Koi is going to be a tough sell on State Street. Without an alcohol license (at the present time), the food and service really needs to stand out in order to drive customers here vs. one of several other asian restaurants in the area. Unfortunately, it is a tough swim upstream for Koi. Interior wise, the decor is lacking. Nary a picture on the wall and the table numbers (i.e. B-5) are pasted on the wall or chairs to help the servers. It must have not have worked as we had 3 different servers at our table at some point throughout the meal. Their menu is large and diverse with both traditional and american chinese entrees along with sushi. I would not get the sushi again. The rolls were assembled sloppily and constructed with dry sushi rice. Our two entrees (sesame chicken and szechuan chicken) were somewhat better. Of the two, the spicy chicken won out with lots of dried peppers and the numbing bite of szechuan peppercorn.
Yes, the restaurant is relatively new but with the amount of competition and the lack of alchohol to help smooth out some of the kitchen missteps, I doubt we would be repeat customers.