Koi - Japanese Cusine Sushi Lounge & Hibachi is a Japanese restaurant located off of Cordova Road in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Unique and fresh Japanese and Thai cuisine that will entertain any tastebud. Enjoy dessert too with our Fried Ice Cream and Fried Banana.
We have daily happy hour 11:30AM-6:30PM, with lunch specials 11:30AM-3PM Monday-Friday. Thursday is ladies night $6 special drink.
New Happy Hour hours 11:30am - 6:00pm starting March 15, 2024.
A lovely surprise tonight, we ordered calamari which was delicately fried with a tangy red chili sauce as our appetizer. We both ordered the hibachi grilled steak and shrimp which had soup, vegetables, fried rice served with it. A very filling meal that was skillfully prepared. The staff was very attentive.
Only one complaint the restroom needed servicing.
It was my first time going here and it was amazing. The sushi was fantastic! extremely fresh, each dish came out so quickly, beautifully and everything tasted wonderful! The service was great too, everyone was so friendly and welcoming even on a busy night! Would definitely come back and would recommend 😊
A bit more pricey than I was expecting at first, but worth every penny. The atmosphere was perfect for eating and their catering was amazing even calling to see if my reservation was meant to be set outside or inside for dining. The service was amazing never letting my drink reach the bottom. The appetizer and the sushi were innovative and out of this world. Deserves the 5/5 reviews.
3rd time visiting this establishment on my work trips! Everything is excellent fresh and well prepared! Cocktail - Japanese Old Fashion on point! JB tempura roll- crunchy and scrumptious. Traditional rainbow roll is refreshing. Fried Rice - w your choice of protein - excellent. Come here for happy hour as you have many choices for sushi rolls and other good selections. A must to try when in Ft Lauderdale! My go to when in town!
What's up Googler's. Hey guys I came to leave you a review on another favorite place to eat in fort Lauderdale. Now I'm up and down the city all the time eating everywhere because this is my hometown. The reason why I like the sushi here is because it's all about the grain of the rice. I as a old former sushi chef myself. Knows how the sushi is made meaning the process of ordering the fish cutting the fish the texture freshness and smell of the quality of freshness. The three sauces that are most common for sushi are spicy mayo- eel sauce and soy sauces. They bring you both add soy sauce is always at the table as it should be like most common Asian restaurants themes. I appreciate the restaurant's theme itself as it is very Oriental. I really appreciate the menu pricing because you have your affordable sushi and then you have your high-end sushi 🍣🍤. I myself would like to order a few rows and not just one or two so that's why I'm appreciated other pricing. In other words is affordable and you don't need to give out and leg in the arm just to have a good time eating here. Now I do want to talk about my service. Big shout out to the bartender Eugene for serving drinks in bringing my food and recommending a spicy jalapeno chili oil sauce. Next time I come in here and eat I will sit at the bar for that reason I myself as a reviewer always catch myself eating alone and as a reviewer for 8 years I always catch myself eating alone but I was with friends for a business meeting and we all had a great lunch.. great job to the front and back of the house. I will be back.
Stumbled in here by chance for lunch. Great happy hour deals starting at 11:30, both food and drink specials. Got two sushi rolls thinking they would be small because they were discounted. I was very wrong, they were regular size and delicious. I will be coming back. I should have taken a picture before I ate everything but oh well. Raul was my bartender, great service!
Really beautiful restaurant; thoughtfully & tastefully decorated & v clean. Wonderful service & absolutely delicious food. We shared chicken pad Thai and a deep fried sushi roll and I also ordered an Ahi tuna salad. The pad Thai was full of fresh ingredients & was so tasty! The sushi roll was delicious with the perfect amount of quality fillings (& not lots of rice like many places). I highly recommend & we will definitely come back. Thank you for a great meal, we loved it!
Terrible service and food!!
Stumbled in here by chance for lunch. Great happy hour deals starting at 11:30, both food and drink specials. Got two sushi rolls thinking they would be small because they were discounted. I was very wrong, they were regular size and delicious. I will be coming back. I should have taken a picture before I ate everything but oh well. Raul was my bartender, great service!
Amazing experience, went there for a birthday dinner and we got free donut holes due to Lunar New Year Celebration!
