Rikki Rikki A Japanese Rstrnt

02/11/09

One word...... C0CKROACH!!

by Drew483 at Citysearch

I LOVE sushi!! With that being said I would have recommended this restaurant to anyone looking for good sushi on the Eastside...... until last night.

Rikki Rikki has been a fairly regular haunt of mine for the past 3-4 years. Their rolls and sashimi are better than most sushi restaurants and I enjoyed the $4.95 happy hour rolls several times a week at my peak. This all came crashing down after going toe to toe in a battle for my ginger with a c0ckroach. There are a lot of things I can deal with. I've picked hair (head hair, not short and curlys) out of my food, actually had a fly in my soup but a C0KROACH on my sushi!? Come on Rikki Rikki!

The General Manager was full of excuses and very smug as well. "All I can do is apologize!" Wrong answer Keigo Sorajo.... wrong answer.

Think twice before going there!

P.S. Citysearch needs to take C0CKROACH off the inappropriate list so we don't have to sub a zero for an O.

• Pros: Mac and Jacks is good.
• Cons: C0COKROACHES are bad!

01/05/09

Best in Kirkland

by BigonSushi at Citysearch

Ok, I have been going here for over four years and I must say, it is the best in Kirkland. Of course there are better sushi places, like Nijo in downtown Seattle but for Kirkland, this is it. I've read other reviews and was surprised as I have never had a bad experience here. I have had slow service when busy but never bad food or rude staff. The only thing that is annoying to me about the place is that they run out of things. Toro is a good example. As far as the bar, it is a SUSHI place. It isn't a club so whoever posted about the "biker" bartender...Who cares.

There are other places in Kirkland but all of them have sucked. I recommend Rikki Rikki unless you are one of those cheap sushi people who will settle for conveyor belt places such as AA Sushi or Blue C. GROSS.

• Pros: Food
• Cons: Slow service when busy

09/05/08

Good, but not great.

by dnsd2008 at Citysearch

I went here for the second time with a friend the other night. The spicy crunch roll (the one that is deep fried) was good - perfectly spicy. Also got the scallop and crab roll and it was deliciously sweet and perfect. The eel roll was less so, disappointing when compared to the other two. The Agedashi Tofu was perfect! Absolutely delicious. Our watiress was very nice, refilled my tea quickly and was joking around with us about the drunk guy yelling at people in the bar.

Not the best sushi restaurant, but good for its location.

• Pros: Good rolls, convenient location
• Cons: prices are a little high for the casual atmosphere

06/08/08

Has Rikki Rikki gone Biker Bar??

by asilwo at Citysearch

Just a question. I have frequented Rikki Rikki for years because it is close to the theatre and a convenient meeting location. The happy hour is pretty good too, sometimes the food is better than others, and there is no question that the portion sizes and the rolls have diminished recently and the prices have risen. Such are the times we are in. But, there is a new bartender there, be forewarned. Even if you just pumped iron around the corner at the gym or built your stamina up beyond Hercules? level at hot yoga next door I?m pretty sure she can kick your butt.

I asked how the house Chardonnay was and she very tersely said ?I don?t know! I don?t drink!!?

Newly in recovery or just a tough chick? It?s a different vibe now, not sure if it is good or bad, just not as service oriented or relaxed as it used to be.

• Pros: Close to theatre and downtown Kirkland, parking is pretty good.
• Cons: Food and service are inconsistent.

06/03/08

What happened to the QUALITY????

by SushiConnoisseur55 at Citysearch

I've lived in Kirkland for many years have been going to Rikki Rikki as my primary sushi spot on the east side. However, lately I've been very disappointed in the quality of the food that they have been serving. It's come to the point where it doesn't matter how sweetly the servers treat me (because I am a regular) or how many coupons and discounts are offered. The quality has definitly gone down. I ordered a crunchy roll (which used to be my favorite) but it was cold and the "crunchy" part was actually chewy. And I agree with the other guy who said that the place is "sticky". I sat in the booth section of the restaurant and I had to ask the server if she could wipe my table down. Even with that, it was still sticky afterwards. I've politley complained a few times about the quality of the food and then I get offered a comp or a discount. I guess that would be good for someone who's frugal or doesn't care about the quality as long as it's cheap. But I do and the quality just does't seem to be getting better. While all else failed, the service was great.

• Pros: Friendly Staff
• Cons: Food Quality, Cleanliness, Manager Response to Complaints