Food was excellent. Sake was excellent. We loved the atmosphere and our waitress gave us great service.
Virtual Life
Beyond bad. All the sushi smelled fishy and was gritty. We had to return most of it, it was inedible. Then the manager tries to tell us salmon is supposed to be brown and bitter tasting. Then said they just opened and that was why. Was also told they sell real wasabi, but that was a lie also, waitress checked and told us it was pickled wasabi, which is not a thing. Easily the worst experience we've had in como.
Tali Go
I had ordered a salmon sashimi and a chicken pad thai. We had inquired about fresh wasabi.
We were assured they had it, but when asked for more details - the waitress stated she checked with the kitchen and they essentially told us it was pickled wasabi. That left a sour note before we began. For those familiar with fresh wasabi, you readily understand our confusion. Even for a gag, we didn't ask for some.
The waitress was friendly. No qualms about her. Originally, I was going to stick to 5 stars on service for her on how she handled our experience. The manager or owner, however, really changed my 5 to a 3 on service. I'll discuss that later.
My chicken pad thai was good - it didn't have a lot of flavor, but it was good enough. I got the peanut taste from the crushed peanuts. The chicken was a little bland but the noodles were decently firm.
My salmon sashimi, on the other hand, left much to be desired. It was pretty clear that the way they decided to cut it was not appetizing. It was cut oddly plus near the skin so it looked motley with many dark and grey spots. It tasted ok though. It didn't smell overly fishy so wasn't rotten - just looked it.
The others at my table also had similar experiences with their food. We sent some of the food back instead (for example, I only took the one piece of the sashimi and sent the rest back. I ate half the pad thai and sent the rest back). We did not ask for any of the items to be replaced nor remade.
Our table was approached by a woman whom I presume is the manager or owner. She asked us about the food and we shared about my salmon. We didn't get an opportunity to discuss the other items.
We tried having a conversation with her about the cut of the salmon, but then she tried to tell us about how their salmon is always fresh, never frozen, and then flash frozen on-site.
Frankly, for buyers unaware, that's not likely, especially considering it is illegal in the U.S. to have fresh salmon delivered in efforts to combat parasites. Most restaurants serving raw fish typically are defrosted. It is extremely cost-inhibitive to flash freeze on site, as it typically needs -50 degrees to do it.
We were confident that the salmon just looked odd by the way it was cut.
Upon hearing this from her, we were no longer interested in trying to converse. Even though it was expressed to stop the conversation, she kept trying to reiterate her story. Ultimately, I believe the incredulous looks on our faces dissuaded further discourse.
Finally, we got our bill and just paid it. No comp was offered nor asked. The food was definitely not worth $175 pre-tip for 4 people. We naturally tipped the waitress.
To end this review on a good note, the atmosphere was nice. It was a more modern look, also tucked away in an alley. The presentation was nice.
Pictured: my daughter's way of making chopsticks more friendly for the inexperienced.
Long Nguyen
Great sushi and galbi.
Kelly Ornelas
Amazing! The Brussels sprouts and Ramen!! (chefs kiss!!!) the pork belly in the Ramen was Smokey, and added some hot chili oil, wow! Haven’t had good Ramen in a while..It was wonderful!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🩷
Em Flores
Art and Wuttisak are so lovely, their food absolutely delicious. What a treat! The cocktails were tasty too. Will be back!
Jenny Fine
My husband and I are a bit of “foodies” and not easily impressed and this place was amazing and exceeded every one of our expectations. I am completing all 100 things to do in the book “100 things to do in Columbia, MO before you die”. Alley A is stop 100 and mentions Kampai. So I guess they saved the best for last.
We came right at 5 (yesterday) on a Saturday, right when they opened. It was just us and another table shortly after. We thought it would be packed on a Saturday. Everything was absolutely perfect. It wasn’t freezing in there and the music wasn’t too loud. Our server Olivia was so nice and attentive. Our drinks came fast. Our miso soup was so delicious and not so hot that you couldn’t eat it right away; and only $3. Our sushi was so fresh. We ordered the dragon roll, volcano roll and rainbow roll. We liked them best in that order. I ordered the Brussel sprouts too and they were simply incredible. It was one of the best dinners in Columbia we have had in a long time, if not honestly ever in our 4 years here in COMO. We’re from Kansas City where we have incredible food, especially Asian and sushi and Thai and have had a hard time finding good restaurants in Columbia. We will most definitely be back. We parked in the garage at 10th and Cherry for free and was just a short walk from there. Thank you for providing such amazing service, atmosphere and quality food at an all around reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
N T
good sushi, great ambience. the rolls are interesting and yummy, and the restaurant looks really fancy for the prices!
Tara Henton
The Tuna, apple, feta appetizer was amazing. Service was lovely! Coos coos nest was a perfect combo for me! Delicious.
Hands down the best sushi in Missouri. Art masterfully used his skills combined with the best and freashest ingredients. I have eaten sushi all over the world and Kampi is second to none.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
loui wang
Delicious food, izakaya atmosphere
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Charley Jameson
Slow service would have been an improvement. Waited 90 minutes after ordering to find out our order was never turned in! Not much of an apology either. Lost a long time customer.
Robby McDonell
Some of the best sushi I’ve ever had. Super fresh and flavorful with very unique options. Service was amazing and super friendly and the head chef was extremely knowledgeable and talkative.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kampai Roll, Crazy Roll, California Roll, Gyoza
Meena H
Beautiful gem. Took a while to be served. They were busy, but it was over 1.5 hrs and they were closing by the time the large party got food. The food quality is always good here. The Lemon Drop roll is off menu, but it's my favorite fresh and delicious salmon roll with thin slices of lemon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Brussels Sprouts, California Roll, Caterpillar Roll
Food was excellent. Sake was excellent. We loved the atmosphere and our waitress gave us great service.
