This is one of my favorite restaurants of all time. The staff is so kind, the ambiance is laid back, the food is SO GOOD!! Everything here is phenomenal. They also have the best lunch and dinner specials in the area. You can tell the meat is high quality, and they have an A sanitation rating. 10/10 highly recommend! Give it a try. read more

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This place was an amazing find. Very authentic Szechuan cuisine. I ordered the scallion pancake and it was brought to me cut into quarters with moo shu sauce spread over it with actual scallions. For my entree I had the Szechuan fish with peanuts. It was lightly breaded and fried flounder with mouth numbing Szechuan peppercorns, hot peppers and peanuts. The green tea was also fantastic. I will be returning to this place soon. It was also clean inside with great service. read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Szechuan Spicy Fish Fillet with Peanut - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

In this economic climate, I found this restaurant that is incredibly affordable. The portions are so good value for money. I paid only $11 for soup and rice. I highly recommend you to go and try it. read more

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This is our default spot in Hamden! Jasa is so consistent and delicious! We love the array of dumplings. The dishes are always fresh! They also make a great egg roll. The space is clean and quiet and the service is always great! We will continue to return! read more

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This is going to sound dumb, but these were the best egg rolls I have ever had. I know what you're thinking. "Asian fusion?? How good can that be??" Answer: actually really good. This is more of a Szechuan place that also has other things, but nothing we ordered was any less than excellent. I personally devoured the spicy beef tendon (so thin! So tasty!) and my husband and kiddo loved their food too. Definitely will be back. read more

Great food great service my favorite Chinese restaurant around here They usually say the restaurant is busy don't stop there but in the case of this one, it's just ridiculous. The owner is usually there and serves you and he's very nice and the prices are great, but the food is great most important. read more

Growing up in an Asian American community in LA and having traveled to China I have been exposed to a myriad of Chinese cuisine. Thus I am a bit more critical of my critics towards Chinese food. I got take out for the first time from JaSa and ordered the following. I am very pleased that they offer a decent variety of good that are typical of traditional Chinese restaurant. They have a mix of Cantonese, northern Chinese, and Szechuan dishes. 1) Sliced Beef and ox tongue in chili sauce (2/5) I was very excited to see this item on the menu but was extremely disappointed in the flavor. The serving size and beef and ox tongue were of decent quality. However the sauce was extremely lacking. They advertise it as Fu Qi FeiPian, but it does not have the signature chili sauce mixed with peppercorn flavor. 2)"Lion head" in brown sauce (3/5) This is a traditional Cantonese dish that I loved growing up. I was happy with the flavor and texture of the lion head meatball for the most part, however due to the way they cooked it they created a spot of hardened meat that was not as appetizing when you reach the end. They most likely steamed it after pan frying it too long on the pan/wok. The meatball also did not hold out very well the next day. 3)Singapore chow mei fun (2.5/5) This is also another traditional Cantonese dish that I loved growing it. It is traditionally made with rice noodle, but rice noodle gets mushy and does not hold well the next day. This dish made with this noodle is best eaten the same day. This dish did not have enough salt or curry powder to fully bring out the flavor. If they switched rice noodles to mung bean noodle it would give the noodles a dryer texture and also be great for eating the next day. 4)Fish fillet in Szechuan hot chili sauce (2/5) This dish is a very signature Szechuan dish that is suppose to be a little salty, spicy, tongue numbing, and make you down several bowls of rice. I was disappointed in the sauce which makes the whole dish. The fish filet had a nice texture but the chili sauce was extremely watery and not spicy at all. There was no hint of the peppercorn(which gives the numbing sensation) or chili. This dish is traditionally filled with 1/3-1/2 of chili peppers. However, due to the demographic I would understand reducing the amount of spice, but it was sad to not have any of the flavor in this dish. 5) Chicken wing (3/5) It was very typical chicken wing that you can get at Chinese restaurants in CT. They chicken had a nice crunch and was not dry on the inside. Since I am very sensitive towards standard msg I was dying of thirst afterward eating this dish. So far I am not a huge fan of this place, but I may try some other dishes since a lot of their menu resembles Cantonese style cuisine. There may be certain dishes done better than others. I also really liked the ease of their online menu ordering system. The design is simple and easy to navigate. read more

