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    Kaisen

    3.7 (87 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Seafood
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Thomas L.

    Delicious. They are located in Mituwa supermarket. I ordered an unagi set dish: eel with different toppings on the rice, dilled vegetables, and miso soup. It was so good, and I look forward to returning. Unagi is one of my favorites, and the way they made it with some tuna, cucumber, and other toppings made it even nicer. The price was not bad either. I recommend this place for anyone to check out if you want nice seafood topped with a bed of rice. The service was nice and quick. You order and wait for food; there is hardly any ambiance. It's in the food court area of Mituwa, which can be very packed on the weekends. More and more people have come to this place over the years. Mituwa is a wonderful place to eat Japanese food. We go there about once a month. All the food is delicious there, and I have not had any bad meals here.

    Super Deluxe Bowl
    Timothy C.

    I hadn't seen this stall at Mitsuwa before, so I decided to give it a try. I was underwhelmed. There was a decent variety of seafood and fish, but most of them didn't taste that fresh. The sashimi tasted quite fishy. The uni was probably the best part, but this isn't something I would bother ordering again.

    Spicy poke
    Stephanie P.

    Great food for a good price. Ordered the spicy poke, fresh poke is hard to find in the NYC area.

    Tempura Tteokbokki
    CHat C.

    FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. I wish could give 0 star instead. I placed my order at 3:10 PM and didn't receive it until 3:36 PM. It was clear they had forgotten about it--no apology, no explanation, just bad attitude from the staff. On top of that, the food looked nothing like what was advertised. Very disappointed. I won't be coming back.

    Delicious
    Mei Mei L.

    The food was so good. I loved the tofu skin and the meat was nice. The rice was nice and soft too.

    Brandon Y.

    Always heard a lot about Mitsuwa Marketplace as well as the food court there, so when I finally stopped by, I had to order some food from the stalls there. This place serves both tempura-dons and kaisen-dons so naturally we had to get a Kaisen Don set and a Black Tiger Shrimp Don Set. The set comes with soup and some pickles. Aesthetically speaking, the food was on point when it came out. Looks pretty much identical to the images and super appetizing. The actual taste of the food was just alright though, nothing special. The sashimi in the kaisen-don didn't have as much flavor as I expected it to honestly. I'm not sure why, I'm used to the tuna and salmon just tasting better though. The tempura don I got also specified that this more "premium" set used Black Tiger Shrimp as opposed to regular ones for Shrimp Tempura, but overall, it tasted about the same as regular shrimp to me. I added on a piece of whitefish and that was quite good, soft, buttery and flakey. It might have also been because it was near end of the day but the color of the tempura was a little on the dark side, and the flavor had a bit too much of the "old oil" flavor to it that comes about when you reuse oil/leave it out for a prolonged period of time. Overall, pretty decent, and good that the stall is open later than most.

    Great service and amazing quality. I always come here for fresh chirashi.

    Always my go-to at Mitsuwa! Uni chirashi is fresh, tasty, and great value every time.

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    Bryan K.

    Stopped through Mitsuwa and decided to grab a quick lunch. I ended up opting for the soba combo. Soba noodles came out super cold which I loved. Only thing I wished they gave with the soba noodles were minced radish, which I thought was the basic standard when eating soba. The bowl that came with the soba noodles were un proportioned. Rice ratio was too much compared to the food it came out with. Egg was cooked perfectly and shrimp was fried and tasted good, but like I stated way too much rice and too little food. I guess with the inflation it's not a bad deal but most likely wont order this set next time I decide to eat here. Wait time was also rather long but at the same time lots of customers. Typical food court set up inside a supermarket.

    That's all the uni I got & see that giant clump of fake crab just below it?
    Ryan R.

    So sad!! I just got home with my Hokkaido Chirashi bowl and the itty bit of uni that they gave me is so old and chemical tasting that my cat won't even eat it. The real crab in my bowl is watered down with fake crab. There's about 2lbs of rice and the tiniest bit of toppings. This place used to be SO good!! What happened?! Why are there angsty teens working here now instead of people who actually appreciate providing a meal for patrons. Obviously there's no ambiance because it's a food hall. But man, the food is so bad now. I spent $20 on a lunch for my trash can. (Because even my cats won't eat it!)

    Shoyu Poke bowl $13.48

    Food came out quickly even on a busy Sunday evening! Poke bowl was plated very aesthetically! Super fresh salmon, tuna and avocado! Perfect portion!

    -9.Jewelry Chirashi Bowl
    Benjamin T.

    We went out yesterday and overindulged so when we decided to come to Mitsuwa for a sushi bowl, I was excited to eat something fresh! I got the Jewelry Chirashi bowl and it was pretty much what I was looking for. Bits of salmon, bits of tuna, shrimp, various vegetables, pickled ginger on top of a bed of rice hit the spot. Everything tasted fresh and there was a good bit of protein to start my day. For $15, I was expecting a little more raw fish but hey, I get it, times are hard, everything is more expensive now! If you're looking for something fresh to kick start your day, I'd stop by to get a bowl!

    Eunice K.

    Service is great Tried one of each temaki roll except for you cus they didn't have it It was okay. Most were okay but the California one had way too much mayo. I def prefer DOMO DOMO. I'd prob get a poke bowl instead Instead mitsuwa

    Scallop, eel, uni eel boxes
    Vicky L.

    The jewel box description got me right away. Then I saw they had scallops. So I ordered the scallop jewel box and it was good. I think there could have been a bit more flavor ( maybe that's what the soy sauce packet was for?), but overall the sushi was fresh and I enjoyed my bowl. It was also quite pretty to look at. I tried the scallop, the eel, and the shrimp and uni jewel boxes and I really don't think you can go wrong. Also, it is very decently priced. I think it's called a jewel box because it's your main ingredient sitting on a bed tuna, sweet egg, and roe on top of rice and it looks pretty like you're looking at a jewel box.

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    KAISEN HANNOSUKE is my all around go to place.you can't go wrong with any dish,but my favorite dish is the salmon!

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    My favorite go to place. Quick and fast and best quality. My kids love it too. Hidden gem inside mitsuwa. Must order #20

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    Food was great and tasted fresh. Good value too, with shrimp and vegetables, and full size bowl of soba

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    I got the shrimp tendon. The food was sooo goooood! 100% recommended! fresh and delish!!

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