Wafu of Japan Menu – Costa Mesa, CA

Type : Sushi restaurant

Location : Costa Mesa, CA

Tucked away in Costa Mesa on Bristol Street, close to South Coast Plaza and John Wayne Airport, is a restaurant that serves up some of the best sushi and tempura in Orange County. Welcome to Wafu of Japan.
Founded in 1999 by sushi chef Hideto “Harry” Arimizu, Wafu continues to attract both OC locals and sushi lovers everywhere with unique offerings and unwavering high standards. “We offer not only the freshest fish, but the freshest ingredients in all our dishes,” says Arimizu, an owner who stays “hands-on” with his team of sushi and kitchen chefs. “We also offer a large selection of appetizers and hot plates, delicious teriyaki and tempura entrees.”

Standard sushi spot offers plenty of hot fare such as tempura, teriyaki, noodle soups & more. Based on 270 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Wafu of Japan 92626

Address:
320 Bristol St Ste. G, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Phone: (714) 641-7321

Website: http://www.wafuofjapan.com/

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Hours

Friday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM
Saturday 5–8:30 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 Closed
Tuesday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 5–8:30 PM

Menu

Appetizers
Edamame (Boiled Soy Bean) $5.50
Garlic Edamame $7.95
Sunomono (Cucumber & Seaweed Salad) $7.50
Sauteed Shishito $7.50
Green Seaweed Salad $7.50
Gyoza
House made dumplings. Steamed then lightly fried		 $7.95
Shrimp Shumai
3 Pieces		 $7.95
Tempura Appetizer $8.95
Fried Calamari $8.95
Fried Oysters
5 Pieces		 $14.50
Sesame Chicken Appetizer $9.95
Crab Nugget In Shiitake Mushroom $11.50
Crispy Tofu (Agedashi Tofu) $8.50
Softshell Crab Appetizer $10.50
Kama (Broiled Fish Collar) $15.50
Spicy Tuna Jalapeno $11.50
Spicy Tuna Guacamole $14.50
Spicy Tuna On Crispy Rice
5 pieces		 $14.50
Calamari So – Good $9.50
Banzai Calamari
4 Pieces		 $12.50
Baked Seafood Dynamite $16.50
Baked Green Mussel
4 Pieces		 $8.95
Baked Chilean Seabass $25.95
Appetizers – From the Sushi Bar
Sashimi Mix
Assorted mix of different sashimi such as tuna, salmon and yellowtail		 $15.50
Tuna Or Albacore Tataki
Spicy Upon Request		 $22.00
Carpaccio
Two choices of thinly sliced sashimi		 $22.00
Salmon Skin Salad $13.95
Poki Appetizer $17.50
Ankimo (Monkfish Liver Pate) Sashimi $16.50
Salads
House Green Salad $5.50
Cucumber Salad $5.95
Green Seaweed Salad $7.50
Sashimi Salad
Slices of tuna, salmon & yellowtail on a bed of greens		 $22.00
Salmon Skin Salad $13.95
Grilled Salmon Salad $18.95
Calamari Salad $7.95
Sushi – Nigiri
Salmon Sushi $6.50
Salmon (Ponzu Bonito Green Onion “The Works”) $6.95
Seared Salmon Sushi $7.50
King Salmon $8.50
Ocean Cherry Trout $7.95
Tuna Sushi $6.95
Bluefin Tuna Sushi $10.95
Toro Sushi $15.95
Yellowtail Sushi $6.95
Baja Yellowtail Sushi $7.50
Albacore Sushi $6.95
White Tuna (Escolar) Sushi $6.95
Snapper / Seabream Sushi $7.50
Golden Eye Snapper Sushi $15.95
Halibut Sushi $7.50
Halibut W/ Truffle Oil Sushi $7.95
Kanpachi (Amberjack) Sushi $8.95
Black Cod Sushi (Seared) $8.50
Spanish Mackarel (Aji) Sushi $8.50
Mackarel (Saba) Sushi $5.95
Shrimp Sushi (Cooked) $4.95
Scallop With Mayo Sushi $6.50
Japan Scallop Sushi $6.95
Freshwater Eel (Unagi) Sushi $6.95
Octopus (Tako) Sushi $6.95
Squid (Ika) Sushi $5.95
Surf Clam $5.95
Salmon Egg (Ikura) Sushi $7.95
Smelt Egg (Masago) Sushi $5.95
Tamago (Egg Omelet) Sushi $3.95
Snow Crab Leg Sushi $12.95
Sweet Shrimp ‘Raw’ Sushi $15.95
Sea Urchin (Uni) Sushi $14.95
Chilean Miso Sushi (Baked) Sushi $13.95
Salmon Quintet Sushi Set
Five ways of trying three different types of salmon (Atlantic, King Salmon and Ocean Cherry Trout)		 $19.95
Sashimi
Salmon Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.50
Seared Salmon Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.50
King Salmon Sashimi 2 Pieces $8.50
Ocean Cherry Trout Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.95
Tuna Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.95
Bluefin Tuna Sashimi 2 Pieces $10.95
Toro Sashimi 2 Pieces $15.95
Yellowtail Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.95
