Kikku Kitchen (Palm & Nees) — Restaurant in Fresno

Pro Tip: The two parking spaces on either side of the handicapped spaces are 15 minute pickup spaces and not just spectacularly good luck on your part :)

Would be 5 stars but it took over 20 minutes to get my food. I expect that this will speed up as time goes on. If so I'll bump up my rating a star. I have a long lunch so I don't mind but for people on a 30 minute break that can be kind of a bummer.

That being said, the location is airy and bright, still in the general modern style of it's predecessor. The menu is pretty simple- pick up to 2 bases (rice, veggies, salad) and a protein, or one of the ala cart items.

I picked white rice, veggies, ginger chicken. The chicken was cooked in a simple soy sauce with scallions and had a nice taste of ginger and had a good sear/finish on it. I was very grateful for something other than teriyaki. I love rice bowls and the change up from sweet to salty and a little acidic was welcome. Veggies were cooked well and were what you expect- broccoli, zucchini, cabbage, carrots. The carrots were soft and fully cooked while the cabbage had some bite to it. Go figure. I like a little crunch though so it was welcome. Some of the dishes looked fried, but if you're watching what you eat there's plenty of non-fried options that you could pair with veg and salad and have a nice, light lunch.

Portions for the pricing were fair. It's not a massive plate but it was quite filling.

This will absolutely find a rotation in my lunch menu. The plates are already set up to be ready for take out so I may switch to take out. Once they get into the zone and get the food out a little quicker I will bump...

A teryaki chicken bowl should pretty darn good if they're going to charge $15 for some chicken on top of some rice in a plastic, take-out container. This certainly wasn't. We dined in, but still received our food in an enclosed, plastic, Tuperware-type takeout containers. My dining companion had a salmon bowl also served on white rice. His dish had a decent slice of salmon that was appropriately cooked in an uninspiring teryaki sauce. My chicken seemed to be a chicken breast that had been sliced and diced before its final cooking. It was dry, crunchy, flavorless and essentially inedible. Adding a generous pour of the teryaki sauce provided in a plastic condiment cup was the only way I could get at least partially through the dish. The restaurant had ample seating available at 12:45 p.m. on a Monday, but at least half of the tables needed cleaning. I tried to wipe one down with napkins, but was unable to cut through the...

The food here is always solid. This was my replacement for another well known similar restaurant in town when my service was far below less than desirable with a side of attitude! I drive all the way across town to eat here, and we do it regularly. Everyone is always super pleasant and the food is always prepared with skill and love. No matter what you order, make sure to get a side of the "Spicy Brown". It's unique and very delicious! Thanks for the great food and service. I genuinely hope you all have a long lasting...