Fun concept food was mediocre and it was crowded with limited seating. It was cute though I would recommend it for families with young children. read more

We first had conveyor belt sushi in London, years ago. Good food, quickly racked up a giant bill. So, when Kawa opened in Hyde Park and Loveland (is that Loveland or Montgomery?) we weren't in a rush to visit. Man, we should have come sooner. We were aiming for dim sum a couple doors down, but they were slammed and had no out of the way place to wait. So, we walked a few yards and went into Kawa. Tablets are used to order appetizers, drinks, etc. All delivered by a robot or a train on a track above the conveyor. The sushi itself, along with other items like dessert, rolls by constantly. The best part, pricing is clear. Everything on the belt is $3.45 per plate, subject to change, of course. The sushi was fresh and the portions were in line with the prices. If you've never had conveyor belt sushi or you just want to try something a little unique to the Cincinnati area, Kawa is the place. While this location is a little out of the way for us, Hyde Park is a quick drive and we will return. read more

Fun for the novelty with drinks delivered by a robot who also sings happy birthday when needed. I like that you can either choose plates from the conveyor belt and each plate is the same price of $3.35 ish, or place an order on the tablet at each table. Decent selection of sushi as well as some seared items as well as tempura fried. There are also desserts like cakes and creme brulee. Any orders placed through the tablet are delivered via a speedy truck on a separate track above the sushi track. There are still servers available to assist as needed and bring the bill. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Strawberry crepe dessert - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

BEHOLD: THE FUTURE IS NOW I am a man who loooves sushi, and I have a son who loves sushi, and also a son who doesn't! But enough about me. Let's talk about the sushi place. Normal sushi places are fine but they don't give you the real taste of Japan, with crazy robots and stuff you don't understand all over the place and you don't know what's going on and a machine comes up to you and you don't know what it wants or why it's there so you just take something from it and wave and hopefully that's ok. Hey if not, that's ok too because this is American and we're just doing the best we can. They've got conveyor belts here with sushi going down them constantly, and lots of different kinds of sushi like some spicy kinds, and some savory kinds, and some desert kinds too. And if you don't see what you want on the conveyor belt, then you can get a robot to bring you stuff that you've ordered off of the screen that's at every booth, and then the robot comes over and it winks at you ;) It's hard to rate the service because it's half humans and half robots and half conveyor belts, and that adds up to more than one whole, so the scale gets crazy. But the people were friendly and basically said "Yeah have a seat and everything will be ok and the robot will come bring you food or a train will." and you're supposed to just nod and act like that's normal. So you eat the sushi off of the conveyor and then you pay for how many plates you eat plus whatever else you order. The joint is clean and everything seemed like it was working fine, and that's all a man can ask for. That and the food was good. read more

I don't know why I waited this long to dine here. My friends at work rave about this place. They told me to be careful, because you can get sucked in and purchasing more than you have to. So it's a sushi bar with a revolving conveyor. They have everything from appetizers, sushi, and desserts. You can order from a kiosk machine. It's delivered by a small train. Your drinks are delivered by a robot. Yes we still have servers that will guide and help you along the line but it's an experience. Be careful, I was not prepared for this so I was grabbing everything from the conveyor and it can get costly. From the kiosks we ordered: Hot sake large Edamame Tuna pizza Salmon avocado roll From the belt, we were grabbing everything from mass sushi and desserts. The food was epic and I really enjoyed our time. My advice is that you come here on an empty stomach and eat your heart desires. That's it. Love it here. I would definitely come back. read more

