Kome Sushi Kitchen

My friend suggested this place for a splurge date and I must say it is a bit of a splurge. The prices look okay on the menu, which is tricky because you order a lot. But then at the end of the meal, we still felt hungry. Here’s the breakdown on the food we ordered:
Drinks: pinot grigio and sake. The sake is really cool and comes in a little box. Super cute! To start, I had the Tokusen Sunomono, which I would highly recommend. A light vinagrette, with tomatoes, cucumbers, ebi (shrimp), snow crab and surf clam. So yummy!!! Next they brought out our sushi order. We ordered a variety, and the fish was fresh, but I felt could be a bit more cold. Next came our special orders: Uni box and this super cool fried prawn and amaebi. My friend enjoyed the uni box and the fried prawn and amaebi was beautifully plated. Actually, everything was plated beautifully. The amaebi did not taste as fresh as I’ve had in other places, but still decent. The final thing we got was the Love for Sale roll, which was definitely my least favorite. It was meh because it was overly sweet from the mango sauce and I could not taste the small salmon pieces at all. The pieces are also very big so it’s hard to eat. I would definitely not get this roll again, I’d probably stick with the dishes and raw fish.
I would probably come back to try the happy hour or lunch menu. Hopefully I’d spend less than $ 40 and still have to go grab dessert elsewhere afterwards.

Just come to San Antonio please. Nothing even comes close to this place there.
We had the rock n roll, excellent!
Texas surf n turf — amazing!
And about 4 other very good rolls!

Ooo we were so excited to have omakase and attending this restaurant again. You can definitely set your own price and the server and chef work with you. We set ours at $ 30 and got a few izakaya items, which were perfect. To make this update short, we had a few items:
Salmon onigiri: so good! Almost like sticky rice, but a bit crisped and with cooked salmon on top.
Grilled squid: delicious. A bit chewy as normal, but good change of pace with other omakase items.
Wasabi tako (octopus) with quail egg: oh gosh, the fresh wasabi was good but it was potent. I didn’t love it or agree with it, but it really made it a true omakase experience.
Wagyu beef nigiri: I didn’t eat this but the boy said it was so good, so tender, it just fell apart in his mouth and he didn’t feel like it tasted like much.
Mackerel nigiri: a bit fishy, but fresh. I was surprised bc I don’t love mackerel, but this was good.
Amberjack nigiri: creamy, yes. It was so clean, it didn’t have anything else in it and I liked this probably the most.
Crab leg nigiri: had some roe on it and it was what it sounds like — crab. It tasted like the ocean. Really. Good, but not amazing.
Salmon nigiri: this had roe and kelp on it too.
Yellowtail tuna nigiri: this was topped with some cooked tuna which really overpowered the actual fresh fish. Good, but interesting. I prefer the cleaner fish and rice nigiri.
Avocado tuna tataki with quail egg:
A walk together roll: unagi topped roll with tuna, hamachi and salmon. It looked super sauced but it wasn’t too bad. The eel didn’t feel fresh bc it tasted like its environment — fishy. But it was a decent roll!
Japanese uni: OMG. I’ve had uni once and liked it but it’s not something I’d crave, but this one, this uni. Yes yes yes! It was so soft and buttery and it had this sweetness to it. Just incredible. Probably the best thing we got.

Kome was the perfect stop for some sushi while in Austin on a late Thursday afternoon. Do take care with your vehicle: the lot is small, but street parking is available so long as you avoid folks’ driveways like any civilized driver should.
After figuring out my vehicular situation, I was ushered to a corner of the sushi bar where my waiter handed me the dinner, roll, happy hour, and drink menus. Fortunately, it was happy hour where they offer specials on drinks, rolls, and appetizers. It was 5:30, so perfect!
I picked the Austin and the Summer Time rolls. I loved the Go-​Go sauce on the Summer Time roll – very tangy and a nice compliment to the shrimp tempura. Kome fries were also calling my name: basically, they’re seasoned waffle fries that come with a delicious honey wasabi sauce for dipping. They were wonderful. The ginger beer I ordered was the perfect companion to my meal, and I appreciated that glass with ice the waiter brought out.
I definitely need to work on my chops when it comes to chopsticks, as Kome opts for nice chopsticks and not wooden ones. I’m unfortunately used to wooden sticks, so if you prefer wooden, take note.
The ambiance was perfect: bustling, happy sushi chefs, great service, lovely décor, and with the great food, I left Kome feeling very pleased.

