Kona Grill

Sushi was very fresh and service was excellent. The atmosphere is pleasant and the Mojito was delious.

Great! I love this place. I always get great service and the food is amazing. Going during happy hour is the best!

Visited here in early January and thought the atmosphere and happy hour prices were reasonable. The chicken satay was a bit dry, but the accompanying dipping sauces helped with that and the flavor was good. I’d come back to try some other things even though I’m not a sushi fan.
My only complaint is the men’s bathroom. My husband told me there’s a shelf high on the wall over the urinal which, when he looked down he hit his head on. Why would you put a shelf in such a place?

Been here a couple of times. Never been disappointed. Service is always great and on point. Ambience is awesome, outside of the sushi, food is just OK!

I love Kona. One of my favorite things about Kona is the service. I really enjoy sushi, but I am allergic to fish. I love shellfish, and have found several options available at Kona. A fish allergy can be very problematic in most sushi restaurants due to unlisted ingredients or cross contamination issues; however at Kona they not only use clean utensils but they notify me if any potential cross contamination sources, such as oil used to fry fish, and a manager separately delivers my entrée so there is no possibility of contamination in route from the kitchen. Because of the care they take with my allergies I can enjoy dinner and try new sushi.

This place is absolutely fantastic! I’ve actually never been during normal dining hours… the happy hour is crucial to my very existence. Half off/​discounted sushi, apps, and drinks?! Can’t beat that!
Also, the music is awesome and the outdoor patio is so nice. The staff is always prompt, polite and super cool.
Go on their Wine Wednesday…½ price bottles of wine got me like

I’ve been here plenty of times and always enjoy my experience. Very diverse menu which is great. I usually look for some of the seafood dishes as well as the sushi. I highly recommend the hamachi carpachio also known as the yellow tail jalapeño. One of my favorite dishes of all time. They have plenty of seating in their covered indoor/​outdoor area, bar area with high tops and of course the dining room.
It’s always a god meal and good time.
Cheers!
John

It was very busy for a monday evening, …their happy hour is pretty good although i had coffee because it was working dinner. I enjoyed the avacado egg roll and grilled Salmon with Bok choy.

Everything food-​wise is exceptional… drinks including the beer selection are o. k…service was good and it’s a comfortable place-​modern bit relaxed at the same time.
Food-​I recommend the sea bass entrée, which comes with awesome pork and shrimp fried rice and a «pan-​Asian ratatouille» that was good. Tuna tower appetizer was tasty as well-​fresh lump crab, avocado, tuna, and a spicy sauce.
A good place to go with a group or just a couple and the quality of meat and seafood are high and sauces are just right.

Went there for happy hour everything was great but I am giving it a 3 because we had to always call a waiter we never had her come back unless we called someone else to tell her. Food was great and on point. Will try it out again. The avocado rolls were wonderful
So I went back again last Sunday and it was a little better because I sat at the bar. My food came faster and my waiter was on point more than last time. So I will change my rating to a 4.

My friend and I came here for their happy hour. They have an awesome happy hour with tons of choices. We arrived at 530pm so there was still plenty of time for us to be seated.
Apparently HH must be the main attraction of this restaurant because all the tables outside were full of people whom were also ordering HH. This restaurant has a great HH for drinks and small light bites.
We over ordered by an insane amount because we were too hungry, and ended up with alot of food leftover.
We had the chicken kebobs, which was plated on top of the most delicious crunchy cheesey salad !! I loved the salad on the kebobs, a bbq chicken flatbread which had a lot of cheese and chicken, a spicy shrimp, and a spicy tuna roll, fondue which was just ok. I didn’t really enjoy the fondue because it only came with pretzel bites and granny smith apples. The calamari was great as well, it was a very large portion for the price.
The total came out to $ 33 which was ridiculous because we ordered 6 dishes total. The food was all tasty and came out pretty quickly. I would definitely come here again for HH and perhaps for dinner as well. I do want to try their butter cake !!