Baja Yellowtail Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.50
Albacore Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.95
White Tuna (Escolar) Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.95
Snapper / Seabream Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.50
Golden Eye Snapper Sashimi 2 Pieces $15.95
Halibut Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.50
Halibut W/ Truffle Oil Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.95
Kanpachi Sashimi 2 Pieces $8.95
Spanish Mackarel (Aji) Sashimi 2 Pieces $8.50
Mackarel (Saba) Sashimi 2 Pieces $5.95
Shrimp Sashimi (Cooked) 2 Pieces $4.95
Japan Scallop Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.95
Unagi Sashimi 2 Pieces
Freshwater eel		 $6.95
Octopus (Tako) Sashimi 2 Pieces $6.95
Squid (Ika) Sashimi 2 Pieces $5.95
Surf Clam Sashimi 2 Pieces $5.95
Salmon Egg (Ikura) Sashimi 2 Pieces $7.95
Tamago (Egg Omelet) Sashimi 2 Pieces $3.95
Snow Crab Leg Sashimi 2 Pieces $12.95
Sweet Shrimp ‘Raw’ Sashimi 2 Pieces $14.95
Sea Urchin (Uni) Sashimi 2 Pieces $15.95
Specialty Rolls
Dragon Balls
Bite sized balls made of tuna, shrimp, krab and avocado topped with a special sauce		 $6.50
Melty
Shrimp tempura, albacore, krab, avocado & asparagus hand rolled in soypaper		 $8.95
Nyna
Spicy yellowtail, krab, avocado & asparagus hand rolled in soypaper		 $8.95
Wrap
Shrimp tempura, krab, avocado & lettuce hand rolled in soypaper		 $6.95
Samurai Burrito
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, krab, avocado & lettuce wrapped in soyapper topped with special sauce		 $8.95
Shrimp Paradise
Shrimp, krab, avocado & lettuce wrapped in soypaper layered with shrimp & mild wasabi sauce		 $15.95
Sexy Roll
Salmon, scallop, krab, avocado & asparagus wrapped in soypaper layered with shrimp and special sauce		 $15.95
Sunshine
Baked yellowtail with a touch of sweet & spicy, cream cheese & asparagus wrapped in soypaper & tempura fried		 $15.95
Salmon Scallop Roll
Fresh salmon and avocado layered over a lightly spiced scallop roll		 $16.95
Hawaiian
Albacore layered over a spicy tuna roll topped with scallion and mint leaf, layered with garlic ponzu sauce		 $16.95
Butterfly Roll
Tuna, salmon, snapper, krab, avocado & asparagus rolled & tempura fried then topped with a sweet sauce		 $16.95
Vegas Roll
Spicy tuna roll with scallop on top, then baked in special mayonnaise sauce with parmesan cheese		 $16.95
Halibut Dynamite
Halibut, salmon, krab, avocado & asparagus topped with halibut then baked in special mayonnaise sauce		 $16.95
Booster Roll
Customer’s favorite! Spicy chopped yellowtail roll layered with more yellowtail and topped with jalapenos		 $16.95
Sashimi Roll
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail & krab wrapped with soypaper topped with mild wasabi sauce and sweet sauce		 $18.95
Cucumber Sashimi Roll
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, krab & cream cheese wrapped with cucumbers and topped with a special light house made sauce		 $22.50
Cut Rolls
California Roll $7.95
Spicy Tuna Roll $9.50
Crunchy Roll $11.50
Rainbow Roll $16.95
Salmon Avocado Roll $11.50
Tuna Avocado Roll $12.50
Yellowtail With Sprouts Roll $12.50
Philadelphia Roll $12.50
Salmon Skin Roll $10.95
Scallop With Avocado Roll $10.95
Eel With Avocado Roll $10.95
Blue Crab And Avocado Roll $13.95
Spider Roll
Softshell Crab		 $15.95
Caterpillar Roll $15.95
Super California Roll
California Roll Topped with Freshwater Eel & Avocado		 $15.95
Vegetable Roll $7.95
Cucumber Roll $6.95
Tekka Maki
Tuna cut roll with seaweed on the outside		 $8.50
Negihama Roll
Chopped yellowtail mixed with green onion with seaweed on the outside		 $11.50
Negitoro Roll
Chopped toro mixed with green onion with seaweed on the outside		 $13.95
Avocado Maki
Avocado roll with seaweed on the outside		 $7.95
Hand Rolls
CA Hand Roll $5.95
Spicy Tuna Hand Roll
includes avocado		 $6.95
Crunchy Hand Roll
Shrimp Tempura Handroll with avocado and sweet sauce		 $6.95
Blue Crab Hand Roll
Steamed Blue Crab Flakes mixed with Japanese mayo		 $8.95
Negihama Hand Roll
Chopped Yellowtail and Scallion Hand Roll		 $7.95
Negitoro Hand Roll