I’d like to say I was blown away– oh but on the contrary.
My first stop the restrooms– nice and clean. Good we’ll stay and eat here. Came out soaking wet– why you ask. Well let’s talk about the facet and sink in the first RR on the left. My word. I lifted the spout with a little too much force and bam– water splashed against the sink and came at me like a water fall. WTh! The only thing good I have to say about that– thank the heaves it wasn’t hot water.
Dredged out to tell my story to the date… It’s a 30 minute wait aaaaand they close in 30 mins. He wanted sushi– he’d never been to Kome. I wanted ramen (little did i know it was only a lunch menu item) so we waited. Mind you they offered for us to wait. Okay. I don’t feel so bad.
Get to the cute little table blocking the emergency exit– waiting –waiting –waiting– no service in sight. Flag someone down. waiting, waiting, waiting. Eureka! Finally some attention. Sputter out all items we’d like– because duh– waited– know what we want already.
My attempt to ask the server a couple of questions about menu items, only turned into– me basically being talked out of ordering anything more, Way to go chief.
I’d rather not comment on the rolls that were ordered. I’d like to forget I ever tasted that mess. Took two bites and could not endure the rest.
Agédashi– Tofu– on point! Super delicious! Had I only had this-I’d of been one happy patron.
Sashimi Tako– it okay. I’ve had better– fresher– more succulent pieces. Never again.
Hotate Carpaccio– again lack luster and a bit sweet.
**Props for having Ashai on draft, umum good.
In conclusion– I’ll never be that person-​ever –again who goes near closing time. Apparently you get bottom the barrel fish guts and service to match. NOTED!
Well played, Kome. Well played.

Kome is one of my favorite restaurants in Austin. This place is small and often have to wait 15 – 45 minutes. Parkings are hard to find during lunch hours but there are som street parkings in the neighborhood.
Lunch is amazing! Highly recommend
–Kara-​Age is crispy with juicy chicken inside, very flavorful. Also can add $ 1 to make it Thai style, sweet and spicy with fishy sauce makes a perfect combination.
–katsu don with curry is special. Fried pork is crispy with light breading. Curry flavor is strong and spicy, perfect with rice.
–ramen is the bomb. If you’re overwhelmed with their fantastic menu selection, ramen is the solid choice.
Lunch ranges from $ 5 – 15. Large portion and very tasty. Happy hour Monday to Thursday 5−6pm with selections from sushi, appetizers, sake and Japanese beers.

Finally had the chance to come back here for lunch since the first dinner experience was just so-​so. Lunch is definitely the time to come to Kome! Special lunch menu with very reasonable prices. I had the hiyashi chuka (cold ramen salad) and my friend had the tonkotsu ramen. Both were good choices! The ramen salad was very tasty and refreshing. It was surprisingly really filling. Yum. My friend enjoyed her hot ramen (she had a mad craving for ramen). Overall, the food was much better this time. However, service was still slow.
I want to come back to try the other lunch options! The curry looks delish.

I loved my experience at Kome! We went for Saturday brunch and left feeling full and completely satisfied.
I work at a different sushi joint in ATX and have been meaning to try out other places in the area. I loved my chirashi bowl and my boyfriend loved his rolls. The environment is calm and welcoming which I really enjoyed. I also appreciate a more traditional Japanese menu as opposed to contemporary Japanese cuisine.
My only complaint is that my server have more knowledge of the fish I was served. I had to ask her what was what as opposed to being told. Might be difficult for novice sushi eaters to tell the difference between Saba and Suzuki, you know?

My wife being a vegetarian, its hard for us to find enough selection in any menu, and when you think of a Sushi joint, it’s pretty much a no no!
But to our surprise She found a decent number of vegetarian options online and so we decided to be adventurous. My O My! It was an epicurean orgasm we experienced. Since then we have already been there twice and always had an amazing experience.
I am giving them a star less only because both the time they took my drinks order and forgot to bring it :(

Just WOW. One of the top places to dine on my list! Loveee the food here. Everything is so yumm and must say excellent garnish ! Portion size is huge! Being a Vegetarian, I could not think of so many options at a Sushi place. But have to say I am impressed by Kome… And ya, you get a free soft serve for Unilocal check-​ins. Will be back soon!
Giving 4 stars because —
1) The first time we went, we were not given hot towel, the complementary ginger pickle and our waiter forgot to serve our drinks, which we had to cancel at last.
2)The second time, we were again not given hot towels and the beer we ordered was not available!

