Echizen | Japanese Restaurant
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Customers' Favorites
Tempura Zaru Udon or Soba
Natural Pork Cutlet Bowl
Tempura Combination
Mackerel Set Lunch
Yellowtail Collar
Sashimi Deluxe
Shrimp Fried
牛たたき
Butter Fish
味噌湯
Recent Reviews
127 ratings
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Great real Japanese foods.
Many kinds of SAKE.
You can Togo order.
Sashimi is so fresh.
My recommendation is Harumaki, tuna sashimi, Nabetani udon, beef tataki
Many kinds of SAKE.
You can Togo order.
Sashimi is so fresh.
My recommendation is Harumaki, tuna sashimi, Nabetani udon, beef tataki
Been going here for 20 years. Best izakaya around.
Small authentic Japanese restaurant
Hours
| Monday | 11:30AM - 1:30PM 5:30 - 8:30PM |
| Tuesday | 11:30AM - 1:30PM 5:30 - 8:30PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30AM - 1:30PM |
| Thursday | 5:30 - 8:30PM 11:30AM - 1:30PM |
| Friday | 11:30AM - 1:30PM 5:30 - 9PM |
| Saturday | 5:30 - 9PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Echizen is a go-to Japanese restaurant in OC, offering good, simple basic food with many options. It is the most authentic Japanese restaurant for miles, with a huge selection of authentic Japanese izakaya dishes, most of which are as good or better than any izakaya in Japan. Meals include a sashimi plate for four with tender scallops, salmon, yellowtail, tuna, firefly squid, and uni. Other dishes include onigiri grilled with umeboshi or sour plum, kakiage with onion and shrimp, beef tataki with mustard and lemon, grilled beef tongue, matcha cold noodles, udon, thin noodles soup, chazuke with bits of grilled salmon, scrambled egg with nira, fried whitefish, and smoked mackerel. Daily lunch specials range from $14 to $20, tax included. The food is consistent and honest Japanese homey food. Under new ownership, the food is just as good, with better sashimi and tonkatsu. The restaurant has limited seating and hours, so reservations are suggested. Hope to see this little hole in the wall thrive for years to come.