I hate leaving bad reviews, but our experience was awful. We have ordered takeout several times and have been happy, so we decided to eat in on a Saturday night a few weeks ago. We were seated immediately, but service was very slow. I ordered a bento box and my partner ordered a chicken dish. When my box came out 20 minutes later, our server informed us that they were out of what my partner ordered. He picked something else and they left me with my food. His then came 20-30 minutes later. By that point my meal was cold. His was also sloppily put together. I saw similar things happening to other couples. There was no apology, or offer for a discount. I haven't been this disappointed with service or a dining experience in a long time. read more

This place! The sushi was amazing good. We had the Angry Lobster and the Mind Eraser. Both were unique and miles above the typical rolls you'll find most everywhere else. The boba, dumplings, and yakitori could use some work but the sushi absolutely made up for it. A must try. The service was fantastic, I wish I got the girls name so I could ask for her next time. The ambiance is casual every day Asian/Japanese, nothing fancy but clean. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Angry Lobster and the Mind Eraser - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

The food was great as well as the service. A very nice setting and vibe. Plenty on the plate to fill you up. Will definitely be back to try more items on the menu. Very affordable dining. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Spicy tuna and salmon rolls and a shrimp roll. - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Great service, Great, high quality sushi, popping boba/tapioca pearls were a bit tough but the tea was good, overall amazing restaurant.

I had some really excellent sushi here at Masa! Service was wonderful and the food came out very quickly. They were accommodating with my order and the space was very clean and comfortable. This was the perfect place to stop for lunch. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Vegetable tempura roll with spicy mayo, sweet potato roll - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

I came from California where there are so many excellent sushi places so when I moved to Wisconsin, I was worried I would not be able to find another one. But thankfully, we found Masa, which is absolutely amazing. I love all the rolls, and everything is very fresh. I have tried several different types of rolls and everyone have been excellent, I definitely recommend this place and I will continually go back. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

If you have a degradation kink, this is the place for you! The staff couldn't loathe you more for walking in! Coming from Seattle I was really missing sushi restaurants. I was excited when I found this one and very hopeful going in. However, the sushi quality is pretty terrible. I feel as if there is not one dish that isn't overpriced. It's egregious in some cases, considering I've had better sushi from the grocery store... If that weren't enough, the staff is ALWAYS rude. They make you feel like a burden when you come in and the interactions are extremely off putting. Also, I miss eating otoro as it's my favorite cut. They have had it on the menu for years but each time I ask for it, they don't have it. Once, they had it as a special written on the chalkboard when you come in. I was so excited! Then I asked for it and, you guessed it, they didn't have it. Take it off the friggin menu--PLEASE. I've tried to give them grace and visited several times, just because I'm desperate for sushi. But I won't be visiting here any longer. I refuse to spend $100 to eat gamey fish and get treated like dirt. read more

I was in the area and stopped by for lunch. I was pleased to see they had lunch specials, and they were priced reasonably as well. I came in on a Monday afternoon, and there were a lot of people. If there are a lot of people, you can guess that the food is good. I wasn't disappointed after the visit. Service was quick and food was tasty. It's not exactly cheap here, and I'm definitely curious about their sushi. Maybe one day I'll stop by to try sushi! read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Lunch steak hibachi - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Ugh - wasn't expecting the same level of quality as I get in Seattle, but this was so lackluster it was barely edible. Our party of 10 got served piecemeal over the course of 30 minutes, so that some were done with their meal before others even got served. I ordered chicken teriyaki, and I was served like a fajita - on a sizzling platter over a bed of onions???? The chicken breast was flat and overcooked - almost no seasoning at all. It was a disappointing meal and way overpriced for the service and quality. read more

Food was excellent, service was good. Was extremely hot inside (not sure if ac wasn't working or what, tho almost hotter inside than outside). Very good and highly recommend! read more

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Excellent ! Awesome food awesome service - very fresh we had hand rolls and soup and ice cream everything was great - Fresh read more

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Hands down the best sushi in the Wausau area. The staff here is very welcoming and helpful. The vibe is modern with some really classy traditional splashes. Have only had sushi and haven't ever had anything from the kitchen. read more

I enjoyed my solo trip to this place. I had a slight language barrier with an obviously young server, but I chose two vegetarian options that were great. I also had cheesecake for dessert. I was less impressed with that but it was fine. I watched a guy make a beautiful tray of rolls for some sort of celebration- it would have been more impressive with real flowers. But I understand that. Anyway, for a small town this was nice. I have no idea how the actual fish is tho. lol. read more

