We randomly chose this place and were completely happy. The appetizers and dinner were fantastic. So glad to see them take over this beautiful spot! read more

So this place has all the ingredients to be a top notch experience buttt just fell bland .... The space itself is a vibe , ambiance , service & food presentation were good but our food lacked flavor and spice overall . Our "spring rolls " , were actually fried egg rolls served with a side of ketchup .. eww On a positive note they have some great private party dining spaces as well. They also serve single use mouthwash in the restrooms which I found to be a nice touch . read more

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I went to order pick up at this restaurant and the phone line is disconnected. Ok, mildly inconvenient. I ordered the tempura mushrooms and beef udon. The mushrooms were fresh and hot. I really enjoyed them. The beef udon looked really good... but I took a bite and the beef was really gristly and chewy. It definitely looked better than it tasted. But hey I paid for it so I ate it. Then I went to go heat up the rest and saw there had been a moth in my soup the whole time, pretty gross. Also even though they are still advertising DoorDash deliveries they are not accepting them prompting customers to show up after paying for the meal and not having anything for the drivers to pick up. I couldn't recommend this place unless you like eating bugs read more

Tenkyu - Beef udon - Asian Fusion Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Ho-ly $hit!!! Never had this before earlier this week when a buddy ordered it, and I didn't want anything. He gave me a gyoza (dumpling) and I immediately realized I made the wrong decision. It was the best I ever had. I messaged him later that day saying if you ever get it again you gotta get me some. Was hungry today, but not too hungry, so checked to see if Suzu's still had their egg salad sandwiches, but they were out, then thought... TENKYU!!! I ordered us both a set, and was not just not disappointed, but definitely made a great decision. Buddy says everything he's ever had from there is FIRE! But I may never know, as I probably won't ever get anything else. I'd post a pic but it didn't last long enough for that. read more

I really liked the ambiance. It is a little club-like with a touch of contemporary dining flair. We were lucky to catch a concert performed by students. We really enjoyed the music. I appreciate that they serve late dinner. Most of downtown Champaign is closed by 9:30 or 10 on Saturday. If you go to a show or concert most everything is closed by the time you get out. As for the service, we had a very nice but somewhat unprepared server. She wasn't familiar with the menu nor the drinks. In fact, she was unfamiliar with most everything. Again, though, she was sweet. But she got one of our entrees completely wrong, even after we clarified it TWICE! However, the manager is top notch and very hard working. He is willing to do whatever it takes to please his customers. As for the food, this was our first visit to this restaurant, so we were unfamiliar with the menu. I Googled some of the items and we decided on chicken karaage which was chunks of fried chicken thighs and spring rolls for appetizers. They weren't bad, but there was nothing special about them. The most egregious thing, however, was serving ketchup as the dipping sauce for spring rolls. I have a hard time believing that is traditional. They do not have anything similar to sweet snd sour sauce. The chicken comes with a spicy (not really) mayo - also not my favorite. My husband ordered the filtered house sake. He said it was tasty enough. I ordered the Dancing in the Moonlight cocktail. Too sweet for me. Entrees were classic ramen for me and beef ribs for my husband. He got lamb ribs which were served with cold white mashed sweet potato. He said the lamb was flavorful and good, but he didn't care for the sweet potato. My ramen was pork in pork broth. I shouldn't have ordered it. The broth was too porky - kinda tasted like boiled neck bones. The other things in the ramen were good - even the actual pork wasn't terrible. The noodles were a good texture. We shared macha cheesecake for dessert - another bad choice for us. Wasn't sweet at all. So overall, it wasn't a good match for us, and we probably won't be back, but not so much because of the restaurant. We just don't care for the food. We enjoyed the ambiance and were probably two of maybe four non-Asian people in the place, which bodes well for its authenticity. read more

