Kanki Durham

4.3

436 Reviews

$31 to $50

Japanese

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2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

Good for special occasions
Lively
Great for brunch

Since 1972, Kanki has been the Triangle’s favorite Japanese steakhouse and sushi house.
Located in West Durham on Mount Moriah Road, Kanki Durham serves up delicious hibachi lunches and dinners, sushi and much more.

Our Durham, NC Japanese restaurant is the only Kanki location with a To-Go number, and we make picking up take out orders fast and simple with designated parking spaces and an easily accessible “Take Out” door.

Kanki will only seat complete parties. Please have all your guests accounted for prior to seating. Incomplete parties must wait to be seated until all has arrived.

An 18% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Japanese, Steakhouse, Teppanyaki
Hours of operation
Lunch Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–3:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri 4:30 pm–9:30 pm Sat 3:00 pm–9:30 pm Sun 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(919) 401-6908
Website
http://www.kanki.com/durhamchapel-hill
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Private party facilities
Kanki will only seat complete parties. Please have all your guests accounted for prior to seating. Incomplete parties must wait to be seated until all has arrived. An 18% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more. Arigato!

Location
3504 Mount Moriah Rd, Durham, NC 27707-9015
Neighborhood
Durham
Parking details
Located in West Durham on Mount Moriah Road, Kanki Durham serves up delicious hibachi lunches and dinners, sushi and much more. Our Durham, NC Japanese restaurant is the only Kanki location with a To-Go number, and we make picking up take out orders fast and simple with designated parking spaces and an easily accessible “Take Out” door.
Additional
Chef's Table, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access

Offers

Daily Drink Specials
Multiple dates available
Sun - 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM, 3:00 PM - 8:30 PM,Mon - Thu - 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Enjoy daily drink specials at Kanki Durham Sunday-1/2 price bottles of wine Monday - Draft Beers 1/2 Price Tuesday - $5 Wine Glasses Wednesday - $5 Martinis Thursday - Sake 1/2 Price

What 436 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.3Service
4.4Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill
Kid-friendly
Durham
Great for brunch
Durham
Kid-friendly

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Kanki Durham offers a "fantastic" hibachi and sushi experience with "amazing" chefs that entertain and engage. The sushi is praised as "simply the best" with fresh, exquisite flavors. While the food consistently delights, service can be inconsistent, with occasional delays and portion concerns. Overall, it's a "must-visit" for memorable dining.

436 Reviews

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Kevin
Greensboro
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Awesome, as always. Have been coming here for over 20 years and have never been disappointed.
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Bella
Orange County
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 8, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We loved it! The energy and the food were awesome!
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 28, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I have eaten at many Japanese Steakhouses over the years, but this was my favorite. We had the BEST chef named Mozart !!! We were celebrating my son’s birthday and Mozart made us laugh so much! He really made it special. And to top It off the food was fresh and delicious.
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Danielle
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 27, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We absolutely love this place! We've never once had even a mediocre experience here. The wait staff are always great, the chefs are always fun, and the food is always perfect. Easily the best value for your money.
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Ashanti
Washington DC
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on October 18, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Flavor wise the food was good but they were very skimpy on the portions . Especially compared to other hibachi restaurants in the area. Our waiter forgot to bring out the salads, barely gave us refills on water and forgot to tell the chef two of the guest at our table were plant based, the waiter also didn’t bring us out dinner utensils. The chef was more of the waiter, everything the waiter forgot he stopped cooking and grabbed it for our table . I think the waiter was doing very minimal and less because due to our large party there was already a gratuity that would be applied to the bill. So overall, very poor service, good food but very small portions.
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Tim
Raleigh
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 16, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The wait time at the table was rather lengthy, it seems that they may be short on staff. The front desk person during this visit was super! We had a horrible experience a few months ago with the people at the front desk and they literally ruined our celebration. Thankfully tonight was a much different experience!
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Duane
Washington DC
3 reviews
vip
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We enjoyed dining there. The staff and chef were excellent.
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Andrew
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 11, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always love going here for any occasion!! Love the food. Get a share plate. So you can get more!!
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Coralita
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 2, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Chef was amazing. He was very engaging and made everyone at the table feel comfortable
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Sue
Baltimore
88 reviews
3.0
88 reviews
Dined on September 1, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We had a 6 pm reservation but were not seated until 6:50. Tables seated after ours had chefs appear before ours. It was 7:20 before the soup and salad arrived and those were all well finished before the chef arrived. The chef was fine, the server was very slow. We were billed for an appetizer that never appeared even though we had pointed out to the server that, since we were well into the entree round, the order should be cancelled and not billed. We have been there many times before and while it’s rarely speedy, this was particularly disappointing.
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FAQs

Kanki Durham offers delivery in partnership with Chow Now. Kanki Durham also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (919) 401-6908.

Kanki Durham is rated 4.3 stars by 436 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Nov 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

3504 Mount Moriah Rd, Durham, NC 27707-9015

Additional information

Neighborhood
Durham
Hours of operation
Lunch Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–3:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 4:30 pm–9:00 pm Fri 4:30 pm–9:30 pm Sat 3:00 pm–9:30 pm Sun 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Japanese, Steakhouse, Teppanyaki
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Located in West Durham on Mount Moriah Road, Kanki Durham serves up delicious hibachi lunches and dinners, sushi and much more. Our Durham, NC Japanese restaurant is the only Kanki location with a To-Go number, and we make picking up take out orders fast and simple with designated parking spaces and an easily accessible “Take Out” door.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Chef's Table, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access

Website
http://www.kanki.com/durhamchapel-hill
Phone number
(919) 401-6908
Private party facilities
Kanki will only seat complete parties. Please have all your guests accounted for prior to seating. Incomplete parties must wait to be seated until all has arrived. An 18% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more. Arigato!

Kanki Durham

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Offers

Daily Drink Specials

Menu

What 436 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

FAQs

Does Kanki Durham offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Kanki Durham restaurant rated?

Is Kanki Durham currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information