Plates of sushi, ramen and tempura will start circling a conveyor belt in Austin Landing this weekend. Kawa Revolving Sushi is holding a soft opening at 10267 Penny Lane on Sunday, Oct. 18, bringing its pick-as-you-go dining concept to the Miami Township shopping and dining district.
The announcement, first reported by WDTN.com, confirms that the new restaurant will serve edamame, ramen, sashimi, sushi, tempura and more. The station notes the location sits in a space with a complicated recent history in Austin Landing's dining lineup.
A Familiar Spot Gets a New Tenant
Kawa's Austin Landing restaurant is moving into the former home of Taste of Belgium, according to WHIO, which reported that this will be Kawa's fourth location overall. The Belgian waffle and beer hall concept lasted only about four months at that address before closing just days before Christmas in 2024, the station's report states.
WHIO previously reported that Taste of Belgium's owners pointed to a lack of customers as the reason for the shutdown, saying the environment no longer provided the foot traffic or community engagement necessary to help us simply break even. After the closure, the chain's nearest remaining location became its outpost at the Greene in Beavercreek, per the same account.
Kawa's Rapid Regional Growth
The Cincinnati-based chain opened its first Dayton-area location in 2025, according to the Dayton Business Journal. That debut came in July 2025 near the Mall at Fairfield Commons at 2819 Centre Drive in Beavercreek, WDTN.com reported.
Beyond the Dayton area, Kawa operates in Montgomery, Ohio, and Cincinnati, WHIO reports. The Dayton Daily News pinpoints those Cincinnati locations at 3880 Paxton Avenue and 11381 Montgomery Road.
The Draw of the Conveyor Belt
What sets Kawa apart from a typical sushi counter is the belt itself. Each location features a revolving conveyor belt that allows customers to pick their dishes as they travel by, the Dayton Business Journal notes, describing it as a concept which has seen immense popularity in Japan.
For Austin Landing, the arrival gives the district a second chance to fill a restaurant space that proved difficult for its previous occupant. With Sunday's soft opening approaching, local diners will soon get their first look at whether the conveyor-belt format can succeed where a sit-down waffle house could not.
