Kanzo - Parramatta

Kanzo is a cosy little Japanese joint in the heart of Parramatta on George St. This restaurant is always bustling with customers. While you sit inside the restaurant, there are a lot of takeaway orders being done as well. Turnover is also quite fast so I've never had to wait for a table here despite the small sized restaurant. I was recommended by my friend to have the sushi here. The first time I went, my family wanted hot food so we ended up not ordering any sushi and I was slightly underwhelmed. After this first visit, I decided I'd follow my friends advice and ordered sushi and sashimi and it did not disappoint! I highly recommend their Grilled Salmon Roll, Grilled Salmon Nigiri, Sashimi, Fresh Salmon Roll with Avocado and their special rolls. The salmon is always very fresh, and their portion sizes for the salmon on the sushi is quite a generous ratio. Their prices are very decent, I've never had to pay over $20pp for a very decent feed. I highly... read more

First day in Parramatta, and I was ravenous having skipped breakfast. I decided on something healthy for lunch and quickly searched for some well rated eateries. Kanzo is a small local restaurant with limited tables seated both inside and out. Saturday lunch time it was busy but not too bad, service we adequate, but to be honest with these prices for Japanese food it's to be expected. I decided on the sashimi bento box, since I've been craving fresh fish lately. The bento box was generously portioned, on the left was 4 slices of fresh salmon, sliced prawn and what I assume is tuna, doused in sesame sauce on a bed of freshly grated cabbages and carrots. I just love sesame sauce do it was easily appreciated. On the right was 4 slices of fresh salmon and two slices of tuna, with an accompaniment of customary ginger and wasabi on the side. The fish was decent, not exceptionally fresh but still good. The bento came with a bowl of rice and a miso soup. Overall I was quite satisfied, quality was fine and the price was good for the food that I got. Service was a bit slow but it's to be expected at these busy small locals. I will come again if I'm after cheap Japanese.

First day in Parramatta, and I was ravenous having skipped breakfast. I decided on something healthy for lunch and quickly searched for some well rated eateries. Kanzo is a small local restaurant with limited tables seated both inside and out. Saturday lunch time it was busy but not too bad, service we adequate, but to be honest with these prices for Japanese food it's to be expected. I decided on the sashimi bento box, since I've been craving fresh fish lately. The bento box was generously portioned, on the left was 4 slices of fresh salmon, sliced prawn and what I assume is tuna, doused in sesame sauce on a bed of freshly grated cabbages and carrots. I just love sesame sauce do it was easily appreciated. On the right was 4 slices of fresh salmon and two slices of tuna, with an accompaniment of customary ginger and wasabi on the side. The fish was decent, not exceptionally fresh but still good. The bento came with a bowl of rice and a miso soup. Overall I was... read more

A small little respite amidst a boisterous and bustling neighbourhood, Kanzo offers an extremely wide of sushi, sashimi, ramen, udon, don, bentos, etc. This is pretty "amazing" for a tiny restaurant with less than 20 seats. A jack of all trades, a master of none - the sushi was poorly rolled, compressed and sliced. The inferior ingredients used in the preparation did not help much either. The result is a sushi which disintegrated badly when I pick them up and a milky and stale sushi. The unagi was also slimy, stale and unappetising. ????????

This humble Japanese restaurant honestly surprised me. We were extremely hungry and saw that this small place had a lot of people waiting, so decided to queue to see what the fuss was about. And we were not disappointed. The food was good for its price and I definitely recommend the sashimi and sushi- those were delicious. The udon was also incredibly tasty and not overly salty as I find other places to be. What's funny is that we went past another Japanese restaurant whose interior is beautiful and new, yet there was no one inside. While this slightly run-down and humble restaurant was bustling with people. Says a lot, really. Only one downfall is that we had to sit outside and the seats are placed on a slope which made it quite awkward. But hey, we didn't come for the seats. We came for food.