Enishi Kitchen — Restaurant in Brentwood

Yesterday 6-4-25 was our first visit to this restaurant we heard about from a friend. Everyone on the staff was very accomodating and friendly to us. We were a party of three for lunch; myself, my wife and my wife's mother from Brooklyn who happens to have some high standards for a Chinese restaurant and chinese food, the national cuisine for Jews everywhere. Mom ordered the honey prawns lunch special, My wife ordered Orange Chicken and I ordered on the Japanese side of the menu getting the number two roll or "Dream come True". The Japanese side of the menu was why I kept insisting that we try the place because I am ALWAYS down for Sushi. My wife and her mother are diehard Chinese devotees. The two restaurants we always compare chinese food to are the commercial but consistently serviceable Panda Express and our favorite high end Chinese special occasions restaurant in Lafayette, Uncle Yu's. I know a good sushi roll by the panic that creeps in when I am down to the last two pieces knowing it will soon be over. It had crab salad inside with avocado and the outside was lined with unagi, fish eggs and a wonderful sticky salty sweet caramel colored sauce. I was in heaven. I slipped the sushi guy a fiver. Awesome. My mother in law gave me two bites of her honey prawns. The had a crispy fried crunch on the outside but were meaty, tender and juicy on the inside. The sauce was the best we ever had with a niced portion of sweet, salty walnuts. The shrimps served we huge, like baby lobster tails. Amazing. My wife's orange chicken was amazing. Hot, crunchy and soft inside and the sauce was again, the best we could remember. The restaurant itself was small and intimate. They could probably seat up to forty at most. The ceiling were exposed duct works, and ceiling fans suspended above most of the tables. The kitchen was small and in the back and the sushi chef ran his own operation in an island kiosk at the front. Thue place was not slick and pretentious. It felt like a family place that was easy to relax in.My only negative impression was my chair which felt quit ready to collapse as I leaned back in it which I learned to stop doing. That chair needs to go.

Otherwise it was an epic experience and we all vowed to come back, agreeing that after long searching, we had found our special place to go to!

6-15-25 Father's Day We went to Inishi Kitchen for Father’s Day Dinner. This was our second visit and every bit as good as the first visit for lunch and you can see my review of that from 6/4/25. I tried a different roll this time, the Lon King, a baked fish roll with crab salad and avocado inside and fish on the outside. It was served warm and dressed in a delicious Japanese barbecue sauce. Every bite was heaven. We also had their pork chow Mein, honey prawns and orange chicken. Again the portions were generous and delectable. The Honey Prawns had a lovely crunch on the outside and tender steaming meat on the inside. The sauce for the Orange Chicken was the best we could recall from anywhere. We met Andrea, Nancy and Morgan. They were so friendly that they made us feel like the regulars we are becoming. The service was swift and thorough and everyone was involved at our table. This restaurant is worth your time and money and I highly suggest you...

I was thrilled to discover a new Japanese restaurant in Brentwood. However, after ordering the Katsu chicken and vegetable tempura, we may not be returning.

The place was packed full on a Friday evening. We had to wait about 20 minutes to get a table. No biggie.

They have a counter along one wall, but it was loosely hanging on and tilted. Definitely not a stable place to eat. They need to get rid of that thing. It looks bad. Also, they have what looks like a beautiful water fountain behind the check-in counter. But, this was bone dry, dirty, and just an eyesore to look at wh2n you first walk in.

The chicken katsu was a horrible piece of chicken. Definitely not a nice clean piece of white meat breast. 50% of the piece was full of fat and gristle, and the other 50% was flavorless cheap dark meat. This was a huge disappointment. I have had awesome chicken katsu breasts in the past, but this place does not care to give their customers a nice choice piece of meat.

We might give this place one more try, to see if this was just an unfortunate anomaly. Not sure. That chicken was really gross.

Have a little more pride in the food you serve and give your customers a better...

BOY I WAS PUT IN A SITUATION YESTERDAY, A RESTAURANT WAS CLOSED BUT ME AND MY BBY WENT IN NOT KNOWING IT WAS CLOSED LOOKING AT THE MENU SAYING HELLO AFTER A MINUTE OR SO I WAS THOUGH HEARING A BEEP FROM THE BACK IT WASN'T LIKE A ALARM IT WAS MORE LIKE A FRIG AFTER BEING OPEN TO LONG THE GAS WAS ON LITE ON THE 2 EYES, ONE GAD A POT ON IT ,THE CASH REGISTER WAS OPEN WITH A PHONE CHARGER ON TOP OF IT WITH WITH ALL OF THE CASH GOING OUT OF THE DRAWER, BUT THE CORNS WAS LEFT . I WAS LIKE KENDRA LEAVE THIS PLACE IS CLOSED BUT I GOT BACK TO MY CAR AND DECIDED TO GET BACK OUT AND CALL THE POLICE CUZ I WAS NOT GOING TO BE SET UP LIKE THAT WHAT PERSON COUNTS DOWN THEIR Cash DRAWER TAKE THE CASH AND ITS A CHINESE RESTAURANT SO YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT LEAVING A DIME BEHIND. WE WAS INSIDE OF THIS RESTAURANT FOR OVER 5-10 MINUTES SAYING HELLO HELLO AND I SAW AND NOTICED THAT ONE CAMERA LIGHT WAS GREEN. WHAT WOULD Y'ALL HAVE DID?

I WAS NOT GOING TO LEAVE AND THEY SAID I ROBBED THIS CHINESE RESTAURANT SO I 911 REAL FAST IT JUST DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT, DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND I THINK THE OWNER OF THE PLACE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT SOMEWHERE IN THE RESTROOM THAT WHY I WALK ALL AROUND BEING A...