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I'm sorry I can't give a better review, but let me qualify this. We went for lunch on a Monday, hoping to have sushi/sashimi. Turns out their sushi chef does not come in until 4pm. So we ordered other things from the menu. They were out of almost everything we wanted, including drinks. Very disappointing. We left without eating there. Best not to go on Monday, and not to go for lunch. I might also add we were from out of town, hoping for a good experience. read more

Waited 20 minutes for water and out of all chicken breast dishes and to top it off out of alcohol, how are you out of all alcohol?? Won't be coming back...... read more

Very nice place, the atmosphere is lofty and casual. The servers are so nice and the food was equally delicious. We had a nice dinner here with sushi and rice bowls and ramen. Best in town! read more

Restaurant was very peaceful and beautiful and the waiter was so kind! The chirashi bowl was amazing - wonderful fish quality. The teriyaki tori and takoyaki were also both very good. read more

Tenkyu - Chirashi Bowl and Takoyaki Ball - Asian Fusion Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

The overall of the vibe of the restaurant are very nice and quiet fancy as well. When we enter, we were welcome with a nice staff member and service was pretty good as well. Overall for food it was pretty good too. I would say they have the best ramen in town and the beef back ribs are really good too. The calamari are delicious and crispy. For tge beef don, it was alright. It is a bit on the bland side for taste wise. Overall, had a good experience here and might come back again. read more

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Delicious flavorful spicy miso tonkatsu and gyozas. Wonderful warming meal on a cold night. Friendly elegant atmosphere.

Ramen was spot on and sushi was wonderful. A little pricy but worth it for a date night.

Holy crap, what a place. The servers were fine and did their best, but overall, the experience was disappointing. We came as a group of 11--no water refills, no chopsticks provided, and no napkins even after we finished eating. We sat down and waited for 10 minutes without being given menus. Then we waited over an hour for all the food to arrive. I ordered the Unagi Don for $20--it came with five medium pieces of unagi, one egg, and the rest was just plain rice. I also ordered the curry fish balls (either $8 or $10, I forgot), which tasted no different from frozen food. I'm still hungry after the meal. read more

Great food and service! David was excellent and attentive. He recommended the Takoyaki-octopus Ball. I was skeptical as I had never eaten something like that, but they were amazing! I would also recommend the Tuna tartar. We got a level 2 spice for the Ramen, (we love spicy foods), but it was SO spicy I couldn't imagine doing a level 3 or 4. In total, we ordered Shiitake Mushrooms, Takoyaki-octopus Ball, Tempura Brussel Sprouts, Creamy Crabby Jalapeño, Tuna Tartar, and Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen. This was more than enough food for 2 people and we spent just as much money as we would ordering 2 entrees at another fine dining restaurant. The inside was gorgeous, but I would agree with other reviews that it was almost too bright. read more

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We had an amazing night. Food and drinks were AMAZING! Service Superb! Grace was the best and really helped us navigate the menu, I wanted to be her bestfriend lol! The food was so good we didn't get a lot of pics but the oysters, shrimp ball, otoro, and lamb skewers were phenomenal as well. We will definitely be back for the few missing items on the menu. They were more than accommodating for the shortage. We are so excited to have found this gem in Champaign! read more

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Delicious food, great service, great atmosphere. Absolutely nothing bad to say about my experience at Tenkyu in downtown Champaign. The food was made from quality ingredients and had well balanced recipes and great flavor. The server went above and beyond to accommodate my gluten allergy. Highly recommend visiting this place! My first time trying it was two nights ago and I just placed my next order for dinner tonight! The tuna sandwich was amazing as was the poke bowl. My mom and brother both loved their ramen. read more

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This place is my new gold standard for a hole in the wall. "Spring" is the waiter and their service was top notch. The food was delicious and worth the higher price. I've always gotten AYCE sushi or cheaper Ramen and sometimes that would upset my belly but this food was a delicate work of art. They have the wasabi in the nigiri. The wasabi is real, not the fake green stuff that cheap places serve. read more