Meh. Nothing special, sorry to say. I came to Kona Grill for the happy hour specials (4−7pm), and that would be the only reason I might come back, but I would never come and pay regular price for the food here.
We ordered a few sushi rolls off the happy hour menu, and you can tell right by looking at them that they were not made fresh. Each piece I tried to pick up was stuck to the other pieces, which is from the roll sitting in a fridge and packed together for a while. They tasted bland too. The avocado egg rolls were pretty tasty, but again, not fresh. It tasted like they were left under the heat lamp for too long. Someone could argue that I shouldn’t expect amazing food if I order from a happy hour menu, but this was just plain disappointing.
The cocktails I ordered were good! The restaurant décor and atmosphere is very nice. Good after work spot. The hostesses were very nice, our waiter was not in the best mood I could tell but still nice enough. I see that other people commented on the iron seats! Please Kona, do something about those chairs!

Trendy atmosphere, great service, mediocre sushi.
Date of Visit: 1÷13÷15
Kona Grill was close to my hotel during business travel, and admittedly convenience was the deciding factor to avoid the frigid, bitter cold that was Chicago in January. Overall the restaurant has a very fun vibe, with trendy décor and a solid bar area with TVs and the like. I sat at the bar and ordered from the sushi menu while chatting up the bartenders, which were all very personable and attentive.
I ordered the Coconut Shrimp (toasted macadamia nuts, mango, cucumber, cream cheese, rose nectar, soy paper) and Spider (fried soft shell crab, crab mix, avocado, cucumber, nori & soy paper, eel sauce) rolls, both of which had far too much going on to really taste the product.
While I wouldn’t dissuade anyone from Kona Grill, I would point out that this is a much more «Americanized» (lots of ingredients, so-​so quality) version of sushi than some people, including myself, are drawn to.

Fun place to go for after work drinks or dinner.
Nothing fancy, casual environment. A bit darker to which is nice for a date… Sushi is eh. I have had better. Drinks are great tho! Try the Kentucky Mile, Effen Cucumber (low cal) and GinSin Sling (or something) for starters.
Must try Apps — the shrimp and avocado egg rolls are great. Skip the fondue. Not worth calorie or $. Macadamia chicken is awesome!

We’ve been wanting to check this place out for a while and finally had the chance! I can’t say we were terribly excited about the results though…
We started with the Smoked Gouda Fondue… It was an ok fondue. The flavor was on based on the cheese used, but the consistency was a little off.
The boy went for the Lobster Mac ‘n Cheese… He was pleased with the large chunks of lobster; there just didn’t seem to be that much of it. It was quite tasty though.
I opted for the Philadelphia Roll & the Eel Roll… This wasn’t the highest quality sushi that I’ve had. That said, for the price, I would have expected a little more quality.
Our server was great! She checked in on us and kept our drinks filled with a smile!

Kona Grill is one of my absolute FAVORITE places to get happy hour in the suburbs. Nice selection of sushi and apps (avocado eggs rolls are my favorite) and all for $ 5-​$ 6. The drinks are also strong and delicious, what more can I ask for? You do have to sit at the bar though, which is a HUGE bummer if you’re going in with a group of 4 or more because not everyone will be able to talk to one another easily.
During dinner, there is an extensive menu that you can order from– something to satisfy everyone. All of the entrees are around $ 20, sandwiches are around $ 13, and entrée portions are huge. I’ve never gotten steak before, but I see large parties get them all the time. Actually, every time I’ve been to Kona it has always been filled and busy, and entertaining one large party of 12+.
Overall, I would say bring a friend or two and try out the happy hour! You won’t be disappointed.