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Let's start with the positives: the bullet train that delivers your food is cool, and the conveyor belt runs smoothly. Service is interesting in the way that you've got a waiter, a tablet, and a robot all involved. Besides that, this is some of the worst sushi I've had. It looks like sushi, sure, but the taste doesn't do it any justice. At $3.35 per plate, it's expensive for what you get, especially compared to other revolving sushi chains. There's no automatic plate counting, no fun prizes or rewards, just kind of nothing for the price. If all you want is not-so-fresh fish wrapped in rice and seaweed and drowned in random sauces, maybe this works for you. Personally, I think this place tries too hard to make the sushi unconventional and trendy instead of just focusing on good taste. The Hot Cheetos roll was especially bad. The Cheetos were stale, like they'd been sitting out for days. It just didn't work, none of the rolls did. Overall, the place feels more like a gimmick than a spot for good sushi. Try it once and never come back type of deal for me. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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My lady and I had been wanting to try a revolving sushi place for a while and we're glad we did so with some close friends. The place itself was great too with awesome staff and great food. The atmosphere is absolutely like something straight from Tokyo (I spent a little time there years ago). Each plate coming around on the conveyor is priced at $3.35 a piece and there's a plethora of options coming around all the time. You can order bigger dishes and drinks (including adult libations) from a touchscreen at each table. I could tell you everything we got, but I lost count mere minutes into our dinner, because everything looked great. This makes it a bit dangerous because your eyes become bigger than your stomach. Still, we all had a blast, and we loved all the food. The desserts were great too. Try the tempura Oreos if you have enough room. My lady and I will absolutely be going back. read more

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This place was packed for Friday night dinner. Robot trays deliver drinks to the table, and a waitress kindly cleared our table of plates every so often. As for the food, most of the roll options don't feature much actual fish, just a lot of sauce, fried tempura, cream cheese, imitation crab, etc. It's personally not my preferred taste. Many rolls were also very inconsistently sized across plates. I think that most of the draw comes from the novelty of revolving sushi. At the price of $3.25 for most plates, I can find higher quality fish and much better value at other sushi places. This is definitely not to place to come to if you're looking for real sushi, but great for a fun experience (and maybe celebrations--there were multiple birthdays when we came tonight!). read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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First time! Service was great, waitress was kind and helpful! Great items on the menu as my wife and I are big ramen lovers! Good assortment of sushi and other items on the revolving board. read more

Very fun. We had never been to a revolving sushi place before. The staff was very kind to help explain the process and it was very simple. Pull items off the conveyor and they count the lids when you are done. You can also order items off the computer menu. Overall, food was good and was rotated out enough to get a variety. Service was good. Drinks were refilled quickly. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Ramen - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Kawa was amazing! My husband and I went here for lunch on a Saturday and everything was delicious. The restaurant is clean and well-kept and the service was really good! Even thought most things are automated, the wait staff kept our drinks refilled and cleaned our table promptly. Everything we ate was fresh and prepared perfectly. We will be back! read more

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For what it is, I really enjoyed it! You can't expect super bright quality sushi but honestly, everything tasted really good. My favorite was the spicy girl roll and then my boyfriend's favorite was the Bengals role... There's also a steak Nigiri, which we really liked. The crème brûlée was pretty good too. You had to pay for each plate that you got and each plate is $3.35. Which I thought was a pretty good deal! Fun experience and service was good. They had robot servers lol . It was really busy in there. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Went back recently because a friend wanted to try and I'll say I think it was much better than the first time I went! read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Delicious food and Great service. Great ambiance. Definitely something for everyone. All types of sushi and great desserts. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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This place fills me with such joy. Robots. Revolving sushi. Great staff. Great environment. Even heard the robots singing happy birthday to people! read more

It was a great new different experience food is great as well! Food delivered by robots. My daughter loved it! read more

Came on a Saturday at 1:30 and was sat at the conveyor at the back of the restaurant. I guess they decided to close it down but still sat people at it and the sushi was not being refreshed. Even after asking about it. Do not sit at the back, what a waste. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

ABSOLUTELY an almost weekly go to! I highly recommend this establishment. The food and service are perfection!!! read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Robot drink server - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Food and service are amazing. I appreciate their variety of food and fast service. They're super nice and great price

Great service, very attentive! Love the interactions with the robotic server, that comes to your table to serve you your drinks. How fun!! The sushi is Fantastic! I have to say it came REAL close to my all time favorite sushi place. So that being said Kawa is officially my second go to restaurant for sushi! Now it's not suitable for large groups. They do have a bar style seating where you can sit side by side with your group. The ambiance is whimsical in its own right! Must pay a visit! read more