Tenkyu - Classic Tonkotsu, Karaage Chicken, Salmon Toro - Asian Fusion Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

The food was great and perfect for a cold wintry Sunday. Excellent garlic ramen. The rice bowl was good and tempura mushrooms were great even as they cooled. The drinks were creative and delicious. I will have to do a sake flight next time. read more

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Ate at the bar. Ordered the chile reason and carne asada. Both were authentic, yet with modern flare. And rustic. Surprised neither came with tortillas. But they were delivered as soon as we requested them. The service was outstanding, the attention was personalized. The space is fantastic - dark, cozy, grand. I was surprised it was so empty for a Thursday night. No reason this place should be empty...ever. read more

I don't usually leave reviews, but this place has generally good reviews so I feel I need to share my experience so others don't make the same mistake I did. I saw the good reviews for this spot along with the pictures of the food which looked really great, so I booked this for a Valentines date. There was a line of people waiting to be seated, but luckily I had a reservation so we were sat quickly. We were very excited, the ambiance was very nice and the interior design of the restaurant is exquisite. We waited a normal amount of time for our server to take our drink order. My girlfriend ordered a glass of wine and I ordered a beer. We already had time to look at the menu so we knew what we wanted for food so we put that order in at the same time as the drinks. We both ordered Ramen, I ordered the spicy pork and she ordered the seafood ramen and we also ordered the spicy edamame as an appetizer. 5 minutes go by and I was surprised that my entree came out. We hadn't gotten the drinks or appetizers we ordered and my girlfriend's entree wasn't out yet. In my head I was thinking "this is fine, everything else must be coming shortly." I was wrong, 10ish minutes go by and my food is sitting in front of me untouched because I at least want to wait for my girlfriend to get her food before I start eating... and now my food is getting cold. My girlfriend tells me I should start eating, mind you we haven't even gotten our drinks yet. Maybe another 5 minutes later our waiter appears, she tells me that they are out of the beer that I ordered so I should pick another beer. I pick another one then politely remind her that my girlfriend also ordered a glass of wine and asked for an update on her food and our appetizer. She says that the wine will be right out and that the kitchen is running slow, she apologized then went to get the drinks. Another 5 minutes later she comes back to tell me that the second beer I picked out is also not available anymore so she asks me to pick another one. Ok I pick a third one and about 2 minutes later I finally get a bottle of very warm beer. Then another 2ish minutes later my girlfriend's glass of white wine arrives, and it's also very warm. At this point we've already had one of the worst restaurant experiences of our lives. I had already eaten most of my meal, we've finally been served our drinks (but they are unfortunately not cold), our appetizer is nowhere to be seen, and my girlfriend's meal is also seemingly non existent. Our waiter is cleaning the table next to ours and we ask for glasses of ice to put our warm drinks in. We get that about 5 minutes later, so now my girlfriend is having to put ice cubes in her wine. Great, now our expensive drinks are watered down but at least they are cold. I look at my watch and realize we have been here for a whole hour. My girlfriend is starving, and we are both very frustrated at the horrible experience we had had so far. Our waiter comes back maybe 10 minutes later FINALLY with the spicy edamame appetizer we ordered an hour ago. I ask the waiter what the status is on the seafood ramen that my girlfriend ordered, and she again apologizes and says that the kitchen is backed up. Over an hour in already, my girlfriend just says that she doesn't want it anymore and to have it removed from the bill. Thus ending our nightmare Valentine's Day experience at this restaurant. We went to the nice wine bar across the street afterwards and got her some food and shared a bottle of wine which was a much much better experience. If I could give zero stars I would. We will not return to this restaurant, and I would encourage others not to go. read more

