Best sushi in Massachusetts. You do not need to drive any further. Wonderful selection of rolls, excellent service, great drinks, clean, good atmosphere, and the hot pot is fun as well. read more

First, service was not good. Our order was wrong, took a long time to get the corrected dish. We were not checked on much, drinks were empty for quite some time, no one refilled water. It was not busy at all on a Sunday night and there were lots of servers there hanging around. Server was not knowledgeable on the sushi. Rangoons had nothing in them......Nothing just a spot of cream cheese. I typically don't write reviews and I am forgiving however the worst part is my daughter got food poisoning from the sushi! read more

Went there for the second time in a week, outstanding sushi, try the holiday maki, atmosphere, service , and table side conversations with the owner Chen. Will be back in the near future. read more

We tried Bab Sushi in Sturbridge for the first time recently. The place has a classy yet comfortable look and feel to it. The chairs are very comfortable! The food was excellent! The only thing I could say is the Chicken in our dishes was a bit dry. All of the food we tried was good with excellent flavor! Try the spring rolls, they are wrapped in thinly sliced cucumbers and filled with crab, shrimp and mango and are drizzled with a honey wasabi sauce! Absolutely delicious! $10 for 4 of them and they are small though. read more

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I just came this town to stay 1 night at hotel to get relax. After spa i was hungry and looked for some restaurant near me on yelp. It was sunday night after 8pm, and most place were closed already or close at 9. But i found this place open til 10 so i just give them a shot to try. Guess what, I pick the best restaurant in my life!!! Food, Interior, staff everything was SOOOOO good! I tried hot pot, seafood was really fresh!!! Price were bit (more than a bit) but, it's worth it!!!! I'll defenietly come back to this town and bring my family just to eat at baba sushi. This is going to be my #1 restaurent. read more

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One of my favorite places! Love this place. Fresh sushi. Great cocktails. Love the fried rice. Always had great/fresh dishes, consistently. I even order take out for the 1 hr trip. Worth it...every time. read more

The food was great. My spouse doesn't eat sushi and there were delicious options available. My only reason for not giving 5 stars- a majority of the sushi rolls had some sort of tempura. For those that are trying to stay away from deep fried foods it really narrowed down the options. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

This place exceeded my expectations, created by the nice reviews and 4.5 stars on Yelp. They have lots of unusual and creative rolls on the menu, but I lean toward the more traditional side. The yellowtail and fluke sashimi, and eel and spider rolls were flawless, but even better was chef Sam's presentation. The man is truly an artist. The staff was very friendly, and service excellent. Great decor to boot. If you like sushi, don't miss Baba! read more

Baba Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Kaizen has always been a great place for us to grab dinner after visiting family in Western Mass on our way home to NH. This time we decided to try Baba. It's surprising that Sturbridge has TWO great sushi restaurants within a mile of each other. I hope they both can thrive. The sushi rice at Baba, often a weak link, was exceptional. Our server Courtney was excellent. My wife is a pretty knowledgable foodie and can ask some very specific questions. Courtney answered them all clearly and in detail. Very attractive interior. Highly Recommended. read more

Super clean, amazing and fun staff. Love it there and going back soon. The food tasted excellent and people were constantly making sure I was all set. I really recommend their sushi but they have really good entrees as well. Their hotpot is also amazing and the atmosphere is my favorite part. Definitely go check this place out. Dine in and take out food come out quick too. read more

My wife and I were out looking for a place to eat Friday night. We decided on Sushi and started to search Yelp. We found Baba Sushi right away, and reviewed the photos of the various dishes and the reviews. We arrived in the parking lot and we were met with by the Valet. He said Valet service was optional so we parked our selves. We started with a glass of Merlot and a couple Sushi rolls of shrimp tempura and Alaskan crab. Then we moved on to dinner and we each had the Seafood trio of rock lobster bay scallops and shrimp. Every was done to perfection from the quality and taste of the food to the service from our awesome waitress. We finished with a fruit cheese cake desert. And to top it all off the atmosphere and new school design of the Resturants was incredible. If you are looking for a real nice night out You can't go wrong here I would highly recommend Baba Sushi read more

