Kinja Japanese Restaurant - Japanese restaurant in Yelm - 1304 E Yelm Ave A102, USA

Best bento box in town. The owners and staff are always extremely kind (even when I accidentally spilled my miso soup). Decor making you feel like you're walking out of Washington and into Japan.

Our favorite sushi place in Washington State, hands down. Fresh fish, fast friendly service...period. We visit often and have always had a wonderful time. Families are always there with well behaved children. Kinja is closed on Mondays.

We love this place! The sushi is amazing and the serving size is spot on! Can't say enough good things about this restaurant!

All the food I have had so far is great and presented In A very authentic way! The atmosphere in very pleasant, the server is always around to answer questions or take orders. The price is very good for the amount of food you get as well! All in all I HIGHLY recommend this restaurant!!!!

I ordered for takeout on a busy evening. They let me know it was going to be approx 30 min wait. The portions received were large and food was fresh. Check for their daily special before ordering! The teriyaki sauce did seem watered down though, it was a bit bland and runny. Gave it 4 stars. *Update* We tried this place again for takeout. Placed a large order and it was done in 30 min, great timing especially considering how much we ordered. The kids meals were impressive too, see the photo of teriyaki chicken with one scoop of rice for reference. Out of 7 of us: 5 said it was absolutely delicious, 1 said really good, and 1 said it was okay. Received large servings, tasted fresh, teriyaki sauce was no longer bland. Changing rating to 5 stars since 4.5 isn't an option and this place is so much better than any others anywhere nearby. One last note, this place does not charge extra for rice, miso soup, and rice like some others now do.

So starting with the good. The Place was clean and the staff were very nice. Food came fast except for the shrimp tempura at the end. We ate shushi rolls for our first order and they were not bad but not to die for. It's not a bad place to stop by during lunch for a quick fix or maybe even take out as a last min dinner solution. However, for the price it would make me consider other cheaper but probably more fulfilling options in those situations. The worst part of the dinner was the shrimp tempura. It didn't taste bad but it went along the common theme of just alright but not bad. But which is a huge but, cause it cost 16 dollars for 6 shrimp that tasted so average and the absolute worst part is that they cut the shrimp in half. I mean come on!! That was the last thing I ordered and I was about going to leave them a really amazing average review. Anyways that was my most honest review. For the owner, Please do not cut the shrimp in half its insulting for the price and they are not even that good, not to mention the amount you are saving is not worth loosing potential loyal customer over. Overall I give them 5 out of 10...

cute little mom and pop shop. It all tasted wonderful and the servings were fair for the good pricing. nice place to stop and eat. the gyosa could have used a little bit of work it fell apart and the sauce was okay. but everything else was yummy(: the server was very nice and attentive!

Horrible service. Burnt my friend with steaming hot teriyaki chicken then ignored us for an hr while we waited for our checks only to be over charged. The sushi was bomb tho.