They don’t take reservations here so come right when it opens or you’ll be waiting at least 30 minutes! The sushi is well worth the wait though! :) we got the agedashi tofu and pork gyoza for appetizers.
spooky roll-​has a kick to it but not too spicy where your mouth is on fire
Tarantula-​my favorite! Get it if you like soft shell crab

LUNCH REVIEW:
We celebrated a co-​workers birthday here for lunch and dined in their small private dining room. I didn’t know they were open for lunch nor did I know about their great lunch specials. Of course parking is just as much of a challenge during lunch as it is for dinner since they have such a small lot.
I ordered the Yakiniku Kushi (hanger steak skewers with yakiniku sauce): It came served with salad, clear soup, rice and Japanese pickles for $ 8.50. The hanger steak skewers with onions had amazing flavor/​seasoning and were tender but, charred on the outside. The yakiniku sauce (which I hadn’t had before) was equally as good and complemented the meat and onion well. The rice was traditional sticky rice and steamed to perfection. The clear soup was just ok and nothing to write home about. The Japanese pickles though oh wow those pickles. I would come here just to order this again.
I am impressed that a place that is so expensive for dinner has affordable and more delicious options at lunch. Hands down one of the better and least expensive lunches that I have had in Austin!

I came at 11 which apparently is right when they open. I think I got super lucky with my random timing as we had the entire restaurant to ourselves but as we were leaving it started to fill up! Because we were the only ones here minus the staff, we didn’t have any trouble with parking. I also noticed some other Unilocalers said the place was too noisy but again, I didn’t encounter this. I did notice some sound proofing on the ceilings and under the tables and as we were leaving someone literally took our spot due to limited parking, so get here early!
Food & Drinks:
We ordered some hot saki (I’m aware its a bit early for a Wednesday but I had a handsome date and the day off, don’t judge me.) The saki was so hot! My husband almost burned himself picking it up but hey, it was DELICIOUS, also had a slightly floral aftertaste. We also ordered a crunchy dynamite roll, 1 love for sale roll, and the miso ramen. Everything was beautiful and delicious and I would definitely order it all again! This was MORE than enough food for two, we both left feeling full and before tip our bill was $ 33.56 — can’t beat that in Austin!
Staff:
When you walk in every single staff member greets you, which is exciting and warming! Our waitress was adorable, knowledgeable and on top of her shit. I never once had to ask for a refill, and when we were ready for the check she had it on hand, fabulous.
Atmosphere:
There’s a ton of natural lighting and the whole place has a fresh and modern feel. They play soft romantic tunes that everyone knows the lyrics to. Seating is close together, I think this place is perfect for a lunch date but may feel a little cramped if you’re going for an intimate dinner.
Bathrooms:
Because I have the bladder of a five year old, I always have to review the bathroom: P It’s one stall, so if its busy I can see this being an issue, but it wasn’t for me. It was clean! Yay! My only complaint here is that the sink almost drowned me. Seriously. It came out like a waterfall and I had to jump back! Thankfully I used it on my way out so wetting my shirt wasn’t a problem, but even on a low setting the sink fills up in less than a second and shoots out at you. BEWARE of the crazy sink!
Overall, I really enjoyed my date, the food was amazing, and so was the service. I will definitely be back!

Komé, Komé, Komé — if I wore hats I’d tip one to you. You’ve been around a while now, a great transition from trailer to restaurant, and pretty much the most dependably consistent all-​around go-​to Asian-​Japanese restaurant in Austin. Magnolia of the Rising Sun.
I scanned my earlier Komé reviews, and once past the incessant verbiage, they still hold true. So I won’t reinvent the wheel. I will temper an earlier comment about their «better-​than-​Uchiko» attitude: At my most recent Thursday lunch here, the entire staff was nothing but Austin hip & cool — read «relaxed & friendly with cool tats.»
I think there’s better sushi in town, I don’t like tiny two-​tops, and Komé isn’t inexpensive — but little kids in Hell want iced saké with their ramen salad too. Because that stuff is great. With so many new places to try, I always keep a couple of reliables in the pocket.

This sushi restaurant is super popular, but I was not a fan at all.
The space itself is pretty nice and definitely does get crowded since seating is super close to each other. Atmosphere is loud when it’s busy but chill during the day.
When you get seated to a table, they give you a menu and pencil and choose what you want which is pretty cool.
As for the foods, I wouldn’t recommend the rolls nor some of the appetizers:
Tarantula roll: ¹⁄₅ — What is this? it had carrots, lettuce, what? This isn’t sushi.
Spooky: ³⁄₅ — Only because it had raw salmon and raw tuna.
Alone together: ³⁄₅ — It was okay! I liked the sauce.
Ebi fry (panko tempura shrimp): ²⁄₅ — What kind of shrimp
tempura is this?! the batter wasn’t even cooked all
the way through.
Camembert cheese: ¹⁄₅ — I wasn’t a fan of the Brie cheese but If you are you’d probably enjoy this.
Hamachi Nigiri: ⁵⁄₅ — SO FRESH, SO GOOD.
Salmon Nigiri: ⁵⁄₅ — ^
Scallop Nigiri?: ²⁄₅ — I wasn’t a fan…
If you come here, I recommend all the raw goods like sashimi, nigiri and chirashi. Not sure how everything else tastes though but this place is hyped up!
Service was okay! I came on a super busy night.

