Still one of my favorite sushi spots with great prices! It's been a while since I've come to Katana but it was just as amazing as I remember. I am obsessed with their house salad dressing. The salad is a large portion and a great way to start a meal. We shared a few different specialty rolls like the hole in one (no rice) roll, sunshine roll, jojo roll, and the yoyo roll. All the rolls were delicious and offered so many different flavors. The favorite was the sunshine roll! I'll be coming back again soon instead of waiting another year or two before dining here. read more

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AVOID!!!! I live in this neighborhood and I have been to this restaurant many times over the years. There has been a lot of new housing development and the neighborhood is now very crowded. The food has declined in quality, but that is not the primary problem. The main issue is that they are absolutely understaffed. I am currently sitting at this restaurant and have been at the sushi bar for one hour and have yet to receive a single piece of sushi, despite having ordered the moment that I walked in. Additionally, they used to have a special where you would buy two beers and receive a free small socket. The prices have increased and they have an eliminated all of the specials (i.e. no free sake). I can't comment on the food as nothing has come out yet. There are only three sushi chefs. It's not that the restaurant is even so crowded. It's that they are filling a majority of online food delivery orders. Sad read more

The food was meh. I got the spicy scallops roll and the scallops tasted fresh but the sushi rice was bland. Overall the service was great tho! Ambiance was nice lots of indoor seating and sushi bar seating as well. Some lunch specials available but still on the pricey side and just wanted to note that if you write a review you get a dessert or something or other in exchange. I decided to pass on that as I keep my reviews honest! read more

Katana Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

I visited Katana Sushi and ordered the Sushi Mix while taking advantage of their August Special--40% off sashimi, sushi, draft beer, and dine-in. Everything was fresh, beautifully presented, and served on clean, elegant plates. The quality of the fish really stood out, and every bite tasted fresh and delicious. The service was great, and the overall dining experience exceeded my expectations. I left very satisfied and will definitely be coming back. Highly recommended! read more

All good. I'm use to guest getting a warmer welcome at a sushi bar. Regular sushi bar diners will know what I mean. Sushi was good. Warning: Their buy 2 beers, get a sake for 1 cent deal does not inform guest that it does not include any beer. Be sure to ask about the specifics before you choose this deal. read more

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Very decent mom and pop neighborhood Japanese and sushi restaurant with a wide selection and all the standard offerings. Service is good and attentive, and this place has been here a long time for a reason and seems to have established a good following. The rolls we tried were good, the hot food was good, seems hard to go wrong here. They also feature a very large sushi bar. read more

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Came here for lunch. Ordered the lunch deluxe combo with ton katsu and spicy tuna roll. Overall it was okay. Miso soup missing from picture. The lunch combo was good but the ton Katsu had a odd taste to it. Everything else was fine. My friend ordered 2 rolls and they were huge. I didn't see any happy hour menu but I noticed it referenced on here. Service was quick but almost too quick like they wanted us to leave. It wasn't crowded, it was slow. It's dim lighting in an already dark colored room. Overall, it's not bad but it wasn't the greatest either. It's a nice meet up for lunch but I did feel like they felt like we overstayed, we were there maybe an hour and a half. read more

Katana Sushi - $12.91 lunch roll combo. Salmon Skin Hand Roll and Rainbow Roll. It also comes with a salad and miso soup. - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

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Used to love coming here with the kids when they were younger... We ordered takeout tonight and something tasted off. I took a closer look at my Rainbow Roll and realized the albacore had clear signs of spoilage -- slimy, bloody, with a horrible smell and even worse texture. I can't believe this was served to me. By the time I got home and opened the box, it was too late to return it, which makes this even more disappointing. This used to be a favorite spot -- but after this experience, I don't think I'll be back. Photo attached. read more

Katana Sushi - Rainbow Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

This is the best spot in Del Mar/carmel valley for sushi. They have a wide selection of extremely fresh, well presented sushi and authentic Japanese dishes. Bonus if you dine in it's 50% off their speciality rolls. The atmosphere is warm, casual and welcoming. Great experience everytime we go! Thank you Katana! read more

I've been coming here for years and I've always loved the food but was really disappointed today. I came in and ordered salmon nigiri. I ordered three orders of it and I got maybe a dollop of rice. There is supposed to be a lot more rice on the salmon nigiri. Was overall disappointed and was still hungry. read more

Katana Sushi - No rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Excellent American styled sushi like California and avocado rolls as well as lunch boxes. Their iced green tea is also excellent. Service is attentive and prompt. Very spacious interior with many tables and also TVs on the wall. Furthermore, full service sushi and alcohol bar. Also if you write a Yelp! Review they give you a free mochi or macaroon ice cream. Recommended! read more

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Their vegetable yakisoba was vegetarian and pretty good. The place also had a fun atmosphere.