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We love Jasa! Very diverse Asian cuisine menu. Options for the kids with picky pallets include pot stickers and chicken lo mein. I really like the Cumin lamb (spicy) and the Mongolian beef. I also really like their hot and sour soup. Service is sometimes slow taking the order but food comes out quick once ordered! read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Jasa Peach bowl - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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I don't always find it reassuring when a restaurant has two (or more) distinct cuisines as part of their offering, but overall JaSa offered a solid Japanese meal. The lady heart sushi was creative, and the sweet potato roll had a nice fried crunch. I thought the pot stickers, from the Chinese menu, a bit too cold, which was a bit of a bummer. No music playing, which I always find a little eerie. Nonetheless, this is a nice spot for all types of diners. Family friendly. read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Lady Heart roll - in hearts! - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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Great Asian food fast service I call my order in and drive 10 minutes to restaurant to pick up and it's ready when I walk through the door. I recommend this place to all my friends and family. read more

Something happened over the course of the initial pandemic - I think they changed ownership. As of late, the quality has gone way down, as had their Health Department grade. I'm not likely to go back, again. read more

Really enjoyable food for a night of takeout. We especially liked the spicy garlic edamame, chili fish with tofu, and eggplant with garlic sauce. The spicy dishes could have been spicier, but it was a tasty meal and we'll definitely order from here again. Very friendly on the phone as well. read more

I use my grubhub plus cash and was still disapointed. I love teryaki, but what I received was pretty meh. The chicken was good well and the sauce was tasty, but everything else was extremely mixed. The lunch special I receive was acutally a Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box, when it said on Grubhub to be a different normal lunch special item not on the normal menu. Worse, the salad was mixed into the washbi and ginger ruining the flavor and my California roll had avocado in it when I told them not to have it in. I had to call and bring the meal to the waitness to attempt to remake the roll. They did, but it was still only 4 small.pieces of sushi that was nothing to ride home about. I may try it again since everyone there.was nice, but they really need to improve the grubhub menu if this keeps happening. read more

My family and I come here nearly every single year for a huge gathering to celebrate something (i.e. birthday, graduation, etc.). Because of this, I can only comment on my experiences in the bigger dining room with all of the big round tables. The food is generally good. Not too dry, not too oily, and just enough flavor. We rarely encounter something bad with the food. The inside decor is what you may expect at an Asian cuisine tailored restaurant. It's nicely decorated and everything is very clean! The bartender is nice and he gets our order super quick (and accurate!). The waitresses aren't really that great but they do their best. Sometimes they're not very personable but I don't really expect much of that when they're helping control a large party. One big thing that annoyed me was that during big parties (about 30 people - 10 per large round table), our table would always be the last to be served. While other members of my family have been served their SECOND dinner course, our APPETIZERS haven't even come out yet. Some sort of order has to be in place in the kitchen because nothing is more irritating than being super hungry at a party and watching everyone around you eat before you. Plus, it's not even like we all ordered different dishes, nearly everyone at the party shared the same family-sized entrees. The second big thing that happened was when we ordered one specific entree, and a waitress gave it to the wrong table. We addressed it to her and her response was to take that misplaced entree from that table and put it on our table. We asked her, "Did you just take that plate from their table and put it on our table?" and she replies, "But no one touched it." I know we may have sounded like self-entitled, difficult people but come on. You don't just do that. That's unacceptable... not to mention, what if someone did touch it and she just didn't notice? There's no way she could have known that it wasn't touched. Also, so what if it was a plate put on our family's table? I mean, what the heck... you don't hand your customers other peoples' sloppy seconds. It's all about proper restaurant etiquette. Something that some of the waitresses in this particular restaurant may lack. At the end of the day, you messed up so please own up to it; take that extra step to fix your mistake. Okay, rant over. Overall, everything at this restaurant seems to be okay. But again, those two issues definitely left a bad taste in my mouth. read more

I saw them putting the new sign up a few weeks ago and realized a new place had taken over Szechuan Delight. After reading a few reviews on here, we decided to check it out on Friday. We ordered a few hand rolls to share - prices are INCREDIBLY fair! Most typical rolls are $4.50-$5.50 and special rolls ranged from $8-14 or so. When the sushi came out I was taken aback by how beautiful the presentation was. They brought all the rolls out together with cute decorations such as "trees" in beds of wasabi, towers of sushi, etc. (A friend of mine went yesterday and sent a picture where he got a cucumber deer!) Overall the flavors were also very good. I forget any special names, but we ordered a spicy tuna roll, spicy scallop roll, spicy salmon roll, and one wrapped in calamari rings. They were all tasty, fresh, no hint of fishiness in any of them. The calamari was tender and not chewy, the sauces/garnish were good, too. Service was prompt. Would say the lighting is a bit unfriendly. Each table has a pendant type light which sadly looks like a bug zapper (and to add insult to injury, each one has a fake butterfly attached). Other than that, they did a nice job renovating the restaurant from the former place. read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Beautiful sushi presentation! - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