I know the atmosphere tries to come off as casual and hipstery but I sensed an air of pretentiousness in the restaurant while I was there, both inside and right outside. Can’t quite put my finger on it. Calling it «contemporary Japanese cuisine» when they’re pretty much making Japanese cuisine almost seems like they’re trying to hide their flaws by calling it «contemporary.» Wait was quite long, but it was to be expected at a place like this on a Saturday evening. Waiter service wasn’t too bad either.
The sashimi was actually quite good… albeit a bit pricey. You’re paying for quality though right?
The karaage was basic and nothing to tell home about. It wasn’t necessarily bad as it still had the texture of fried chicken, but it wasn’t really KARAAGE (light, juicy, crisp, refreshing)…more like an American version of it?
The okonomiyaki wasn’t so bad either. It was quite thin, but it had most of the right components in there. Would’ve liked to see more animal fillings rather than just batter and veggies.
«The unagi roll was horrendous in terms of its construction. Why cut half of it, stuff it with crab meat, add more rice, and then a sliver of unagi on top? I was confused as to whether or not this was supposed to be innovative… or they were just trying to hide the fact that they were skimping on the good stuff. You order a _​_​_​_​_​roll for the _​_​_​_​_​, not ³⁄₅ rice and ¹⁄₅ filler garbage.»
–EDIT UPDATE-​Ok I messed up here. What I actually ordered was the unagi box-​roll, as you can see from the comment from the manager. Fair. I should’ve known what I was ordering or at least asked about it; I never heard of Osaka style boxed sushi (and actually never saw anything like it being served while I was in Osaka). I still think the unagi slice was skimpy though.
Also, their ice cream machine wasn’t working the evening I was there with people. We were really excited to try their ash ice cream… but I mean, broken machine, so «nah, not today» they said. Stuff happens, so I didn’t dock them for this, but I wanted to complain a bit anyway.
I guess I was most disappointed in how I didn’t really enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Seeing these high reviews and Kome being ranked really high on Austin’s best restaurants list made me come in with mind-​blowing food. As you can see, there weren’t that many positives that were quite memorable. For the price they’re charging, hmm, well, yeah, I don’t think so.
6/​10, would hesitantly come again every now and then.

An excellent spot for a weekday lunch with one or two friends, but I don’t recommend bringing more than that if you ever want to get a table. Highly recommend the spicy tonkotsu ramen. It might not be the ridiculously gourmet, artisan ramen that people rave about on Food Channel, but it is some seriously solid stuff, and will absolutely fill you up. Highly recommend the spicy tonkotsu ramen. It’s the most loaded bowl of ramen I’ve ever seen.
As far as environment goes, the staff is more aligned to the your Austin hipster (e.g. tattoos and innovative piercings), and less your traditional Japanese prim and proper waiter. Really no problems here — just don’t expect anybody to speak in Japanese. It’s also a pretty small space, so it can get kinda loud in there.
I’ve not been to the sushi bar yet, but I’ve only ever heard good things about it. Definitely want to try it next!

Time visited: 12pm on a Friday
Overall review summary: not my favorite place to go get sushi. Restaurant was small and loud and servers/​hostess were snobby. Food was decent but not anything impressive. Cleanliness was a concern here for the bathrooms and sushi chefs not wearing gloves.
PROS:
–gluten free and vegetarian marked items on menu (see picture of menu)
–One private room that seats about 7 – 8 people
–Sushi itself was fresh and not fishy
–Recently started serving soft-​serve ice cream (different flavors every day) which I got free when I checked in – the beet flavor was weird
–Gluten-​free soy sauce available
CONS:
–Parties cannot be seated until everyone is present
–Bathrooms do not have paper towels or a foot door opener which is unsanitary and I really hate
–Hostess was snobby
–Menu is confusing and doesn’t state what each roll has in them so be careful if you have allergies
–Very noisy
–Plastic reusable chopsticks (I prefer disposable ones for sanitary purposes)
–Very weak iced tea, we had to send it back and get soda instead
–We ordered spicy edamame and they gave us regular
–Two of the three sushi chefs weren’t wearing gloves
–Soft drinks are in cans and you can’t get free refills except on iced tea
–Our server wasn’t very friendly and I felt like I bothered her to ask for gluten-​free soy sauce and more ginger
–They close at 2pm and reopen again at 5pm

Recommended by locals and ths sushi didn’t disappoint.
Food (4 Stars) — Fresh and relatively quick. Had my waiter choose my items and was satisfied.
Ambiance (3 Stars) — Packed for lunch mid-​week
Service (3 Stars) — Helpful and heard head chef TaKee is friendly
Jimmy’s Hacks — limited parking out front and use the Unilocal free ice cream coupon :-)
Note… reviews maybe updated after future visits. If you find any of my hacks or reviews helpful pls follow & like my review for more. Thx

