Purchased a Groupon coupon and tried this place for the first time. I'm an avid sushi fan and was looking forward to delivering a good rating and hopeful the location would not be indicative of the overall experience. Sadly, this was not the case.
It was 6pm on Wednesday, and I chose to sit at sushi bar because generally this is where the action is in most sushi restaurants. Here, there was nothing special. In fact, this is the ONLY sushi restaurant I've ever been to where they do NOT offer a complimentary cup of miso soup, cucumbers, edamame, etc. at the sushi bar. There were two chefs behind the counter. One gentleman was speechless and basically grunted when I made casual comment about the menu being ""interesting"". The other, Daniel, took my order. For drink. I requested cold, unfiltered Sake - this was promptly delivered, unshaken, and without a sake glass. Daniel then retrieved a clear shot glass from the bar for me to use. I thought the combination odd. On another note, other customers drinking hot sake were provided sake cups.
For an appetizer I recommend the Garlic Scallops. Tho small to medium sized, slightly cold on the inside, the garlic sauce was pretty good.
For dinner, I do not recommend the ""garlic"" crusted soft-shell crab and spicy tuna mix roll (Jiu-Jitsu). The majority of sushi restaurants in Sacramento serve soft shell crab w/two large end pieces which contain fried legs that are generally so large one must wrestle the affair with hands as opposed to chop sticks. Here, there was no such thing. Additionally, crab was soggy, the garlic was a nice touch but over all the roll was quite disappointing. Sauce was very standard affair, and tuna was slightly spicy.
As for the service - if it weren't for Daniel, I would've given Kamon one star. Daniel made every attempt to be helpful, but the overall energy of the place was dreary at best.
It seemed all the ""fun"", lively ambiance and subtle options available at so many other sushi restaurants were missing here. Low-salt soy, not on the bar. No wet towels to clean before and after were available or offered. Absolutely no attempt to provide anything but the basics were offered. No request for dessert; no floor waitress to deliver drinks or pick up menu after ordering, only the reaching of Daniel across the bar to deliver the goods.
Music was nearly non-existent - I vaguely heard random jazz, barely audible. In fact, customer conversation from across the room was more noticeable than music. Restaurant was not busy, and they were not talking loudly.
For those planning to eat here, I recommend doing so with a large, fun crowd. Bring your own enthusiasm and definitely avoid the sushi bar.
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