Beyond bad. All the sushi smelled fishy and was gritty. We had to return most of it, it was inedible. Then the manager tries to tell us salmon is supposed to be brown and bitter tasting. Then said they just opened and that was why. Was also told they sell real wasabi, but that was a lie also, waitress checked and told us it was pickled wasabi, which is not a thing.
Easily the worst experience we've had in como.
I had ordered a salmon sashimi and a chicken pad thai. We had inquired about fresh wasabi.
We were assured they had it, but when asked for more details - the waitress stated she checked with the kitchen and they essentially told us it was pickled wasabi. That left a sour note before we began. For those familiar with fresh wasabi, you readily understand our confusion. Even for a gag, we didn't ask for some.
The waitress was friendly. No qualms about her. Originally, I was going to stick to 5 stars on service for her on how she handled our experience. The manager or owner, however, really changed my 5 to a 3 on service. I'll discuss that later.
My chicken pad thai was good - it didn't have a lot of flavor, but it was good enough. I got the peanut taste from the crushed peanuts. The chicken was a little bland but the noodles were decently firm.
My salmon sashimi, on the other hand, left much to be desired. It was pretty clear that the way they decided to cut it was not appetizing. It was cut oddly plus near the skin so it looked motley with many dark and grey spots. It tasted ok though. It didn't smell overly fishy so wasn't rotten - just looked it.
The others at my table also had similar experiences with their food. We sent some of the food back instead (for example, I only took the one piece of the sashimi and sent the rest back. I ate half the pad thai and sent the rest back). We did not ask for any of the items to be replaced nor remade.
Our table was approached by a woman whom I presume is the manager or owner. She asked us about the food and we shared about my salmon. We didn't get an opportunity to discuss the other items.
We tried having a conversation with her about the cut of the salmon, but then she tried to tell us about how their salmon is always fresh, never frozen, and then flash frozen on-site.
Frankly, for buyers unaware, that's not likely, especially considering it is illegal in the U.S. to have fresh salmon delivered in efforts to combat parasites. Most restaurants serving raw fish typically are defrosted. It is extremely cost-inhibitive to flash freeze on site, as it typically needs -50 degrees to do it.
We were confident that the salmon just looked odd by the way it was cut.
Upon hearing this from her, we were no longer interested in trying to converse. Even though it was expressed to stop the conversation, she kept trying to reiterate her story. Ultimately, I believe the incredulous looks on our faces dissuaded further discourse.
Finally, we got our bill and just paid it. No comp was offered nor asked. The food was definitely not worth $175 pre-tip for 4 people. We naturally tipped the waitress.
To end this review on a good note, the atmosphere was nice. It was a more modern look, also tucked away in an alley. The presentation was nice.
Pictured: my daughter's way of making chopsticks more friendly for the inexperienced.
Great sushi and galbi.
Amazing! The Brussels sprouts and Ramen!! (chefs kiss!!!) the pork belly in the Ramen was Smokey, and added some hot chili oil, wow! Haven’t had good Ramen in a while..It was wonderful!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🩷
Art and Wuttisak are so lovely, their food absolutely delicious. What a treat!
The cocktails were tasty too.
Will be back!
My husband and I are a bit of “foodies” and not easily impressed and this place was amazing and exceeded every one of our expectations. I am completing all 100 things to do in the book “100 things to do in Columbia, MO before you die”. Alley A is stop 100 and mentions Kampai. So I guess they saved the best for last.
We came right at 5 (yesterday) on a Saturday, right when they opened. It was just us and another table shortly after. We thought it would be packed on a Saturday. Everything was absolutely perfect. It wasn’t freezing in there and the music wasn’t too loud. Our server Olivia was so nice and attentive. Our drinks came fast. Our miso soup was so delicious and not so hot that you couldn’t eat it right away; and only $3. Our sushi was so fresh. We ordered the dragon roll, volcano roll and rainbow roll. We liked them best in that order. I ordered the Brussel sprouts too and they were simply incredible. It was one of the best dinners in Columbia we have had in a long time, if not honestly ever in our 4 years here in COMO. We’re from Kansas City where we have incredible food, especially Asian and sushi and Thai and have had a hard time finding good restaurants in Columbia. We will most definitely be back. We parked in the garage at 10th and Cherry for free and was just a short walk from there. Thank you for providing such amazing service, atmosphere and quality food at an all around reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
good sushi, great ambience. the rolls are interesting and yummy, and the restaurant looks really fancy for the prices!
The Tuna, apple, feta appetizer was amazing. Service was lovely! Coos coos nest was a perfect combo for me! Delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Sushi
Best sushi in como
Restaurantji Recommends
Hands down the best sushi in Missouri. Art masterfully used his skills combined with the best and freashest ingredients. I have eaten sushi all over the world and Kampi is second to none.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food, izakaya atmosphere
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Slow service would have been an improvement. Waited 90 minutes after ordering to find out our order was never turned in! Not much of an apology either. Lost a long time customer.
Some of the best sushi I’ve ever had. Super fresh and flavorful with very unique options. Service was amazing and super friendly and the head chef was extremely knowledgeable and talkative.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kampai Roll, Crazy Roll, California Roll, Gyoza
Beautiful gem. Took a while to be served. They were busy, but it was over 1.5 hrs and they were closing by the time the large party got food. The food quality is always good here. The Lemon Drop roll is off menu, but it's my favorite fresh and delicious salmon roll with thin slices of lemon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Brussels Sprouts, California Roll, Caterpillar Roll
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