Went there last night for dinner. Took two friends and they’ve never been there. Usually go at lunchtime so dinner was different while they were exceptionally busy. They were also very very slow. We ordered drinks took a while to get them. Got our appetizers while getting our appetizers, I went ahead and put my dinner in because I was getting hibachi and I knew hibachi comes with salad and soup so I wanted to make sure I got my salad and soup while we were still eating our appetizers. My husband ordered the Seabass my friend ordered pad Thai and his wife ordered sushi so about 35 to 40 minutes later finally get our meals and our waiter puts my hibachi dinner in front of me no soup. No salad nothing he says he forgot that put a little damper on my dinner. Then my husband tasted a Seabass and of course it’s frozen. You can taste it. It’s fishy so we sent that back. We’re not eating that. needless to say I normally come here for lunch and I would give them five stars, but last night‘s dinner was barely worth mentioning at a three.
Authentic food!
Lovely place with a lot of space. Even when it is full, you can enjoy the privacy. The menu is so appeling, looking at the pictures makes you wonder what not to order. I do believe a takeaway box at the end of the meal is a very common request.
I loved the atmosphere and customer service. The food was awesome.
Recently visited this place and We had the worst experience. The service was terrible the waiter checked on us once the whole time we were there. I think he completely forgot we were there. It took about 15 minutes just to get the check then when he came back I guess he assumed we went ready and left again without taking my card. To make matters worse when I paid I pressed no tip (I had cash for tip) once he saw me press no tip he turned around and stormed off never offered a receipt , dessert or anything
Very low quality; most likely for young fellows to relax. Not worth the price. Loud music inappropriate for a dinner.
I eat here a lot because I am local. I really love their ginger salad. Their number 2 bento lunch is to die for. The sashimi is fresh. Chicken Pad Thai is my favorite dinner there... so far. You can even ask for it less sweet. They make a great martini. I see a ton of people ordering the Lychee Martini.
Totally screwed up our to-go order. Left items off the order. Called back for a refund, for the missing items only. Left us on hold for more than 10 minutes then came back and said, we will give you a restaurant credit. BS. What lousy customer service. Demanded to speak to the manager. Who refused to get on the telephone. Poor girl then hung up on us. By mistake. Had to call back. On the call back, oh we will credit you your money in 2 hours. Terrible Terrible Terrible.
Avoid this place. My family and our friends used to eat there regularly. We live in the neighborhood. NO MORE!!! When my friends say lets go eat at Coy, I will say Heck No. dinner’s on me, some where else.
Koi never disappoints. The food, flavors, service and ambiance are always tops! It's been a while since we visited but I'll always come back.
Great happy hour all day (excluding holidays)
Food is cheap and great
Nice and cozy place and lots of variety on the menu..
Great HH!
Fabulous food.
We eat here once a week. Happy hour sushi services, wonderful indoor outdoor seating and free parking highly recommend.
Perhaps be more clear and use English words on your menu when presenting an English menu.
This is my last order from this place after giving them multiple chances. Once they gave burnt pad see ew, then an old order of veggie roll after which I kept throwing up the whole night. Today we had guests over and they messed up the order again - we ordered chicken pad thai and tofu pad see ew (for vegetarians). They missed pad see ew and 2 orders of chicken pad thai. I'm never ordering from here again.
My favorite go to. Food is excellent.
To be my first time I enjoyed it I love the food It was great
Great food, great lunch special and happy hour
Hands down the best happy hour in Fort Lauderdale ! My friend and I go almost every or atleast 3 times a week. The bang bang shrimp is better than bonefish ( I said what I said) their Mexican and volcano rolls are fire! Their peppers and edamame are amazing, their coconut soup i highly recommended, and their drinks are 10/10
Great place for a date night n the customer service is top tier there, if you issue with deciding what to get all the bar they definitely helped me get exactly what I’ll like n my girlfriend love the vibe that was there
One of the best Sushi in South Florida!
Loved the food but the snapper should be salted out salted more before being fried and served. Other than that everything was great. I recommend the seared tuna with truffle.
