King Sushi

About King Sushi

King Sushi occupies a genuinely old building on South King Street in Jackson — a log cabin that started life as a blacksmith shop, now holding about 30 seats with its original log walls intact and a patio that opens up in summer for quieter seating outside. Jason King and Kaylan Fullerton opened it in 2014 after meeting while working evenings together at another local sushi restaurant, the kind of origin story that's common in a ski town where people build businesses around the schedule that lets them still get outside during the day. Nine years in, the couple relocated with their daughter Ginny to Teton Valley and opened a second King Sushi in Driggs, Idaho in 2023. Jason King leads the kitchen's creative direction and specializes in nigiri; he received a James Beard nomination for Best Chef in the Mountain West in 2024. Kyle Proman heads the Jackson kitchen day to day and was named Best Chef in Jackson Hole in 2023, with a particular focus on ceviche. The restaurant describes its style as new-style sashimi alongside traditional sushi, with fish flown in daily, and it runs an all-natural wine list plus a serious sake and cocktail program. Because the space is small and the restaurant has a strong local following, reservations — booked through Resy — are genuinely necessary; the restaurant itself notes seating is limited. It also offers private buyouts for small groups. Between the building's history, the chef pedigree, and the tight seating count, this reads as a destination sushi spot rather than a casual drop-in, and it's worth booking ahead of a Jackson trip rather than trying to walk in.