This is a local business but great on flavor. The menu is small has something for everyone. The…read moretuna poke bowl was good but needed a little more flavor. Asked for some wasabi and it was exactly what was needed. This was pretty busy for a Wednesday dinner serving with a lot of takeout which made for a louder ambiance than expected.

I love IYA's quality. The place is always comforting and clean. The service is always good. The…read moremost important part is the sushi is the best sushi I've had in Massachusetts so far. The flavors and quality of the sushi is so good. It's a bit pricey but I honestly don't mind because I think you get what you pay for where a lot of other sushi places charge the same prices for much lower quality sushi. I also really like the fried rice and think the flavor is perfect. My favorite thing about IYA are the specials because they use seasonal ingredients and make fun flavors like the spring blossom roll in this review that is so good.

This used to be the location of my favorite Chinese restaurant in the valley so I thought I try the…read morenew place. It was just okay. The pork fried dumplings were ok and I got chicken with broccoli wasn't very good. Broccoli was cut in huge pieces and the chicken was rubbery. I really wanted to like it. I see that others like this place so maybe I just wasn't lucky.

Scallops drunken noodle is amazing. Lamb hibachi cooked to perfection. I think this is the best…read moreAsian restaurant in the area.

I will forever love that Belchertown has a Japanese place! Having moved there in 2002 and living…read morethere until 2025, it was such a nice change in pace when they moved in. Nearly everything that's been ordered from myself or someone else I've gone with has been yummy. My eight year old absolutely loved the beef hibachi and if it were up to her, she'd eat it every night. If recalling correctly, the only food item I've ever not been thrilled about was their tteokbokki. Normally they have a little kick to them and Kansai's was very sweet. Still enjoyed the dish but I do wish it wasn't as sweet. Usually when we walk in they have us choose whatever table we would like to sit at which is also a plus. Especially when my daughter is in tow because sometimes her childhood whimsy gets a little loud. When I come back to town to visit family, this place is usually our go-to and I'm not upset about it! The one thing I would knock a star for is that I do think its a little overpriced compared to other restaurants such as these. **Please correct me if I am wrong but I also believe the owner of Kansai owns Kisara in Easthampton which is also very yummy!**

Kansai Asian bistro is a nicely decorated sushi restaurant located across from the town green in…read moreBelchertown. It has a decent sized dining area with a large bar for drinks and several TVs scattered throughout. My wife and I met her sister and son for dinner tonight. Let's start with the good. Huge menu with multiple choices of Asian inspired food to choose from. From ramen to hibachi to sushi they have a fantastic selection to choose from. The food itself is also very good. We tried the beef bulgogi appetizer, eel special roll, golden spicy lobster roll, Alaska roll, mt tom roll and chicken hibachi. All had fantastic flavor and the rolls were presented on a huge plate lined up next to each other. Now we describe the bad (or unfortunate). We were greeted by a nice young gentleman who seated us and gave us menus and water. As we sat looking at the giant menu trying to narrow our choices I realized that this guy who seated us was also our waiter. We put in our order and got comfortable. I noticed that this guy wasn't just the host, he was the only waiter in the whole place! Not only that he was also the bartender and the person doing take out. He had 7-8 tables of people plus dealing with take out etc. Our sushi rolls came after a good 20 minute wait. After about 10 more minutes our appetizer tacos came (isn't the appetizer first??) then after another 5-10 minutes we finally got the hibachi. Slow slow and slow. This poor guy working couldn't have done anything about this. I worked in food service for 40 plus years and realized what was happening. Some would just blame the waiter and his tip would suffer. That's wrong! The owners should not only should be aware of this lack of service but should have stepped in to help in times like these. Shame on them! I don't mind waiting for good food but being called a "bistro" you should be a step above the others. Especially with these prices in today's market. Be aware that you might be waiting a bit for your food.

On our way home and hit heavy evening rush hour traffic, and decided to detour to our route home to…read morereturn to Ramen Haven for ramen noodles. Just as good from our last visit this past winter (Jan). Friendly fast service and dishes were delicious!!!

Great Service ! Good drinks/smoothies! Gotta take points…read morefor only giving half an egg, and charging 2 bucks to get the actual other half of the egg. I've never had chasu pork cut so thin, if you hold it up, you can see light beaming through the other side. It's closer to a deli slice of the pork.. All the ramens are topped with bamboo shoots , corn , rehydrated mushrooms and seaweed. Cans and dried bags galore... , a little scallion, anything fresh would have lifted the entire bowl up... otherwise not bad but I wouldn't choose them over any of the plethora of ramen shops in the area. Broth was rich, somewhat flavorful... but borderline felt watered, like it came from a bag of premade paste, and was not salted enough. Most places top their bowls with fresh veggies, green onions, beans sprouts or bok Choi! Slightly too pricey to be this cheap.... After all that , we walked outta there still starving ! Good intention/ mediocre execution.

Third time here and I don't know why I come back because this place is really MID. I keep giving…read morethem a chance but something throws me off every time here. Service isn't horrible because it's not busy. Ordered the spicy fried chicken. That was good but I thought it was going to have that Korean bbq sauce on it but it didn't. Menu cat fished me to ordered it. The shrimp tempura with lettuce threw me off. I didn't like that. The ramen was alright. I need to find another place to have my shrimp tempura.