Chopped Blue Fin Belly and Scallion Hand Roll		 $11.50
Philly Hand Roll
Salmon and Cream Cheese		 $7.95
Salmon Hand Roll
Salmon and Avocado		 $7.50
Salmon Skin Hand Roll $6.95
Spicy Scallop Hand Roll $7.50
Spider Hand Roll
Soft Shell Crab		 $8.95
Tuna Hand Roll $7.95
Unagi (Freshwater Eel) Hand Roll $7.95
Vegetable Hand Roll $5.95
Yellowtail Hand Roll $7.95
Negitoro Hand Roll
Chopped toro mixed with green onions		 $11.50
Negihama Hand Roll
Chopped Yellowtail mixed with green onions		 $7.95
Kellie Hand Roll $8.50
Sushi Entrées
Omakase Sushi Set – Lite
7 Pieces Premium Sushi		 $39.00
Omakase Sushi Set – Deluxe
10 Pieces Premium Sushi & 1 Hand Roll w/ Appetizer		 $69.00
Chirashi Sushi Bowl
includes salad		 $29.00
Salmon Bowl
Spicy upon Request		 $22.00
Tuna Bowl
Spicy upon request		 $22.00
Poki Bowl $22.00
Eel Bowl (Unagi Don) $22.00
Sushi Lunch Entrées (Lunch Hours Only)
California Roll & Crunchy Roll $16.50
California Roll & Rainbow Roll $18.50
Spicy Tuna Roll & Crunchy Roll $17.95
Spicy Tuna & Rainbow Roll $19.95
Crunchy Roll & Rainbow Roll $20.95
5 Pieces Sushi W/ A Choice Of California Roll Or Spicy Tuna Roll $20.95
7 Pieces Sashimi With Rice $21.50
Sushi Dinner Entrées (Dinner Hours Only)
Sushi A. 5 Pieces Sushi Set With A Choice Of California Roll Or Spicy Tuna Roll
Includes salad		 $28.00
Sushi B. 7 Pieces Sushi & 4 Pieces Sashimi Set
Includes salad		 $36.00
Sushi Roll Special
4 pieces each of CA Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Rainbow Roll & Crunchy Roll. 16 pieces in total		 $23.00
Hot Entrées
Chicken Teriyaki Entrée $14.95
Beef Teriyaki Entrée $22.50
Salmon Teriyaki Entrée $22.50
Sesame Chicken Entrée $16.95
Stir-Fried Chicken & Vegetables Entrée $18.95
Tempura (Shrimp & Vegetables) Entrée $18.95
Tempura (Vegetables Only) Entrée $18.95
Chicken Or Pork Cutlet Entrée $19.50
Chicken Curry
Served with Salad		 $18.95
Curry With Chicken Cutlet Or Pork Cutlet
Served with Salad		 $20.95
Hot Lunch Combinations (Lunch Hours Only)
Chicken Teriyaki Lunch Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $14.95
Beef Teriyaki Lunch Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $17.95
Salmon Teriyaki Lunch Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $17.95
Sesame Chicken Lunch Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $15.95
Chicken Teriyaki & California Roll
includes salad		 $13.95
Chicken Teriyaki & Tempura
includes salad		 $13.95
Beef Teriyaki & California Roll
includes salad		 $16.50
Beef Teriyaki & Tempura
includes salad		 $16.50
Salmon Teriyaki & California Roll
includes salad		 $16.50
Salmon Teriyaki & Tempura
includes salad		 $16.50
Sesame Chicken & California Roll
includes salad		 $14.95
Sesame Chicken & Tempura
includes salad		 $14.95
Chicken Or Pork Cutlet & Beef Teriyaki
includes salad		 $19.95
Tempura & California Roll
includes salad		 $13.95
Hot Dinner Combinations (Dinner Hours Only)
Chicken Teriyaki Dinner Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $21.50
Beef Teriyaki Dinner Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $25.95
Salmon Teriyaki Dinner Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $25.95
Sesame Chicken Dinner Special
Includes: Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura, California Roll (6 Pieces)		 $22.50
Chicken Teriyaki & California Roll $18.50
Chicken Teriyaki & Tempura $19.50
Beef Teriyaki & California Roll $22.95
Beef Teriyaki Tempura $23.95
Salmon Teriyaki & California Roll $22.95
Salmon Teriyaki & Tempura $23.95
Sesame Chicken & California Roll $19.50
Sesame Chicken & Tempura
includes salad		 $20.50
Chicken Or Pork Cutlet & Beef Teriyaki
includes salad		 $25.50
Tempura & California Roll
includes salad		 $19.50
Noodles in Soup (Udon or Soba)
Chicken Noodle $13.95
Tempura Noodle $13.95
Beef Noodle $16.95
Seafood Noodle
Shrimp Scallops & Mussels		 $16.95
Plain Noodle $9.95
Sides
Miso Soup $3.50
Miso Soup (Large)
3 Scoops		 $7.95
Rice $3.50
Brown Rice $3.95
Sushi Rice $3.95
Extra Ginger $1.00
Fresh Wasabi $2.95
Drinks
Diet Coke $2.95
Coke $2.95
Sprite $2.95
Dr. Pepper $2.95
Lemonade $3.50
Iced Green Tea $3.95
Iced Tea $3.95
Arnold Palmer $4.50
Ramune $4.50
Bottled Water (Fiji) $4.50
Perrier $4.50

