Restaurant serving sushi & cooked Japanese dishes like tempura in a casual, contemporary space. Based on 98 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
5229 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 389-6615
Website: http://wakahouse.com/
Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
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Reviews
Scrappy Mantis
I’ve been here a few times,and the food is usually good and fair priced. Came for lunch today and it took forever, waited at least 30 minutes for a single roll. The young man working here is also quite rude…decent little spot but not a fan of this guy. Also, no music so it’s uncomfortably quiet! Had to edit this to add, WORST SERVICE EVER. THIS GUY IS SO RUDE!!!!! He tossed our ticket on the table,and gave me a Styrofoam box for my ramen. Didn’t seem to care if we wanted our tickets separate and ignored us.
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Megan Arias
I only ever go during lunch so I can’t speak on atmosphere or service at dinner. Lunch time is chill and the waiter is always on point. I dream about the ramen and beef donburi so that’s pretty much all I ever get!
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Alvaro de la Cruz
This is the best place in town that not enough people know about. Fresh tasting meaty sushi that is full of flavor.
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Nioz Rafii-Tabrizi
The only thing that really keeps me going back to Waka House on Highland is the karadynamite roll. Otherwise, the customer service is repeatedly awful. The wait staff is not only unfriendly, but also flat out rude. Sometimes the server slams your stuff down and brings you the bill before even asking if you need or want anything else. They aren’t even polite when they have to ask you a question. They say “hey! Lady Do you want wasabi?” and don’t ask you the question politely. Today was my final straw… I went in to pick up a takeout order. They not only did not greet me, they started yelling in their foreign language at each other and I didn’t even know what to do… was my food ready? Did they not make my order? For about 5 minutes they did not even acknowledge me or communicate that something was wrong. As good as the karadynamite roll is, I do not believe it’s worth the bad service. I’ll happily go to the Sherwood location. They are quite friendly over there!
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Paula Castillo
Absolutely delicious food!… This place is small but cozy; beautifuly decorated, and the food is absolutely delicious!… Check it out!
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Brent Corbitt
Words can’t describe how wonderful this place is. Sushi rolls are fabulous
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Colten Crawford
They were super nice and catered to my two young daughters amazingly. I ordered enough food for my family or so I thought and I got generous amount. Enough so I could feed us for the next 2 nights. The Sushi was amazing and the fried rice was awesome.
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Tom Gardiner
After not eating there for a few years because of the pandemic we decided to go back. This used to be one of our favorite places to eat and after waiting over 15 minutes we finally called out to our waiter who told us to wait even longer. He was busy serving a table who had come in 10 minutes after us and instead chose to ignore us so we left. We will never be back again and this used to be our favorite restaurant in town. As far as I’m concerned they can close the doors permanently.
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Rachel Davidson
My group ordered the Hayden roll along with several others. They were all very delicious. I also enjoyed the dumplings They were cooked to perfection. This place has a very laid back family friendly atmosphere. If you decide to come, plan on staying here for a while. It is worth it.
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Hayes Weggeman
I love the Waka House Restaurant. They have delicious food. Highly recommend. They have Asian/ Japanese type food.
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