Kushi Bar
(206) 448-2488
2319 2nd Ave
Seattle,
WA
98121
47.6142
-122.3459
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Belltown
Last updated 6.22.09
What People Are Saying About Kushi Bar
The Owner
Kushi Bar
Owner
Kushibar is known for its Japanese street food small plates. Come experience a great new and different style of Japanese dining that you'll definitely enjoy.
This Seattle restaurant is a great place to enjoy small plates, meet new friends and have a casual, fun dining experience. Kushibar is open until 2 am, welcoming the late night crowd. With Kushibar's large sake and beer selection, you won't have a hard time finding your preferred drink.
Come see what Seattle loves about Kushibar!
The Editor
Whitney Ricketts
Citysearch
Following in Txori's footsteps is Kushibar -- also open on Second Ave, also offering small plates and open daily until 2am. Kushibar's specialty is Japanese street food, and--for the adventurous--the menu includes chicken feet.
User Reviews
JazzyJeff
June 16, 2009
I didn't go here to review this place. I only right reviews when something is significantly wrong or right. This place is a little of both. First, Kushi is essentially Japanese skewers - the restaurant is essentially a Japanese Tapas Bar. In a Downtown with dozens of Sushi bars, Asian Fusion, and Italian restaurants, it's nice to see Japanese food presented in a different niche. Prices are reasonable and staff is attentive. But that's about where the 'right' ends. The food is very hitt and miss. The kitchen is staffed by a bunch of Mexicans like most restaurants these days. I have nothing against Mexican kitchen staff, some of the best sushi places I've eaten hand Mexican Sushi Chefs. But it is painfully obvious someone has not taught these guys how to grill skewers over an open flame properly. Most of the skewers we ate such as prawns and shrimp were WAY overcooked and DRY. This is a newer restaurant and it we were there at 7PM on a weekday and it was virtually empty. You would think to ensure the success of the place staff would always be questioning how you liked the food and drinks. There didn't seem to be very much interest, at least from the bartender. It like they maybe assume the place will be a success and haven't gotten into desperate survival mode yet? To cap it off we had a coupon and because we sat at the bar, the bartender refused the coupon because it was happy hour until 8. The restaurant was virtually empty. If it were me, I'd want these first time customers to come back and say, what the heck, I'll honor it anyway. If I had asked how the food was and we said the skewers were way overcooked to the point the prawns and chicken were almost inedible, then DEFINITELY I'd honor the coupon if they didn't take the off the bill in the first place! This place is BIG, especially considering the outdoor area which unfortunately only has a view of 2nd Ave one way and the alley/parking log/1st ave the other. But it should provide some attraction in the summer. Lastly, the bathrooms are tiny at this place. They handle one person at a time and this place sits A LOT of people. Overall it seems someone didn't think this place through completely and still isn't thinking. I'd be surprised if it survives through the end of this year unless someone does some serious thinking and makes some necessary changes. P.S. Why is the word ' h i t ' deemed an inappropriate word on CitySearch???
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sennuki
April 08, 2009
This is a fun place and a great idea. I loved kushikatsu and yakitori while living in Japan. From what I remember, it was fun and full of great flavor. I enjoyed Kushibar and I'll go back but the chicken skewers didn't have the same complex flavors that I hoped. Some of the other dishes were really good.
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pwatje
January 24, 2009
The only thing really good about this place was the people who worked there. If you have to sit in the area near the grill, be prepared to be smoked out. A couple hours there was like smoking a pack of cigerattes. The food was awful. We had something around 12 different dishes and the only ones that were ok, was the fried rice and pork pancakes. They're beef had almost no flavor and the texture of erasers, I'm not talking about the beef tongue, though the same could be said about that. The grilled tuna...was aged. The salmon and mayo tasted, well like mayo, and the salmon had the texture of what I'd imagine a slugs texture would be. Other dishes we had tasted like salt. I love the idea, but the food was so bad, we would never go there again. Don't bring coats you have to dry clean, they're going to reek of smoke. I suppose there drinks were fine. And again, the only thing good about the place are the people who work there. Our friend insists that the first time they went the food was excellent, but after that experience, I'm done. Specially since there are so many good japanese restraunts around that area.
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Message from Kushi Bar
- Japanese Soul Food
- Heated Outdoor Seating
- Large Beer Selection
Kushibar is known for its Japanese street food small plates. Come experience a great new and different style of Japanese dining that you'll definitely enjoy.
This Seattle restaurant is a great place to enjoy small plates, meet new friends and have a casual, fun dining experience. Kushibar is open until 2 am, welcoming the late night crowd. With Kushibar's large sake and beer selection, you won't have a hard time finding your preferred drink.
Come see what Seattle loves about Kushibar!