I got the caterpillar role and loved it Husband got the chicken teriyaki and loved it. It came with miso soup. Got the seaweed salad with cucumber salad. The cucumbers were really home made pickles. Subtle flavor. Friendly staff and comfortable dining room. Will come back read more

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quick service. fair prices. good kalbi, tempura, tiger roll, banzai roll. salad and miso soup was good too. read more

KATANA Sushi & Japanese Restaurant They try to charge more for food !!! When I discovered them they started yelling at me; I had to call the owner of the place to help me and remove the food they wanted to overcharge me for. When she arrived, she apologized and charged me for the correct amount. Always check the bill at that place! read more

Katana Sushi - Trying to buy stars and good reviews - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Quiet slot with decent amount of food, good for business lunch although the food quality doesn't meet my expectation based on the reviews on Yelp. read more

Katana Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Great service and if you dine in they have this great sushi roll called Hanabi that is less than if you take it to go. Amazing roll for a great price!! We will be back next soccer tournament read more

The food is delicious at a great price point. Our server Michael was very hospitable and attentive!

We did a take out order, but the service was still really fast. The food was amazing. We highly recommend this sushi place if you ever in the area. The restaurants ambience had soft, lighting. Decor was not extra extravagant. It felt cozy. In the end, we felt like we should have stayed at the restaurant instead of doing takeout. read more

Katana Sushi - Salmon hand roll, Hanabi roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

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This restaurant came up again in my Yelp search and we almost dined here again. Thankfully I had remembered I didn't like anything here and we detoured! We were super hopeful when we decided to come here late one night. We were glad it was still open! Too bad for us, it wasn't good at all. We got mainly apps cause I just wanted snack like items. My hubs wanted a roll, so that's what we got. These are the items we ordered... - Chicken kaarage - one of my all time favorite things to order. Don't get this here! Flavorless and just overly battered. Didn't taste anything but super crunchy batter. - Mixed tempura - Again, this was flavorless. I'm not sure if it's the fried items that just weren't good, but I didn't enjoy this either. - Gyoza - Another item I love to order. These were just meh. - Dragon roll - Hubs thought this was ok. (I think he was just hungry and settling). This was beyond basic. Overall I really didn't enjoy this meal at all. It was late and if I had an option, I would've reordered everything, and not the same items. That's bad. Could've been a bad batch, but I don't think that's the case here. I didn't want to go through the hassle of sending anything back. The restaurant was clean. Staff seemed more concerned with closing even though there were still 4 tables dining. Plenty of parking. We will not be coming back here. read more

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The food is really bad. The sashimi is frozen, they microwaved chicken breast and poured teriyaki sauce on it, the karaage is really a katsu, the rice sticks to the roof of your mouth, the gyozas are really just egg rolls, the spicy mayo is not spicy, just orange mayo, and the miso soup was okay, but too much greens barely any tofu. Our favorite part of the restaurant was the water and the tempura shrimp, but we prefer Costco tempura shrimp. The lady there was really nice though. read more

Great place, amazing food. My daughter loves this place a lot. She also loves the desert read more

Katana Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Best sushi in town!! Always consistent and fresh. Yulias and his team are truly the best and provide great service. I order weekly and would eat every night if I could. lol. read more

We have tried a lot of sushi places in the area and this is one of our favorites! The sushi was fresh. We really enjoyed the Ocean Beach roll and Rock & Roll. The service was exceptional. We look forward to coming back regularly. read more

AMAZING food, AMAZING service, AMAZING environment!! My wife and I come and treat ourselves with tasty food as often as we can. read more

Solid sushi spot! Can't say enough about the Oceanside roll! Quite possibly one of my favorite sushi rolls of all time. The Katana bomb roll is also delicious and comes with small tempura shrimp bites. Super filling and delicious. Perfect amount of heat. Alaskan roll is basic but tasty. The lemon roll is also tasty, no heat, good lemon flavor. Mixed tempura was fresh and solid. Service was attentive and bonus free macaroon if you check in on Yelp. Very tasty, made by outside bakery. Perfect after dinner treat. read more

