Sushi for special diets (allergies and vegan)

[ls15]

We want to have sushi on our trip - is there anywhere you would recommend? We don't want to eat at California Grill (we've eaten there before and thought it was just alright).

My mom is gluten, dairy, egg, soy, legume-free. She will eat fish and anything else.

I am gluten and dairy-free (celiac and allergy), and a vegan. So there has to be a few vegan sushi options (avocado roll, cucumber roll, et cetera).

We are thinking Kona Cafe. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Jessica527]

Hello! I would suggest Kimonos at the Swan Resort. It is an easy stroll from either HS or EP, or a short boat ride.

Kimonos is fairly well priced for Sushi and has a great variety of what you would be looking for!

Some suggestions:
Miso Soup (Tofu and Seaweed)
Smoke Salmon
Eel
Asparagus Roll (has cream cheese though, so w/o cream cheese)
Ichiban Roll (Assorted Veggies)
California Roll (Normally crab, smelt roe, cucumber and avocado)

Here is the menu:
Kimonos Menu

Enjoy!

 

[clanmcculloch]

Kona Island Sushi Bar without any concerns. For the person who can have soy they do even have a gluten free tamari. The sticky rice is made using rice vinegar and sugar. The nori on the rolls I believe is just seaweed. The chef will come up with some tasty options. For the person who's a vegan with the list of allergies I'm sure the options will be more limitted to a variety of veggie rolls but there will be some options including but not limitted to avacado, cucumber, carrots, green onions and I'm not sure what else. I know they have at least these and I would think they'd have others. The chef there has created us some amazing masterpieces that are safe for complicated allergies. I wouldn't hesitate to go there. LOVE LOVE LOVE Kona Island Sushi Bar.

 

[ls15]

Kona Island Sushi Bar without any concerns. For the person who can have soy they do even have a gluten free tamari. The sticky rice is made using rice vinegar and sugar. The nori on the rolls I believe is just seaweed. The chef will come up with some tasty options. For the person who's a vegan with the list of allergies I'm sure the options will be more limitted to a variety of veggie rolls but there will be some options including but not limitted to avacado, cucumber, carrots, green onions and I'm not sure what else. I know they have at least these and I would think they'd have others. The chef there has created us some amazing masterpieces that are safe for complicated allergies. I wouldn't hesitate to go there. LOVE LOVE LOVE Kona Island Sushi Bar.

Thanks! Sounds delicious and that is the one that we were thinking of, too. However, I read that we can make the reservation at the Kona Cafe, and then get the sushi bar menu (and vice versa). What would you recommend? Or does it not really matter? They don't have the Sushi Bar as an option on the reservation thing.

 

[clanmcculloch]

The sushi menu in the restaurant is very limitted but I believe you can order anything you want from the sushi bar if you're eating in the restaurant. I'm not positive though. I'd try to confirm this just to be sure. Since you've got complicated allergies, Special Diets should still work with you.

From the restaurant we've only ever ordered the nigiri straight off the regular Kona menu though it does get prepared at the sushi bar. Our more interesting orders were actually placed through room service when staying at Poly so we've never actually ordered from the sushi bar though I do know it was always chef Jonathan from the sushi bar who created our masterpieces. I can't imagine that you wouldn't be able to order anything you want from the sushi bar when you're in the restaurant.

You're right that you can't book an ADR at the sushi bar.

 

[ls15]

Sounds great! Thank you so much. I booked it!