I get it. Believe me, I do. I get it is a chain restaurant but it is very good and reasonably priced.
Service — 5 stars
Our waitress was a rockstar. She was personable, funny, attentive and knowledgeable. I wish all servers were more like her.
Albacore Tataki — 4 stars
This is my favorite item at KG. It was good but it has better at other locations.
Bulgogi Tacos — 4 stars
Very good. Flavorful, filling and unique.
Miso-​Sake Sea Bass — 4 stars
It tastes very different than typical sea bass. Loved the creation. It is a large portion. If you are having sushi or sashimi, you would be better served sharing this or ordering it with a plan to take some home.
Rainbow rolls — 4 stars
Fresh and delicious.
Spinach Dip — 4 stars
Pretty typical but good.
Edamame — 4 stars
Loved the traditional style edamame. The angry edamame sauce is terrible. I like spicy food but this was simply gross.

3 stars for selection of food, service, location and value (only on happy hours)
I’ve been coming here for years… Only for the happy hour though because you just can’t beat the value and it will totally kill me to pay $ 15 for sushi! They have happy hour mon-​fri 3p-​7p and all day on the weekends. Woo hoo!!!
Location, location, location: it’s nestled between 2 malls — Oak Brook and Yorktown mall!!! Can’t beat that!
The service is ok, can’t complain. I’m not too fond of the fishy smell in the restaurant. No, not all sushi joints smell fishy.
Must Have: fried calamari, fiery shrimp roll, las vegas roll

I was at a seminar at the Holiday Inn down the road, and I was feeling anti-​social and didn’t feel like hanging with the rest of the class at lunch time. I needed some peace & quiet, so I headed down Butterfield and found Kona Grill. The parking lot was deceptive of how busy the restaurant was. There were several open tables, and I was able to get in and out of here within an hour — including the time it took to eat my FREE dessert.
Service was fantastic. I was a little suspicious that the great service was due to the survey they ask you to fill out at the end of your meal, but who knows? Maybe my server really was just fantastic. She took the time to explain the specials, took my order and got the food delivered quickly, and at the end of the meal asked me to fill out the survey — I filled it out on my phone and got a free dessert on the spot.
For lunch I had a Spicy Tuna roll and the Coconut Shrimp roll. Both were amazing and fresh. The Coconut Shrimp had macadamia nuts inside, making it extra crunchy. The ingredients in the roll were a little bit uneven, as the first and last piece didn’t have much in them. But the flavor and freshness alone is enough to make me want to go back for more sushi.
I chose the Passion Fruit Crème Brulee as my dessert and inhaled it. I didn’t taste much passion fruit flavor, but I love crème brûlée, and this one was perfectly bruleed. Is that a verb? It is now.
It is pricey for sushi though. For my 2 rolls and a glass of water, I spent $ 19 before tip. Kona has some damn good sushi, but not if you’re in an all-​you-​can-​eat mood. Kona is quality, not quantity.

Great food and service with a high price-​tag.
We started with gin on the rocks with blue cheese olives and the happy hour Cabernet. The wine was delicious! I meant to ask what brand it was and forgot. Wine on «special» is often a departure from good quality. We wanted to cheers to great news, and I didn’t feel like drinking otherwise, so the happy hour wine was an easy choice. I was so pleasantly surprised by how tasty it was.
The shrimp appetizer got rave reviews. I vacuumed the blue cheese crumbles strewn around the plate, and they were great — packed with flavor and melt-​in-​your-​mouth good.
Since I’ve heard so much about the sushi here, I had my eyes on sushi, only. I got the Spicy Tuna roll, and it was okay. The showstopper was the Jambalaya, which I struggled not to eat all of from my fellow diner’s plate. It was spiced to perfection — an explosion of heaven in your mouth. Yum!
Our waiter/​bartender was from Colorado, so we got to bond over the beauty of the mountains and ridiculous weather that makes it 70 °F while we’re freezing our butts off 5,000ft lower, haha.
All in all, a nice experience. It’s very loud in there, so be prepared to yell a bit or mime your way through the meal. Next time, I’ll get something else. The sushi left a lot to be desired when compared to the incredible Jambalaya — and I’m a very easy-​to-​please sushi eater.