushi is being fixed!
This place is neighborhood gem four stars for Waldorf.
I had lunch here with one of my girlfriends. The servince was great! Drinks were always refilled. Very attentive staff. Dragon roll was great. Volcano roll was awesome. There's a roll I can't remember but it had mango slices and eel in it. THAT was amazing!!!! I never thought eel would be so... appetizing. Just thinking about it makes me want to curb my craving. If only I didn't hurt my back moving furniture, etc, around last night, I would be at Kobe... grrrrrr.
Review Source:Our staff frequently eats lunch at this sweet sushi spot in Waldorf. Â Great sushi chef and great service. Â The bar drinks could be better. Â They don't seem to have a very knowledgeable bartender. Â The fried rice could also be better but a good deal for a lunch bento box at $9.00. Â You can even upgrade your roll in the bento box. Â The tempura is light and fabulous. Â 4 stars for the decor. Â They could put one teppanyaki grill in the room and might fare better. Â Would hope this review upgrades to 5 stars after they are open a little longer.
Review Source:Wasn't sure where it was located, but it was simple enough to find. Good parking, and we didn't have a wait at all (pleased, as it was 7pm on a Thursday). We were seated immediately, and I was impressed with their menus (white ink on black cardstock and bound with ropes omg FANCY).
All of the food was good, and the presentation was amazing. For the area, this is probably the prettiest Japanese food you'll be able to find. One of my appetizers was tuna and salmon sashimi with mango, served inside a cucumber bowl/tubey-thing. It was good and SO PRETTY.
My sushi was gorgeous, too, and CAME WITH LIGHTS. WHAT. I had a glowing icecube with noodles artfully arranged on my plate, and it was ridiculously exciting (I was also the only one at my table to get it, so poo on everyone else WADDUP). I tried an eel roll, Sex on the Beach roll, Sweet Dream roll and the smoked salmon and everything was delicious (although the Sweet Dream roll wasn't GREAT but that's because mango+sushi kind of weirded me out, I think).
Will definitely go back again!
Pros:
Great service. Staff was very attentive, but didn't hover.
Food came out quickly and was FRESH! (Got the sirloin steak hibachi. Perfectly cooked.)
Presentation was nice.
Not crowded.
Food tasted great.
Very reasonable prices.
Cons:
The place smelled like a deep fryer. Not overpowering, but when we left our clothes smelled like oil.
I'm so tempted to give Kobe 5 stars because finding anything that is actually delicious, unique and is not a chain restaurant in Waldorf is like finding a needle in a haystack. However, to be true to my fellow Yelpers, I will give this one a 4 based on comparison with other sushi places.
The food is really great - and it was a completely unexpected find. The rolls are made tightly enough that they don't fall apart, they use very fresh ingredients, the wait staff is always exceptionally friendly and aren't overbearing, and they're very prompt at bringing your food out. They have a lot of specialty rolls, but even their standard spicy tuna roll is well done and nicely presented.
If you're looking for quality sushi, with a nice-but-casual atmosphere (especially in the Waldorf area) and where you aren't going to have to wait in a long line, this is the place to go.
Good, but not great. Â Worth a try. Â I rated it a 3 for 2 reasons:
- Food was OK
- Service was good
If I was back home in CA I would have rated this place a 2. Â But I know this area lacks good restaurants like Kobe.
I went here on  Monday at about 5:30pm.  Upon entering it was empty, but by the time we left the place was filling in nicely. Our waitress was friendly and attentive.
What we ordered:
- Gyoza Pan Fried: $4.50 for 5 pieces. Â WHAT! Â They were 5 little pieces!! Â They weren't bad tasting but they weren't screaming excellence. Â I could have been just as satisfied with a bag of these from Sam's Club.
- Godzilla Roll: Â $11.00 for, supposedly 2 deep fried rolls, but we received what looked like 1 roll of 6 pieces. Â Again, it wasn't bad tasting, it just didn't seem like 11.00 dollars worth.
- Hibachi Chicken: $11.00, it was a good portion but the chicken was very dry and there was barely any sauce. Â It didn't taste bad over all though.