Actually horrid. Came here to celebrate our wedding and were greeted by a very impatient staff and dreadful food. The sushi was bland and basically just hot mush. The teriyaki chicken was so incredibly bland with a MASSIVE mountain of onion on the bottom of the dish. Side salad was just wet romaine with a couple slices of cucumber on top. Spent $70 on glorified cafeteria food. Came on Mother's Day, in which the waitress ran around passing out flowers to literally every table but ours. Our gift was just some mean side-eye lol. Just awful and would never recommend to even my worst enemy. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Sushi #3 - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

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Sushi was fresh and flavorful. The beef habatchi was cooked perfectly and tasty. Overall a really good place for lunch or dinner.

The Sushi & Saki was amazing!!!!!!! Don't plan to go if you have to be some where, because they were super busy even on a Sunday night with one waitress. Definetly worth the wait though. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Hugs Saki menu, loved this one! MASA Japanese - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Good sushi, good service, good atmosphere! Arogatogozaimashita! This review needs to be 85 characters; for some reason less than 85 is not helpful... you agree? read more

My husband and I came here for our date night. Great food, service, and atmosphere! We will be back.

Terrible texture to the sushi rolls, hibachi was blah, and got sick immediately after leaving. Used to be good, not the last 2 times we've tried it. read more

Packed cold and hot items together for my takeout, heating my sushi. Not a fan of how they grind up the salmon for the rolls.. mushy mess. Tuna was very pale and didn't seem super fresh. 5/10 from me. I'll try somewhere else next time. read more

Excellent Lobster Roll!! Thank you for great serviceCrab Rangoon 2 Die 4 as well plus open Late read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - a person eating sushi - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Amid all the closures of restaurants, I got some takeout from this place. I have been wanting to try it for a while. Services was polite and the order was ready in 10 min. I got the mango tango roll and the clear soup for lunch. Clear soup was standard. Mango tree roll was absolutely delicious ! Very very mango-y! Fresh flavors. Can't wait to try more rolls or sit down service there ! read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Mango Tree Roll - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Fantastic sushi! Happened to go on a day when they were off erring blue fin tuna - absolutely delicious! read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Blue Fin Tuna and Oysters on the half shell - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Super fast service and well done plating. I can't think of a single bad thing to say. I was shocked that on a Thursday night we were the only ones there along with two other people. Wonderful and efficient staff. Sushi is not about portions, but about the experience and combination of flavors. Masa has this down pat. read more

No hot mustard? I mean I get it's Japanese cuisine but there is also Chinese cuisine on the menu. Our take out last time was really under seasoned and bland. read more

The Wausau area is in serious need of a higher end sushi bar. When I was in high school, there were a few spots in town to grab a California roll, and the sushi scene in Wausau has not evolved much since. Enter Masa - formerly Cherry Berry frozen yogurt and Cold Stone Creamery before that. Masa has remodeled the space nicely. It feels dark yet warm with its blue tones glowing from the suburbs bar throughout the restaurant. The concept of Masa follows the formula of many suburban/small city Japanese restaurants - it is a sushi bar and hibachi grill all in one. I tried their sushi lunch special which comes with either a salad or miso soup. You choose two different rolls with the lunch special, and I chose the chicken tempura roll and avocado peanut (I was not in the mood for fish that day). I took my food to go, and while the drive was short, the sauces smeared all around the container to make for a less than beautiful presentation. Nonetheless, the chicken tempura rolls were tasty and the salad comes with a delicious orange dressing common in American Japanese restaurants. My one suggestion for Masa is to swap out he honey roasted peanuts they use in their peanut avocado roll in favor of plain salted peanuts. This flavor combination was not for me. My boyfriend tried the spicy salmon and tuna rolls, and it looked like the fish was ground up like minced meat. He said the rolls tasted ok, but they weren't very pretty to look at, and were not spicy. So, Masa isn't exactly filling that void in the higher end sushi scene in Wausau in terms of food quality, but I do think it's a step in the right direction for those looking to upgrade from Chang Garden. Next time I will certainly return to Masa to dine in, and will choose a different roll :). At $10, this is a filling lunch at a great deal. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Lunch side salad with a delicious dressing! - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

