KAISHIN IZAKAYA

Guthrie Paterson 2 months ago

Fantastic new kid on the block on Birmingham! Space is fun and energetic, service is spot on - and the dishes are all extremely well executed. Started with the Shishito peppers and chicken Negimaki - and then had a Midnight roll and a few pieces of nigiri. All were spot on and put together incredibly well. Topped off with a bottle of sake (great selection) - and it was a perfect night. Best dish? Loved the peppers and would go long on the yakitori next time… Everyone should make this spot their new next best friend!

Nelly Tabby 3 months ago

If you can’t make it to Tokyo, this is probably the next best thing. Absolutely loved this place! Everything was incredibly fresh, especially the sushi and sashimi. The fish was high quality, beautifully presented, and every bite tasted amazing.

Henry Won 3 months ago

Visited on a Sunday lunch. Two of us ordered an okonomi-yaki, negima yaki, momo yaki, and a karai miso ramen. They were all very well made. okonomi-yaki was flavorful and cooked to perfection. The two orders of chicken yaki were short on the portion (just as in Japan, LOL) but the meat was tender and the sauce was tasty. The ramen noodle was very well made and cooked. Overall, the portion is on the smaller side, but we left without a thought of hunger. About the ambience, they play 80s Japanese songs. I would visit this restaurant again.

JJ 4 months ago

Came here to celebrate my friends birthday for lunch and we loved it! It was both our first time here. They have a great menu with a ton of options. I really liked their lunch specials they had. We both ordered off the lunch menu for one dish and it came with 2 handrolls, 3 nigiri, 3 sashimi, 2 gyoza, and miso soup. It was a great combo and the perfect amount. I will definitely be back just for the lunch special. We also ordered two sushi rolls: sokai roll and the keywest roll. Both were delicious and the fish was so fresh! The quality was really great and I eat a ton of sushi so I can definitely notice the quality. They don’t have much cocktails, but they did have one called pink lady. I really enjoyed it and would get it again. Hoping they come out with a cocktail menu with Asian inspired flavors! I would definitely recommend this place, the quality of food is great and we had great customer service. Very attentive and we ordered the sushi roll recommendations our waiter told us. My friend and I will be back :)

Larry Gaynor 6 months ago

The newest sushi outpost by Mr. Lee who also owns Sushi Hana. The name of the restaurant means “meeting of the heart” in Japanese, but impossible to pronounce, spell or remember. Located in a previous sushi joint across the street from the Birmingham Theater, the restaurant is very intimate with 13 tables and four booths. Tables are tightly spaced and noise is so loud, I wonder how the servers take orders. There is one sushi bar and cocktail bar with a dozen seats. Four sushi chefs very busy. Just opened, very busy at 6:00pm on a Friday night. No reservations and online ordering not yet available. I did a carry out, menu extensive and expensive. Fresh sashimi was excellent along with noodle dish and spicy tuna rolls. Not a fan of the 5pc rolls as they are bigger and the flavor is a bit different. They use Sushi Hana take out containers, very nice. Overall, a much needed addition to the Birmingham dining scene and sushi is very fresh. They need to work on the noise level and get rid of the annoying packets of soy sauce, just use Solo containers.