I don't normally write reviews but after my experience here recently I wanted to get the word out. The restaurant was pretty busy but the man who sat us and gave us our water, who we assumed to be the server, did not come for half an hour to take our orders and we felt like he had forgotten about us. We finally found another waitress to ask about being served. She sincerely apologized and went straight over with me to take the order. As soon as she was about to take our orders, the man who sat us returned and seemingly took over and took our orders instead. We weren't given much attention throughout the night from our server and tables that he served next to us that left, were left dirty for a while while we ate. Additionally, the food took an abnormal amount of time to come out, close to an hour in fact and it came out at inconsistent times. Our server did not tend to us or update us for the majority of that time and we had to get up and ask one of the other servers when it will be arriving. I will not be returning because I think that waiting an hour for food at an upscale restaurant is absolutely ridiculous and our particular server was not meeting our expectations at all(which are not very high mind you). Their management seems to be lacking in many aspects however the other servers besides ours were attentive; perhaps we got unlucky because we noticed that he would not tend to his other tables as well. read more

Spacious new restaurant in downtown Champaign. The pork gyoza was excellent although it was served with a side of sauce with a mountain of garlic. The ramen was $10 (opening week special) but it took 35 minutes to get it. I was first seated, two other tables who were seated after me, got their ramen before me.... But maybe mine took longer to prepare? When it finally came, it was tepid and was insanely salty... so much that I was puckering. I know ramen is supposed to be salty , but this was ridiculous. I couldn't even finish it. Hopefully it's just opening week hangups.... read more

Tenkyu - Pork Gyoza - Asian Fusion Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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I found this newly opened Japanese bar in downtown Champaign! It has a small entrance across the street from Hyatt. I ordered Takoyaki, Lamb Stews, and Karaage Chicken, and got a bowl of lotus root at the end as an opening gift. They do have many options for drinks, but I just went for water -- which was really refreshing as there's a slice of cucumber in! Also, the lamb was impressive! The manager said it was made by a local chef from Northern China. But I would expect an improvement of their chicken karaage. I personally think each piece was a little too big, which might make the flavor less strong and harder to balance. The environment inside was pretty clean and silent, with just appropriate lighting for a comfortable dining experience. It's a pity that I didn't try any speciality on the menu this time. I would love to try the lamb ribs as well as the salmon in putt pastry the next time! read more

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Menu wasn't too clear on the mains and grill items, but the ramen and donburi bowls looked straightforward enough, so we both decided on ramen. The restaurant was new enough that the staff seemed a little off balance, but eager to make up for some slightly longer waits or mistakes by offering us complimentary items like some edamame. Edamame here had a slight char and seasoned sesame oil, which instantly made it my favorite version of a dish that I've had more often as an obligation than a true desire--a promising start. I ordered the garlic tonkotsu ramen, with level 4 spice, their highest tier. The amount of chili oil used for this level was frankly absurd, though it was indeed pretty spicy. The flavor of the broth was richly garlicky, smooth and luxurious, though on the salty side, even for ramen. Chashu was tender and maybe the best I've had in a long time. Decor was minimalist and modern. The lighting just a touch brighter than romantic but not so bright as to be garish. Would return to on the promise of what was done well. Some really great flavors held back somewhat by a heavy hand on other elements. read more

Food was good, service was glacially slow, drink orders were wrong. Would not return.

Go here if you want to wait a whole hour for APPETIZERS. while they serve people meals who have been here for 10 minutes. The drinks are pure juice no alcohol. The food was all cold and not even good. They gave us one meal at a time . Now my table of 6 is waiting for one person to get their entree after they ate everything. Horribly managed and they need to fix that. Nice looking place, horrible management. Never been to a worse restaurant. read more

I highly recommend visiting here and getting some appetizers to share with friends. The food here was amazing and they give a good portion for the price point. They use a 6hr bone broth for the ramen and it has great flavor profile, very umami. The service was very good and the food came pretty fast. Our server Spring was happy to explain more about all the dishes. I loved the ambient setting of the restaurant, the matching black plates were a nice touch and really made the food stand out. read more