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I wish I would have found this place earlier. The atmosphere is modern and and quaint. The menu is mainly sushi and sashimi but they also have a nice hibachi menu as well. I had the sushi deluxe. It included a salad and miso soup. It was excellent! The staff was very friendly and attentive. The price was extremely reasonable. I will be back. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Ate lunch here today. DELICIOUS. Nice place. Great service. Food quality excellent. Can't wait to go back. Dynamite roll and Superman my faves. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Sweet potato roll, Dynamite roll and Superman. Exceptional. - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

I haven't been to Masa in a few years so I went back in 2021 twice. Went in for lunch and found a piece of hair in our food. Had them remake the dish and the dish came out extremely fast. So we were unsure if they took out the hair and gave us the food back or if they made a new dish. Another time went in and ordered their udon noodle soup dish. Broth was super plain. Probably the worst udon I've ever had since I'm a big fan of udon noodles. Would I go back? Probably not. read more

I normally do not Rate restaurants poorly as I have a long history of working in the service industry and I understand everyone has an off day. But my lunch experience was less than appropriate. Server was sitting down eating while I was waiting to order, my friend was unable to make it on time so I ordered for her- the waitress served the soup as she was not there and served the entree prior to the friend arriving. Her food got cold. She could have offered to keep it in the window to heat up, but did not. Did not ask how anything was. The fish's and rice in sushi did not taste fresh- the rice was hard as it is when it is dried out. I gave 2 stars for the decor - as it is beautiful on the inside. read more

It was my fiancé's first time here and he loved it! I have been here a few times now but they never disappoint. I'm always impressed with the presentation and the service is fantastic. Of course, the sushi is always yummy! read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Back: Volcano roll (with flower) Front from L to R: Osaka roll, tuna roll, salmon roll, and yellowtail nigiri - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Good sushi but a bit overpriced compared to other restaurants nearby. Service was fast and appetizers were good. The sushi was just lacking something for it to be the price that it was. Certainly not a bad spot though if you're in the area! read more

Great food with great service. Bartender Holly was very attentive and provided great suggestions. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Sashimi and a spicy tuna roll - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Great food and amazing sushi. Sushi portions a bit small. Price is a bit high. Crab Rangoon's very good. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

Pretty great place, the sushi is pretty good and there's plenty of other options for those who don't like to get down on some sush, which is great for me becauseuae I only know maybe 2 people who also enjoy it. Of the two times I've been there once the server spoke fluent English and the second there was a bit of a barrier. Prices are pretty reasonable, the only thing that's truly a negative that I can think of is that it's pretty dimly lit, and not in a warm and cozy way. Overall a good choice for Japanese in the area, I'll definitely go there again. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Dynamite roll, delicious - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

I loved masa Japanese cuisine. At places like Chang garden, you pay a lot for only a small amount of sushi. Here: I paid $13 for a sushi plate and it constituted as an entire meal. There was a California roll, salmon, and tuna rolls. Plus, it was delicious and very fresh. We also got soup and salad with our meal. Our waiter was super nice and funny. I would definitely eat here again! The atmosphere was great and more upscale than I thought. read more

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As always, Masa does not disappoint! Perfect sushi rolls, fresh and full of flavor, not greasy or heavy. I love the ambiance! Casual yet upscale. Excellent service. Lobster roll is rich and sweet, very indulgent. We love it. The Hawaiian roll had good tuna flavor and the crunchy California roll is always good! The appetizer of gyoza was the best we've ever had with a sweet rich sauce. Highly recommend this place! Our favorite in central WI. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Gyoza - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

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We had a great dinner at Masa. We got the love boat and some other items. All were great. Sushi gets expensive but we understand that. Definitely a good sushi restaurant. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Love boat - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

I was anxious to try Masa after seeing lots of my friends post on social media that they have tried it so rather than wait for night when I was free to go for dinner I decided to pick up carry out for lunch. The "Sushi Lunch" was a great deal for $9.95. It was a higher cost than I would normally pay for a carry out lunch but the portion was larger and the quality of the sushi was a special treat. The sushi menu is huge, lots of excellent options. Masa is hands down the best sushi option in Central Wisconsin. I felt it was very reasonably priced for a high quality sushi restaurant. read more

Masa Japanese Cusine - Carry out sushi lunch - Japanese Near Me - Wausau, Wisconsin

I like this place. Was really busy. Food was decent. Food was a little pricy. Not bad. Large sake was kinda small. Modern atmosphere. I like wasabi better. But this place is closer. And still pretty good. Hope they do well. read more

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