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2nd time here. Came right when they opened at 5:00 before going to a play at La Jolla Playhouse. Erik seated us right away in a nice booth. This is a casual place with TV's up to watch sports if you want to. Their dine in specials are fantastic. You get a discount for dining in. I ordered Inari which is a soybean pocket filled with rice. You get two for $5.50. I also had the Ocean Beach Roll. I loved it. Tempura shrimp, crab, cream cheese, avocado and seared albacore with crunchy flakes. I get mine rolled in soy paper instead oh nori for $1 extra. I loved it. My husband had the jojo roll which has spicy tuna, cucumber, salmon, albacore and avocado. He really enjoyed his. I didn't taste it as I don't like nori unfortunately. We ended with a cappuccino macaron ice cream sandwich. It is so delicious. I looked up the company that makes them and they deliver and I will definitely be ordering for a special event. This is a great sushi restaurant and we will definitely be back. read more

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The food was really good I recommend the house salad I got the teriyaki chicken and it was yummy read more

I visited Katana Sushi on the summer solstice day, it was the right spot to go to specially with their good view to watch the sunset, I enjoyed that they have variety of sushi choices made with fresh ingredients and high quality. read more

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First time here and had a great dinner tonight. We ordered mixed tempura and a few rolls and everything was on point. The rolls tasted fresh and were rolled tight and everything was put together well. My favorites were the Fantasy Roll and Crunchy Tuna Roll. Liked the restaurant as it was plenty big and pretty clean. Plenty of parking in the lot outside as well. Lots of people also picking up orders. Only downside was service was a little slow at first while we waited for our order to be taken, but once it was, the food came out fast. Will return and try some of their other options. read more

Katana Sushi - Fantasy Roll, Touchdown Roll, Caterpillar Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

The food was delicious, I ordered the Ocean Beach roll and it was great. Prices were very reasonable, especially with the special. The service was great, waiter was friendly. The ambiance was pleasant, with a nice view and cool wall decorations. Would definitely recommend. read more

Good food. Good atmosphere. Good location of the restaurant. Good music. And everything. read more

Katana Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

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Owner has attitude. Second time that it happens. Food is average. I won't go again. Owner complain about me being on the phone but there was nobody around. Waitress were nice. Second time with a bad experience involving owner. read more

My party made a reservation the previous day and when we arrived at the restaurant, the hostesses said we didn't have a reservation. It was fine since the restaurant wasn't busy. They made us wait even though there weren't many people eating at around 6:00 p.m. Ordered a wide variety of items to include multiple appetizers, ramen, sushi rolls, chirashi bowls, etc. Overall the food was average and the service was adequate. The chirashi and udon bowls come with miso soup and a large generous side salad. The music in the restaurant was laughable. Never heard "New York, New York" followed by Italian mandolin ambiance background music in a Japanese restaurant run by Koreans. Not my first choice to go to for Japanese food, but adequate if you are in the area and don't want to drive. read more

Katana Sushi - Chirashi Bowl - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Glad to see a new more authentic sushi restaurant open in the neighborhood. Today I took my kids and give it a try. We tried 2 items on the main menu: mixed tempura and Nabeyaki Udon. They both turned out to be just right. We also tried 2 popular sushi rolls on the promotional menu: fantasy roll and Jo Jo roll. Fantasy roll is basically a tempura roll topped with sushi. Jojo rolls is a fancy spicy tuna roll which is super fresh. We enjoyed both. There was a delay on the tempura, but the waiter handle it well with politeness. The overall dinning experience is very good. read more

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Katana is my favorite sushi spot in North County. Great sushi, it always comes out super fast. The servers are always very nice. You really can't ask for more. I did like it a little better when they used to play calm flute music, now they play pop which isn't bad. I don't know why this place isn't always packed, its the best. KATANA!!! read more

We love trying all the great Japanese restaurants in SF, and Katana doesn't disappoint. We've been here a couple times, and it's pretty popular. Friendly waitstaff, delicious rolls, and our favorite is the sushi boat. They have four versions, and we've tried A and B to feed a family of four with 1-2 appetizers. Everything is fresh, and you can't beat buy two beers and get a sake to share for $.01. Our favorite rolls are the caterpillar, rainbow, and crunchy crab. Thank you for always giving us a fun meal out! read more

Katana Sushi - Sushi Boat B with just rolls (caterpillar, crunchy crab, rainbow, spicy tuna, Hawaiian,and one other I can't recall with the salmon on top) - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Diego, California

Katana is an amazing Japanese cuisine. The sushi was so fresh, also I loved the miso soup I like how they cut the tofu in the soup so precise small pieces This is my second time coming to Katana I recommend everyone tries it. read more

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We were seated immediately and employees we're very friendly. It's a cozy place with quiet music.

My go to sushi place in Carmel Valley. Servers are always very friendly and attentive and love the selection of rolls!