So I ate here about a year ago when I was on my Austin Ramen run trying all the spicy miso ramen Austin had to offer… and in all honesty, I was a bit disappointed. Out of the three I tried (Michi Ramen, Tatsuya, and here), Kome was my least favorite.
However, recently I came here for lunch, excited that they had Gyudon with the option of adding an egg… and it was absolutely delicious. You HAVE to order it with the ‘stamina set’, which comes with kimchi and an onsen egg. Break the egg and mix it all over with the rice. It’s quite wonderful.
Tried their gyoza, but their sauce was a bit off-​tasting. It also came to my table a bit black and charred. Skip the gyoza for another appetizer.
Used the Unilocal check-​in for a free soft-​serve. The flavor this day – elderberry. Quite good in terms of texture, but the flavor was a bit too thin and delicate for what I would personally prefer.

Glad we stopped by great service & the food was amazing. Ramen was fantastic as well as the sushi. Nice clean cute place.

I’ve been meaning to come here for a while, but just never got around to it! Finally met up with a friend for lunch and it met all of my expectations. First off though, parking is a bit tight, so you might have to park in some of the smaller neighborhoods, but there’s plenty of space. The inside was so bright and pretty, I really like how they decorated the place. My friend said it gets pretty dim during dinnertime, so I’m glad we came for lunch!
I’ve heard good things about a lot of their food, but I was really craving some sushi. The sushi lunch came with 5 pieces of nigiri and your choice of one roll, for $ 12, which was a really good deal in my opinion. My friend and I both ordered this, and I got mine with the Austin roll (tuna, crabmeat, avocados, drizzled with eel sauce), and she got the Sunshine Roll (salmon, mango, and avocado… I think). It was presented beautifully (perfect for Insta haha) and tasted even better. The fish was fresh and the rolls were too! And, if you check in on Unilocal,you get free ice cream! The flavor of the day was beet celery ice cream, which was surprisingly delicious. The service was great — even though they were packed, someone always came by to fill our water and make sure our food was good.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a cute place to get their sushi fix!

Great experience! Mandy was a tremendous waitress… we let her pick our menu. Great squid, tofu, rolls. Eel sauce is exceptional. Hopping on a Tuesday night. Highly recommend and I’m a very particular sushi eater.

Went to Kome for lunch a couple of weeks ago, and found it to be a really solid sushi place. Everything I tried was flavorful, if not spectacular, and I thought it was reasonably-​priced, especially considering the effort they put into their presentation.
Positives:
Good service – my wife and I had read about the camambert tempura. Even though it was not on the lunch menu, when we asked, they let us order it anyway. My sushi took a little long to come out, as the bar had been slammed by several lunch orders, and the server offered us free dessert for our wait. Very considerate!
Nigiri – Kome garnishes several of its nigiri pieces with interesting ingredients. An example: the gyu (raw beef tenderloin) was served with a bit of crisped garlic on top. One of the pieces of nigiri for my sushi lunch (the yellowtail, I believe, but I am not positive) came with small bits of jalapeño or a similarly hot pepper on top. In both cases, I felt that the garnish was a little too strongly-​flavored, distracting a bit from the flavor of the protein, but I appreciated the effort and overall enjoyed both pieces of nigiri.
Negatives:
Parking – Not something Kome can do too much about, but be prepared, in busier times (we went to lunch on a Friday, around 1:00) to navigate some fairly cramped side streets to find parking, as the lot for Kome is pretty small
Rice – I am no expert at all on the subject, but I found the rice for my maki and nigiri to be a little on the drier side, and not as sticky or flavorful as would be ideal.
All in all, solid sushi and a nice atmosphere, even if, for my personal taste, it did not blow my sushi socks off.

This is, hands down, the best sushi place I have found in Austin. The wait was supposed to be an hour and 20 minutes for a Saturday night, but we only waited about 45 minutes while we had a drink at the adorable outdoor bar. I ordered the trio sushi roll, which was incredible. However, the salmon sashimi stood out as quite possibly the best salmon sashimi I have ever had; it was so fresh and I never wanted it to end. Will definitely come back to komé to try the seaweed French fries and get more sashimi. Highly recommend to anyone who appreciates good sushi.

