Nice chill place with very attentive staff. Menu has a ton of great options with a good variety of…read morehot appetizers, hibachi, and lots of different and original rolls to choose from. Very good price for what they offer for lunch and dinner. Have been a few times already and every time I've went everything has went greatly. Highly recommend to those in the Springfield area!

If I could give this place zero stars I would ordered shrimp hibachi and chicken hibachi for take…read moreout and got a bowl full of onions both plates are nearly 20 dollars if I didn't live so far I would bring this crap back!!! Should be ashamed of themselves

I had an amazing first time lunch here! The miso soup alone is awesome, best I have had! Enjoyed a…read moresushi combo ! Lovely with hot green tea! Went during the week from work, had the place to myself! Go! You will love it!!

Recommend. The food is so fresh, light, not greasy or heavy! Service perfect. Atmosphere very open…read moreand fresh. Always love blinds open when sunny so I am sure if we requested to open the blinds they would accommodate.

Went here on a whim with my mom for lunch and was pleasantly surprised! It's tucked inside a small…read moreshopping plaza that has a few stores and a bank. When we walked in, there wasn't anyone at the front, just a counter and a small table with T-shirts for sale. The kitchen is in the back, and the dining area is off to the left. A friendly waitress came out right away and told us to sit wherever we'd like. The dining room is small, but cozy; about 10 tables. There's also bar-style seating at sushi counter with about 5 chairs. Two sushi chefs were working and chatting with customers. Everyone was super nice, and the vibe was great; hip-hop, R&B, and reggaeton playing in the background. Right up my alley lol. Our waitress was very sweet, attentive, and gave us great recommendations. I ordered the Caribbean roll, and it was phenomenal! Definitely one of the best sushi rolls I've ever had. It had a sweet plantain on top and was packed with flavor. I also got a vegetable roll, which was just okay. The place had a chill mix of customers: a family, & some older couples. Overall, great service, good music, and amazing specialty rolls. It's also BYOB (wine and beer only) which is nice. I'll definitely be back to try the ramen next time!

You know that feeling when your butt cheeks pucker up and you can't get enough soy sauce to fulfill…read moreyour craving for sushi? That's the feeling you get here. This sushi made a tear roll down my leg.

Amazing food and great service! Helen is always so nice. This place is always so clean!read more

Service was great but food was average. The chicken cutlets were too thin, so it's dry instead of…read morebeing juicy. The eel on rice looks beautiful, love the presentation, but it's served lukewarm & tastes like microwaved from of cooked frozen eel rather than a freshly prepared dish.

Decent sushi but lacking ambience in my opinion…read more Little music and dimmed lights will help a lot. Waiter was friendly and awesome !

[NOTE: BarKaya's 4+ rating here is entirely undeserved. It appears there was a big shift at this…read morebusiness within the last year. Maybe a change of ownership? Take note of date stamps on the photos here in Yelp. The sushi, sashimi, omakase from 4 yrs ago looks GOOD. (I'm assuming that's where the high rating came from.) That is not what is being served currently at BarKaya.] If your neighborhood dive bar (I LOVE a neighborhood dive bar!! Bar. ) with amazing vibes, got a super cool, gorgeous resin bar and really nice upholstered furniture with beautiful colors and big, fabulous, flat screen TVs showing amazing Japanese food shows and served the worst sushi you have ever had. That's BarKaya. No. Really. I kinda wanted to award a third star for general vibe and the fact that I met and talked to some super cool people during my visit. Call it "star inflation." But! BarKaya is, after all, putting itself forth as a restaurant and at restaurants we eat food and BarKaya deserves zero stars for food. I'm pretty sure the sushi here was the worst sushi I have ever eaten in my life. (And I've eaten supermarket sushi in at least 4 states...including VERMONT!! My Friends ...supermarket sushi is the absolute bottom of the Sushi Barrel...so keep that in mind as you read this review.). As in I am worried about having put fish that was clearly dyed/colored/God only knows what, into my body. As in when I ate the first piece of California Roll (CALIFORNIA ROLL!!) I got a whiff of something having gone "off".... As in the "torched fatty tuna belly" was completely unrecognizable as fish (please see attached photos...Yikes!). Y'all. When they put my pieces of sushi in front of me I had to make the conscious decision to eat that mess. As in I took one for the team because I was going to write a review, so I figured I needed to eat it and I also thought I probably wouldn't die (although I did think there was a strong possibility I would be sick after...and yes, this stuff did not "agree with me"...). These people need to be STOPPED from serving "sushi." It is an actual crime (and a travesty). Just. Terrible. On every level. Including the rice, which was not actually sushi rice (FYI: sushi rice is not just the rice, it is the process). I could go on. But should I? They've got this entire, beautiful bar set up. Including a glass topped sushi bar. Lovely. My suggestion is to stop serving any sort of fish. Immediately. Or...stick solely to deep fried seafood for your so-called "sushi." Tempura it all and then turn it into sushi. But please, for the love of all that is holy: NO MORE RAW FISH. They also make Ramen. I did not have Ramen. Perhaps the Ramen is edible. I have my doubts. But! Should I return (for vibes and chit chat - never underestimate those things!!) I will be trying Ramen. What I had: Cucumber Salad. Which was the best thing I ate. And, since I ate it first, it led to me to have falsely inflated expectations. It was fine. Neither flavorful nor spicy. Seaweed Salad. Just a big bowl of premade/bought Seaweed Salad. You too can buy it at the grocery store. Shrug. Miso Soup. Very large bowl. Which is nice. Not good Miso. They're not using a base (like Dashi or fish stock) and they're using too much Miso (how do I know? I've made Miso myself and done the same darn thing at home...many times). An assortment of terrible, awful, barely edible pieces of sushi: Ikura, Tobiko, Salmon Belly, Torched Fatty Tuna (that looked exactly like some sort of really inexpensive cut of beef that was then overcooked). A California Roll. Because who screws up a California Roll?? BarKaya. That's who... And an Unagi Roll. Because, again, it is nearly impossible to mess up Eel. BarKaya proves it's not entirely impossible. Because even the Eel Sauce was not good. I mean you can just BUY Eel Sauce and get some delicious stuff. These people need to be stopped. I drank their one Sake. It was fine. It probably saved my life. Always drink plenty of alcohol when you are also eating questionable/sketchy things that could potentially kill you. My theory is the alcohol will fight the toxins!! Mr Business Manager who replied below in a particularly unhinged fashion (he appears to have retracted the vast majority of his tirade - just as well, it was borderline "restraining order" stuff. YIKES!): Sir. Please take a few moments to glance at the other sushi spots I have reviewed. I know whereof I speak. Pro Tip: RESIST the urge to attack reviews online. It's a bad look. As is the sushi your establishment serves. I spent well over $100 at BarKaya. Because I tried as many things possible before drawing any conclusions Try Harder. Do. Better. You've set the bar incredibly low. Shouldn't be difficult...