This review is solely off the Chinese food portion of it. I'm sure their sushi is great. I got the chicken and broccoli, sweet and sour chicken, coconut shrimp, and boneless spare ribs with fried rice. Everything was horrible. The sweet and sour chicken (which is usually golden chicken fingers) was just hard over fried clumps of batter. Threw it away. The boneless spare ribs were hard and dry as a rock! The house special fried rice was way too soy sauce-y and salty! read more

We're from out of town and have tried all of the Chinese restaurants in the Hamden area and this one is the real deal. Their egg rolls are the plump old style filled with veggies and pork and not the silly little grease sticks that the industry has been turning out for years. And their hot and sour soup is also authentic. Tried several entrees and found them all delicious and especially like the House special Hawaii plate that has all the meats and veggies. Hands down in a league of their own in Hamden read more

As a Hamden local, I am always searching for new places to eat... Not many new places open up often. When Jasa opened, I knew I had to go there! I finally made it there yesterday, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with the ambience (especially given the exterior surroundings). We went on a Wednesday afternoon... We were the only ones in the whole joint. We made it there just in time for the lunch special (closes at 3 PM). My fiancé ordered twice-cooked pork and I ordered the mixed vegetable lunch combo. The lunch combo comes with your choice of entrée, white rice, and eggroll or soup. All of this for just $7. A great deal, in my opinion. My fiancé was very pleased with the flavoring and portion size of the twice - cooked pork. I, on the other hand, was underwhelmed by the mixed vegetables. I think it lacked flavor despite having a brown sauce. The hot and sour soup was just hot. I requested vinegar to add the "sour". Our waitress had a poor grasp of the English language, so it was very difficult for her to answer our questions about the menu items. She went and got somebody from the back who spoke English better and he was able to answer our questions. Overall, if you are craving Asian food in the Hamden area, this is not a bad place to go. However, if you have a little bit more time on your hand, make the trek down to Hartford or New Haven for better options. read more

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Terrible. We had a family event here and we notified the restaurant the week prior to our gathering so that we could make the reservation and food orders. This was not the first time we had a family event here (nor the first time we've ordered from JaSa), but this most recent time was horrendous (Fall 2022). The portions were tiny, the dishes they served were not what we ordered (replaced with cheaper items), and not only that, but it took forever to come out even though everyone arrived on time. Disappointing all around. Looking for decent Chinese food? Good luck trying to find it here. (For what it's worth, some of our group mentioned their salty fish is good... but after this last time, I'm not coming back to try.) read more

Cumin lamb craving satisfied! The roasted duck was well cooked but not very flavorful -- will probably get the peking duck next time. Skin was not that crispy, but may have been due to delivery. read more

Rarely do I find a place that can pull off sushi and Szechuan dishes equally well. Enter JaSa. Over the weekend, my fiance and I found ourselves down in Hamden shopping the final few days of Urban Miners. We're rarely in that neck of the woods, and after promptly turning away from Sushi Palace (seeing a C rating isn't the MOST appetizing thing at an all you can eat sushi restaurant), we happened upon JaSa. It's a sleek, modern space with a full bar, cozy booths, and some seriously wonderful food. I was in the mood for sushi, so I ordered chirashi and, especially for $16, it was truly a sight to behold. Plus, it comes with miso soup and salad - pretty solid deal! Anyway, the chirashi is not your usual basic arrangement of sashimi over rice... the presentation was stunning with beautiful fresh fish (tuna, octopus, salmon, mackerel, etc), AMAZING rice (a hint of vinegar, exactly how sushi rice should taste... it's an art), wonderful tamago - all artistically arranged on a platter (see photo). Beyond the chirashi, we started with chicken with "House Tongue-numbing Sauce" which I wasn't a fan of at all. Cold chicken dishes don't really strike my fancy. My fiance's dish (I'm ravenously polishing off the leftovers while typing this) was a hit - on the menu, it's called Ants Climbing Trees, and it's a fantastically flavorful spicy noodle dish with ground pork. Can't wait to return to try some other dishes! read more

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Their food tastes fresher than most places I've gone to for Chinese food. I always get the general tso chicken and it never disappoints. Their portions are a little small in my opinion...but I'm greedy so it could just be me ‍ They recently renovated this restaurant and it is really nice inside. read more

