19 Best Asian Restaurants near La Mesa

“This is a cozy family restaurant conveniently located right off the 94 freeway. It has an open kitchen so you can hear all of the sizzling, see the preparation and enjoy the aromas of your meal. We ordered alot for a group of six. The soups were very good, the food was excellent not too sweet and very satisfying. We are making this our Asian food stop in San Diego.

Parking: Conveniently located right off California State Route 94 (SR-94) in the Rancho San Diego Village shopping center to have a nice meal before or after shopping.“

“I found Juanbachi at the Rancho Santa Fe farmers market and all I can say is OMG they are so AMAZING!!“

“I loved !!! great food and service“

“If you’re debating on whether or not you’re coming here, do yourself a favor and do so! My boyfriend and I are dumpling lovers but have to travel 20+ mins to go to Convoy St and satisfy our dumpling cravings but after some googling around I found this gem! I love it so much I took the time to write this review lol. Dumplings and wontons are amazing! Pleeeease get the wonton soup and chilli wonton my two favorite!!!! TOP NOTCH! Soup dumpling and pork dumpling amazing and to finish off, the sweet golden buns ?? yuuuuum! The servers are always very nice and attentive and service is fast. we always leave with a smile and are so happy to have a place we can go for dumplings so close to us now! Go! you won’t regret it!“

“Best food, drink, service and atmosphere I have experienced in a long time. Rivals Michelin restaurants.“

“Great food specially their pad thai. Servers are nice and very welcoming. Will definitely come back over and over again. I’ve found one of the BEST Thai Restaurant in San Diego“

“If your looking for an inexpensive and affordable restaurant on San Diego's Convoy Street ( Asian Cultural District) then this is the place for you. Not only are the prices great but the food is delicious especially the curry dishes and their Skewers. The service is great and the servers are very friendly and outgoing. We have dined here twice already and we had a fantastic experience both times.“

“Delicious food! Excellent service!“

“Good service, great variety, cooked for perfectionists!“

“We love going to White Elephant. My top favorite is their White Elephant noodle soup. It comes with house-made knife cut noodles that’s super chewy, and the broth is full of chicken flavor infused with garlic oil. The white pepper adds perfect amount of spicy kick to it. I get cravings for this soup all the time but especially when it’s chilly. Haven’t found any other Thai restaurants that make noodle in-house! IMO, this is definitely their specialty.

The Lao sausage comes with the dipping sauce and they are so good together. Love that bursting lemongrass flavor and chunks of meat inside the sausages. The sauce is mildly spicy and so delicious.

The garlic pepper chicken is prepared differently from what we’re used to. It’s deep fried in crispy light batter and covered in their house special garlic sauce with red peppers. Mildly spicy and crispy, it’s also full of flavor.

We weren’t a fan of the mango chicken dish despite its fame, mostly because we prefer our food savory rather than sweet. All in all, the batter was perfectly crispy and the idea of using mango was refreshing.

Hope other people will find their favorite dishes at this lovely restaurant run by the hard working, passionate, sweet family!“

“Our waitress was very friendly and attentive
helping us. She aided in the cooking process to help ensure nothing WaS over or under done to keep a consistent flow of meats cooking.

Spicy lamb kabobs - very nicely seasoned with a good spice to them on the higher medium side. So not order if you are sensitive to spicy. Amazing btw because I barely dipped into my seasoning tray

Original lamb kabobs - again, nicely seasoned and definitely not spicy. Delish

Lamb spare ribs - the marinade is nice and they are delivered cooked well and juicy

Enoki wrapped in pork bely - I was shocked by how delightful these are! Caution, they are tightly wrapped and retain a lot of heat (temperature) as well as juicy flavor

Steamed dumplings - they weren't bad but not my favorite

Beef kabobs -lacked seasoning but you do have it on your tray. I am a lamb girly so they weren't my favorite but I still enjoyed them.

would definitely visit again“

“Hello, I am a foreigner and I loved it, the Atmosphere, the Service, and the Food, the service is Great. A lady is very kind, I don't know what her name is, I think her name is Mariela. The conclusion, Beautiful atmosphere, Excellent Served, and Obvious the Tasty Food?️?“

“Got takeout for the family and the food was delicious with big portions. We ordered bbq pork fried rice, chow mein, egg rolls, and salt and pepper wings which came hot and fresh. Customer service was friendly as well. We'll definitely come back here.“

“Cute little restaurant with Thai, Chinese, and Cambodian fare. Friendly staff, reasonable prices, delicious food. Would visit again if I was back in the area!“

“Always hits the spot! We usually get their Tom Kha with steamed tofu, Pad See Ew with mock duck, & the Panang curry with fried tofu or mock chicken. Their cocktails are pretty good too. All reasonable prices with large portions, & so easy to make everything vegan. Service is great & they're open late every night. What a gem!“

“Wow!! They have the BEST happy hour! See picture attached! I had the garlic edamame, from the nigiri option I had salmon and crunchy roll from the happy hour menu. I decided to try their house salad, it was bigger than expected. The house dressing has ginger and it was fresh and delicious. Nice and light option to start off with. The nigiri salmon was delicious and fresh great portion as well for $6.50! Wow! I added the lemon & cilantro roll and OMG it was my favorite out of everything!! I highly recommend it. The staff was attentive and friendly! Thank you Monse for your recommendations. Rubén the manager at the time also came to check up on me, I greatly appreciate the attention and ensuring I was having a good experience. Plenty of parking! I also learned that they Monday night all you can eat sushi for $39.95! Call and Double check in case there are changes. I’ll post menu options. Patio area is great, especially on a summer day like today! I can’t wait to come back! To the owner, Ruben is incredible and Monse took great care of me.“

“Best cheap lunch around. Selection is limited, seating is limited, but this is the cheapest lunch in the area by like $2-3. Like I'm not gonna tell you its like the best gourmet experience in san diego, but it gets the job done. More importantly in a town where every joint wants you to pay $15 for lunch these guys have the bravery to sell you lunch for $8-10. The dudes who run the joint are cool too.“

“Great place to go when you’re craving ramen. They are very generous with the pork portions.“

“The food is delicious & the portions are sharable. We tried various sushis and so far all are delicious it’s hard to choose which one to eat next. The other day they had metallic music which was actually pretty good & this time they had pop the music varies but I enjoy its at a perfect volume. Also there is two Latino guys that always so helpful, give an outstanding customer service, and always on task so far they are the only two guys I’ve ever seen clean the restrooms. I always have a great experience when eating out here.

Parking: If you park in the shopping center there is plenty of parking but you may also park on the street there is like a few spots but they charge 2 hours and across the street is free.

Kid-friendliness: The Latino guys are always trying to interact with my children even suggest foods they might like and conversate with them.“