Sushi King - Monticello

420 Monticello Ave, Norfolk - 23510
249 reviews
Japanese Sushi Bar
(757) 502-8858

I’ve been to many sushi restaurants throughout the years and this one was incredibly lackluster. Before diving into the negative aspects of my experience, I have to say that the most positive aspect was the service. Our server was both attentive and understanding. The food was pretty underwhelming and at times a bit textually sickening. The warmth of rice mixed with the coolness of other items in the rolls resulted in some confusing food items. Additionally, the sheer amount of rice given with each sushi seems to have increased over the years in proportion to the rice. The part that disappointed me the most was the ground up tuna and yellowfin in the spicy tuna and dynamite roll. The lukewarm temperature and mushy, pudding-like texture of the ground up fish was incredulously awful. The only reason I’m giving this review two stars is because the setting is nice enough and the service was good. There are without a doubt, much better sushi restaurants and buffets in the area so I’d give those a try before considering returning here.

Not the typical all-you-can-eat experience. The rolls came out on misc plates and not all at once. But the food was fresh and tasted really good.

Young & inexperienced waiting staff. Small portions.Waiter forgot part of my order and after checking in twice (myself indicating that I was waiting) didn't tell me they had forgotten until I pressed about how long it was taking....the manager did their best to quickly get me a take-away but overall still very unpleasant experience ($21 "all-you-can-eat" paid for two laughably small dishes during a 1 hour visit).Food tastes good, but clarifying your order with the waiter is essential.

great food, fun atmosphere

They don’t even use their menu. If you go in to buy just a couple shrimp tempura it cost’s 22$. Because no matter what they charge for a buffet and really keeps people from coming in just to have 1 roll. Also, I am normally in favor of the automatic gratuity, me being in the service industry, but the service was very lazy

I have mixed feelings about this place to be honestIt was tasty but the service wasn’t up to my standardsOverall good experience

Horrible experience. Our waitress didn’t bring us half of what we ordered and what she did bring us was wrong or missing things. We were wrongly charged gratuity and our card was charged twice. The sushi was good but because of the horrible service, it was a horrible experience and I don’t recommend anyone going.

Some of my food was served on dirty dishes

Great location, great hosts, great food, and great environment! We were a group of 8 with 3 kids and we enjoyed our experience to the fullest!

Delicious sushi for takeout. The service of the restaurant was wonderful, and the sushi was delicious. However, I had no soy sauce of my own, and the soy sauce packets I received were AWFUL. I ended up ditching the sauce and eating the rolls plain. If you have the ability, I'd dine in or plan for your own sauce!