The extended menu is great because everyone got to pick what they wanted to eat. The tempura was great and so was the katsudon. The sashimi lunch had fresh fish but was in the small side. My friend had the ramen and thought the soup not as flavorful as other joints in Austin but liked the vegetables included.
Overall great visit– if the portions could be a little bigger

Kome sushi was amazing. Everything we ordered came out in a certain order. Hot foods paired, cold foods paired! They know what they are doing here. Our server was on point and everything came at a great time. Also loved the free soft serve when we checked in via Unilocal

This was a fantastic experience! The reason for 4 instead of 5 was that my husband did not leave as happy as I did.
We tried this place last night when it was cold after watching altogether too much animé an getting a deep hunger for Japanese food. It was wonderful! We had the Chicken Kara-​age and my husband and I both agreed it was our favorite. I really really enjoyed the miso rice ball — although it took a second to decide how to eat it as it was presented in a slight de-​construction.
I didn’t notice till we were full but dear lord I am excited to go back and try the Cambert Tempura. Will update then. ^-^

I LOVE this place! This is my go-​to sushi restaurant when I remember my food and drink tab at Uchi and decide that this is for the best. What I enjoy about Kome is that they don’t have the same cookie-​cutter rolls that other sushi restaurants have. You know what I mean, the dynamite roll at one restaurant is the same dragon roll at another. When other sushi restaurants may as well be part of the same chain restaurant, Kome always shows off delicious, fresh, relevant flavors!
Also, I can be a little bit of a traditionalist when it comes to food, so getting some true, authentic flavors in foreign cuisine is always a plus! They have very well made Japanese favorites like takoyaki, okonomiyaki, yakiniku, and so much more! Its traditional without being boring! They do it well!
**Atmosphere: 10/​10**
Quaint, cozy, small, and well organized! The building itself is small, but they’ve arranged the tables in the space to fit more people, yet not feel cramped. They also have nice sushi bar seats, a private room, and outdoor seating! If you’re waiting, like we were tonight on a Saturday, they have a cocktail waitress delivering drinks to keep you cool or warm while you wait!
**Service: 10/​10**
So kind and helpful! Our waiter Dustin was a very excited guy, and I love being greeted and helped by someone who truly wants to help! He was so good that I didn’t even realize his ninja tactics until I was already drinking out of a refilled glass! A separate kitchen server brought out our food; she was just as nice and had amazing timing! Right when we finished one part of our meal, she was bringing out the next! I love this place!
**Food: 20/​10**
Seriously! In a market where you have to be innovative or get trampled, Kome really holds their own with their delicious traditional-​style food! Don’t get me wrong, I love a good fusion restaurant who can work magic with their flavors, but I really crave a good traditional place or two!
Tsukemono ¹⁰⁄₁₀!
I always love the sour, salty, peculiar flavor of Japanese pickles. Theirs are strongly flavored, which is great! I wish they had more takuan, or pickled daikon, in the bowl!
Okonomiyaki ¹⁰⁄₁₀!
Japanese savory pancake with deliciously cooked cabbage inside drizzled kewpie, tonkotsu, and bonito on top? Yes! I will take the lot! Seriously, this is one of my favorite Japanese foods, and Kome makes them super well! The inside is perfectly cooked — not too soft and not too dry. Great flavors!
Takoyaki ¹⁰⁄₁₀!
Delicious! Very very hot, so be careful when they first come out! The octopus inside is perfectly cooked! Not chewy at all!
Kaki Fry ¹⁰⁄₁₀!
Fried oysters! This came with an amazing, garlicky tartar sauce.
Natto Roll ¹⁰⁄₁₀!
I don’t love natto, but I always try it, hoping that I’m just doing something wrong or I have the wrong brand. I had never seen it in a roll before, so I got it! Pretty alright if you ignore the texture. It’s like eating sushi that has soft, flavorless peanuts inside of it. Interesting texture. I’m sure that if I liked natto, this would be a great roll.
Longhorn Roll: ¹⁰⁄₁₀.
Austin Roll: ¹⁰⁄₁₀.

I’m a huge fan of Kome, they always have incredible food and their lunch specials are amazing! I highly recommend the «alone together» roll and honestly any of their lunch specials. Such a treat! Only reason for the 4 stars is the service isn’t always as great as the food, the long wait can be made more frustrating when half the tables are sitting empty for 15 minutes!
Overall, if you’re a patient person, it’s worth the wait and offers some of the best sushi in Austin!