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Called and made a reservation but the time frame was later then what we wanted but agreed to coming in at 8pm .. unfortunately when we got there the hostess did not have our reservation so she said and I was like no it's on my phone I called gave my number three times but was refused service and was like I don't understand we had a reservation I called now every restaurant in town is closed and what am I suppose to do now because of someone's incompetence..& she even gloated how she was the only restaurant in town and would not even allow a take out order .. was only going there because Kaizen was closed and is much better don't waste your time or even bother calling ahead .. read more

This is the best food experience I have ever had in the United States, great food, service and atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone

An incredible place. Visited with a good friend on a Friday night. We were blown away by the food, service and selection. We grabbed a couple seats at the bar and I was immediately impressed with the selection of bourbons and scotch they had. When complimenting our bartender on the choices, she took a bow and said she was the proud decision maker on the spirits. We grabbed a couple cocktails and viewed their maki roll menu. Quite the selection. We started with two but we're so impressed we ordered another round. The flavors were amazing. The presentation was excellent as you can see from he photos. The lobster and Alaskan king crab roll was the best roll I've ever had...period. The place is very clean, organized and has a very welcoming classy feel. There is a huge brick fireplace in the middle that adds to the charm. While we're being amazed with our meal, they had a live musician playing on the second floor. Afterwards, we went upstairs to have a better listen and found another dining area with cozy seating next to warm fireplace. All in all, an extremely memorable dining experience. Will visit again, soon. A+ read more

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Waiters are friendly and easy to talk with! The environment is brand new since this is recently opened. Food for hot pot is fresh. However, running out of some food is kind painful (really want to try some new food out!) Overall it is worthy to back again! read more

Baba Sushi - Hot pot lamb - Japanese Near Me - Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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We love Baba Sushi! Their sushi is excellent, as well as artistic. My non-sushi friends love the hot pot, and the entrees are delicious.

Spent almost 2 hours and ordered way too much food. Loved every second and every bite. read more

Baba Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Sturbridge, Massachusetts

VERY friendly and mellow wait staff. My dining partner and I really liked the fact that they made it a point to say we could ask any staff for anything...we didn't have to wait for our server. The food is phenomenal. We ordered the hot pot for two and it was A LOT of food and very tasty. One could tell that the food was fresh and the chef/owner put a lot of thought into the presentation. The idea of this place is very original and the presentation of the food is thoughtful. We will definitely be back to try the sushi. GOOD JOB and very thoughtful. read more

Love, love, love this sushi and hot pot restaurant. From the minute you walk in the door, the ambience hits the eye first, followed by a friendly greeting from the hostess station. Fresh, COLD, delicious sushi and sashimi. Amazing cocktails with house infused liquors and freshly made mixers. You cannot go wrong! read more

We were traveling through and were staying in Sturbridge for the night. We were so happy they were open late. We had a combo hot pot for 2 and it was awsome!!! We chose 2 different broths. The platter was full of goodies, incl chicken, beef, shrimp and fish on one plate and another plate with lots of veggies incl bok choy, several varieties of mushrooms, corn on the cob and more. We also ordered sushi rolls and they were so good. Overall awesome place with great food and excellent service. We will def stop here again while traveling through MA. read more

We absolutely love Baba sushi. It is such a nice establishment in town and is always fresh, innovative, and delicious. They have something for everyone whether you're in the mood for hotpot (a must try), an entree, or their hallmark sushi rolls. In our opinion the biggest advantage over their competitor in town is that they deliver!! For every one time we order from Kaizen we order from Baba ten times more because of the convenience of delivery. An amazing spot, don't miss it! read more

It had nice valet service. It had a good setting. We did wait for 40 minutes for our food and it was very disappointing. Asked the waiter the first time and told us that the chefs were trying their best. Totally lied about it. Turns out our ticket got lost. Manager was very generous about it though. Gave us a gift card and was very sorry about the wait. We paid for our dinner and gave the rest of the 50$ gift card as a tip because they were so generous. They took off the price of the soup and the tea we ordered. Overall, it was very busy in the restaurant and were very disappointed in the beginning due to the length of the time our food came out. But the restaurant did a really good making up for it. read more

