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320 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

714-641-7321 

 

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  • Japanese
    Mon-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-9:30pm, Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm
    $$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Not Accepted
    Street
Description

This isn't just a safe fallback for industrial-park drones who forgot their sack lunch; even in a city where great Japanese restaurants are as prevalent as Minutemen council members, Wafu stands out as the dive that's perhaps the best bargain. Eaters pack its tiny sushi bar and seven or so tables during lunch and dinner, gorging on both sushi (of the nigiri and roll kind) and cooked meals. And if you don't like fish, no worries: Stick with the curry or the ginger pork.







  • 2010 | Best Sushi

    A great sushi restaurant understands the tightrope between offering fresh fish for the masses and pleasing the snobs, between tradition and innovation. And Wafu of Japan understands this better than its competitors. The tiny dive, located just outside the gates of John Wayne Airport, can omakase with Morimoto, offering blue shrimp complete with fried head for your sucking and buttery toro. But lunchtime crowds come for the rolls, unabashedly American in execution and flavors. Don't get... More »

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  • No. 96: Samurai Burrito at Wafu of Japan

    No. 96: Samurai Burrito at Wafu of Japan

    | Thu, June 2, 2011

    ??Welcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to numero uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . .It looks like mess, a disaster, but if the Mexicans ... More »

  • [Hole in the Wall] Say Mucho Domo Arigato to Wafu of Japan

    [Hole in the Wall] Say Mucho Domo Arigato to Wafu of Japan

    | Thu, March 19, 2009

    Mucho Domo ArigatoThe samurai burrito at Wafu is neither prepared by a samurai nor is it a burrito. It’s just a thick, uncut sushi roll wrapped in soy paper instead of rice and encasing crab, tuna, shrimp tempura and avocado, with a delicious sauc... More »

Main Menu
Appetizers
$3.50
Edamame
$4.95
Garlic Edamame
$4.50
With Shrimp Or Octopus $7.95
With Crab $8.95
Cucumber And Seaweed
sunomono
$4.50
Green Seaweed Salad
$5.95
Fried Calamari
Salads
$2.95
House Salad
$3.50
Cucumber Salad
$6.50
Tofu Salad
Noodles In Soup (udon Or Soba)
$8.95
Chicken Noodle
$9.50
Tempura Noodle
$10.95
Beef Noodle
$10.95
Sea Food Noodle
Wafu Special Rolls
$4.95
Sweet Wrap
hand roll
2 Pcs $5.75
Dragon Balls
$6.25
Nyna Hand Roll
w/o rice
$6.25
Melty Hand Roll
w/o rice
$10.50
Shrimp Paradise Roll
$10.50
Sunshine Roll
$10.95
Samurai Burrito Roll
$11.50
Salmon Scallop Roll
Desserts
$2.50
Ice Cream
vanilla, green tea, red bean
2 Pieces $3.25
Mochi Ice Cream
$4.95
Tempura Ice Cream
$3.75
Tempura Banana
$5.95
Tempura Banana
with ice cream
$3.95
Pineapple Sorbet
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