The decor is the only good part. The food is ok at best and highly overpriced. The servers are unfriendly and extremely slow. It's impossible to get anything from the server (it's also always someone different everytime something is delivered) especially a drink. In the three times I've been there my food was never checked on by a server and I ALWAYS had to flag someone down to get a drink. It is obvious everyone working there thinks they are better than everyone - I suppose it's because Kenichi is supposed to the the "in spot"...I don't know why. I'm from Chicago and I've been to the best of the best restaurants and I've never been shunned by restaurant staff like at Kenichi. I think because there are not a ton of restaurants here that are upsale/swanky in Austin, people feel they need to make Kenichi the "in spot". I just don't understand...the bar is even quite small. Why do so many people want to go here? Just to see and be seen? No thanks. I will never return - I gave it three trys and got the same awful service and overpriced so-so food.
TOMO SUSHI IS THE BEST!!
Pros: it's sheek decor and people watching
Cons: food and service - and it's super loud in there
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