9 Best Japanese Restaurants near Santa Maria

“Food is great, but service has been poor lately. The restaurant gets way too many To-Go orders to keep up with, which results in poor service to indoor customers who’ve waited 45 min or more from when they initially ordered their food.“

“This place is always a solid choice. I go maybe once every month or two and it's always a delight. I've had most of their bentos and they are tasty and a decent amount of food for the price. They're hot sake ? is an excellent addition to the evening. And they are the restaurant that has been getting me to try sushi again and I am starting to like it as a result. The customer service is good and the place has an excellent atmosphere for a fun night out

Parking: It's a large parking lot overall, but it is a busy area. While there is typically no issue finding a spot, it may be a ways away from the restaurant“

“Pleasantly surprised, this is a diamond in the rough. I admit the shopping center does not do this place any favors. I have not been here since it was Atari Ya and the shopping center has seemed to be pretty run down but thought what the hell try something new. I have to say I was surprised as soon as I walked in. It was very clean, very well light. We greeted promptly and service very nice. We had the red dragon roll, and I had the spicy beef ramen and my wife had the combination plate with the short ribs. Roll was really good and fresh. The Ramen was pretty not the best I have had but was still good. The short ribs I have had better but these were not too bad. They were a little skimpy on the tempura sauce but over all, definitely a place worth trying. I will be back.“

“I’ve eaten here about a dozen times now. I’ll just say the food is very good, exceptionally good for the price. Today I had the chicken hamagozen lunch. It came with miso soup, gyoza, salad, along with tempura shrimp, broccoli, and carrots. All this and green tee for just under $15.“

“Good California salmon tempura roll (five)
California roll regular (eight)
The calamari tempura is good but the sauce is not to the taste
Ramen is edible, but it’s not Japanese ramen. It tastes like Korean ramen.“

“Celebrated a special occasion here recently. Really lovely service and outstanding food and drink. Wonderful unfiltered sake. Got the motorcycle, tarantula, dragon and salmon delight rolls. All excellent particularly moto and salmon delight. Really great experience all around. Super friendly staff! Thank you!!“

“Very good sushi, great service!“

“Ordered a katsu bento box to go, and everything was perfect. They followed my special request, even calling to confirm with me. The food was cooked to perfection. & the sauces!! The katsu sauce- perfect. The tempura dipping sauce- perfect. The salad dressing- perfect. Everything was high quality, not watered down like some other places. The staff was also nice, and the pickup process was fast/easy. I will definitely be back.
Thanks for a great experience!“

“This sushi place was a pleasant surprise. The food was great, the service outstanding and the decor comfortable and attractive. It's nice to have an excellent sushi place in Nipomo.“