Kanpai Japanese Restaurant

This a small family ran Japanese restaurant. Located on a corner in downtown Puyallup, KanPai serves up authentic Japanese food. The Sushi, Teriyaki, Tempura are all excellent and the meals are reasonably priced. The Chief's wife usually waits the tables Yoko is polite and friendly. When busy the service can be slow but well worth the wait. My last review was 2007. KanPai is still going strong. The seafood is fresh. The attention to detail makes this family ran establishment a treasure. more

This a small family ran Japanese restaurant. Located on a corner in downtown Puyallup, Kanpai serves up authentic Japanese food. The Sushi, Teriyaki, Tempura are all excellent and the meals are reasonably priced. The staff are polite and friendly. When busy the service can be slow but well worth the wait. more

If you've ever gone to the Puyallup Fair via Meridian, you went right past Kanpai. It looks bad from the outside: a white diner looking thing with a parking lot that can hold 3 cars. There's more parking around to the back, but you can't tell that when you first drive by. Also, they have funny hours. They are open for lunch, then closed, then open again for dinner. Closed on Sundays and Mondays. So there's a very good chance that you drove by and it was closed and you couldn't imagine anything good inside. But, I declare that this is the best Japanese food around - and I've tried some well-known restaurants in Federal Way, Des Moines, Tacoma, and Seattle. I also lived in Japan for over 3 years, so I feel I have some authority. Kanpai is run by an elderly Japanese couple. The food is superb and the menu has a huge variety. Try something different - don't just order teriyaki!! I get all of my friends to try eel [unagi sushi]. They love it. I look forward to going there, but all Japanese food is expensive, so I don't go as often as I'd like. more