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Long story short: fun experience with decent sushi I've never been to a revolving sushi restaurant before, so this was a totally new experience for me. It was so fun! The sushi itself was nothing spectacular, but it was definitely enjoyable. The whole conveyor belt thing was fun, as it allowed us to grab what we wanted & try new things. I feel we had a lot of sushi for the price, too. I would definitely go back & use it as an opportunity to try new rolls. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - dinning room - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I can't wait to bring my kids here. Drinks and entrees delivered by robots and a conveyor of delicious sushi continuously tempting you table side. The robots and human servers respond quickly. The restaurant is quirky and fun. We loved it enough to come back within a week. If you are into sushi I highly recommend Kawa. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - A sampling of our choices. Yum! - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

1st off - I love sushi! while the sushi itself was okay - 3 stars on the food, i loved the concept and delivery 5 stars! avg 4 stars ;) i started with a tuna madness (Spicy Crunchy tuna and Avocado Inside top with Black pepper tuna, Jalapenos and wasabi Mayo) it was okay. not the best i've had, not the worst. then this desert went by that i had to snag, chocolate lava roll - so disappointing, cooked dough with squishy chocolate inside. might have been better if it was hot. went with a group and because between all of us we ordered 20+ plates they gave us a token for a toy from a vending machine. some heavy sturdy plastic (maybe gachapon?) cute, but gave to some kid. liked the train delivery of special orders on a train track above the conveyor belt and loved the robot that brought over drinks. Our server was very nice at explaining to me as the newbie how everything worked. i might go back for the concept. read more

I think this place is amazing - like being transported to Tokyo in a Midwest suburban strip mall. Conveyor belt sushi with trains and robots delivering special ordered items. I went at 2:30pm for late lunch, and this is important to know regarding the freshness of the food (which was indeed fresh). My two favorites from the conveyor belt were a marinated salmon sashimi and a spiced yellowtail (sorry I forgot the names of both). The balance of acid/herb/sweet on both were perfect. The nigiri was all fresh (I did have to order the unagi, which arrived at my stool on a Bullet Train). My one disappointment was the fried squid, which was a bit hard and oily (maybe a casualty of my 2:30 dining time?). Other than that, all food was better than most sushi in the area. Staff are amazing. read more

Good sushi, revolving sushi service is a novelty, clean modern decor. Will try again. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Eel - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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I ordered their ramen to go and I believe there's a lot of room for improvement. I ordered the tonkotsu and karaage shoyu. The broth was bland which made the entire dish lackluster. There weren't many toppings and not a lot of noodles either to justify almost 10$ a bowl. If I hear about their ramen improving, I may give it another chance. read more

Fun!! Customer service is great, and I was given an explanation for how everything works. Each plate off the conveyor belt is 3.75$. You can order off the iPad in front of you if you don't see what you want. I ended up with 8 plates, and one plate of double salmon sashimi for 35$. The squid is sweet, the salmon is fatty. The fish was decent, but not the best. The train is fun to watch go around, this would be a great date spot. read more

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When Kawa was new it was so much better! Maybe the novelty has worn off. Do not trust the check in wait times especially if you are bigger than a party of 3. I am disappointed in the way they seat their guests. It was a busy Sat night and we were 21st and told 24-39 min and we waited well over an hour. That's not the issue. What bothers me so intensely is that our party of 7 was sidelined when I told the lady in charge that we could split into smaller booths and she proceeded to seat several parties of 2,3 and 4 after me while I was #1 in line. That irritated me a lot when she sat two parties after me side by side. That nonsense cost us another 20 min. I had been #2 and #3 for nearly a half hour. Our drinks took FOREVER and we began eating since we were now going an 1:20 by the time we sat down. Then 2 minutes after our drink arrived we finally got assigned a server and was asked if we needed a refill. Getting a server earlier to see if we had drinks would have been more useful. Then they give you the check and expect 20% or more as suggested gratuity when you serve yourself from the conveyor belt and the robot eventually brings your drink. Asking $30-40 for one refill of drinks was laughable. It will be a very long while before I'm back. We should have chosen next door, Corner Dumpling House. I have much better luck there and having wasabi without a drink in front of you is a bad idea. We had complimentary edamame and French fries (which doesn't even go) wasn't enough of a mea culpa to have me back. I'm not eager to return, it's a pass for me. It's a shame because we had gone to Kawa a lot in the past and promoted it a lot to friends and family. The sushi was also a bit sparse tonight. read more

THESE PLACE WAS AMAZING!! Everything I had was extremely tasty. My favorite was the ramen with shrimp! read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Miso Shrimp Ramen with chili oil! - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

