Dragon Kitchen Hilo

Holy moly. Who would've thought brown rice was good in a sushi roll and poke bowl? These guys sure did. It was so delicious. I got a shrimp tempura roll and a spicy ahi poke bowl. A good amount of heat, the sauces were so good (teriyaki sauce not unagi sauce, crazy I know!) And the rice was the real star. I hate brown rice. But I don't know what these guys do to it to make it edible but whatever it is, it works so good. The bowl is on the smaller side for $14 but I think its somewhat reasonable. And the roll was under $8. The rolls kind of range from $7-12 which isn't outrageous and it was a good size roll. 1000% recommend if you want sushi and poke on a Tuesday and Sushi HI is closed.

Delicious! We ordered two roles loved them both and ordered two more! Good prices too

Dragon’s Kitchen was better than I could’ve imagined. There are plenty of poke places around this area, but their prices are amazing and the service is great too. I definitely recommend it.

Here you will find a very nice Japanese family making honest and delicious sushi. You can easily eat for ~$15, so the prices are very fair. A nice bonus is that they have labels on their menu showing which items have cooked ingredients, and also which items are made only with vegetables. If you ever been a vegetarian (or vegan) in Japan, you know that you basically need to eat Buddhist food to avoid animal products, so it’s nice to see simple green dots on a menu of Japanese food. (That being said, I’m pretty sure what I ended up eating would have fit a Buddhist diet, and there’s nothing at all wrong with that.) Finally, they had warabizushi (fiddlehead), which I’ve never had the opportunity to eat before. It was excellent. The interplay between warabi and nori is really complimentary and fun. Gochisousama deshita, Dragon Kitchen! P.S. brown rice is more nutritious and only has a slightly different chew to it, so don’t worry about this being unusual. They know how to handle their rice perfectly.

My spicy ahi and avocado roll was winnahs. I had no idea the sushi was made with brown rice. The name flew over my head lol. I would recommend try it out if you are cruising around downtown hilo.

Perfectly mediocre. It wasn't great, it wasn't terrible. The restaurant is located inside the "food court". It's kind of a dumpy location, which I don't necessarily mind. Some of the best food I've had are in questionable locations. I got a small ahi and a small salmon roll. They said it would be a 20 min wait, which surprised me a little, considering the few patrons. It ended up being about 10-15 min. The rolls were very meh. I've had worse, and I've definitely had better. They were about $5 each, which is about all they're worth. While in the area, I also got a poke bowl from a little "LLC" around the corner. The poke bowl there was amazing.

Seriously the best sushi! It’s a bit of a hole in the wall, but don’t let that deter you. I got the sushi combo B, and it was amazing. We spent all of that night and the next day thinking about this sushi, and drove back to Hilo from Kona just to eat here again. Definitely worth it!

Hidden Gem! Don’t be fooled by the area. Such a great place to stop by for a quick lunch. Everything is so fresh and cheap. Be sure the check out the hours of operation before coming cause it’s only opened for 5hrs.

There wasn’t much for seating but the sushi was so yummy! The prices were unbeatable! In Colorado this tray would have costed us twice as much. Loved it definitely will go back.

Stopped in here for lunch, it's part of a 6 stall mini food court style building. Cannot beat the prices at this place. Between $2 and $4 for a basic 8 piece roll, up to $7 for the most expensive "special" roll, and $2 to $3 for a hand roll. All the sushi is made with brown rice and the fish to rice ratio is great for the price. If you're trying to grab the most high end fancy sushi dining experience this is not what you're looking for, but if you've got 20-30 minutes for a quick inexpensive sushi lunch this place is on point. Would definitely eat here again.