I feel like the last person in Austin to visit this place. Everything takes me forever to eventually try, but I made it and it was great and I’ll be back.
After finding out I got a new job, naturally we decided to celebrate with sushi. Even though it was a Friday night, we got here around 7:00 p.m. and did not have to wait for a table. Score! They were out of the Okinawa Breeze cocktail when we went, so I went with the Kyuri in Maine. It was good, but something about the flavor wasn’t my favorite. That’s just a personal preference, though — the drink itself was light and refreshing and it’d be perfect for summer.
As for food, we ordered a range of items so that we could try a little bit of everything. My favorite dish was the Chicken Kara-​Agé — the chicken was so juicy and I wish we had ordered another one, but I had so many other things to try. The Agé Shumai, or fried shrimp dumplings, were my boyfriend’s favorite. (I liked them, too, it’s just that I liked the chicken so much more.)
We ordered some nigiri, too, and that was all delicious. I tried spicy scallop, ebi (shrimp), and a fatty tuna. The spicy scallop is huge! I was sad to see that they do not seem to offer escolar sashimi, as that is my favorite, but that’s okay. (My boyfriend and I scanned the sushi menu three times in search of escolar. I don’t think we missed it, but we might have.)
I ordered a Spooky Roll and my boyfriend ordered the negi-​toro-​maki. His roll was absolutely delicious and was my second favorite dish of the evening. It was so light and filling — perfect for when you don’t want a lot of sushi or you’re leaving room for something else. All the flavors were fresh and blended perfectly. On the menu, it’s just listed as fatty tuna and green onions, but it comes wrapped in seaweed and a hint of rice. I plan on ordering that with all future orders of sushi at Komé because it was perfect.
The Spooky Roll was good, but something about it was crunchy and not in a good way. It seemed like the rice was hard and it was creating a weird texture difference in my mouth. Nothing on the roll itself is crunchy and with each piece I just kept noticing that crunchy texture, like I was eating hard rice. The fish was good quality and everything else about the roll was great, but it would have been nicer if the rice wasn’t crunchy. Although, let’s be honest here — that negi-​toro-​maki roll was the star of the show, hands down. No other rolls can compete.
As an afterthought, we ordered the dynamite chicken, or spicy fried chicken wings. Can’t go wrong with that, right? Ehh, maybe you can. I was excited because it labeled them as spicy, but there was nothing spicy about them. Instead, the sauce used was sweet. I felt kind of tricked with that one. I barely ate one wing and gave the rest to my boyfriend because it just wasn’t my thing. Now I know not to order it again.
Other than some crunchy rice and sweet wings masquerading as spicy ones, our experience here was great. As usual, I can’t believe it took me so long to try this place and I’m glad it finally happened.

just writing the review is making my mouth water again and makes me almost want to cry that im not there right now.
We went sunday night at 6 and there was about a 20 min wait however after we got in a flood of people came in and the wait increased to 45 – 1 hour. and they dont take reservations for parties less than 6. so go at an odd time or go knowing youre going to wait, however it is worth it but the seating is limited (when it warmer there are a few tables outside but not at the moment)
for two pwople we ordered: we tried the edemame, fried goyza (beef dumplings) and the nori french fries to start
we had three rolls, a spicy scallop nigiri and a salmon shashimi for the main course and a ice cream cone (its apple cinnomon egg nog soft swerve)
cant wait to go back for their famous lunch specials

The Good: This place is one top sushi place in Austin. Fish is fresh, rolls are unique and delish (they also have the classics) and service is fast. I have not tried much items other than the sushi but my absolute favorite roll is the Endo in N. Y! Super fly was also a good roll.
They usually have a unique ice-​cream available for dessert so that’s always worth trying.
The Bad: Dining area is pretty small and tables are really close to each. Corner or sushi bar seats seem to be the best since you don’t have anyone walking into you.

Kome is good… like «Every time my coworker comes to town, we have to go to Kome!» good. It’s small, always busy, and delicious. The lunch menu offers lots of variety for both sushi diners and deep-​fried-​food lovers alike.
I usually get one of the lunch combos, and I’ve never been disappointed. Parking is limited in the lot, but there is street parking behind the restaurant.
Note: They don’t do takeout for lunch :(

After moving to Texas from the SF Bay Area, I was missing my wide array of amazing sushi. I was recommended to Kome by a friend and decided to give it a try. A very intimate and detail oriented place. Their food was delicious and flavorful. Just a little small on the portion size and a bit pricey for my preference, but definitely will be back!

I have had curry twice here and it has been cold both times. I have had their sushi and the rice was too hard. Their ramen is just not good. Their udon was ok but you can’t really go wrong with udon. Good thing is their service is pretty nice, though. 3 stars for being cutesy and «Japanese-​like» at least! hehe~ I would definitely not come here on my own but one of my girlfriends likes this place so I am down when she wants company! *Their parking is terrible so be ready to park on the small side street by this place.

