Kinta Sushi

Yum! Solid sushi for a fair price (many regular maki rolls are $ 5-​$ 6). It’s also nicer than I expected inside, despite being in a strip mall. The service is nice, and quality is also just as good if you order your sushi to go.

I’ve been eating at Kinta sushi for years and it is my all time favorite sushi spot! It is the only great tasting sushi spot that is easy on your wallet.
My favorite time to grab take out is lunch time (1130-​230). The bento boxes are the best lunch deal. I always get the tempura box which comes with California roll, deep fried sushi, deep fried tempura, salad, soup, and rice for only around $ 10.
I have a lot of dinner favorites as well. Some good appetizers are the M-​80 and baby King Kong. If you like heavy sushi, you will love the King Kong (my favorite). I also recommend the terminate roll, spider roll, and deep fried spicy tuna!

Went to this place on a recommendation from a friend. Went Saturday night and the place was busy. Had several different types of sushi rolls and wasn’t disappointed in any of them. The décor is kinda bad but the food is awesome

First time here didn’t know what to expect. Very good and reasonable, friendly staff. If you like spicy the King Kong was good. I will be going back for sure!

Best sushi in the burbs! This has it all… fresh! great service! Fast! Consistency! A ton of food for your money$$ at a very fair price! love the soup and salad you get with your meal!

Best Sushi in the northwest burbs. Service is amazing. I rarely go out for sushi, but when I do it’s always here, and even when I don’t visit for months my server always remembers me and my usual order. Food is just as good as the service. 110%

Best around. Had the Gyoza and wanted a second helping. Also tryed the roll with melted mozzarella and it was quite tasty.

Some sushi places receive their sushi delivery late Monday or Tuesday. This fact is even more clear as some fish-​centric restaurants are not open on Monday. After many lunch hour taste tests, credible colleagues have discovered that Kinta’s fish is MOST FRESH in preparation for Monday lunch rush. Even more so than on a Thursday or Friday, We recommend visiting early in the week if you are in the neighborhood. Kinta typically does not disappoint.
xSakeCheersx

True story: before this place, I wouldn’t eat sushi. I’m a pretty picky eater over all and the thought of raw fish just did not do it for me. I was craving miso soup, though, and this place was really highly reviewed on Unilocal and I figured I could get chicken teriyaki if I wanted a more substantial meal.
But when we got there, my more adventurous friend convinced me to get one of the dinner specials that came with California rolls and a couple of pieces of nigiri and to just suck it up and try it. Oh boy was that a mistake. Since that day I have been to Kinta almost every week. I’m completely addicted. Every waiter there knows me and a few even know my regular order. (California sunset, California roll, and the vegetable tempura appetizer) But I’ve seriously gotten almost every roll on offer and all of them are delicious.
I’ve tried a few other local places with similar ratings but none of them hold up. Everyone should try this place. Everyone.

Kinta Sushi is a suburban gem in a generic looking strip mall right across the street from the Carol Stream police dept. This restaurant is so nice to have right in my neighborhood. Wonderful sushi and specialty dishes that never disappoint. The Wakame Salad is amazing and SO healthy. My favorite is the King Kong. Spicy goodness!

Kinta is a favorite place of mine to get some good quality sushi, sashimi & rolls.
A lot of the rolls here are different & yummy meaning the fusion of textural components really worked for me. The Yellow submarine, Miami & Godzilla are my favorite rolls here (tried more than half of the rolls on their menu.)
The highlight for me is the sake (salmon). I tasted no hint of fishiness & nothing but that natural sweet flavor and fresh salmon taste. I always order 10 or more salmon nigiri (fish over rice) every time I come.
I have yet to dine in here, all my orders were carryout but I’d love to make it a date night sometime.
Of all the times I’ve been there, (over 6) there was only one mishap. I ordered 6 pieces of salmon nigiri and received only 4. I called back and they offered to fix the problem if I drove back. apparently I already had one too many sake shots and decided not to drive, but nice gesture. ;) No doubt I’ll be back for more.

Definitely an A-​OK experience. We arrived about an hour before close on a weeknight, figuring we had plenty of time to eat before causing any problems. There were a few other couples there, but it was by no means crowded, so we were seated right away. Our waitress was very sweet, potentially a little too shy.
We split a couple of rolls and a couple bottles of hot sake between us. As others have mentioned, the rolls are very wide– most slices took two bites for me to be able to handle. I forget which rolls we ordered, but both were very good and we were pretty well stuffed after splitting the two of them. The order came with a gratis bowl of miso and salad, which was a nice touch (and something I typically have only seen at the AYCE places, where they would prefer to fill you up sooner than later).
The only major downfall about eating here was that they were obviously ready to close up and head out the moment we got done. A lady who appeared to be a manager or owner kept walking around to see if we were done and they started breaking down tables, cleaning, and otherwise getting ready to go home shortly after we got our food. A few of the staff were sitting in the booth by the front door, obviously waiting for the last couple of patrons to finish so they too could get out the door. It made the entire process of wrapping up a little uncomfortable and felt a little rushed.

Absolutely LOVE this place. Their sushi has to be the best Ive had in the area, and their prices are pretty reasonable. You walk in and are instantly welcomed. The chefs even bow and thank you! You don’t see that everywhere.
I come here for their delicious bento boxes, Miami rolls, tempura green beans, and their miso soup and house salad! You will definitely want to come back.
Five stars for their delicious food and welcoming staff and chefs.