- Hibachi Steak: Â $13.00 + $1.00 for extra fried rice, it was also good and the steak was very very tender. Â If only it had been super flavorful. Â It was borderline bland, but overall it was still good because it was so juicy from the tenderness of the meat.
Overall total was $42.93 with my husband and I feeling like wow that was a lot for a meal that left much to be desired. Â
We probably will not be coming back anytime soon, but I do think it is worth a try. Â You may like it. Â The atmosphere is really nice, with big screen TVs all around. Â If anything it is a very pretty bar, I wouldn't mind coming here for drinks.
Really good lunch deal! I went there last Thursday with my family. Found this spot on Yelp and thought we should check it out. The sushi menu is pretty extensive, so we had a hard time deciding. We got the sushi lunch special to share and I had the hibachi shrimp lunch special for my entree. The soup and salad were good, the fried California and crispy salmon rolls were delicious and per my family members, the hibachi specials were too. We had steak, shrimp and chicken. Kobe's is my new eating spot for sure.
Review Source:I ate here a few weeks ago. Â I thought I had reviewed it, but I don't see it. Â So, re-review. Â I stopped with my wife and 6 year old daughter. Â I generally get my sushi from DC or make my own. Â I was impressed with the price and quality of the rolls. Â The place is small, and there was the sushi chef and one waitress. Â She did keep checking her cell phone as one reviewer mentioned. Â My daughter had the hibachi chicken meal. Â It was good. Â I would like to go back and sit at the sushi counter with some friends and just chill. Â I did not notice any cleanliness issues. Â I will be returning, or at least getting rolls to go in the future.
Review Source:I'm here about once a week. Â Staff is AWESOME and welcoming. Â Sushi is very well priced and a great selection. Â Decor is very cool. Â Take out orders are on time. Â I got a 30 piece takeout tray once and it was ready at the exact time I requested. Â I wasn't premade either and chilled. Â Plus, the HD TVs at the bar are great for free UFC fights. Â
I use to go to Kadori religiously. Â If you like that, you'll love Kobe.
Lunch...Saturday...yuck. Â The sushi at Safeway is better than this place. Â Tables were filthy, floor was sticky and there was an odd substance on my chair. Â Extremely understaffed, one girl and the sushi chef. Â The one girl that was working kept running outside to talk on her phone. Â The people who rated this place high must either work there, have no idea what real sushi tastes like, or just have poor taste. Â The only positive thing I can say is that the bar is extremely well stocked. Â Drive into Alexandria and go to Momo if you want good sushi.
Review Source:Great food and polite service. The place is clean and spacious. I definitely plan on making this a hang out spot for my friends and I since it's in walking distance and probably the only decent restaurant for a few miles.
The food was spot on and made quick but not too quick. I enjoyed the atmosphere though more music and less TV would be nice. Maybe that's your thing. Either way, I want this place to stick around.
I've become a regular at Kobe -- this is hands down the best sushi in town. Their specialty rolls are reasonably priced, and the sushi is always filling and well made with a nice presentation. I've also tried a couple of the hibachi entrees and was pleased with those options too. The place has a nice atmosphere for either regular dining or sitting at the bar. Most importantly, the staff provide excellent customer service.
Review Source:When we moved to Maryland, everybody told us that to get good sushi, you have to travel the 45 minute traffic-ridden trek to D.C. Â We tried one place in town, and instantly knew what our friends meant. Â Then a few months ago, Kobe opened. Â Hoping for a miracle, we tried it. Â While not a miracle, we have had better sushi, it is pretty solid. Â One thing it does stand out on is bang for your buck! Â My wife and I order the Sushi Party Platter A. Â Any eight regular rolls on their menu for 32.00! Â It typically fills us up pretty well, my wife usually doesn't finish it actually. Â Really Great Value and the service is prompt and friendly. Â Highly recommend Kobe for taste, value and service!
Review Source:By far the best sushi place in town. Â I used to have to drive all the way into DC to get decent sushi but no more. Â Its a bit small but it's clean and very attractive inside. Â I have been here several times already and while I can't vouch for their hibachi entrees (because I have always gotten a sushi dish) the sushi was always beautifully prepared and presented. Â The staff was quite nice to boot. Â I recommend this place to anyone who loves sushi.
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