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.

I order takeout from here regularly. The food is delicious, and very carefully and cleanly…read morepackaged. Pristine actually. My favorite roll is the Tiger Roll. I also love their salmon nigiri and tamago nigiri but be warned there is only one piece per order unlike every other sushi restaurant I would order even more often if they started offering alcohol or onigiri (umeboshi is my favorite kind) Dining in, cute decor, easy and quick seating, convenient location

Great sushi and great lunch specials! The spicy yellowtail roll is the best!!…read more Service is good in a friendly environment

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?

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

Great food and service. Brought my son who loves sushi but had only been to larger restaurants…read more We loved the quaint size and authentic feel with salad and soup provided with our rolls. Ordered app, Sapporo and 3 rolls - bill was $65. Stayed nearby at Marriott (short walk). Will go back another time when in town!

Kaiyo is located in the Central Park plaza so there is plenty of parking. They have a welcoming…read morespace with seating for about 30-40 people. The team members were kind and helpful. We were greeted immediately and seated. We visited on a Thursday as they receive Uni in their shipment. The Uni was nicely sized however was served room temperature in comparison to the tuna. The shrimp tempura and California rolls were both excellent. We will definitely visit again, it's comforting to know there is good sushi right down the road.

Food. The food was amazing, the service was good and the ambience was boring but that doesn't…read morematter when the sushi is this good.

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!

Lansing sushi has been sub-par as of late. This place impressed me with their lunch menu. An udon,…read moreroll, and appetizer for $16. That's a lot of value there. Fish is fresh for what you can get around here. I ordered a sashimi set to go with it as well. Not too bad. I'd try a burrito next time I go. Would put this in rotation but why so far out? 3.6/5

We came on a Saturday at dinner time and just had a short wait time for a booth…read more The vibe was fine; nothing really unique, but had good mood lighting. Our waitress seemed really unsure of herself. We wondered if she may have been new, which is fine, but she just seemed like she wasn't confident or fully present. We had two appetizers; the Rangoon purses, I think they were called; which were nothing extraordinary. We also had the Calamari. It was HUGE. I've never seen such big pieces, they looked like onion rings. The presentation was so bland. No color, no sauces. I know there were sauce options on the table, but I was surprised given that the serving dishes had a spot for sauce, that they couldn't have whipped up something unique for the apps. My friends got the Hibachi and were underwhelmed; they didn't love the miso soup or salads, either. I had ordered the Tiger sushi roll and some Nigiri, which the menu just refers to as "sushi", which was weird. I would say the sushi was a step above Meijer sushi, honestly. Pretty chewy, very basic presentation. Nigiri was okay. No real desire to go back when there are better options.

Service was outstanding from our waitress--the food did take a long time but it came out good…read more(though some of the appetizers were not that good [cold, messy plating, tough]) but you're here for the sashimi, nigiri, and rolls + the AYCE!! Great ambiance. I would come back for the service alone very kind waitresses.

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

Great service & sushi. Sashimi appetizer was also delicious--super tender & fresh. Daughter enjoyed…read moreher ramen bowl also- she was a happy camper. Don't let the location/exterior fool you- it's worth a visit.