The whole experience was great. We've never been there before and the hostess was so helpful to explain everything. Will definitely go again. The 15 minutes wait was nothing. Expected a wait, went there Saturday afternoon, a day before Mother's day. read more

Always a fun time at Kawa! You can eat as much or as little food as your heart desires. All the sushi looks so good and there's a variety of food. It's a fun experience getting to pick your sushi or different foods like seaweed salad. Definitely give this place a try! And if you order something not on the conveyer belt then it's a little train. I also tried the ramen which was just the right amount! read more

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This is a fun spot to check out revolving sushi with a really nice atmosphere. At $3.25 per plate, it is pricy for sushi. Each plate has about 3 pieces so it is very easy to rack up a bill. I would recommend planning accordingly or ordering a custom made dish off of the tablet as these come in bigger portions. They have a lot of traditional decoré and play Japanese pop music. The servers wear formal uniforms and they even have one of the newer robot servers driving around to bring drinks. The service is very quick from order to delivery. Its cool to see your food arrive on one of the several trains running above the conveyor belts. I do wish that Kawa had and all you can eat option (like Sakura Revolving Sushi) so that I could try more of their dishes. Im usually sad when I see the bill versus what I've had. But you are more paying for the experience than anything. And Im cheap! read more

This place is ok. My daughter and I had lunch here recently. She's been several times with her friends but she thought I wouldn't like it because of the quality of the sushi. She was correct. There was some that was pretty good and some that was like grocery store sushi. Some plates I wondered how long it had sat on the belt, circling the restaurant. And I wondered if the belly issues I had for two days afterwards was from this sushi. Overall - the place is visually interesting because of the revolving belt of sushi and the little character cars/trains rolling across the top with special orders. But the sushi is low quality. read more

Kawa Revolving Sushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I was a bit mixed on this... sushi was "ok" and service was automated (not a bad thing). What human service there was ... they were great. No refills on soda? Not sure what they do refill on except water? The food we ordered was pretty quick. The selection that was on conveyor belt was also limited and tasted very similar. The sushi also wasn't wrapped tight and fell apart. It was kind of pricey, by sushi standards even as all plates were $3.25 each for small morsels. The desert was a dressed up version of the cake you get at all you can eat buffets (mass produced squares) with some chocolate filled cone ends. Also $3.25... crème brulee wasn't restaurant (on-site made) or was made from powder. Had a whole milk after taste. We spent $200 for 7 people so we did try almost everything. The teriyaki chicken was $7 but came with a small amount of poorly made chicken and vegetables. With that said, if you know what you're getting, it's great for quick sushi. read more

Fun experience, and good food! I don't even eat sushi, (hubby does!) but I had options. Great date night or family night idea. We sat at the "counter," but there are booth options too. Restaurant was clean, and there were several servers to help if we needed assistance. I'd love to see them on Open Table app. read more

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Honestly, it's just a fun gimmicky dinner concept. I wouldn't go if you're hoping for even decent sushi. It's fun to take kids for the revolving concept and prize at the end of dinner. But if you're want sushi, I would go somewhere else. The seafood is not fresh. The desserts are Chinese buffet mini cakes. They don't even try to create a nice presentation/ rolls. Most rolls look unappetizing and pretty messy on the plates. read more

So delicious and so many options! If it were closer we'd be back every weekend! Definitely stop by if your around!

Revolutionary literally. It revolves. Good sushi for the price. Inexpensive. No beer.

This was such a cool experience! Obviously there is sushi on a rotating conveyor belt - and it is delicious. The Cincy rolls are good - and keep an eye out for the Chef Specials. We snagged some at the beginning and end of our stay that were different, but both FANTASTIC. Everything is very Japanese - so the robot brings you drinks, but the humans bring the refills :-) Loved the concept. Someone else mentioned in their review when you pay, the staff is standing right there to see what/if you tip. I think that was a little awkward (especially when you aren't really interacting with the staff all that much during your time there), but it was still a fun experience! read more

This is a fun place to go for sushi and ramen. It was cute inside and clean. It has conveyor belts by your tables/booths where you can get what sushi you want when it goes by. If you order other things they will be delivered by the robot or trains to your table. Everything we had was good. read more