Really good food, especially the fried rice. Really convenient option of ordering takeout straight from the site. Will be returning

My son talked me into trying this place (he'd been here once before). I was reluctant but surprise, surprise, it was wonderful! Excellent quality sushi. Best of all, when watching the man prepare our sushi I could tell he took great care in doing so. He seemed to truly enjoy making it perfect! We also had a Chinese Rice dish... Yummo! The service was on point. My favorite green tea in silk tea bags was a nice treat. Comfy inside with lots of bamboo and a large fish tank for the kids to check out. The only bad thing is the parking lot but oh well, we can deal with that! read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I was there last night for happy hour. Our hostess was a very sweet young girl, and we were satisfied with the service until I ordered a drink. I decided to order the lychee martini, my favorite drink, but when it arrived it didn't even have a trace of lychee, so I sent it back for a beer. I received the bill, and the martini was there. The girl seemed uncomfortable and said she couldn't remove anything from the bill. The man in charge was the bartender. I walked to the bar and told him the situation and he accused me of drinking the drink. I obviously tasted it and it was too strong and not even cold like a martini should be. He proceeded to argue with me over 4.50, and I told him to stop arguing for that amount of money. He was rude, defensive and crass. That was my first time there because I am new to the neighborhood, but I will never go there again. I hated feeling that way after dealing with such a nice hostess. He had horrible customer service and took his lack of bartender skills too serious. The food was mediocre. read more

Very good! I'm from larger cities (compared to hamden and new haven) and the dining experience is very similar to what you'd expect from a place in Boston or philly Chinatown. The menu selection is great, the food is awesome, the drinks are amazing, and lastly the presentation is insane! I highly recommend. read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Peking duck and scorpion bowl - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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Everytime I visit my relatives from connecicut I come to this restaurant. It is a family based restaurant where you can have Chinese and Japanese foods. Mostly we come is for Chinese foods. The staffs and services are pretty good. The foods come pretty fast. The quality of foods are good. Would definitely come back here again. read more

Good food for the money Best Chinese food in HamdenAll dishes are fresh and tasty.A diamond in the sea of Chinese food.

Roasted duck is absolutely amazing! Going to have to try more stuff because I was amazed. read more

JaSa Asian Cuisine - Wonton soup and little fried wontons yummy - Chinese Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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The roast duck is to die for. Juicy, tender and delicious. I tried the tea smoked duck which is also good. Everything I've ordered is really fresh and well prepared. I'm a fan. read more

When I first got my order and opened up the container I was thrilled. The food looked DELICIOUS! Not at all what I would expect from Hamden Chinese food (which sucks). The chicken fried rice wasn't yellow! The Hunan beef looked like, well, hunan beef! My mouth was watering. Unfortunately, that's where it all ended. The rice was bland. No, sorry, that's an insult to the word bland. I could not distinguish it from Uncle Bens white rice. Except maybe boiled better. The hunan beef had NO hint of hunan sauce (and there WAS sauce there). The beef lost about 95% of its flavor. As I was eating it, it felt like I was in another room while someone was eating delicious steak but I couldn't quite smell it enough. I grew up with amazing CT Chinese food like Fortune Pavilion in Derby (which is sadly closed now), China Pavilion in Orange, etc... This had the exact same look and (I kid you not, I swear) worse than supermarket deli Chinese quality. I miss my days living in the Boston area and knowing real Chinese was right around the corner. read more

I ordered chicken with broccoli and steamed pork dumplings delivery. The delivery was timely (less than 30 minutes), and what I ordered was different from the typical Hamden Chinese food experience. The broccoli was fresh, the chicken was tasty, and the brown sauce was lighter than usual but still flavorful. What's most notable to me is that I didn't have the typical Chinese food hangover after gorging myself on this delicious dish. The dumplings were very good as well and came with a fresh parsley garnish. These dumplings have a thinner, more translucent skin than I prefer but the filling was flavorful. Additionally, the dumpling sauce was sweeter than the usual scallion/vinegar concoction. JaSa is definitely worth a visit, especially if you are seeking something new and fresh in Hamden. read more

This is an authentic Cantonese Chinese restaurant with sushi bar and a separate drinking bar. The food is at par with Chinatown. We ate steamed fish with soysauce and it tastes fresh. Roasted duck is made there therefore the skin is crispy and the meat is fresh also. They have large selections of authentic dishes in the menu. A go-to-place if you are looking for authentic Chinese food. Large parking space on back. Very friendly service. Interior decoration is impressive and modern. They also have larger tables with rotatable center tray to accomodate larger group on the back room. Definitely will come back again to try on other dishes. Also the restaurant is large enough to accomodate large amount of people. read more