Very good Happy Hour! I love their lychee martini ♥️
Nothing about this place is good. Edamame was mushy, sushi was not good, and even the manager sitting at the end of the sushi bar… which could hear us talking about how bad it is, never acknowledged our comments. Will not return
Love this place. The sushi is always fresh and the cooked dishes are great. I come in often for lunch and they always manage the quick lunch crowd very fast. Lots of options for cooked and raw and nicely decorated dishes.
Definitely recommend.
Excellent seafood place.
Very fresh and great quality.
Great sashimi, tropical ice tea and thai ice tea are so delicious, soups are yummy
Definitely recommend.
I would order regular plates if I knew the Omakase wasn’t going to be great. The first 3 plates were amazing. And then after it was bad. Scallops and raw shrimp plate had no flavor with it. The last order was a raw roll of sushi filled with raw scallops thru out and 3 different raw fish on top. No vegetables or anything inside the roll. Just scallops. For my bill to be over $300 I was disappointed. I am from Philadelphia where there’s great Omakase with 10-17 courses. This was 5 courses and last one was one raw roll of sushi for $95 a person. I guess the roll was counted for 3 courses since there’s 3 different fish on top. The appetizer foie gras was great and the yellowtail carpaccio was great.
Sashimi was not fresh, pan fried salmon was not fresh, hibachi steak was not seasoned enough and pad thai was too dry. Disaster!
Great happy hour! Delicious fresh rolls
Food and Service was amazing. Portions are large and food was fresh. Great experience, we will be back!
Yummy! Good food
A lovely surprise tonight, we ordered calamari which was delicately fried with a tangy red chili sauce as our appetizer. We both ordered the hibachi grilled steak and shrimp which had soup, vegetables, fried rice served with it. A very filling meal that was skillfully prepared. The staff was very attentive.
Only one complaint the restroom needed servicing.
Excellent place and Sushi
Fort Lauderdale, FL - What a great gem! Their sushi was fresh and fatty, and every dish we ordered was amazing! We were looking for a place to have lunch and this was next to the indoor playground where we took our son, with the good rating and reviews online, the choice was obvious..
I loved how they had the belly nigiri set topped with caviar and foie gras for only $20! And yes, we got 2 orders of those! Salmon belly, tuna belly, foie gras, caviar, ikura, all on one plate! The quality was good - so much fattiness and umami in every bite. We also tried their rolls and ramen. Both were equally delectable.
We got hot tea with the Yelp check-in and the server brought a whole pot of tea and 2 cups! Wonderful and prompt service.
We were shocked why this place wasn't busier during lunchtime. Maybe this place gets busy during the weekends? We would hope to visit this place again if we were ever in Fort Lauderdale again!
We love this place.Best food nice people great service
Loved it!
The restaurant offers a unique dining experience. The cuisine is consistently of high quality, the service is efficient, and the prices are reasonable. I highly recommend it.
Koi- Sushi Lounge was phenomenal! Our server was kind, polite, and very quick with our orders. The drinks were refreshing. I highly recommend the California rolls and Mexican rolls. The California rolls are a classic that you can never go wrong with, while the Mexican rolls give a nice kink to your taste buds. As for the entree, the Tonkotsu ramen was so delicious and filling that it left me in a dreamlike state! The first taste ascended me to heaven.
The restaurant itself left me in awe. I felt at ease and the decor looked fabulous. The restroom was small. Nevertheless, it was super clean and eye-catching! The lighting had put me in a calm state. If you are looking for a place to enjoy wonderful sushi, filling meals, and experience an outstanding atmosphere, I highly recommend going to Koi-Sushi Lounge.
Love coming here, even on a solo lunch. Service is great. Food is delicious. Great service and vibe.
3rd time visiting this establishment on my work trips! Everything is excellent fresh and well prepared! Cocktail - Japanese Old Fashion on point! JB tempura roll- crunchy and scrumptious. Traditional rainbow roll is refreshing. Fried Rice - w your choice of protein - excellent. Come here for happy hour as you have many choices for sushi rolls and other good selections. A must to try when in Ft Lauderdale! My go to when in town!
Great sushi!
Great place for food.
Showed up with my family for dinner and the hostess took approx 5 mins to acknowledge us. They seems abscent minded for the most parts. All was not lost thanks to our waitress who was beyond pleasant. The atmosphere was pretty decent also.
