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    4.4 (104 reviews)
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    Sushi and Deluxe Sashimi Platter Toro Sushi
    Corey E.

    Beautiful inside, greeted right away and staff was very friendly and attentive. Food was super fresh. They even make their own boba for the drinks. Soup dumplings were delicious, crab Rangoon was good, sushi and ramen were both top tier. Amazing selection of fish. Better than your average sushi restaurant with Toro, blue fin tuna and big eye tuna

    Sarthak S.

    The service and the ambiance at Roishi were great! We arrived there pretty late in the night with about 40 mins left before they closed. We got our order pretty quickly after we placed it. We finished our meal and were out on the road to resume our roadtrip in no more than 30 mins. We got the chicken fried rice and the shoyu ramen. Usually, fried rice can be meh, but their fried rice was quite good. I liked the raw chopped red onions in their fried rice. It was salty, savory and had a burst of umami. The rice had the right texture and the shreds of chicken were cooked and seasoned well. Their ramen was amazing too. The broth was deep, thick, and hit you with umami. It wasn't overtly salty. I liked the bamboo shoots and the chasu as well. The chasu fat melted in your mouth and the meat was tender. The noodles were al dente and had that good snap to it. All in all, both items were done well. I recommend giving this place a visit.

    Tan Tan Ramen

    The interior is gorgeous, good came out super quickly, and it's the freshest sushi I've had in years. The ramen was very fresh as well. Service was very attentive and kind. Highly recommend!

    Jan B.

    A friend and I went here for lunch. Everything was very good fresh and delicious. My\nFriend was very excited once she started eating said.How great everything was. Talk about a healthy option. I loved it.I can't wait to go back and try something new on the menu.

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    Bill D.

    I had to make a quick trip to New Haven for work. I got stuck in traffic on the way down so I didn't feel like going far for dinner, so luckily Roishi is right near my hotel! I really like the decor inside the restaurant, there are really neat graphic panels and tapestries all around. My server was kind and got my order in quickly - the kitchen worked fast, too. My shumai and my ramen were both really tasty! This is a great spot!

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    Jose T.

    The sushi here is amazing. Every single roll we ordered was excellent. We had the spider roll, spicy tuna roll, salmon avocado and shrimp tempura. All were fresh and excellent. For an appetizer we ordered the pan fried chives dumplings. Those were a revelation. The miso soup was not the usual afterthought but a legit homemade soup. The house salad was also amazing. The interior is beautiful and the service is on point.

    Ashley J.

    Perfect lunch to go! Was at a training at ACES and had about 30 mins to grab lunch. Ordered in the parking lot, drove the 4 minutes down the road, it was ready 3 minutes later (and even texted me it would be earlier than anticipated). Boba tea was the perfect ratio of tea to tapioca. Sushi was delicious. The fried rice was tasty, just overpriced in my opinion. Would definitely stop by again if I was in the area!

    fabulous sushi rolls  Sexy Salmon Sexy Salmon Spicy Crunchy Salmon Roll Baja Roll Amazing Salmon Roll Amazing Tuna Roll
    Steven F.

    this is the best sushi I've had in the New Haven area hands-down the whole time I've been living in Connecticut I've not had sushi!

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    Susan V.

    Stopped in today for a takeout lunch when I was craving sushi. Very good service, order was fast and delicious. A tiny bit pricey.

    Premium Taro Tea
    Marietta C.

    At Roishi you can order from some of the Japanese faves like ramen, sushi and even sake. Their Asian inspired dishes are fresh and flavorful thanks to their quality ingredients. Came here on a rainy evening and it was the perfect time to order some comfort food after a rough day. Of course, ramen called my name. Served in a HUGE bowl (their portions are pretty big), their delicious vegetable ramen was exploding with flavor and delicious textures. Eat, slurp, repeat. Before indulging in their dreamy ramen, we snacked on the spicy edamame and I sipped my little taro bubble tea happily ever after. Great spot to come to. Lots of college students hanging out. Great place for comfort (AND DELICIOUS) food.

    Emily G.

