Chiso Kappo - Seattle

The food was excellent, featuring a variety of intriguing dishes. The 7 spice pork belly appetizer was outstanding. However, the service was quite slow, as it took over 40 minutes to receive our sushi. Additionally, the noise level made it difficult to have a conversation. Despite this, we plan to return to try more dishes.

The sushi here is outstanding! The staff is friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend making a reservation since it tends to get busy, but it's a great spot to dine. The prices are reasonable for the quality of food you receive, which is definitely a plus. My only complaint is that some desserts on the menu were unavailable during my visit.

Sushi Class: I took a sushi-making class here, and it was a fantastic experience. It was a wonderful opportunity to enjoy delicious food while meeting new people! I appreciated learning about the rice preparation, and the chef was very laid-back, making everyone feel at ease. Dining: I particularly enjoyed the rainbow roll. The atmosphere is pleasant and a bit quieter than at other restaurants.

I had gyozas which were excellent and a chirashi which was also good. I would have liked to try more things but I was full : . They have half a dozen of cocktails which are standard cocktails tinted with a pinch of Asia, very original. I ordered a cucumber gin tonic, it was very good but full of ice cubes so that it was very short. I had a junmai sake with the meal, I'm no specialist at all but I enjoyed it. Service was good, except they brought the main dish before the starter. They have free wifi which is great because network coverage is almost inexistent at the back of the restaurant.

Chiso Sushi Izakaya has very good sushi, decent service, wonderful atmosphere, and wouldn't you know it? Well run. We staggered in as a party of 7 at 9:00, praying they would let us in. We'd been turned down this late before, but lo and behind, they sat us! Their cocktails are very creative and tasty, although I found them a bit weak. My eel roll was phenomenal, and came with sriracha and soy sauce, which I'd never had with this particular roll. Tasted two other rolls (forgot the name of one, spicy tuna was the other) which were of equal quality. Apps (edamame and gyoza) came out very fast and were also delicious. My only gripe here is that they charge gratuity to a party of 7. Who does that? 8 I've heard before, but 7?