TANAKAYA Japanese Soba Restaurant
654 El Camino Real, Tustin
(657) 231-6245
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654 El Camino Real, Tustin
(657) 231-6245
Long wait time unless you go when it opens but delicious traditional soba for Asians if you have high expectations
Hot duck soba noodles sounded great on a cold evening and tasted even better. The duck was tender and soaked up all the flavors of the broth and the noodles were a perfect consistency. The side dishes like the mixed tempura and karaage were on the pricey side but all the portions ran large and we took a good bit of food home. I recommend everything I had tonight.
Atmosphere was nothing special but the service was quick, attentive, and friendly. Plus, I heard it’s a family-owned business and we can always support more of that!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Tempura, Fried Chicken
Soba and udon noddle is good ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cold Tofu, Mixed Tempura, Chicken Kara-Age, Kitsune Udon and Japanese Curry, Yasai Tenjyu Combo, Noodles With, Kitsune Udon and Ten Toji Don, Vegetable Tempura, Kakitama and Filet Katsu Don Combo, Vegetables Ten Zaru, Dipping Sauce, Tanuki Soba, Tonkatsu Combo, Tanuki Cold Soba
It’s our first time visiting Tanakaya!! Great food & Awesome Service. Will go back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got a sandwich, it was fine! Pricey though. Would be cool if they had a simpler katsu sandwich for cheaper and a katsu breakfast sandwhich.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Be prepared to stay at least 2+ hours here. We waited 40 mins for our food to arrive. Karaage is delicious. Soba and the rice bowl is great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Kara-Age
Refused to allow me to place a to-go order while they were still open. I was willing to wait, understanding that they were busy and that it would take time. I had heard many good things about the restaurant and the service. Imagine my surprise when I arrived and was told no, even after explaining that I understood they could not seat me.
This may be the first time I've left a restaurant, not having eaten any of the food with a bad taste in my mouth. At least I didn't have to waste any money to learn this.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
It’s alright.
Soba sampler was the best I’ve ever had! My favorites were matcha and ume shiso. The tempura and curry rice were average, but not bad.
We arrived at around 2:30 pm and got seated right away, but I heard that the wait time can be as long as 40 minutes on busy days.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Refused to allow me to place a to-go order while they were still open. I had heard many good things about the restaurant and the service. Imagine my surprise when I arrived and was told no.
Refused to allow me to place a to-go order while they were still open. I was willing to wait, understanding that they were busy and that it would take time. I had heard many good things about the restaurant and the service. Imagine my surprise when I arrived and was told no, even after explaining that I understood they could not seat me. This may be the first time I've left a restaurant, not having eaten any of the food with a bad taste in my mouth. At least I didn't have to waste any money to learn this.
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The soba was ok, although one of them was not cold. I got the combination which was decent although probably the toppings could have been separate. The chicken karaage was tender as well.
But it was sooooo slow. There may not have been a line outside when we went, but we made up for it waiting inside. It took at least 30-40 minutes to receive our soba which is ridiculous considering it doesn't even need to be cooked.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
Food and service here are really good. I had the Tonkatsu with rice, Udon, and salad. It was a delicious lunch. The place is small and gets busy. There was a line when I got there and when I left. It shows that the food is good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu Combo
A delightful soba & ramen spot. Fresh handmade noodles! Kitchen entrees are just as delicious. Line up early. If they run out, they're out for the day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Many tables are available but servers just can’t see the people who are still waiting at the front of the store
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
The taste is normal, but there are too few waiters, so we have to wait for an hour to get our food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Vegetables Ten Zaru
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