Kanpai Restaurant

301 Palomar St, Chula Vista
(619) 426-1200

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Sesame Chicken and Egg Roll Combo
Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
Broiled Mackerel Saba
Authentic Miso Soup
Oysters and Sashimi
Chicken Katsu Curry
Rice or Miso Soup
Caterpillar Roll
Sushi Combination
Kanpai Special

Menu

Robatayaki
Karubi
Korean-style BBQ short ribs.
Shiitake Yaki
Grilled shiitake mushrooms.
Kaki Pirikara
Grilled spicy oysters.
Hamachi Kama
Yellowtail collar.
Saba
Grilled mackerel.
Kurobuta Sausage
Grilled black hog sausages.
Gyu Harami
Boneless BBQ short ribs.
Sake Kama
Salmon collar.
Gindara Miso
Black cod in sweet miso.
Gyutan
Grilled beef tongue.
Sanma
Grilled pike mackerel.
Kurobuta Bara
Premium black hog belly.
Mooligai Pirikara
Baked spicy green mussels.
Dynamite
Seafood baked in spicy mayo sauce.
Ika Sugata
Squid with salt, teriyaki, or ginger.
Shishamo
Grilled smelt with roe.

More Hot Appetizers
Gyoza
Pork and vegetables.
Miso Soup
Onigiri
Salmon, ume, kaka.
Spicy Garlic Edamame
Tako Yaki
Deep-fried octopus balls.
Rice
Tempura Moriawase
A mix of vegetable and shrimp tempura.
Shumai
Steamed or deep-fried.
Eggroll
Shrimp and mushroom.
Garlic Edamame
Agedashi Tofu
Deep-fried tofu in bonito sauce.
Yaki Onigiri
Grilled onigiri.
Iidako Karaage
Fried baby octopus.
Yasai Tempura
Assorted vegetable tempura.
Fried Soft Shell Crab
Shiitake Tempura
Buta Kimuchi
Stir-fried pork and kimchi.
Lemon Chicken
Ebi Fry
Fried oysters.
Ebi Tempura
Four shrimp tempura.
Geso Karaage
Deep-fried squid legs.
Spicy Teba Kara
Chicken wings in sweet spicy sauce.
Pork Ginger
Pork and onion cooked in ginger sauce.
Kaki Fry
Fried oysters.
Butajiru
Pork and vegetable miso soup.
Yudofu
Tofu and vegetables in a light broth.
Buta Nasu Miso
Pork and eggplant in miso sauce.

Cold Appetizers
Edamame
Cold steamed soybeans.
Sushi Sampler
Three nigiri, one 6 pieces tuna roll. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Tofu Salad
Seaweed Salad
Sashimi Sampler
Chef's choice. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Gyu Tataki
Lightly seared beef sliced and served with garnish. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Green Salad
Sunomono
Noodle Salad
Seafood Salad
Assorted sashimi over mixed greens. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Kyuri Shoyuzuke
Cucumbers in light soy sauce marinade.
Oshinko Mori
Assorted pickled vegetables.
Tako Su
Octopus in a light vinegar dressing. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Namakaki
Half-shell oysters with ponzu sauce. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Hiyya Yakko
Cold tofu served with garnishments.
Hakusai Zuke
Pickled napa cabbage.
Moro Q
Cucumbers served with miso bean paste.
Maguro Yamakake
Tuna with grated mountain potato. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Maguro Natto
Tuna and fermented soybeans. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Sushi-Cut or Hand Rolls
California Roll
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Philly Roll
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Salmon Skin Roll
Tekka Maki Roll
Tuna roll. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Natto Roll
Aged soybean roll.
Soft Shell Crab Roll
Kappa Maki Roll
Cucumber roll.
Oshinko Maki
Pickled radish roll.