Great food, pretty expensive, a little slow, kinda rude service - it would get a 5 but with Kaizen right next door as a cheaper and better alternative for your sushi needs... how can you rally go for a 5? 4 it is here. Worth trying once... kind of... read more

There was a lot to recommend this place, and everyone else in my party enjoyed everything, BUT I did not. #1 their "Traditional Japanese Miso soup" has !!Chicken bouillon!! in it! yuck. #2 that "Chicken bouillon" does not have any listed ingredients -- even on the package. well, guess what. this reviewer is very sensitive to MSG (and plenty of other things) and I reacted with a slight headache, a yucked-up mouth, and a fuzzy feeling. bleh. so, anyhow, until they change their suppliers, if you'd rather not be eating chicken or MSG with your meal, steer clear of the miso soup or hotpot and ask to verify that the other soup bases actualy have their ingredients listed (in english, not Mandarin). or just order the excellent sushi. read more

Sushi was nothing to get excited about, old, dry, out of oyster shooters, ran out of special, waitress only talked to half our group, there were 8 of us. 2 White rice bowls never came out. Sashimi was old and soft. Stores too long because of texture. Even thou it was a slightly large party, don't believe that a 21% grat. amount was worth it. read more

Placed ordered at 3:10 to be picked up @ 5:30. Came at 5:30 to pick up. Not ready. Called at 5:50. Still not ready. Food was finally brought to my car @ 6:29. I am beyond irate and speechless. This service is so ridiculously horrible! read more

I had to try the new sushi place here intown and I am kinda disappointed. I went in with high hopes and left knowing I will not be returning and mostly due to the lack of care by the front house staff. read more

Completely awesome. The wait staff was friendly and attentive. The hot pot was spectacular and time with my family over a great meal, priceless. read more

This was the freshest sushi we've ever had! Wow! I didn't think it was possible because we've been to some yummy local places but driving 40 minutes to this place was well worth it! So yummy! read more

The food was awesome their Baba Sushi roll is ridiculously good I recommend this place to anyone! The seafood soup was so good too!

First visit, first time having hot pot. It was perfect. Or server was really helpful explaining what to do to prepare it to our liking. Everything was extremely fresh. Can't wait to go back! The decor is simple and welcoming, also it's very clean. We didn't have sushi, but it looked great as it was served to others. Beautiful presentation. read more

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I have been wanting to try this place since it opened. Saturday, was out opportunity. There was no one at the reception desk and we waited some time to be seated. We advised the person seating us that we had never had hot pots before and would like to try it. We were seated in a "special" section where the tables have a heating element centered in the table. Our server was very nice and explained the process. We ordered drinks. The MIA-tia had very little alcohol and was very fruity. The wife had a Martini. It was also very fruity, with very little alcohol. We ordered a sampler as the a la cart menu was limited if you were uncertain what you would like. The platter was to have seafood, steak, pork, chicken as well as a vegetable platter that was to contain: 4 different kinds of mushrooms, corn, carrots, and some others... all for $45.00 The server then told us that we had a variety of options for the broths that we could use to cook our own foods. So we chose a slightly spiced one and a seafood one. It was interesting that the food cooking was a challenge. It makes for a very busy meal. But there were problems... The presentation of what we ordered was very nice. All the meats are sliced very thin and set over ice. There were two small Cherry stones, two small shrimp, 5 tiny slices of white fish and 6 rings of squid. Once the food was dropped at the table was dropped off. We found ourselves wondering how to cook and eat the food. There were no plates or bowls or spoons or chop sticks or napkins at out table. We called the server over and she apologized and brought us a small plate and cup and spoon. No napkins or chop sticks. My wife located some chopsticks and napkins at another unoccupied table and grabbed them. The cooking and eating process was busy. But the sauces were great. Overall, we felt stressed cooking and eating. When finished, we asked for the check. That is when the shock came to the overall experience. Never mind the drinks being overpriced... the $45 sampler plate of raw food we ordered, also required us to pay $12.00 additional for the 2 broths we selected at the servers recommendation, that we were not advised were in addition to the cost of the sampler plate! So... I have only one question... how can you show on you menu a sampler plate of food that comes to the table raw for $45.00 and then charge additional money for the broth to cook it in and fail to mention that up front? You serve raw meat, seafood and veggies on a plate of ice. I guess you could eat it raw... but they call it "hot pots".... Well, here is where we sit... you need to vote for a restaurant with your wallet. We will not be back. Somehow, $117.00 for a Saturday lunch in Sturbridge, MA where you have to cook your own food with weak drinks, seems a little steep. We will not be back. There are many better choices in the area that will cost less, have better and more complete service and allow you to return home full and satisfied for much less. read more

