Kihon — Restaurant in Long Beach

Very disappointed, my daughter and I have been here many times and find the food excellent. Tonight my wife and young son came here promptly at their 5pm open planning to get in and out before the dinner rush. There was one couple in the restaurant, sitting at the sushi bar. The owner came to seat us and insisted we take a table for two. When we asked if we could sit at a table for four, he refused (there were three of us, an our son does eat plenty of veggie sushi, noodles, etc. When we asked where we should seat our son, who was in his carrier just waking up from a nap, the owner insisted that we put place him on the floor in the primary walkway between tables, near the entrance of the restaurant. We were totally blown away. I’ve been here many times with my ten year old daughter and there have always been families in enjoying Kihon. Not that it matters, but we always leave a 20-25% gratuity and have really enjoyed patronizing this establishment for many years. I wish I could chalk this up to a bad night, but what we experienced was completely unacceptable. Nobody should be treated like this regardless of being a frequent customer or not. Seriously, all we wanted was a table in an all but empty restaurant, that would accommodate our party of three – unfortunately for reasons that were only obvious to the owner, and perhaps the two individuals at the sushi bar this was not possible, and our young son was only invited to sit on the floor in an area that could easily become high traffic by the time we finished our dinner. With so many great sushi restaurants in Long Beach, avoid this one and spend your money at a more service oriented establishment. We...

UPDATE this place has gone down hill significantly! It no longer serves quality food. We ordered a halibut dish and it tasted old and smelled horrible! We couldn’t even eat one piece and the servers noticed but didn’t bother to ask if something was wrong with the dish. It was definitely and expensive dish that they picked up before we were even done with our dinner. In the past, Erwin would’ve taken his time to check in but he just waves from a distance. We we’re loyal customers and have tipped well, but we can no longer ignore the last 4 horrific dinner experiences. Bye bye Kihon! We will never return to your once special place. You really have neglected to take care of your loyal customers. We are sadly not the ones experiencing such terrible issues here, and loyal customers speak about their experiences and others have also stopped going.

No longer the “Best sushi place!” Great service! Was referred to this place and now it's my favorite sushi spot. I'll usually drive an hour just to eat here, but it's worth it!

Seriously, it's the best sushi spot---EVER!!!

My boyfriend and I have tried other places because of timing issues (our work schedule) but we have ALWAYS been so disappointed. We are so glad to be moving closer to our favorite sushi spot!!!! Thank you Erwin for making your restaurant a special place and for taking so much pride in your seafood selection and for having such a great...

Finally! A solid sushi spot in the city of Long Beach!

A friend recommended Kihon for dinner and I am so happy he did! The two of us dined here on a Tuesday and it was fantastic! It was quite busy for a Tuesday night. We sat at the sushi bar and was well taken care of by Chef Peter.

Here's what we had:

Smoked octopus carpaccio Jumbo scallop with kiwi: Black cod Golden eye snapper, sea bream, and amberjack nigiri tuna sashimi braised short ribs soft shell crab

The highlights were the nigiris. The fish were delicate and SO fresh. I love that Chef Peter explained how each piece should be eaten. I'm still thinking of the Golden eye snapper and sea bream! The smoked octopus carpaccio is a must get. I love the presentation and there were just perfect amount of lemon oil and yuzu pepper on each bite. The jumbo scallop with kiwi was amazing! Didn't know kiwi worked well with raw seafood! Another hit was the black cod! The cod is marinated in miso for 36 hours and then grilled to perfection! This hot dish was divine!

I must say that Kihon is THE best sushi restaurant in Long Beach! They've been opened for 10 months and I can tell you they aren't going anywhere.

They're currently opened only for dinner but I hear they plan on opening for lunch sometime in the...