Love the food and the owner! It's a great place to eat and I appreciate the atmosphere and the…read morehostess!

We went for the second time today. What an outstanding sushi place ! The sushi is fresh, the rolls…read moreare super creative, the presentation outstanding and the service is excellent.

Excellent food and outstanding service as usual tonight particularly from our favorite server Emma…read more She always makes us feel welcome. Tonight the restaurant was packed with the overflow from a basketball tournament at Springfield College, the restaurant was stressed to the max but as usual Emma was awesome!

Ordered a bunch of food through DoorDash. What showed up was either noodles or rice with a 1 inch…read moreby half inch sharp piece of plastic mixed in with the dinner. Completely unacceptable and dangerous. We were regular customers through DoorDash and that is done. The manager, when I called, even tried to refer me back to DoorDash about the issue they caused in the kitchen. Unacceptable never again. This place is done.

I love this little local joint because of how fresh the food is each time I order their poke bowls…read more The service is quite fast and they always get my order correct when I get delivery. Been inside a couple of times and it is always clean with no weird smells!

The food was fresh and delicious . The service is quick . I ordered joy classics were amazing!read more

We stopped by after a hard workout at Central Rock gym over at Hadley. I'm quite impressed! The…read morekani salad is probably one of the best and visually appealing sides I've tried. The hot and spicy ramen was true to its name and definitely burned as it went down my throat, both temperature and spice. I also had the Shrimp killer roll, which was fine, not the star. I think the ramen was definitely the best, and the kani salad not too far under. My fiancé also got the boston roll, which he enjoyed but couldn't finish because the ramen was super filling. Our server was super great and very attentive. We would definitely come back!

sushi was delicious- salmon seemed to be of good quality- three rolls was definitely a bit much,…read morewould get 2 next time! ramen bowl was good too. for appetizers, we got the shrimp shumai which was perfectly soft inside and crispy on the outside. kani salad was big portion and great taste!! service was to the point- it seemed to be a slower point of the day when we went and there was one waitress serving all of the tables; however, she came around just enough to leave us with an appropriate amount of space and attentiveness. & on top of that, we had a nice seat close to the front entrance and separate from the larger portion fo the restaurant and bar area, allowing us some privacy and a quieter scene to enjoy our lunch together.

Great spot to stop into on a cold, snowy New England winter day. We split a CA roll to start. She…read morehas shrimp fried rice and I had the ramen. Both were very tasty and healthy portions. The server was great as well. Can't beat this spot.

Skip the bibimbap. The things that makes bibimbap great is the crispy rice. What you get here is…read moresteamed rice with some shredded carrots, a tiny bit of spinach, bamboo shoots, and an egg with sauce on the side. The margarita was sans tequila. The salad and edamame were fine but how hard is it to cut the lettuce so you can actually put it in your mouth? Too hard apparently. My wyf liked her sushi roll. Our server was great. Skip it. Go to Master Chef.