Kru | Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Kru sits on Folsom Blvd in East Sacramento, serving contemporary Japanese cuisine and omakase under chef and founder Billy Ngo, who also leads Fish Face Poke Bar and Healthy Hounds Kitchen in Sacramento. The restaurant is open for dinner seven days a week, with no lunch service.

The cuisine leans toward fusion omakase and modern sushi, built around contemporary technique rather than strict tradition. Kru describes its approach as reading each guest's intent, palate, and occasion, pairing plates with cocktails and sake as part of the overall experience. The kitchen emphasizes sustainability and local ingredients where available.

This is an upscale restaurant, priced in the mid-to-upper range (tier 3 of 4), and is noted as English friendly, making it straightforward for non-Japanese speakers to navigate the menu and ordering. Reservations run through Resy, and the omakase is rated moderate in difficulty to book, so planning ahead is advisable, particularly for weekend dinner seats.

Hours run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The restaurant can be reached by phone at (916) 551-1559 for questions not covered by the online booking system. Exact seat counts and current menu pricing for the omakase itself aren't listed here; those details are best confirmed directly with Kru or checked on the Resy booking page before visiting.