Kubo's Sushi Bar & Grill

(713) 528-7878

2414 University Blvd, Houston, TX | Directions   77005

29.715067 -95.415172 View Website
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    Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm Fri 11:30am-11:00pm Sat 12pm-10:30pm Sun 12pm-9pm
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Neighborhoods:
University Place, South Central

Cuisine:
Japanese, Sushi

Categories:
Restaurants, Bars & Clubs
Price:
$$

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Restaurant Special Features:
Family-Friendly Dining, Outdoor Dining, Private Rooms, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Group Dining, Happy Hour
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Bar & Pub Special Features:
Happy Hour
Payment Methods:
Diners Club

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At a Glance ?
100% ambiance
“Service isn't the best, but the food is great, and the atmosphere is nice as well.”
100% dessert
“For our friend's birthday, they brought out a wonderful tray of ice creams, enough for everyone to share.”
100% drinks
“The green tea is very good.”
87% food quality
“If you aren't in a hurry and want great sushi go to Kubo.”
88% menu variety
“If you're looking for traditional Japanese foods and a wide variety, there are many other places that offer more extensive menus.”
100% overall
“Kubo's is definately the best sushi restaurant in houston.”
100% return potential
“Every time I sit at kubo's sushi bar I watch in horror as american customers order more exotic, hardcore Japanese sushi and then complain or ask to return certain fish just because they smell a stronger smell.”
69% service
“They were really going to create problems by shouting at the stupid waitress (an of course actually they would be right for that).”
76% value
“also felt the prices were completely reasonable.”
50% wait time
“The service was friendly albeit a bit slow (took a long time to get waited on even though we were there for a late lunch with no crowd).”

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Perennially busy second-floor Rice Village hot spot for expertly crafted sushi and creative monthly chef specials.


 

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1.0
October 25, 2011

Very Disappointed. Will never go back. The place seemed okay when I walked in for lunch (although there was hardly anyone there). When tried to order 2 plates of sake nigiri (salmon) and maguro nigiri (tuna), the waitress stopped me and told me there was a special tuna (toro) and suggested I get it. I accepted. It was two pieces of tuna. When saw the bill it was $16.00 for the toro. It wasn't so much the price that made me angry - I was thoroughly disappointed at the way they tricked me into ordering a sorely overpriced item. My experience with sushi: I lived in Japan for 2 years.

Mediocre food quality, disappointing business practice. I'll never go back to a Kubo's again.

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1.0
February 01, 2011

If you like HEB quality sashimi - this place is for you. ICK. I have officially found the WORST Japanese/sushi restaurant in Houston. This restaurant was recommended to me for the ramen…which was just so so. In addition to the below par ramen (thin broth, 2 sad slices of pork, half an egg), we ordered the Omakase (chef’s choice sashimi) for $38. Trust me [who has been to Japan multiple times and half of the sushi restaurants in Houston], this was PATHETIC, FOUL, smelly fish. For $38, we got about 10 pieces of ordinary seafood (tuna, yellow fin, salmon, shrimp,…). My poor friend who ate each piece whole was not able to spit it all out in time to send it all back. I however, sent back half of our things because they tasted really bad. I told our waiter that everything tasted funky and the manager came over and tried to convince us of its freshness. He could have talked till he was blue in the face but it wasn’t going to save the meal because the sashimi was NASTY, CHUNKY, and CHEWEY! After the manager came over twice and AGGRESSIVELY tried to offer us more disgusting fish to replace the disgusting fish we sent back, we asked for our bill and they only took off 20%.

Horrified that they didn’t try to make up for the failed meal with a dessert or a bigger discount LIKE EVERY DECENT RESTAURANT IN HOUSTON (although I have only once sent something back at a sushi restaurant for being served the wrong dish and they made up for it beyond expectations – yea Raku!!!), I asked our sweet waitress to see if the manager would reconsider the insulting $7 discount. He then came over and debated with me over how much fish we consumed. At that point, I didn’t want to explain that my friend didn’t feel comfortable spitting it in her napkin and that I ate half pieces of half of what we were served.

Bottom line: This was a huge waste of our time, money, and patience. There are too many great sushi restaurants in Houston to deal with bad management and off fish. Don’t do this to yourself and/or loved ones.

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4.0
October 27, 2010

Gotta Love Their Sushi. Great food. Great people. Great atmosphere. What more can I say?

Went during happy hour so it was a little packed but overall it was a great experience. Will be going this weekend with the family, I just hope the kids will like it.

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5.0
August 27, 2010

Houston's Best Sushi!!. Had dinner at Kubo's today and WOW!! Their sushi was TO DIE FOR!!! Excellent, fresh, great atmosphere! On top of all of this they have happy hour from 4-7pm. Can't wait to go back! You MUST experience this for yourself.

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5.0
August 18, 2009

cool place for sushi. only been there once but would go there again. i think everyone likes sushi king but i feel sushi king is overrated kubo's is the best in houston that I've been to

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3.0
May 28, 2009

the waiter/waitress should understand the price of goods. I came here with friends. i ordered dessert cake and the guy told me the cost is $6, but the bill said $7.

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2.0
May 05, 2009

Good food. the foods great but they need better service.. The staff looks lost with no register for get changed

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5.0
January 06, 2009

Amazing Sushi!!. We moved here recently from San Francisco and were really missing good sushi. This restaurant is definitely SF quality sushi- very fresh and inventive. We began by ordering from the menu- then turned everything over to the sushi chef. Everyone agreed that we would be returning here often.

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5.0
September 03, 2008

Love it!!!!. Overall I think this is one of the best Japanese Restaurant in Houston! Great taste! Excellent quality! Prompt and polite customer service!

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4.0
August 09, 2008

Best sushi I've had in Houston...so far. We have been going to Kubo's since we moved here two years ago. We try other places from time to time, but keep coming back to Kubo's. The rolls and sashimi are the freshest that I've had in Houston. Their specials, happy hour, and frequent dining program are also great. The service is the most inconsistent quality of the restaurant; you never know if it is going to excellent or just average. However, I have never had horrible service. I have found that most people either like Kubo's or Azuma (which I give low marks to in all categories), but never both.

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