Kanki - North Market Square

1603 N Market Dr, Raleigh
(919) 876-4157

Recent Reviews

Steven J.

Have to eat it love as they prepare the food. Just so incredibly flavorful. Every dish is top-notch including the salad, soup, dressing, sauces, the steak, and even the rice by itself. Ignore the bad reviews, trust me

Kiara R.

Decided to stop for a solo dinner on a Thursday. Restaurant was really busy so decided to sit at the bar. Bar area was covered in dirty cups (20+) and had to ask for waiter to come take my order and clean the bar where I was sitting. I had a glass of wine, sushi, and the emperors delight. Food was really good but I feel that if you're not at the table top to watch them cook, you receive less veggies.

ChaCha

Third trip during lunch and the wait time for a cook has been unacceptable. All three trips took an hour and half plus! You sit at the table for nearly an hour before the chef arrives to cook. This past trip I noticed there were 5 tables sat and only 2 chefs between those tables. If you're trying to go in your lunch HOUR, beware. Hopefully they'll work through this soon as my husband says he will not be back.

JenniferS

The quality of the food and level of authenticity/service have definitely declined over the years. It's a decent place to take younger kids because they like to watch the food being cooked at the table. This particular visit was not great because the vent fan was broken so all the heavy smoke from the grill was in our faces the whole time.

PaulaW

We were there for my daughters birthday. The food was delicious, the staff were on point and courteous, Me , my daughter and grandson, age 7 had an excellent time. we especially enjoyed the chicken wing appetizer, perfect!

Caitlin Kestell

Very charismatic and fun chef. We had a great time. Great food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great as usual but we were a little disappointed in the fact that for our birthday celebration there was no complimentary sherbet....we've always (15 years plus) celebrated there and looked forward to the dessert. Oh well....nothing remains the same.

Joe Rice

The Hibachi was excellent. Juan (not very Japanese) was a fantastic chef. The food was great. The place is clean and very accessible location.Vegetarian options: Easy to go vegan here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Clear Soup, Steak and Shrimp Hibachi

DavidB

Came to celebrate my wife's birthday. Couldn't have asked for a better time. I appreciated the skill of our chef, the attentiveness of our server, and the sense of humor of both. Will definitely come again.

Juanita Bobo

I was at Wegman's. And love going there for specialty items.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shay Millon

This is a great restaurant pretty much for any occasion, date night, and family outings! They service is always great. Wait times can be lengthy at times, but in my opinion, the experience is well worth the wait.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Clear Soup, Salad

Todd Stiefel

Made reservations on what turned out to be a rainy Wednesday night. Arrived on time. They said it would be a few minutes. They lied. It was a half hour till seated and then longer before a server came by for drinks. Why make reservations if they don’t honor them?

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Brian Coley

I forgot the Cook name. He put on an awesome display of his talent for my mother's birthday. It was special and the drinks were on point also.Wheelchair accessibility: Directly in front of the entrance for great accessibility

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Roll, Steak and Shrimp Hibachi

Amber R.

3.5 - This was a good hibachi restaurant with decent prices and menu selections. We went on the night before New Year's Eve and we didn't have to wait long to be seated (less than 20 minutes). The front desk/welcome staff were not very friendly and spent most of the time talking to each other. Someone from our party had come in just before us to check on the wait time and were told it would be 20 minutes. We came in a few minutes later and let them know we had already been helped and that we were with the person who had just come in. One of the servers rolled her eyes and had attitude for whatever reason. We asked to look at a menu but they just pointed to the counter where a stack of menus were. Not friendly or helpful. The overall hibachi experience was fun but the chef was not as interactive as others we've had. Still, it was a fun experience and they did very well with our orders and even made some special requests for other guests at our table. The food was pretty standard hibachi with salad and clear soup to start, then veggies, rice and meat. We also got two shrimps as a starter. All was cooked well but was a little overly salty/too much soy sauce. We've had better at other hibachi restaurants that wasn't as salty. It was even more so the next day when eating our leftovers. Overall, a good hibachi dinner and we'd go back!

KevinS

The food is excellent and the service is good. It's a little on the expensive side, but certainly worth the money for special occasions. If you have less than 8 in your party, you may have to wait a bit for them to fill the table space, even with reservations.

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