    We have ordered from Roishi many times and have had nothing less than a great meal! Looking forward to trying their dim sum menu!

    Spicy Garlic Edamame

    Went here since we were staying at the hotel across the street. Ordered a lot of food! Portion sizes were kinda small, but each dish was relatively inexpensive. For starters, we ordered the spicy garlic edamame, scallion pancake, Taiwanese popcorn chicken, and sexy salmon roll. All were very flavorful, with my favorite being the Taiwanese popcorn chicken. We also got the avocado salmon roll, cucumber eel roll, and California roll. All of them were fresh and flavorful. There were 8 slices per roll. The chicken fried rice was also good. I got a lychee tea with lychee jelly (each drink comes with one free topping). It was pretty large with a good sweet lychee flavor. The restaurant was empty when we went since it was 2pm. Everything felt clean. Food came out quickly and at the right temperature. Server was very friendly.

    Nicole B.

    I chose Roishi for a lunch date. It was actually a first date with someone I met on Hinge. I live in Vermont, but drive down to Branford, CT regularly to see my parents. I am always looking for new spots to try in the New Haven area, particularly Asian/Japanese/sushi. I don't eat beef, pork or poultry. I do eat pretty much all the creatures of the sea and Asian cuisines are perfect for that. Vermont is, honestly, a restaurant desert. We have few choices and most are not great. So I am always excited to try a new place when I'm in CT. Hamden really has quite a few places to eat and Asian restaurants are well represented. I was specifically looking for a place with good food and good vibes. As in a nice, comfortable interior where you could potentially get to know someone over a meal. I checked out all the photos of Roishi online and I read through their menu. The interior looked nice, with booths and a bar with TVs behind. Nice, chill vibe and there were plenty of options for me on the menu. Roishi has a full Ramen menu (which definitely was not for me on a first date...slurping my way through a huge bowl of soup! LOL) and all sorts of Bubble Tea. For those who are into Boba. I don't think Roishi is a chain. But the building is SO NICE I felt like maybe it took chain money to build it (LOL). It is a very new seeming, stand alone, building that is pretty much entirely glass on two sides. So you can sit in a booth right in the window. Which we did. The booths are very comfortable and there is a ton of natural light from the window. I thought it was a perfect spot for a first date: comfortable, nice, chill. I was wanting to have some sake with my lunch and checked online to make sure they served it. They do, but they have a super limited selection. So I got one of those sort of single serving, pop top glass bottles. It was fine. Nothing great. But drinkable! We shared a series of rolls. I ordered one or two at a time so we could talk and eat and go at our own pace. The date was going GREAT, so this approach allowed us to be there for hours and to be eating something the whole time. If your date is not going great you can just order your rolls, eat them and get out! Which is another reason why Roishi is the perfect choice for a first date. We started out with the Baja Roll: Tuna, yellowtail, jalapeño, cilantro and tobiko inside with guacamole and crispy spring sheet with cilantro emulsion . It sounded good and it was good! The guacamole is definitely just pre mashed avocado they buy (i.e., not freshly made), but ingredients were good otherwise and the roll was well made and tasty. Then I ordered the Roishi Roll (white tuna, yellow tail, avocado, tobiko inside green soy wrap, tuna, salmon and spicy mayo outside) and the Whitney Avenue Roll (tuna, salmon, spicy mayo, with no crunch. I do not like the crunch bits that are added to everything and it fills me up too quickly so I can't eat as much. Plus, who amongst us needs to be eating MORE fried things?? Date was still going really well, so I ordered their vegetable roll, the salmon avocado roll and the spicy salmon roll with no crunch. Everything was really good. Super solid rolls. Well made/constructed. Properly sized and cut. I bet the ramen is really good... Strongly recommend.

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    The crab Rangoon is one of my favorites and the ambiance is without compare. Looking forward to visiting again in 2026!

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    Great service. Wide variety of food and drinks, comfortable seating, noise level is reasonable.

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    We just moved to Hamden, tried this because it was close. We really enjoyed the food! Have gone back 3 times since

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    The are friendly and quick service the place is open and very clean. Food is delicious !...please try the Roishi wings. My favorite

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