I haven't been here in a few years but it's still as good as before! I came around 5p on a Wed…read morenight and it wasn't too busy. We happened to come during happy hour which looks to be Tuesday-Thursday 4:30-6p. We ordered the potato croquettes and tempura portabella mushrooms for appetizers. The croquettes are part of the happy hour menu so it was a good price. I didn't realize there were only going to be 2 of them but they were a large size! The portabella mushrooms were so good! We were surprised by the amount that we got. I didn't really like the sauce that came with the croquettes so I used the sauce that came with the mushrooms. For our dinner, I got the devil roll (forgot to take a pic - sorry!) and my friend got the teriyaki tofu bento box. My devil roll was pretty good, nothing too special about it. My friend loved her bento and said the agedashi tofu and the inari were her fav. Our server was really attentive and always came to check on us! I also loved that he stopped by to ask if the peanut dressing for our salads was ok. It wasn't too loud in there since there were still empty tables so it was easy to talk and hear each other.

First off, the service was great. Our waitress was attentive and very polite. We got our order in a…read moretimely manner. The food was very good as well. We ordered a Volcano Roll, a Striped Dragon Roll, and a Rainbow Roll. They were all delicious and the presentation was very nice. The restaurant was clean, and had a pleasant environment.

Downtown East Lansing offers a wide array of Asian cuisine dining spots. We found ourselves in need…read moreof some weekday sushi and made our way to Sushi Ya. The team members we encountered were welcoming and friendly. We were seated right away as during the summer with the college students scarce, getting seated right away isn't abnormal. The restaurant was quiet so we selected a seat next to the window; the foot and vehicle traffic on Grand River was a nice backdrop. We started with shrimp shumai and the tempura appetizer, then decided on the sushi combo b and avocado don for our mains. The shrimp shumai were dainty but tasty! However, the tempura veggies weren't really flavorful and I'm not sure what the sauce served with them was intended to offer but minimal flavor was found there as well. The avocado don was like a deconstructed sushi roll and was absolutely delightful, although the dish would have benefited from the avocado being more ripe; it was flavorful and plentiful! The sushi combo was also delicious and fresh, served with plenty of wasabi and ginger. Speaking of ginger the ginger dressing on the side salad was so crisp, fresh and tangy it was definitely one of the highlights. I think the avocado don may end up being a lunchtime staple for me!

Top 3 restaurant in East Lansing IMO. You'll see Sushiya here do things at their price point that…read moreno other restaurant anywhere can replicate. Their fish is always fresh and served in super generous portions. Rice is always perfectly seasoned, and rolled are always put together well. Their rice dishes also always hit and you'll never ever leave the store not filled to the brim. Take my repeated business as a sign that this place is absolutely goated.

Fun and relaxed atmosphere. A very cool college vibe. Great food. Fresh produce and great tasting…read more The sushi is excellent. Really enjoyed this restaurant each time we visit. Scott

Went in with decent expectations, but left underwhelmed. The shoyu ramen broth just wasn't very…read moreflavorful compared to other shoyus I've had, and the noodles had a starchy, gummy texture that I couldn't get past. Sadly I couldn't finish the bowl because of it. The egg yolk was also served cold, which didn't help. On the plus side, the pork chashu was the highlight! Perfectly balanced between fatty and meaty, cooked really well. I also ordered a tuna roll, which was a good portion size. It didn't taste super fresh, but it was still decent overall. I finished that without issue. Service was friendly and attentive, no complaints there. One thing that really stood out (in a bad way): I noticed they were using an AI-generated menu, which felt really off-putting and cheapened the experience for me.

I had an excellent dining experience with delicious food! The sushi was high quality (I had the…read morecosmo roll with tuna). The crab rangoon dip was creamy and a fun take on the classic app. The seaweed salad was fresh and rounded out the meal well. I also go the Genmaicha tea, which was great! The restaurant was comfortable and the service was very good, so I plan to come back.

I have always known Maru to be either a hit or a miss, but I must say yesterday's visit will be my…read morelast. I'm absolutely flabbergasted that I have to spend the rest of memorial weekend with food poisoning, especially after spending $60+ tip for a lunch with myself and my two toddlers. While it seems that cleanliness is not a top priority, I should have walked out when the high chair they brought my two year old was filthy. How hard is it to clean a high chair? If the front of the house is dirty, it makes one wonder what the back of the house looks like. And now I'm especially curious after being sick all night. The odd thing is, they were not busy and they were not short staffed. The culprit was either the papa crema roll or the crab Rangoon dip. My bet it was the dip because it just tasted off. You could definitely tell that the Rangoon chips were not made fresh that day. Not only did they taste funny but they were also stale. However, it could have been a handful of things. Take a look at the most recent health inspections and there are some huge red flags; ones that come at no surprise given the way I have felt for the last 18 hours. Do yourself a favor and don't eat at Maru. They don't even have a three compartment sink. How in the heck are they cleaning ANYTHING properly?

