This used to be my favorite restaurant in Berkeley. I was in town last weekend and ate at the sushi bar to great disappointment. The sushi was mediocre at best. We ordered a spider roll and it came PRE-MADE. As in the sushi chef went to a little refrigerator, pulled out a plate with a spider roll ALREADY CUT and... more

Always too busy, but the food is good, and most times it is worth the wait. more

super trendy, loud and packed all the time. prefer genkhi. more

While it may not be the best sushi for the price in the bay area, its good days are really good days, when they're bad, they're still decent. more

My wife and I have probably eaten at Kirala a dozen or so times. The quality of the sushi is as good as or better than any other sushi house in the Berkeley area. The service is good and atmosphere is comforting. The restaurant serves a wide range of Japanese food. The portions are generous and the prices reasonable. The... more

had a couple bad meals here more

It's a very nice place with great food!! Esp pleasant experience when eating at Sushi bar......very gd food at reasonable price!! Their Hana with Lychee flavor is gd,,,and also the Tempura Ice cream,,,,their Uni,,hotate,,salmon,,,is always good,,,,also they serve Robata as well,,,,so need to try!! more

simply THE best sushi! more

Best sushi in the East Bay. more