Kill Bill Sushi — Restaurant in Mexico City

Interesting concept, nice jazz music, mediocre sushi, and pretentious service. I had quite a roller coaster experience with Kill Bill Sushi. To dine at Kill Bill, you need a reservation and a credit card. Right off the bat, I didn’t like that they required a credit card. After initially reserving for a Sunday, I decided to switch it to Thursday of the same week.

We arrived on time, and immediately, the staff had a very pretentious attitude, which I did not appreciate. We were not given a menu, which puzzled me. When I asked for one, they informed me that it was not an “a-la-carte night” but an omakase-only night. Since we weren’t interested in the omakase menu, I told the staff we would like to leave. They then informed us that our credit card would be charged 1400 pesos ($700 per person) for being no-shows, which I thought was absurd.

Though it was partially my fault for not checking which days are a-la-carte and which are omakase (since I changed my reservation from Sunday, which might have been a-la-carte, to Thursday, which wasn’t), the OpenTable page wasn’t explicit about this. I was asked to leave a phone number so the manager could reach out to see if I could change the reservation to another day that wasn’t omakase. Later, I was told I would be charged 1400 pesos but that it could be used as a “deposit” for dining another day of my choosing. I chose another Sunday to dine in. With a similarly pretentious attitude, we tried a variety of sushi rolls and a miso soup. The miso soup was nothing special, and while the sushi was decent, it was nothing extraordinary. The only roll I liked was the shrimp roll, which was good, but just that. The staff were rather pushy about us ordering more food, which I really disliked. Aside from the staff, the overall vibe of the restaurant was classy, with great jazzy music. They also had a Japanese toilet with all the bells and whistles, which was a notable feature of Kill Bill. The only thing I appreciated was that the manager knew exactly who I was and honored the 1400 pesos “deposit” without any hassle. However, the overall price wasn’t worth it for the type of service this restaurant offers.

I first stumbled upon this restaurant by passing by, and after looking at the menu, I thought it was just another sushi bar. I think the restaurant should clearly differentiate their menus, indicating which days are a-la-carte and which are omakase-only, as this is not explicitly stated outside the establishment. This would help other patrons be aware and avoid having an experience like mine. Although I didn’t lose my “deposit,” I was quite unimpressed by this restaurant, and the pretentious service left a bitter taste...

I really wish Google allowed 4.5 stars, as nearly everything was perfect about our experience here, but there was one notable snafu that just doesn't let me give it 5 stars.

To start with the positive: The food was amazing. We did the Kill omakase menu and loved every offering. The service was fantastic. Alejandro was who primarily took care of us and he was impeccable- fun, attentive, and great recommendations. We asked if he could just select sake and wine pairings for us, which he did. I'm surprised they don't offer a pairing on the menu because it improved the experience and it's on par with what many of the other similar restaurants in CDMX offer. The space is intimate and modern yet warm and the music was a great touch. All of this was 5 stars- no notes.

Now for the thing that prompts me to take off a star (or it would be half a star if Google would let me): it was the timing of getting the meal started. We had a 7 pm reservation, we were seated before 7:10 and we did not receive a single bite of food until 7:45. I'm not sure what was happening within the operations for it to happen as it did, but it seemed like either they didn't have time to recover between the earlier seating and our seating, or they were being too precious and wanting to do the same courses for everyone who sat down between 7:00 and 7:45. The couple on one side of us was already seated before us, so they had waited even longer, and if I was them I may have actually given up and left, but the couple on the other side of us was a couple who sat down at 7:40, and if I had been them I would have thought the entire experience...

I have lived in Japan for a month and eaten Japanese the world over and I came here desperately wanting some good sushi. Certainly one of the best Japanese sushi in Mexico City that I have tried and in the top 10 in the world for me and it’s only been open a couple weeks. The classic elements of nori and good fish were there and it was inventive too, without being tacky.

I got the Kill Bill omakase and I will review this like a Japanese person would.

The service started out weird because I had the first plate but no water and the waiter/host spoke in a mumbled tone and that was super weird and the tostada at the beginning was very mid. I absolutely did not enjoy the fried chicken meatball (as it did not fit the notes of the dishes either. It’s sushi, why is tsukune here!) I do wish they had nonalcoholic beverages because sober people deserve to drink things with flavors too.

For the price point, everything should be absolutely perfect so I cant give it perfect 5 stars but I wish I could. If it was 50% the cost I could let things slide. Every other dish was nice and the chefs were having fun. The uni with tuna and the aguila was an absolute surprise and one of my favorite dishes ever!

Most importantly, it was truly omakase in that I didn’t leave hungry. They overcame the hurdles and a nice experience was had. I will be happy to come back, despite my initial skepticism. Maybe they will add a salmon and/or unagi dish, I’m sure they would do a...