We had the Top 4, which includes 4 sushi rolls, miso soup, house salad and an appetizer…read more All of our rolls were fresh and delish! We will be back!

Omi was the spot back in college 20 years ago. Hip interior. Busy business. And awesome food. I…read moreintroduced so many people to sushi for the first time here. Hell, this was the best sushi in town when Sansu still only had 8 tables. Been back a few times in recent years and it's not what I remember. Either everyone else upped their game or the quality just went down. Be good again Omi. You have a place in my heart. 3.4/5

Came here for dinner on a weekday and it was fantastic. We got the seaweed salad with cucumber,…read morechicken dumplings, 4 sushi rolls, and a kid's salmon hibachi plate. Sushi was beautifully plated and everything had very generous portion sizes. Excellent service! We will be back, so happy to have a good sushi restaurant in Okemos!

Revisited Kaiyo. I just like their sushi. It is not pretentious, or trying too hard to be something…read moreelse, just tasty food for a reasonable price. The atmosphere is not what shines but the friendly staff and quantity of food is why I come to this establishment.

Located in a strip mall and does not look spectacular from the outside. But inside it is very…read moremodern, very clean, very pleasant! The service is outstanding. The menu has many wonderful sushi, noodle, and other Japanese selections. The prices are appropriate and they even have a lunch menu of lunch specials. We had sushi burritos, one with salmon and one with tuna. They were both outstanding. They were packed with fish and crab and were very fresh and full of flavor. I loved it so much, I wanted to try more items from the menu. There were a lot of lunchtime customers, so I could see their food orders coming out. Everything looked great! This is a winner for all types of Japanese cuisine. I would definitely go back.

This spot feels like a little hidden gem due to its location. It's hidden on a little strip which…read morehas plenty of parking! The inside is small but so cute. The service is great the waiter even wrapped our leftovers for us! Which was a bowl of ramen :) I recommend the potato appetizer was great! Fried potato with a side sauce I recommend! It's simple but it hits! Next the chicken shoyu ramen was not my favorite like oh wow. But it was pretty good. I am a bit biased because I usually order tokontsu but I wanted to try something new today. Next the sushi is wrapped correctly it doesn't fall apart when you pick it up. (My last review of a sushi spot had that issue) so I was please! I got the fantasy Vegas roll and the yum yum roll they were great! All in all I like this spot. I wouldn't mind visiting it again!

The atmosphere is amazing I love the food it's great quality and affordable and amazing service…read morenever had bad service here.

Don't know what happened to one of my favorite places for good and plenty Japanese cuisine. So…read moredisappointed yesterday. The food portions have shrunk, understandable in this economy, but the quality and flavors, which mean so much more than quantity, were completely flat. No spicy in the spicy dishes and fell flat for flavors in every other item we tried, the sushi and hand rolls were wrapped in seaweed too tough to eat and flavorless. I will miss the good old place it used to be. Server was a sweetheart who also doubled as bartender so service was slow, not her fault.

The sushi here is absolutely amazing! There are so many different options that are all masterfully…read moremade. The workers are very kind and patient if you have kids, however, it never gets too loud. Lastly the whole restaurant has a warm and cozy atmosphere. Those are my two cents, I love it and would definitely recommend it to sushi and soup lovers.

We ordered 3 special rolls to go , house, yum yum and mango tuna. They were all delicious!…read more Definitely worth the drive.

My first time eating here. I liked the atmosphere, Chill and you can hear the…read moreConversation. They bring out warm soup, Oh so good. I had tempura roll with crab. Delish... Then the Playboy roll was great too. Nice size portions too.

A week ago I decided to check out Ai Sushi out of curiosity and bought a sushi roll with shrimp…read moretempura inside. Upon eating a few of the pieces I realized that the shrimp is not even de-veined. Read another review from a while back complaining about the same thing, and it looks like they still haven't fixed this. Really made me lose my appetite, not sure I'll be coming back after this experience