In my opinion too low quality food for the price. Sushi is Publix quality. Today I made the mistake of ordering sweet & sour chicken and the pieces of “chicken” were paper thin. Not sure what part of the chicken that was from…not worth $18
Everything we ate was delicious.
What's up Googler's. Hey guys I came to leave you a review on another favorite place to eat in fort Lauderdale. Now I'm up and down the city all the time eating everywhere because this is my hometown. The reason why I like the sushi here is because it's all about the grain of the rice. I as a old former sushi chef myself. Knows how the sushi is made meaning the process of ordering the fish cutting the fish the texture freshness and smell of the quality of freshness. The three sauces that are most common for sushi are spicy mayo- eel sauce and soy sauces. They bring you both add soy sauce is always at the table as it should be like most common Asian restaurants themes. I appreciate the restaurant's theme itself as it is very Oriental. I really appreciate the menu pricing because you have your affordable sushi and then you have your high-end sushi 🍣🍤. I myself would like to order a few rows and not just one or two so that's why I'm appreciated other pricing. In other words is affordable and you don't need to give out and leg in the arm just to have a good time eating here. Now I do want to talk about my service. Big shout out to the bartender Eugene for serving drinks in bringing my food and recommending a spicy jalapeno chili oil sauce. Next time I come in here and eat I will sit at the bar for that reason I myself as a reviewer always catch myself eating alone and as a reviewer for 8 years I always catch myself eating alone but I was with friends for a business meeting and we all had a great lunch.. great job to the front and back of the house. I will be back.
Outstanding food! Exceptional customer service! Ordered through Uber eats and called to see if it was possible to make a small change because I’m pregnant- the lady was so helpful and made sure our order was perfect and I was able to enjoy it!
It was my first time going here and it was amazing. The sushi was fantastic! extremely fresh, each dish came out so quickly, beautifully and everything tasted wonderful! The service was great too, everyone was so friendly and welcoming even on a busy night! Would definitely come back and would recommend 😊
Awesome!
Great sushi and great service
Food quality was low grade and the waitress never came to give us refills.
We did not enjoy the atmosphere or the food here. We were expecting it to be good based off of the reviews. We hardly touched the food as it was not good at all.
great service and excellent food
Usually, I avoid 17th street like the plague because it's touristy and packed, but tonight, I was looking for a sushi restaurant in-between Broward Blvd and north Dania Beach where a friend and I could meet for dinner. I was pleasantly surprised with Koi. They have outside seating that's enclosed with greenery and makes you feel like you're not in a parking lot. You could probably even eat out there in the rain. And the food was delicious. I had the first cold sushi roll on the signature rolls, and a salad, and my friend had sashimi and their specialty rice. We both loved everything. Being a business owner myself, and knowing how important reviews are, I decided to write one. Well done!
Good food and excelent atmosphere
A bit more pricey than I was expecting at first, but worth every penny. The atmosphere was perfect for eating and their catering was amazing even calling to see if my reservation was meant to be set outside or inside for dining. The service was amazing never letting my drink reach the bottom. The appetizer and the sushi were innovative and out of this world. Deserves the 5/5 reviews.
200% not gluten-free or Celiacs safe. I've been Celiacs for 15 years. Sushi can be safe. This place is 200% not honest or safe. I ordered 2 of the 4 items listed as safe by the waiter. It's boring as hell. We asked for Temari. That's safe, except they lied about it being safe. The manager even brought out an unopened bottle to show it was safe. The sickness I will feel for the next 2 weeks proves otherwise. Atmosphere weird.
Probably the best pad thai I ever had
Worst sushi we ever had. The noodles were one sticky block of pasta. The Super Crunch was gooey, way overcooked. Spring rolls were good though.
Walking past the restaurant it looked really nice, but was the biggest sushi disappointment ever. Hope we just had a bad batch.
Great service from the host to checkout. Its nice to see a restaurant staffed with bussers. The happy hour specials are also on Sat. before 6pm. Enjoy the tune tarttar. It was slightly different than most as it was in the consistance of a paste. The two slices of a Toro were acceptably priced and enjoyably fatty. The shasbimi three ways was full of a varity of flavors that matched well with the fish. Presebtation was great.