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The shrimp ball is amazing. Highly recommended. We were lucky to have Spring serving us. He was super helpful to my 100-year old mother, recommending great dishes suitable for her. All of us enjoyed a great meal. read more

Once again this place did not disappoint. From the owner being very kind to the ambiance of the place and our food tasting delicious! I got the beef udon and my husband got the lamp chops. we also got drinks, he got the asahi and I got the lychee cocktail drink. The owner later in our meal brought out a sparkling peach drink for us to share and it was very good! all that to say I like coming here for special occasions with my husband. A nice date night place read more

The food is fine, and the environment is good. But the service is horribly slow, we waited for about 30 minutes for our food: a set of chef choice yakitori, a Gunkan sushi, and a signature roll. The waiter served nothing and explained nothing for the speed. read more

What an amazing dining experience! Spring was an attentive host who made sure everything was perfect for us. The food was authentic and a culinary delight. We tried several items on the menu and nothing disappointed us. The sake was excellent and the pour very generous. We will make Tenkyu our top restaurant destination. read more

1st of all, the salmon sashimi was outstanding. I'm not sure that I've ever had better. No joke. I was more that grateful that my dining partners shared it with me. So... why only 3 stars? Our server was nice and I'm cutting her some slack since she told us it was only her 3rd night working there but... there were problems. The menu could use descriptions of the dishes. There weren't any and we needed to ask about many things. Our server didn't know and had to get someone else (that's fine) but that server didn't seem quite as able to provide thorough descriptions as I had hoped. We ordered 2 different glasses of sake. One was wrong. When they brought us the right one, it was room temp instead of cold (we ordered a cold unfiltered one). 2 of the dinners were Restaurant Week specials: a hot app, a cold app, and an entree. One of the diners never got their cold app. We asked about it and it was brought to us almost immediately (well after the entree). I ordered a poke bowl, but inquired about what it would contain 1st. I was told that it would be chopped salmon w/ spicy mayo over rice. It was, kinda. It really was plain mayo with some chopped salmon. No spice and waaaayyyyy too much mayo. I added wasabi and soy sauce at the table just to make it edible. The prices are kind of high - especially the $28 for the poke bowl, but the salmon was so good that I can overlook it. The decor is nice. Modern and there's ample spacing between tables. read more

The food was good, but spaced out poorly. I received my entree 45 minutes before my family and were missing items we ordered. Service was absolutely horrible and I observed every table was either missing food or not being serviced by the wait staff. The cocktails came out 30 minutes after we ordered them. The restaurant could be successful, but they definitely need to work on a lot of things. We will not be returning read more

Lamb skewers were mostly fat. Not impressed. Seaweed salad and Brussel sprouts were tasty.

Hands down the best restaurant in Champaign. Outstanding sashimi, lots of other items on the menu worth a shot, and terrific service, I"ve been there twice and plan to go back regularly. read more

First time there tonight and the experience was amazing! The manager, Spring, was nothing but inviting and recommended all of the things we tried! They Tenkyu Roll was amazing! The Tuna Tar Tar was delicious as well! The oyster mushrooms! Everything we had was 10/10! read more

Really really good ! Definitely will go back . Sashimi platter had huge pieces , great value . So many options . Only complaint is the spicy miso soup even at the lowest level was super Spicy . Amazing staff and huge sake list with knowledgeable help picking out a bottle . Tuna tartar was delicious read more

One of the best meals I've had in CU! The service was friendly, attentive, and very helpful. We were not sure what drink to order and we were graciously allowed to taste several sake to decide. The setting is comfortable, clean and stylish. I look forward to going again soon! read more

The rudest service I ever experienced. They didn't acknowledge our existence in any way. No greeting, we had to get our own menu and sat for almost 30 min with no service till we got up and left. Will NEVER go back! read more

A wonderful location, deliciously amazing sushi and impecable service. Thank you Spring for your suggestions, the most delicious meal we've had in Champaign!! read more