Classic Japanese steakhouse inside a shopping center offers table-grilled mains & a sushi menu. Based on 699 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
9720 Mission Gorge Rd A, Santee, CA 92071
Phone: (619) 258-9988
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 12:30–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–3 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
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Reviews
JJ Sullivan
Food was yummy, the prices were good for what you get. It’s pretty fun to watch the food being cooked right at your table. Overall fun and good place to eat.
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Scarlett Guerrero
I love this place. I’ve been coming here a few years now and the food is always really good.
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Mike N.
Take my word for it, skip this place. Had a lunch party today at the grill. Obviously from the start, something was off. Now we know that ownership has changed and so has the experience and food quality. Rude and terrible customer service. We will not be coming back. Waitress was great. Other employees condescending to our party.
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Jessica Garcia
Came here on a Thursday at 5 pm. That was the most perfect time to go since a couple minutes later, the whole restaurant got filled.
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Kendra Roselyn
First time eating there was the reason we went back. We were actually treated better and it wasn’t such a mess to get seated. The white boy is probably the only decent server in there. Despite calling ahead reservation no one was properly assisting guest in so my daughter & i were squeezed standing behind the guest in front of us. Apparently we were standing to close to other people because a waiter felt the need to tell me really close in my face. I was so annoyed with everything, that i requested my food to go and didn’t bother even Tipping. Last time i was there i tipped over 20$ because the waiter did his part. As for this time it was horrible, we probably won’t return.
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Vince Velasco
I ordered Chicken Tatsuta, but got glorified chicken mcnuggets made up of ground up processed chicken instead of whole meat chicken. This is my only complaint and the reason I took away a star rating. The sushi was really good. I hope the make the effort to elevate the chicken tatsuta to a level worthy to be sold in a restaurant made with real whole meat chicken. Otherwise they should take it off the menu.
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Sarah Sanders
This is the worst hibachi I’ve ever had. I’ve been to hibachi probably hundreds of times across the US. I know some places aren’t going to be great. But this was absolutely horrible, a waste of money, and way overpriced. Go anywhere else. I had the most expensive hibachi menu item, too, so you’d think it would have been at least okay. I couldn’t even finish it was so bad.
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Myesha Harris
Made a reservation 2 days in advance over the phone for a birthday for 7pm. Called to verify while we were on the way to this location and the reservation was marked as 6pm!! I told them there was a mistake and that the reservation was wrong and they said ‘sorry they are all booked now’ so now my family is scrambling trying to find somewhere to celebrate my dads 68th birthday
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Rob W
Okawa is a hidden gem in Santee. If you’re looking for that Benihana experience but with slightly better food and and friendlier atmosphere Okawa is it.
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Tracy Wong
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