Their outside seating in nice as the walls are high and there is plenty of seating. The sushi bar inside it was a nice spot in back which would make it nice to get away from the crowd.
Food is amazing one of the best Japanese restaurant I’ve been to. Service was great. My overall visit was a good experience
Highly recommend this place, especially during their happy hour! Great food at a low price, and the drinks on the happy hour menu are also great! I still think it is worth going to outside of happy hour, as the food and service matches the price.
Excellent establishment with really good food. Very consistent. We eat there at least once a week.
Omg this place was beautiful.. I went for lunch w co workers.. their lunch menu is amazing… I had fried tofu in the basil sauce!! This food was so delicious n I’m not a fan of sushi but it was really good.
Delicioso
Tenía mucho tiempo que no disfrutaba de un buen sushi .
La sopa de camarón con langosta muy muy buena, toda la comida muy fresca .
Pero para llevar pero volveré para probar las entradas y otra variedad .
I love this restaurant, we come here pretty often & the food is always great! We get the sushi, curry beef, ramen, orange beef, etc & the food has been consistently good in quality & flavor.
Great atmosphere wonderful people
Ótimo restaurante, especializado em comida asiática . Já conhecia de outra viagem, só q mudou de nome , não sei se mudou de dono, porém continua muito bom . Pra conhecermos vários pratos , almoçamos várias vezes por lá nesta viag
By far best quality sushi in town..
Great for their lunch specials and happy hour.
No idea what happened. My sister wound up with severe food poisoning. Food was alright, the fish really did not taste as fresh as you’d expect, but we both feel very ill. I think she had the Hot Red roll?
Editing to include that she had an immediate full-body chill, sudden nausea, and her blood pressure plummeted right on the spot. She wound up with bad food poisoning until today. Please check the quality of the fish. This was the Red Hot roll.
Stumbled upon this place as I was staying across the street at The Embassy Suites. Great happy hour cocktails..and absolutely delicious food. Had a few appetizers and some sushi. A most delicious lunch.
Excellent sushi. Lobster pad thai eas exceptional. Highly recommend
Great food. Great service.
The food was very good and the decorations were nice
food was really good, prices were more than reasonable.
I have been coming here for years! My go to is the Big Mama Roll and to add Strawberries. They have a good happy hour and specials.
Walked in at dinner and just grabbed a seat at the bar. The dining room and patio were busy but not crowded. The bartender was great. I asked for a recommendation and after a few questions he recommended the Super Crunch roll, and it was spot on. The roll was cut into 10 pieces and was more than enough w the edamame. Cool laid back atmosphere. Friendly staff. Good value. They crafted some great looking cocktails but I stuck w a Kirin. Next time.
The food was ok, just ok. We sat outside. Very very slow to take our order and to get the food. Other tables seemed to get served right away. Not sure what was going on. We would have ordered more food but didn’t because it took so long
Koi is fabulous. From fresh wonderful food to happy lovely service with a smile, you can't go wrong at Koi! Bao bun, waygu gyoza, and several different rolls including the WONDERFUL Tuna Lover and nothing was off at all. Lovely meal all the way!
One of the best Japanese & Sushi places in South Florida.
Extremely fresh food and excellent service, which is very hard to find in Florida.
I’ve been here many times and it has become one of my new fav restaurant's! The food has always tasted so amazing and flavorful, the employees are so kind, and it’s such a pretty atmosphere. I even had my birthday dinner here and the rest of my friends agreed with all of this. You should definitely stop by.
Ate in for my wife's birthday, had resos at 8. They honored my request for a booth right away, service was timely and friendly.
You gotta try the dumplings here, the sauce is amazing.
Always a good time at KOI sushi. Thanks for taking good care of us.
Solid happy hour. Food is decent. Very good sized portions but I always leave feeling hungry. We always order a variety of rolls and dishes. Been here about 3-4 times because it’s easy and convenient to get to when meeting with groups from various locations who enjoy the happy hour, but Honestly don’t understand the reviews that say this is the best sushi they’ve ever had. Never had a bad meal here but it’s nothing too exciting. Service is ok. Not bad but similar to the food, mediocre. Again, been here at least a few times and is it it’s always the same experience. We’re never the ones to suggest this place when we’re meeting with a group and we wouldn’t choose to come here ourselves, considering there are places in the area we prefer much more that is more satisfying and with fresher raw fish, but we don’t oppose when others suggest the spot. Restaurant is in a Plaza so there’s plenty of parking and free.
