03/01/09

NOT WORTH THE PRICE GO FOR HAPPY HOUR OR NOT!

by madie86

Walking into the restaurant it seems pretty roomy and nice big booths and a giant fish tank in both the Sugarland and Galleria area but food wise I believe you DON'T get what you pay for. Very pricey food for not great food quality. I decided to try an entree for dinner and since it was a slow Sunday night I believed it would come out pretty fast. Although it was quick the Sea Bass infused with miso flavoring or so what the menu described was not worth $23. You could get a better meal at TGI Friday's or Chili's for better and cheaper.Getting back to the Sea Bass I believe it was marinated too long and it was tough and overcooked. It wasn't flaky or buttery for a white fish and it was not best quality. The fish on the other the server didn't even know sea bass sushi from sea bass entree, but he did know what toro was. I also ordered a miso soup which was the worst! Miso was sooo dark you would think it was clam chowder! Salty and the cubes of tofu was hard yuck! When I told ther server he looked at it like I was lying, I can make miso at home and if someone sits at the sushi bar then I would think they know their sushi. The sushi bar was empty no fish and it looked like they closed early it was round 8 pm when I ordered. I had so much high hoped for this restaurant me and my friends came in for happy hour and it looked fresh and lively but I guess its just the bar and patio side. My server seemed preoccupied and nice. I order a mango mojito and voss water and he didn't even offer to open the water and pour it out at the very least. People were cleaning around the kitchen and mopping the floor when I started my meal and the smell or bleach just ruined the ambiance the fish quality was alright but nothing comparably to other sushi bars. For Kona to have sushi is a shame and the food was terrible for the selling price either get your stuff together or lower your prices. Service was not good barely decent please have more professional servers. Bring shame to sushi bars.

• Pros: Average ambiance farely good price happy hour
• Cons: Service, sushi, food

11/28/08

Ok I will just say stay away!

by sundaydriver

Don't waste your time.

My boyfriend and I went here on a Thursday night and it was horrible. We sat down in the bar and it took a while for our server a while to come over. After sitting there for a while screaming to each other over the LOUD music our server finally showed up.

Long story short we order two bud lights, one hot sake, a phoenix roll and four fresh water eel sushi pieces, it cost us 40 bucks.

The next day I was sick because the sushi was NOT fresh and I only ate one piece.

Save yourself the time and the money and DON'T go to Kona Grill there are way other better places to go and the food is fresh the service is light years better and the price is better then here.

• Pros: You get to eat with your hands because the servers forgot to bring you utensils, so your being green right?!
• Cons: Freshness of food, painfully slow service, horribly overpriced!

07/31/08

My favorite restaurant of all time!

by ceebee9021

I love kona! It's a bit pricey, but their happy hour is wonderful! Half price pizzas, sushi, appetizers (which are big enough to be meals). Also, half price saki, cosmos, appletinis, and domestic beer.

Their sushi is fantastic, pizza is scrumptious, and every other dish i've had! MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT EVER!

• Pros: food, happy hour, atmosphere
• Cons: happy hour service (but the servers have 9 tables at a time on the patio and bar so I won't ever complain)