Sushi-Specialty Rolls
Rainbow Roll
California roll topped with assorted fish and avocado. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Crunchyroll
California topped with tempura flakes. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Dragon Roll
Shrimp tempura topped with eel and avocado.
Deep - Fried Philly Roll
Volcano Roll
Baked imitation crab roll topped with white fish and salmon.
Caterpillar Roll
Eel topped with avocado.
Battera Roll
Pressed sushi made with mackerel.
Futomaki Roll
Traditional big roll with crab and egg. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Sushi Entrees
Chirashi
Served with soup and salad. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Nigiri (2 pcs)
Salmon (Sake) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Tuna (Maguro) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Inari (1 pc)
Freshwater Eel (Unagi) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Shrimp (Ebi) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Egg Omelet (Tamago) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Japanese Yellowtail (Hamachi) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Scallop (Hotate) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Spanish Mackerel (Aji) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Surf Clam (Hokkigai) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Octopus (Tako) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Halibut (Hirame) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Squid (Ika) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Salmon Roe (Ikura) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Oyster (Kaki) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Mackerel (Saba) Nigiri (2 pcs)
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Noodles
Ramen Noodles
All ramen includes two pieces of BBQ pork belly, bamboo shoots, green onion, naruto, and sesame seeds.
Spicy Chanpon
Seafood, pork, vegetables, and noodle in spicy soup.
Chanpon
Seafood, pork, vegetables, and noodle in pork-based soup.
Sara Udon
Seafood, pork, and vegetables are served over crispy noodles.

Udon or Soba Noodles
Yakisoba or Yaki Udon
Pan-fried with chicken and vegetables.
Kake Udon or Soba
Hot plain noodle soup.
Curry Udon or Soba
Tempura Udon or Soba
Two vegetables and two shrimp tempura.
Tanuki Udon or Soba
Served with tempura flakes on top.
Zaru Udon or Soba
Plain cold noodles served with dipping sauce.
Tenzaru Udon or Soba
Two shrimp tempura stop cold noodles with dipping sauce.
Nabeyaki Udon or Soba
Served in a hot pot with chicken and vegetables.

Kanpai Special
Kanpai Special
Chicken teriyaki, tempura (2 shrimp, 3 vegetables), 3 pieces of California roll, rice, soup, and salad.

Bento Boxes
Bento Boxes
Served with rice, soup, and salad.

Rice Dishes
Curry Rice
Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
Katsudon
Fried Rice
Chicken and vegetables.
Oyakodon
Tendon
Beef Teriyaki Bowl

Entrées
Tonkatsu
Deep-fried pork cutlet. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Chicken Katsu
Deep-fried chicken cutlet. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Beef Teriyaki
Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Sake
Grilled salmon. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Chicken Teriyaki
Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Sukiyaki
Beef and vegetables in a savory broth. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Tempura
The mix of shrimp and vegetable tempura. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Sanma
Grilled pike mackerel. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Saba
Grilled mackerel. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Sesame Chicken
Deep-fried chicken tempura with teriyaki sauce. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Yosenabe
Seafood pot. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Beef Steak
Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Ika Sugata
Grilled squid served with salt, teriyaki, or ginger sauce. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Unaju
Baked eel over rice. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Kaki Fry
Deep-fried oysters. Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Pork Ginger
Served with rice, soup, and salad.
Ebi Fry
Deep-fried shrimp. Served with rice, soup, and salad.

Beverages
Milk Tea
Soda
Coke, diet coke, sprite, lemonade, and raspberry iced tea.
Ramune
Iced Oolong
Green Tea
Calpico
Hot Green Tea
Bottled Water
Apple Juice

Sake (Shochu)
Chu-Hi (Shochu Cocktail)
Grapefruits, peach, oolong, calico, and coke.
House Sake
Served hot.

Beer
Sapporo
Kirin
O'doul's
Asahi Draft
Asahi
Sapporo Lite
Kirin Lite
Budweiser, Bud Lite
Stone Ipa

Wine
Plum Wine
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
White Zinfandel

Desserts
Macaron
Green tea, strawberry, vanilla, mango, and cappuccino.
Ice Cream
Green tea, red beans, and black sesame.

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Recent Reviews

Updated June 29, 2025. Curry Rice is so comforting.

Update 9 May 2025.

Still has great food. Updated menu includes more items.

I remember drinking Calpico when I was much younger. I just had to get it with my meal.

They have authentic Japanese food. The ramen dishes are very good.

I attached the hours of operation.
July 2025
This restaurant is such a great find. The food is delicious, the meals are well orchestrated and the prices are great. The staff is kind and so agreeable.

I ordered a combination plate for $15 which comes with chicken, vegetable tempura, rice, miso soup , salad and sushi. I love the vegetable tempura.
The atmosphere is so cute, I love the Japanese car drawings and decor.

Hot spot for sure !
September 2024
This place has been around awhile, it has mastered the art and deliciousness of Japanese food! It's the best of the best! Love how it's hidden in plain sight. There is an OG waitress who's so sweet she's been there forever she is amazing! My favorite is the dragon roll and bento box specials!! Love this place!
May 2024

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Kanpai Restaurant

301 Palomar St, Chula Vista, CA 91911
(619) 426-1200