Kanpai Japanese Restaurant and Sushi

The name is actually Kanpai Japanese Restaurant and Sushi. The side of the building says Sushi Kanpai. The website is kanpaisprings.com.

We went for lunch. They have tamari / gluten free soy sauce. They don’t have a gluten free menu, but anything that isn’t fried or crab or eel or teriyaki can be gluten free.

They have lunch specials but also have all you can eat. We got all you can eat.

The food is tasty and filling. I didn’t eat them out of house and home.

The Hawaii roll has cashew and mango. It was great. I was surprised how well mango went with sushi. I haven’t had that combo before.

The mackerel nigiri was very good. It has a slight lemon or lime flavor. I loved it. They have a nigiri called a scallop flower. They took rice, wrapped a slice of fish around it and put a scallop on top. It looked cool and was delicious.

They have a kids menu and a kids all you can eat.

They only had two handrolls that were gluten free. I love hand rolls so that was my only disappointment.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free

We went here a while ago and the staff was kind and somewhat knowledgeable. I had no issues after eating. We got several different rolls but had to modify some of them without certain sauces or toppings and obviously no tempura.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

They have GF soy sauce. That’s it. Most of the rolls are tempura or have tempura in them. Most of the other rolls have their house “yummy” sauce, which no one knew what was in it. The staff has no knowledge whatsoever of the ingredients in anything. I have been to many sushi restaurants and always find several things that are safe. Here I had a plain cucumber roll to play it safe.

Celiac friendly?

No