Asian Restaurants

Ki Ku Ya

Address: 3949 Governor Drive, La Jolla, CA 92122
Ki Ku Ya
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Sushi Ki Ku Ya offers a complete sushi bar operated by Master Sushi Chef Yutaka Nakanote, formerly of Shogun in La Jolla. With his terrific talents, Chef “Naka” aims to create delightful traditional Japanese and Korean entrees that are equally appetizing and visually pleasing. His playful specialty rolls are the menu’s highlight, but the restaurant serves everything from sashimi to tofu, and skewered yakitori to noodles. The restaurant offers casual dining and a friendly atmosphere. Chef “Naka” and the wait staff are very responsive to patrons' needs and will create a dish catering to your individual tastes.

Benihana

Address: 477 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108
Benihana
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The first Benihana opened in 1964, introducing traditional Japanese cuisine to the United States. Now with locations world wide, the hibachi steakhouse serves 'teppanyaki' cooking, with performing chefs preparing and serving chicken, steak, and seafood dishes right in front of guests. Guests are invited to dine at a shared table, and the live preparation of their dishes is both appetizing and memorable, adding a new twist to your average dinner. Dine on delicious entrees such as Colossal Mango Shrimp, Hibachi Chateaubriand, Salmon Tsutsumi-Yaki, and other mouthwatering seafood and meat dishes. In addition, Benihana offers a variety of fresh sushi and …

Taste of Thai

Address: 527 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
Taste of Thai
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Taste of Thai in Hillcrest offers an extensive selection of authentic Thai cuisine that is light, fresh, and traditional. The menu includes Thai curries, noodle and rice dishes, and house specialties, often offered with a choice of chicken, pork, seafood, tofu, or vegetables. The seafood section of the menu is especially tempting, with dishes like Whole Fish in Curry sauce and Grilled Thai Prawns. While the menu is extensive, every dish is prepared well, proving that the kitchen is skilled in crafting intricate and harmonious presentations of taste and flavor. The simple décor imparts a subtle elegance, which serves as …

P.F.Chang's - San Diego

Address: 7077 Friars Road, San Diego, CA 92108
P.F.Chang's - San Diego
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P. F. Chang's China Bistro offers a unique combination of traditional Chinese cuisine and American hospitality in a contemporary bistro setting. Intensely flavored, highly memorable culinary creations, prepared from the freshest ingredients, including premium herbs and spices imported directly from China. With popular dishes such as Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Chang's Spicy Chicken, plus more traditional Chinese dishes like Sweet and Sour Pork or Kung Pau Chicken, P. F. Chang's China Bistro has something for everyone. They even offer a kid's menu, a happy hour menu, and a gluten free menu. Great for romantic dinners for all eaters, this …

Pho Minh & Grill - Pacific Beach

Address: 4468 Ingraham St., San Diego, CA 92109
$ Recommended New

Pho Minh & Grill - Spring Valley

Address: 2615 Sweetwater Springs Blvd, Suite A, Spring Valley, CA 91978
Pho Minh & Grill - Spring Valley
$ Recommended New Editor's Pick

Chef JUN

Address: 4033 Avati Dr, San Diego, CA 92117
Chef JUN
$$ Recommended New

Golden City

Address: 5375 Kearny Villa Road, San Diego, CA 92123

Taka Sushi

Address: 555 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Sushi Bar Nippon

Address: 532 4th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Yu Me Ya Sake House- Encinitas

Address: 1246 North Coast Highway 101, San Diego, CA 92024
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Every family member at Yu Me Ya Sake House puts their heart into providing consistent, high-quality, home-style Japanese cuisine, and the cozy dining room accentuates a philosophy of family dining. Try refreshing cold and hot appetizers from the extensive menu, followed by Vegetable, California, and Crunchy Sushi Rolls, which can be customized and served with brown rice upon request. Yu Me Ya Sake House also offers potatoes, calamari and chicken, breaded and deep-fried on a stick for a low price every day of the week. Explore a plentiful sake menu including a variety of grades from different regions throughout Japan, …