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Actually went here from one of the reviews from Yelp. Brand new interior,nice and clean. The new owner was younger and he sat us in the freshly reupholstered booth. New menus with pretty clear descriptions. They added a sushi side to the menu which was new also. Along with all the usual items you find on a Chinese menu there was also some traditional items that only the outgoing would like such as stuffed intestines and the such. We kept to the combo dinners which were$10. Soup or egg roll and a main course. Egg drop soup was hot and tasty,hot and sour soup was loaded with tofu and also very good. The main course of The GeneralTso was all white meat not the normal mix of dark meat that is usually tough. Steamed vegetables with a side of Hunan sauce was devoured. Choice of rice white or brown is also available. They have a full liquor license. We will be back. read more

I hate giving a place one or two stars after just one eexperience. Everyone can have an off night. But there is no reason to go back. Egg roll was very greasy to the point of inedible. Kung Pao was so spicy as to be inedible. I like spicy food. I did not I order this extra hot - just normal. I could only eat some of it before I had to say uncle. Odd thing was that the dish was not very hot (temp) but came out quickly. Like it was a sitting there and reheated, not straight from wok. On the other hand the noodle dishes we ordered was very bland, no flavor at all. Off night? Maybe. But we will be hard pressed to go back to give them another chance. read more

I want to say.....WOW....for USA 中国菜 it was excellent. The space is beautiful and laid back, very cool with dark colors and a fish tank in the back of the restaurant. The entrance is a bit awkward but eh....so be it. That's USA dining isn't it? I want to start by saying that the menu is great. It combines both Japanese and Chinese favorites and is one of the VERY FEW places in Connecticut that actually offers 北京烤鸭. Don't get me wrong. CT has a few legitimate Chinese cuisine restaurants but VERY few actually have this dish and fewer even do it well. They also have a full selection of chilled appetizers (traditional drinking fare) and a full list of random foods from all over 关东 and 四川 all of which are done very well FOR American standards. Mind you, most Americans (whites) CAN NOT handle the spice of 麻辣...JaSa does a great job of accommodating that, though I wish they did use more of the peppercorn or asked about the appropriate use level. My friend's and I waitress - Sabrina, was wonderful. Always within sight and always quick to come over if she saw us looking around. She was very prompt and very pleasant. I don't go for real Chinese food often because my parents aren't spice tolerant...but the next time I will come back. Also - consider 火锅吗？ read more

This review is in regards to their Japanese menu. This past weekend I actually went to Jasa twice. My first experience in ordering sushi rolls off the menu was a little disappointing. Two of the three special rolls we ordered did not mention any sort of sauce, however, when the rolls came out all three roles were completely drenched. All you could taste was the sauce. The service was pretty good and admittedly the lychee martini was excellent. Two nights later I decided to return to the restaurant, reorder one of the roles as well as try a different role, and this time tell them to put the sauce on the side. I was very happy with the food this time, however Service was extremely slow despite the fact that there were only maybe five other people in the restaurant. After taking our initial drink and appetizer order, I'm not sure the waitress would have even come back to take our dinner order unless I flagged her down. I was also a little disappointed that on our first visit we received fortune cookies with the check and on our second visit we did not. Ultimately I have decided to give this restaurant a 3 star review because their service is inconsistent, and their menu does not accurately reflect what's then served. The food itself definitely has the potential to be good, but I would recommend giving explicit instructions on how you would like it prepared. read more

They recently opened this new restaurant. The staffs are really friendly and they want to hear your suggestions to make it better. The food is pretty good. If you like spicy, you should ask for extra hot. It's my second time here, and I'm bringing more friends. You should try it too. read more

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This was our second visit. We had been once before and had good food and experience. Last night I picked up some takeout. The last visit we had really Liked the Dan Dan noodles, this time they smelled a little different. I figured maybe they had changed the recipe since they are a new restaurant, they also tasted a little off. This morning we realized exactly what was wrong, something in the noodles must have been rotted. So needless to say we won't be back!! read more

I have ordered here a few times hoping it would get better however it has been disappointing every time. I have got numerous different items from appetizers such as crab Rangoon to entrees such as genera gau , and even hot n sour soup ALL COLD AND BLAND. Just mediocre Asian food that is not worth the price .. bummer. read more