I was psyched when I saw a well reviewed sushi shop here in the suburbs of Carol stream. Not only psyched but also shocked. My husband and I, if we could, would live on sushi all day every day 365 days a a year. But unfortunately my name isn’t Kim and his name isn’t Kanye (or maybe rather FORTUNATELY) but either way we don’t have the funds to eat sushi every day!
So we checked out the Unilocal reviews and pictures and gave it a shot. We ordered pickup.
My favorite item was the jalapeño bomb. Those were delicious. I feel like pickup was not the best option for this place because the food was not as good as we had hoped. I think if we had been eating in and consumed the food as it was coming out freshly made then I would have liked it better.
Some of the rolls were so big I could barely fit them into my mouth in one bite. The items tasted somewhat fresh. Everything was packaged very nicely as well.
All in all, I would say it was an OK experience. Maybe we will give them one more chance when in town again and we will definitely dine in next time.
If you take anything away from this review then it’s this: If you are coming here for the first time, dine in.

I went here during lunch and I have to say the inside doesn’t match the outside. The inside looks much better. I ordered the Maki C, which included 3 sushi rolls: salmon roll, spicy tuna and California roll. It was quite a long process to get my food and so I was starting to get worried because I was on the clock. The food finally came and I thought it was alright. It was a little dry; I found it hard to swallow and had to keep drinking water. I finished my meal and was waiting to get my check (since I saw other customers paying at the table). No one came so I just walked to the front to pay. I was full but was not too impressed. I also let smelling like fried food, which I did not like very much.

EXCELLENT
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Environment: ⁵⁄₅ Clean, neat, organized
Food: ⁵⁄₅.
This was the first time I was able to talk my mom into trying sushi. She was hooked!
I tried the following:
* KING KONG $ 11– Fried roll with crab meat, spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, avocado, cream cheese then deep fried and served with eel sauce, wasabi sauce & spicy mayo
–Rating: ⁵⁄₅ it was sooo good!!!
* SPICY SHRIMP ROLL: 4÷5−−− $ 5
* SPICY SALMON ROLL 5÷5−−−− $ 5
Price: very reasonable
Overall: ⁵⁄₅
Love this place. This will be my go to sushi destination in town. Very friendly staff.

Came back here after a while, had a lunch date with my hubby. I just love the service here: the staff are friendly, attentive and polite! Food is great as well! You will leave smiling!

Ok, so this little gem of a sushi shindig is in a crappy, old strip mall on Gary… have lived in the area for years and driven by more than a dozen times without noticing. Went in for lunch today and was surprised by the huge menu of rolls. I cannot comment on the sashimi/​nigiri as I had a Maki C for lunch which had a Cali roll, tuna roll and spicy salmon roll. They all tasted fresh. As always the spicy roll could be more spicy for me. I like spicy to be spicy. But it was still delish. The rolls weren’t pristinely shaped to dazzle your eyes off but I am definitely coming back again.
You have to over look the strip mall and pull in, then look past the interior of this place. It’s small, a little dark and not too shiny… but do try the Taco/​Tako Yaki… fried octopus dough with shredded tuna skin on top. Melt in your mouth, donut hole sized bites of fried dough with octopus in it. These are a little spicy with a brown sauce drizzled on top. Don’t be scared, try them.

At the urging of fellow Unilocaler and real life friend, Kate R., we tried Kinta Sushi last week. My husband has been on a sushi kick for a bit now and while I am learning to like it… even the raw items… it is more his favorite and not mine quite yet. You may want to keep that in mind while reading this particular review.
We drove up and I tried to pre-​warn him that this sushi hot spot was located in a non-​descript strip mall. Apparently, he wasn’t listening too well as he was not impressed by the outside of the building and the empty parking lot. With plenty of hesitation we walked inside. Color me plenty surprised as it’s quite nice and cute inside! They wanted to seat us in the main dining room off to the right hand side, but I wanted to see the chefs in action and requested a table straight back near the sushi table. They agreed and we were quickly seated. There were two chefs ready to work, but we took a while to make our decisions. There was a lot to consider. I decided to try some beef gyoza while my husband started with some Chef’s Choice nigiri. I loved their gyoza! It was served piping hot with a nice dipping sauce. There were five pieces and they were a nice size. Ultimately, this ended up being the vast majority of my dinner because I filled up so quickly. The nigiri was a hit, too! The yellowtail was the fan favorite and the whole dish was a success.
We moved on to ordering some additional dishes. And because my eyes are truly bigger than my stomach, I ordered a spicy scallop roll (cooked) and a shrimp tempura roll (yes, cooked). My meal came with a little side salad. The dressing was creamy and very tasty. He ordered more nigiri and a roll that was raw and served with salmon on top. He really enjoyed it, but said the nigiri was so good that he could have just stuck with that all evening. I ate a bite of each of my rolls and brought them home to my son. I was just too full from the gyoza.
The restaurant started to fill up a little while we were there and there were quite a few carryout orders. I think maybe we were a little early at 6ish. We had excellent service from both woman who were hustling back and forth. The dishes were cleared promptly and the glasses were kept full.
The prices were competitive. My sushi man confirmed he would absolutely stop by for dinner again and I would concur. Kinta Sushi has made the go-​to list for dinner options.

This will definitely take over as my new day-​off lunch spot!
I ordered a bento box off of their lunch specials ($ 8.95) that included shrimp & vegetable tempura, a house salad, tuna & avocado roll, and grilled calamari. Their tempura comes with all of my favorites: shrimp, sweet potato, zucchini, & onion! Great crunchy & flavorful batter! The grilled calamari was a little overlooked but the sweet teriyaki sauce and it’s grilled flavor were great.