Stir Fresh Mongolian Grill

Address: 17120 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92128
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Stir Fresh Mongolian Grill Rancho Bernardo

Serenity Restaurant and Lounge

Address: 201 J Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Serenity Restaurant and Lounge
$$$ New
Serenity Restaurant and Lounge offers patrons an exciting take on Asian Fusion cuisine in a contemporary environment, marrying chic décor and notes from modern architecture to create a swanky setting new to the Marina District of Downtown San Diego. Executive Chef Josh Hernandez has created a menu that not only showcases contemporary Asian dishes, but adds his own exclusive flare while utilizing California based ingredients and the freshest seafood. Guests will surely be enticed by dishes like Scallops with Julienne Vegetables topped with spicy mint dressing and crispy shallots or Kurobuta Pork Loin with quince grits, apple fennel kimchi and …

Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Address: 875 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar
$$$ Recommended Special Offer
Roppongi Restaurant and Sushi Bar is recorded closed at this location! Everybody likes options, especially when it comes to food. At Roppongi Restaurant and Sushi Bar in downtown La Jolla, Asian fusion prepared with a French flair gives diners plenty of choices. Twenty-four different tapas like Ahi Poke, Mint Curried Lamb, Hamachi Tacos, and vast amounts of soups, salads, entrees, sushi rolls, sashimi, and steaks provide any patron an alternative to the mundane. Executive Chef Stephen Window takes tremendous pride in using local, seasonal, ingredients when creating his menu items. His passion for fresh fare has garnered a “World’s Top …

Urban Bar and Grill

Address: 827 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Urban Bar and Grill
$$ Recommended New Special Offer Gift Certificates Outdoor Seating
There is a surplus when it comes to the average run of the mill “Bar and Grill” in San Diego. Fortunately, if you’re looking for one that will satiate your craving for some good ol’ American comfort food while still receiving fine dining service, then Urban Bar and Grill is right up your alley. Outside, the patio seating area is filled with content Happy Hour goers imbibing as they dive into their starters. This seating is ideal for out-of-towners and locals alike who wish to be at the center of the stimulating streets of the Gaslamp Quarter. Inside, flat screens …

Sushi Itto - Hillcrest

Address: 441 Washington Street, San Diego, CA 92103
Sushi Itto - Hillcrest
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While Sushi Itto of Hillcrest offers an extensive selection of traditional Japanese fare, it is not your typical Japanese restaurant. The menu is filled with inventive twists on the traditional, often incorporating ingredients from Western cuisines. The highlight of the extensive sushi and sashimi menu is the Specialties section, which includes exceptionally unique sushi rolls such as the Mexican-inspired “CuauhtemItto,” with breaded crab surimi, chives and avocado with manchego cheese, sautéed chili and chipotle sauce. In addition to sushi, the restaurant offers a modest selection of appetizers, as well as noodle, rice, and curry dishes. Elaborate presentation and innovative parings …

Nobu Gourmet

Address: 315 South Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
Nobu Gourmet
$$
Do you want oysters on the half shell by the fire, a Kirin with sashimi while watching the game on a big screen, or hand rolls served to you in an intimate room, surrounded by Shoji screens? Nobu Gourmet in Encinitas is your place for all of these culinary cravings. At Nobu Gourmet – a sushi bar with several personalities and extensive menu of noodles, grilled fish and meats, not to mention the sakes available – there are almost too many good things to choose from, and enticing fare for everyone.

Royal Thai Cuisine

Address: 737 Pearl Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
Royal Thai Cuisine
$$
A dining experience at Royal Thai Cuisine is casual yet refined, in the Thai tradition of gracious hospitality. Popular favorites like Pad Thai noodles and Kang Ped (red curry) are expertly prepared and artfully presented in generous portions. Accompaning the menu are a wine list well-suited to Asian cuisine and a large specialty drink menu including alcohol-free fruit smoothies! Décor is tasteful and tranquil, with fresh sprays of orchid blossoms adorning each table, a monumental water sculpture in the center of the dining room, and a wall of tropical fish. A treat for the senses at a reasonable price!