Hot Pot was amazing! Not usually into sushi but enjoyed it very much. Everyone was very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere was beautiful! Will definitely be attending again soon. read more

Oh boy, where do I even begin with this disaster? this place has the LOUSIEST service ever. It's a Monday evening and I've got two hungry kids with me and I see four servers just walking to and from the server station and then disappearing into Narnia. When we sat, we waited....and waited...and waited some more.... until 15-20 mins later finally the waiter (a tall guy with dark hair) greeted us and asked if anyone else was coming since the hostess sat us at a large table for 8 when it was just the 4 of us. if you're a server and you have no freakin clue, just come over and ask us (maybe bring over some waters to get the conversation started?) OR YOU COULD OF JUST ASKED THE HOSTESS WHO SAT US. Well after he greeted us we already knew what we wanted to drink and eat. We got a sprite, a Sapporo, and water. We ordered Edamame, crab Rangoon's, avocado roll, rock n roll - roll, surf n turf roll, Godzilla roll, and then two special rolls (can't remember the names). It took about another 15 mins to get the drinks and I was almost thisssssssss close (picture index and thumb finger almost touching with me squinting my eye to see how close) to going to the bathroom and drinking from the faucet. First the Sapporo arrived and it was in small 12oz glass that was clearly poured from a draft when we were anticipating the giant can (total bummer). And then like 7ish mins later, another waiter brought us our water and sprite. The water tasted fishy. And when the edamame came, those also tasted fishy. The crab Rangoon's must have tasted so amazing because that order went completely MIA. The rolls came out not too long after the edamames, but they were nothing special. Our server checked on us once but when we were trying to get the check to leave, he was no where to be found so we just waved down another server and asked for a box and check. When we finally got the check, we noticed we got charged for the crab Rangoon's we never got. When we told him that we didn't get them, he sounded surprise. I wasn't surprised at all though because he wasn't an attentive waiter. Well it took another 10 mins to get that corrected and voided off our check. In the end, after spending $92 we left annoyed and hungry since we didn't enjoy the food or service. Save yourself the hassle and go a couple doors down to Kaizen where the sushi and service is wayyy better. read more

I have only had sushi here , I have not yet tried the hot pot. However the sushi was bad enough that I do not wish to return! I really love sushi and eat it often! But baba has almost all spicy options! If it's not spicy it has eel in it! I'm sorry but not everyone loves eel ! The rolls are also very weakly rolled, everything falls out of the wrap very easily ! Not good! Service was good and ambiance was good but the food was poor! read more

Sushi specialty rolls were below mediocre. More expensive than average and less impressive

Food is to die for. Drink are smooth and the food is always fresh. Very clean facility and friendly staff. Wide sushi selection my wife and I always try something new and have never been disappointed. The entire menu is slightly smaller than most but the food always taste cooked to order and is mainly specialty item dishes. Great for family events or a romantic dinner. read more

Good food and sushi. Nice place to stop in. Portions seemed a little small although filling.

This place is fabulous, the wait staff, the owner, the decor, the space.... And last but not least... The hot pot! So amazing. Such a fun date dinner that you don't have to feel guilty about calorie wise & there's always leftovers! Sushi is great too... especially the Toro. read more

We had reservations for 6:30....places our order for our meals at 7 and didn't get our sushi until 8:30. The food was good but not "waiting 1.5 hours for it" good. We will not be back. That was ridiculous to have to wait 1.5 hours for raw sushi! read more