Wabi Sabi Santa Barbara
38 W Victoria St #119, Santa Barbara
(805) 770-5300
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38 W Victoria St #119, Santa Barbara
(805) 770-5300
Absolutely never hit that place up again. Crap bowl with a fried chicken breast cut up with cabbage hiding a lot of white rice for $20. Bite me what a joke maybe put some effort into it ffs. With a tip and a can of coke it was $30!
After many years of resisting trying this place due to bad stories I gave in. It was surprisingly busy and I got a ramen bowl for around $22 after tax and tip. I was one of the first in my group to put in their order (everyone else ordered at different restaurants) and the last to receive their food by a good bit. How long can ramen take to make? Once I finally got my food the ramen smelled quite bad, the noodles were bland, and the pork belly was very overcooked and under-portioned. The miso egg was good, but how hard is it to mess up an egg?
Very nice sushi and bowl but not enough chicken teriyaki for the 18 dollars that they charge. Decent restaurant in the public market. Will come back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Sushi
No review, but I just saw a Wabi Sabi worker use a restroom and not wash hands afterwards.
Service: 1
:( I usually love poke bowls, but for $21, it left much to be desired. My tuna bowl consisted of a few pieces of tuna atop a FULL bed of DRY spring mix. There were a few pickled vegetables included. I had to pick out the dry pieces of spring mix to make the bowl edible. :(
Obsessed with the salmon poke!! I’ve been a regular customer for over a year and by far the best quality sushi in Santa
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Wabi Sabi is located in the public market amongst other food vendors. Was craving a teriyaki bowl and this place did not disappoint! Excellent tempura as well!! It’s a little on the pricier side, but definitely get what you pay for as the portions are generous, the food is fresh and delicious!
Parking: Free underground parking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura Bowl
Fish is fresh but the sushi rice is made poorly, having very little taste. Also, the portions are tiny. Three rolls and a canned soda for $45! Would not recommend coming here, but also being from the Bay Area, maybe my expectations are too high.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Very extremely fresh food and absolutely delicious. Buck and his team do a great job. Don’t be fooled that it is served on plastic, that’s the only option for the Public Market, this is one of the best sushi restaurants in Santa Barbara!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Love the sushi here . If you go try the green dragon roll it’s the best sushi I’ve had in SB. Staff was also very nice and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Every time I'm in Santa Barbara this is the one place I MUST eat at. The quality of the sushi here is hard to bet. The prices are very reasonable given the quality of the sushi and how it is prepared. Every time I eat here the quality is so consistent.I'm actually very shocked by the low rating of this place. I'm a huge sushi fan and have eaten at some of the best omakase meals and this is definitely up there in terms of quality, price, an ambiance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup
Great place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great experience. Food was prepared well, staff was great and the place was super clean.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crunchy Roll
Food is always a hit for
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
The public market is great, and I really like the sushi here. I recommend the salmon lovers roll
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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