The small shack on ugly industrial Airport Boulevard has been repurposed into a trendy Japanese diner. Kome’s attempt at curb appeal with a single panel of real wood and a pop up patio where what might have used to be an auto repair or pawn shop might keep you guessing.
Please don’t hesitate a visit.
Inside smells of vinegar sauces and fresh fish waft against a high energy reveling volume in a no frills setting with greetings in Japanese.
«This would be just like a place Id eat lunch at in Tokyo.» My Japanese sister in law hungrily beamed out of her normally poised organized zen cadence.
I trusted her. We ordered as we wished a myriad of plates and shared, which came out like delicious hearty treats blossoming out of a urban shinjuku station lotus flower —
Tako yaki, dreamy fried snacks filled with octopus, tempura, seaweed salad topped with sashimi, Karaage, fried chicken, and more sashimi.
The place is specifically cramped and loud, which has a certain charming energy.
Vibe — casual Austin hipster izakaya diner.
Food — authentic filling Japanese treats
including sushi and ramen.
Beer and wine
Daruma ramen shop on dirty sixth shares the same owners. Both businesses sprung from the now defunct sushi a gogo food trailer.
Lunch for three with beer and wine, about $ 60.

Had a wonderful experience here last night ! My boyfriend and I arrived at the restaurant around 7 pm it was full but they have a very efficient service While you wait. We gave them our name and phone number. They said they would text us once they were ready to seat us. Just outside they have a very nice outdoor seating area and we ordered drinks. My boyfriend got the lime in the coconut cocktail drink and loved it. I could the rose sparking wine and it is probably one of the best rose wines I’ve had (and I’ve had a lot). We waiting maybe 20 minutes and then got our text to be seated. We were seated at the bar which I didn’t mind at all. I always think it’s more exciting ! Especially at a sushi place because you can see what there doing .
I love how this place greets you when you walk in to be seated. I can’t lie, I’m not sure what exactly they say but it’s very welcoming .
Back to the food: we started with two miso soups which was delicious ! Great way to start a meal. We then ordered the crunchy roll and the tarantula. My favorite was the tarantula. It was awesome ! The crunchy roll is good too but like my boyfriend said, it would be better to order in a large group because then you would eat2 and that’s about enough before it gets a little boring. Regardless both rolls were made with such good quality ingredients .
To finish off we both ordered dessert. I checked in on Unilocal (of course) and got my free come ! Which is delicious ! It was vanilla, lavender charcoal. I think. But it was damn good !
My boyfriend got his usual Apple dessert. I can’t recall the name but it is like little Apple egg rolls and ice cream. That’s always gone in a flash.
Overall I can’t wait to come back ! Thanks so much Kome!

Kome! Highly raved so of course I had to come try it out. Came here on labour day weekend to enjoy a dinner for two. Most things that were popular on Unilocal are on the lunch menu. so I guess I’ll have to come back next time.
The eats:
We had the Hotate Carpaccio, it was decent, but nothing home to write about. Since it’s a carpaccio, I would have preferred to have the sauce mixed in with the scallop.
The love for sale roll — Sadly, I regret ordering this roll — tiny piece of salmon, loaded with too much carrots & spinach, it might as well be a vegetarian roll. Looked & tasted like something I could make at home.
The Battera Saba Box — This one I quite like! The shreds of ginger balanced the natural fishy taste of the mackerel.
The Ten Zaru — This one was very refreshing & sweet on a hot summer day. Comes with a quail egg too! Great filler for those carb cravings.
And dessert was via Unilocal check-​in — soft serve of charcoal & bamboo flavour. Couldn’t really taste either of the flavours, tasted more like vanilla except it was «grey colored». Though it was still a complimentary dessert! So we were happy.
Service was mediocre, could have been better & definitely more attentive.
So my verdict is that I would come for lunch to enjoy the goodies!

This establishment is really small and compact. There’s limited parking in front but no worries there’s parking on the street near the back towards the neighborhood! This place can get packed depending on the time of the day.
The owner of Kome is also the owner for Daruma ramen. A friend mentioned that their napkins are double sided (Kome&Daruma). Kome is known for sushi while Daruma is known for their ramen.
I wasn’t in the mood to have sushi so I opted to try one of Kome’s ramen noodles.
Tonkotsu ramen with spicy kimchi (³⁄₅): The ramen soup broth looked good and smelled delicious! The broth was rich and spicy with a strong taste of ginger. The kimchi in the ramen was plain and lacked flavor. I wish they had sauteed the kimchi instead of puting kimchi right into the ramen. I have to say the egg wasn’t poached; which was a little disappointing (overcooked yolk). The egg had a light soy sauce flavor which was good. The pork was huge and had a lot of meat on it (not much fat so that was nice). It was nice to try their ramen but I know now that Daruma is the place to go for ramen.
Icecream (⁵⁄₅): Flavor of the day was Vanilla miso charcoal bamboo and it was BOMBDOTCOM. It was creamy and delicious! The flavors sound interestingly odd but weirdly GOOD! Honestly, the vanilla miso charcoal bamboo tasted like vanilla ice cream with a crunch as if they put granules of charcoal.
Overall, this is a nice place to have early lunch and dinner. I would suggest other Unilocalers to check this place out for sushi and their ice cream.

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oh and the food is delicious too. but seriously, green tea parfait!