Literally amazing, I just went there and sat at the bar(bring a date lol they gave us this cute small app for free) she said she loved it here and i now know why, try the super crunch sushi roll!! The green dragon is also really good :D
Great happy hour menu and pricing.
Delicious fried rice!
Great spot for lunch
My second time coming here, they have a great happy hour lunch menu. Their sushi selection is wide and delicious!
We had a great evening. We visited on New Years Eve around 7PM. We had a reservation and the greeter seated us right away. The wait staff was attentive, always checking on us. The food was great. I had the steak and shrimp hibachi. It was cooked perfectly.
Outstanding, some of the best sushi I have had in years. Fresh, large, plump nagiri and a menu with so many amazing special rolls and other concoctions I was struggling to choose. I had the tuna biscuit appetizer which was very good but avoid if you don't like fish roe (eggs). The eel (unagi) nagiri was a 10 out of 10. So perfect. My wife had the angels island roll with bang bang shrimp on top and she said it was the best custom roll sushi she had ever had! They also have great drinks and desserts like chocolate lava cake. I would go here every week if I lived here!
December 2023: fantastic experience again!
I highly recommend giving Koi a try. As a sushi & ramen type of guy, this a no brainer and worth the 30 minute drive every single time.
One of the best made sushi i have ever had. I'll come back here for sure.
Great lunch specials and consistently good food. Sushi is some of the best!
Ordered takeout tonight for my birthday.
Pad Thai noodles over cooked, vegetables were burnt and awful tasting.
Threw the whole order out.
Another spot that asks for a tip for takeout.
Major red flags.
I applaud 👏🏼 chefs for imagination, but this needed to be toned down! The Wahoo Tataki fish was presented wonderfully, but the rub so overpowering it was impossible to enjoy the fresh wahoo flavor. Additionally, the tuna lover roll I ordered was semi-good - not enough texture l, even though it was rice less, but really needed to be cut better in smaller portions. Stick to the main dish appetizers, those are tasty.
The food was delicious and they were very nice and fast.but the plaza was kinda off.there were a lot of closed restaurants near.
Happy hour is great but food is nothing special. Rolls are big yet somehow don’t hit the spot. Overall a good place to go to get a sushi fix in. Fun atmosphere and good for groups.
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- 4.5 Health Rating
- Contact: +1 954-525-3541
- Website: http://koiftl.com/
- Location: 1841 Cordova Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, United States
- Map: 26.098036399999998, -80.131485
- Japanese restaurant
- Asian restaurant
- Chinese restaurant
- Sushi restaurant
- Thai restaurant
- Monday: 11:30 AM–10 PM
- Tuesday: 11:30 AM–10 PM
- Wednesday: 11:30 AM–10 PM
- Thursday: 11:30 AM–10 PM
- Friday: 11:30 AM–10:30 PM
- Saturday: 11:30 AM–10:30 PM
- Sunday: 11:30 AM–9:45 PM
- Outdoor seating: Available
- No-contact delivery: Available
- Delivery: Available
- Takeaway: Available
- Dine-in: Available
- Fast service: Available
- Great tea selection: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Solo dining: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
- Alcohol: Available
- Beer: Available
- Cocktails: Available
- Coffee: Available
- Comfort food: Available
- Happy-hour drinks: Available
- Happy-hour food: Available
- Healthy options: Available
- Small plates: Available
- Spirits: Available
- Vegetarian options: Available
- Wine: Available
- Brunch: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Dessert: Available
- Seating: Available
- Bar on site: Available
- Toilet: Available
- Wi-Fi: Available
- Wi-Fi: Available
- Casual: Available
- Cosy: Available
- Trendy: Available
- Groups: Available
- LGBTQ+ friendly: Available
- Tourists: Available
- Accepts reservations: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Debit cards: Available
- NFC mobile payments: Available
- Credit cards: Available
- Good for kids: Available
- High chairs: Available
- Kids' menu: Available
- Free of charge street parking: Available
- Free parking lot: Available
- Parking: Available
- Dogs allowed outside: Available