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: wafuofjapan.com

Reviews

Tan N Lam
We’ve been here for Christmas Eve party for our first time. Second time is my wife’s birthday. Very fast, friendly, and professional service. Super fresh and tasty food. The restaurant is kind of small so I recommend taking a reservation before coming. Thank you for the surprise birthday-ice cream as well.

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Helene K
Had lunch. Service was good. Very attentive staff which had great recommendations on what to try. Had the carpaccio with salmon and yellowtail – salmon was delicious. Had the Samurai handroll and the sexy roll. Enjoyed the Samurai roll. The sexy roll was interesting- alot of crab on that one. Also the yellowtail roll was interesting. King salmon sushi – friend liked it. Enjoyed the crab nugget and would recommend – crab in a shitake mushroom which tempura fried and has some shitito peppers. Had the red bean ice cream and matcha with the tempura fried banana. Red bean was sweet but not too sweet. I really liked the fried banana.

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Dan Gorlitsky
We had a great time, highly recommended we will come back again.

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Prince Jobbie del Rosario
Good quality, intimate environment, authentic, but doesn’t stand out, and quite pricey.

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Marisa Martinez
The best sushi I’ve had in a long time. The owner, Hideto-san, is a master sushi chef serving highest quality fish sourced from Japan. We’re so happy to have found this hidden gem and highly recommend to anyone who appreciates authentic Japanese flavors and exquisite culinary experience.

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Max Pedroza
We stumbled upon this place when going to the store. The staff is very friendly and patient.

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T C
Excellent food. Excellent tea. Excellent, friendly service. Loved the tempura udon – the broth was flavorful, the tempura shrimp and vegetables were light and crispy, and the udon was perfectly, satisfyingly chewy. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Probably the best bowl of udon I’ve ever had.

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Pedro Mendez
Wow, that’s pretty much all I’m able to say. “Hole in the wall” type feel to it and authentic. Everything I had was more than fresh and tasted delicious. Highly recommend Wafu.

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Jason Hicks
The tuna was very fresh. But our rolls were not good. I’m not sure if we just ordered the wrong rolls or if they were just bad.

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Antonio Constandinou
Wafu is a great sushi restaurant that has some unique menu items. The samurai burrito is one of my favorites of all time.

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