I'm a little surprised by some of the reviews on here but seeing as I've only had takeout I cannot attest to the level of service the staff provides during dine in. I absolutely love Gaia sushi - genuinely some of the best sushi I've had. They have great options and everything I've gotten has been 10/10. read more

Party of 6. Only 1 table set up for 6 and they tell us it'll be 45-1hour. There was literally nobody else in the restaurant. Smarmy cow up from didn't want to be bothered. Stay empty. See how easy it is to pay that mass street rent. read more

no service! went for lunch. guy brought water, his fingers on rims. said his friend would be by shortly to take out order. we waited and waited and waited. water guy went by with water for another table i told him we were ready to order... no response, and still no one came to take our order, so we left. he thanked us for coming. read more

The restaurant was beautiful, and the table was clean . The service of this restaurant was down right poor. Me and my date ordered the seafood fried rice. The order was wrong They missed a main ingredient. When we brought this to their attention, they said they would fix it and after waiting about 15 minutes. It still wasn't ready. The manager gave us an 8% discount. Considering the amount of time we waited I felt it would've been appropriate to comp the whole thing. It was a Friday night and I know they were very busy they definitely lost a customer and we will not be back. read more

Gaia Sushi - The street view - Sushi Bars Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

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Overall, the sushi was decent but I wish the rice had some more rice vinegar. The service was friendly but a bit slow, even on a Monday night. The gyoza was alright, but the fried scallops and the takoyaki were pretty good. At least the filling-to-rice ratio was good since many AYCE sushi places typically have more rice than filling. At least it was nice and modern in the inside. read more

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Good sushi for great value. I love the all-you-can-eat option. There is a good amount of sushi you can choose from. Good service, too.

This is my favorite sushi location I've found in the area (including KC) so far. The rolls are really delicious, flavorful, and taste fresh.

One of the worst experiences we've ever had at a sushi restaurant. They treated us like college kids and gave us excuses when their menu wasn't clear. Sushi was subpar. Our server was great. But not an establishment we would return to. read more

After reading the reviews, I kind of knew what I was getting into but wanted to try a new place. We arrived around 8 PM and we were second in line. Sushi bar was empty and several tables look like they were getting ready to clear out, so we decided to wait. Unfortunately, the host was not very communicative, I remain unsure if the sushi bar was empty on purpose or if it was first come first serve, and that would've been an option for us. We ended up waiting about 45 minutes before we had our table and once we were seated, we had pretty good service. The sushi tasted really good. The quality was very good and price seemed very fair for the location, especially. Basic rolls were mostly about six dollars in premium rolls were 10 to 14. It would be really nice to see this place figure out how to streamline its operations a little bit better, Because the whole time we were waiting was very frustrating. I felt like we were completely ignored when we first walked in. I would've been a lot happier had the host greeted us and put our name on the list immediately, read more

Stopped by for a meal with my mom and sisters on a Saturday. Wasn't too crowded. Service could be more attentive but otherwise really enjoyed the food. read more

Came in and it wasn't busy at all, we were sat but the server seemed a little off, my order was brought out wrong, and they openly got frustrated with the chef and seemed pretty rude but got it corrected. I got the sushi and it didn't taste horrible, one piece was quite "fishy" but I didn't think much of it. Now my stomach aches a bit and I have reflux in my throat. I read some people got sick and I pray it doesn't happen to me. But if so I will be updating this review. Not the best spot, but not horrible. UPDATE: I did get sick, I hope they check the quality of their sushi, and some staff. read more

the sushi was great, ramen was a little mid but that's to be expected with a place that serves sushi. things took awhile to get out but our server was kind. overall decent experience other than the building was petrifyingly cold. it made the eating experience highly uncomfortable read more

Best sushi in Lawrence hands down! I have lived here a little over 3 years and have tried all the local sushi spots -- none of which I was ever satisfied with quality/freshness wise. When this place opened, I was excited to try it out in hopes of finding a new sushi spot that I didn't have to drive 30 mins into KC for. I am head over heels for this place!!! Fish is fresh, menu is creative, and the rolls are top notch. Serving staff does however seems very inexperienced - but other than that my experience was great. read more

Gaia Sushi - Bitcoin Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Service was terrible and owner was quit rude. The food was fine but overall would not return after my bad experience there. In response to the comment, I did not dine in on this date it was an earlier date. I went during lunch hour previously when it was slow and the service was still not good. And I had a horrible interaction with Jane over the phone when discussing a major error that was made by a server. read more

The food is amazing the problem is the service. I paid for the all you can eat sushi and only got served twice in two hours. Nothing is wrong with the food it's the service that's a problem read more

Service was HORRIBLE. Took an hour and a half to get our food after waiting 40 min for her to take our order. Never told us about the all you can eat option. Didn't ask how the food was. The food was ok but overall service was terrible and won't be back. read more

Beware!! I ate here and got really sick. The quality overall was meh. The Place was about 85 degrees and not comfortable. read more

The best sushi place I've ever been! They have single handedly perfected sushi and the Godzilla roll is to die for. The location has a great theme for a sushi restaurant that just feels new. Everything about this place makes me wanna go every day! read more

Gaia Sushi - The Godzilla roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

My friend and I went to Gaia this past evening for dinner and enjoyed the "All You Can Eat" sushi. We placed three orders and sampled several rolls as well as countless pieces of nigiri. While the service was not as fast as one might prefer, it was still quick enough for us to be kept fed and enjoy the atmosphere. Besides, they have been open for only one week by this point and as such are still ironing out the wrinkles. Speed of service will increase as they get their systems worked out. We spent time after the dinner speaking with the waitress, manager, and owner letting them know what we thought of our experience and that we will be back again soon, stating clearly that this is now our go-to spot for sushi. Thank you, Brianna and the Gaia Sushi team, for bringing such a great place to Lawrence! Keep up the great work! read more

Good basic sushi plus interesting rolls. Service was very nice. Downtown by Merchants.

Their food is disgusting and the service was absolutely awful. It was way over priced and they advertised crab meat sushi and brought out imitation crab meat on rice. I was sick for two days with the runs after eating here. Run away from this place! read more

I read the bad reviews about the service here, and wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt when we went. Our interaction with the host alone in the first 2 minutes was enough for us to walk right out. I don't think this business will make It past the new year IMO. read more

Food amazing. Service terrible. We went a few weeks ago and waited for over an hour and a half for our food. They simply forgot us. We sat and watched everyone around us come and go. Went tonight because we desperately want to support local restaurant. Nearly an hour before close and they told us we couldn't be seated because it was too close to closing time. Strike 2. Probably won't try again. Sad. read more

I can't base my review off the atmosphere or food because both were outstanding. If you're looking for a delicious Cali roll or teriyaki chicken this is your place. I am unfortunately disappointed in our service when ordering our dessert roll (btw it was amazing, he had recommended it and I was not disappointed) but we (3 of us) wanted one singular roll for all of us to share. We waited for awhile and were greated with our server bringing us 3 full rolls. We corrected his mistake but were given the pity me "don't worry I'll just pay for it with my tips" I am being as understanding as possible but we made it very clear we wanted one roll for to share between the 3 of us. I have been a server before and would never try to get a guest to pity me or feel bad for my mistakes. A simple "I'll get this taken care of" or "my apologies" will do. Great food, great place, just wish the server had gone another way with his words. read more