Came here for a Sunday lunch, with my husband and another couple. I really liked the decor and…read moreambience of Kyushu, not too fancy, yet not too casual. We were waited on quickly. I got the spicy ramen noodle bowl (I forgot the name of it) that had spicy beef broth, very tender beef slices, creamy egg, fish cake, nori, bamboo shoots, and ramen noodles. It was delicious but a little bit too spicy for me. My husband had the teriyaki steak served with white rice and veggies. The flavor was great, but the steak wasn't quite tender enough. Our other friend ordered the miso or chicken broth bowl (not sure which), and he liked it a lot. Oh, I almost forgot, for appetizers, we ordered the pork bao buns and they were wonderful. We also got dumplings that were great. We'll definitely eat here again!

The ambiance and seating here is so cool and unique! I reccomend people stop by just for that, but,…read moreof course also for the delicious bubble tea and food. Service was kind and attentive. I reccomend the U me Bubble Tea and the Earl Grey Bubble Tea. One thing to note with the earl grey is they seem to use a syrup, but it gives it a "London Fog" type taste which is very refreshing. Easy, free parking. A great spot to go if you are going with friends or maybe for a date.

Fun place that would not be out of place in a back alley in Tokyo. (I've never been but have…read morewatched lots of ramen videos.) The "honeycomb" feature is a wooden staircase with tables tucked into the various levels. For the non-worker bees there are several standard tables next to the ordering counter and they were full on my first visit at 2 pm on a Saturday. I had a poke bowl and chose crispy shrimp as my protein: two big ones in a katsu batter with spicy topping, excellent. I do wish they had more base levels than white rice and lettuce. There's ramen and donburi and a pan Asian menu of appetizers including crab rangoon which looks good and is very popular; I saw several platters going out. And there's boba tea of course. I will be back,

Food is so amazing ! A must try ! I will defiantly be…read moremaking this place my regular visit. We went into the wrong door up front that leads into the kitchen . The entrance is actually on the side with no sign, so don't make the same mistake . Our waiter was knowledgeable and helpful helping us decide what we wanted giving us tips. So I would say service was exceptional. Establishment is also clean and up kept.

Tried again, not much has changed…read more Been a while, decided to come in again and get some of their other dishes. The entrance and actual restaurant are still not easy to spot. The dining area is still very sparse in design and coverage. The wait staff were still apathetic, and the wait times for things is still a little long. The Korean fried chicken was very tasty, sweet and salty Korean bbq sauce on perfectly fried wings was delightful. We opted for the pho, and that was very good. The broth was rich and flavorful, no need to season it was perfect already. The brisket was tender and still had a strong brisket flavor. There was a good amount of meat to the bowl and the noodles were fresh. The noodles did clump a bit, but they easily separated when agitated. All of the sushi was not as successful. The rolls lacked any significant flavor and missed some basic elements of sushi preparation. The rice was not seasoned, was not sticky, and the fish was roughly cut. The spicy rolls lacked spice and the crunchy rolls lacked crunch. It was presented well, just didn't show the level of care the front of the menu had. We informed our server of the sushi problems and she apologized but still charged us for all the sushi. Making an otherwise great experience not so great. I would recommend those who come here to focus on the front of the menu exclusively. Those dishes are stellar and are well worth the asking price. The sushi menu on the back is basic in flavor, pricy, and only worth having if you really need sushi. It does limit their menu significantly, but the quality difference is drastic.

Great noodles, good broth, light on toppings but good quality…read more Was at the market, trying some new places. This place immediately caught my eye, and I was sure to try this place out. The staff were very friendly and bubbly. A lot of nerds making ramen at their booth. Tons of anime figurines, memorabilia, and references. This is the style of ramen place that an anime convention should have. The ramen was pretty good. The noodles were fresh and well prepared. The ramen broth was a little heavy on the bonito, authentic but needed more richness and a little more salt. The toppings were seasoned and prepared properly. The pork was good but a small portion. Egg was jammy and salty, and the other toppings were nice flavor pops. For 12.50, it's a very solid bowl of ramen. Despite my gripes, the ramen is a very solid bowl of noodles and the staff is very fun to interact with. The ramen just needs a little tweaking to make it stellar. But it's one of the better spots in the market

I saw that this placed open about a week and a half ago, and I'm always wanting to try new ramen…read morespots - so I grabbed a bowl as soon as I could make it here! It's on the far side of food in the public market, so it's not really visible when you first walk in (you kind of have to loop around to the other side to get there), but their spot is nice - stocked with some cool anime memorabilia and some other nice decorations. I got the "Super Shoyu". It was definitely a good bowl of ramen; a nice soy umami flavor with some diverse notes throughout. The pork chashu was cut nice and thin, and I was able to watch him torch the pork right in front of me which was cool. The menma was really flavorful and added some depth to the bowl. I think the only thing I'd hope for going forward was a bit more broth in the bowl (it was enough, but felt like there could have been a bit more added). They have a cool loyalty program too (which of course I joined, I'm a sucker for rewards programs). I'm looking forward to heading back to the public market soon and grabbing some more bowls off the menu! Great job so far guys!!