CK Kitchen

FOOD

The sushi selection makes room for both simple pieces and elaborately dressed rolls. Nigiri comes one piece to an order, with salmon, tuna and yellowtail among the raw choices. Cooked shrimp, eel, sweet egg omelet and tofu skin give that part of the menu other possibilities.

Special raw rolls add more ingredients around the fish. The Rainbow Roll starts with crabmeat and avocado, then adds tuna, salmon and yellowtail on top. The Tokyo Roll combines spicy salmon, cream cheese and jalapeño with more salmon and spicy mayonnaise. The Bengals Roll takes spicy tuna and crunch beneath a salmon topping.

Cooked and deep-fried rolls provide a separate selection. The Sunday Morning Roll combines salmon, cream cheese and avocado with spicy mayonnaise and eel sauce. American Dream uses crabmeat, avocado and cream cheese, while the shrimp tempura and chicken tempura rolls offer simpler fried fillings. Avocado, cucumber and sweet potato rolls give the rice-and-seaweed side of dinner some meatless choices too.

Korean fried chicken wings arrive in small orders with a choice of Original Olive, Soy Garlic, Spicy or Swicy, the menu’s sweet-and-spicy option. Korean BanBan cauliflower takes tempura cauliflower into sweet chili sauce. Elsewhere, the kitchen wanders cheerfully into street-corn nachos, with charred corn, chipotle and lime cremas, cilantro and cotija cheese.

The smaller starters give a round some useful variety. Vegetable or chicken gyoza, fried shrimp shumai and crab Rangoon offer several filled bites, while a shrimp tempura set combines shrimp and vegetables. Jalapeño Bombs put spicy tuna and cream cheese inside battered, deep-fried peppers, with eel sauce and spicy mayonnaise. Edamame and cucumber sunomono provide simpler choices; the cucumber comes with ponzu dressing. Spicy kani salad and seaweed salad are further chilled options alongside the hot starters.

Ramen is a significant part of the unlimited offering, with Original Tonkotsu, Shoyu Tonkotsu and Miso, each also offered in a spicy version. The protein choice is barbecue pork or grilled chicken. It gives a diner who prefers a bowl of noodles a proper meal within the AYCE selection. Tokyo Noodles take another approach, combining ramen noodles with carrots, cabbage, green onion, grilled chicken and spicy sauce.

The hot kitchen also includes chicken katsu, hibachi selections, fried rice and crispy chicken, fish or shrimp tacos. There is enough cooked food here for sushi to be one part of dinner rather than its sole purpose. The menu lists ice cream and fried cheesecake for a sweet finish. Drinks remain a separate order, including the milk teas and fruit drinks advertised by the restaurant.