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Kanki Durham, Durham, NC

Kanki Durham

4.3
4.3
463 Reviews
$31 to $50
Japanese
3504 Mount Moriah Rd, Durham, NC 27707-9015

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2 people
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
  • Charming
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.

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
  • 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!
  • Delivery & takeout
  • 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 463 people are saying

Kanki Durham reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Kanki Durham is celebrated for its lively atmosphere and talented chefs, with standout mentions like "mozart!!! he. was. absolutely. amazing." and "excellent food and show." The restaurant is perfect for birthdays and family gatherings, offering consistent quality and a memorable dining experience. While service can be inconsistent, the overall ambiance and culinary skills shine.
463 Reviews
  1. Jeryl

    Raleigh6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Even though we had a reservation we had to wait about 20 minutes while we waited on an available chef. Once we were seated the service was great and our chef was personable and our food was good.

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  2. Elaine Tomberlin

    Raleigh1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We all enjoyed it very much. It made a great birthday celebration.

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  3. Jennifer VIP

    Charlotte6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 3, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Hector is a great chef! Service for drinks and sushi are really slow.

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  4. Katherine

    Jacksonville3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 1, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was terrible. Got drinks after 15 minutes and never again. Everyone had empty drinks before the chef came to the table. He never returned to offer us refills or second orders from the bar.

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  5. John

    Raleigh31 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 30, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great family experience! Would highly recommend!!

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  6. Rebecca

    Raleigh1 review

    2.0

    Dined on March 28, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    We went for dinner for my son’s birthday, as the chef started cooking at our table, he was not giving our son any of the food. Turns out his list did not have my son’s order & the waitress stated she put it down. The chef stated we should have told him what my son got but it is his responsibility to know what everyone is having. We spoke to the manager & she brought my sons order out after the fact, they bring him sherbet & they sang happy birthday, they also gave us 10% off. This was appreciated but still my son missed the whole experience of why we go to Kanki. Of all the people at the table, they messed up the birthday boys meal! We will not go back.

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    Charlotte5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 21, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    We made reservations for a party of six to celebrate a couple of family birthdays on a Friday night. The two ladies at the hosting station were not very friendly and very non-communicative. Although we were on time for our reservation, we still had to wait about ten minutes and were not told anything about our status. We had to ask them two separate times what the hold up was or how much longer we would have to wait. Mind you, they were not very busy and there were plenty of open tables, not sure what the hold up was but neither host member openly communicated what was happening. We waited off to the side while they did nothing. Our waitress was just ok and rarely checked up on us. She disappeared for long periods of time which was annoying. We asked her for things and she forgot two different times and we would end up having to ask a separate employee (for example, we needed one more plate, needed more napkins, or needed more water). The only positive about our visit was our chef, MOZART!!! He. Was. Absolutely. Amazing.!!!!!! The best chef!!!! He turned our frown upside down and had us constantly entertained and laughing. He was such a joy and very energetic and you can tell he loves his job! The table next to us had such a boring chef who was barely interacting with his table so we were so glad to have gotten Mozart. I give him 1000/100 stars!

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  8. June

    Greensboro7 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 8, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Our chef was not very interested in actually creating the hibachi experience! He was quite blase about what he was doing and not at all entertaining. We were seeing all the other tables being entertained quite handsomely with lots of fun and fire which we have come to expect here. It was a disappointing day for sure.

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    Charlotte1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 4, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Our waiter was the worse. We knew that the wait time for a cook was lo g being they only had 3 last night was cool our cook was amazing. The waiter was slow and left us unattended for lo ng periods of time which made a good time not so good.

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  10. Kelly

    Raleigh1 review

    3.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Poor service have been multiple times and have never had a problem, today was bad tho

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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 463 OpenTable diners.

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

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Make a reservation

2 people
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today
Google Map for Kanki Durham

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
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Phone number
  • 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!
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