Portions was good. I did a mobile order and paid for 2 extra sauces but wasn't in the bag. Partly my fault for not checking before I left.

Today was my first time ... ohh mannn ! Sooo good ! I will definitely come back again ! I love it !!!! Sooooooo delicious!!!

I really liked this! very reasonably priced and a really good spicy katsu sauce. I am definitely coming back read more

Katsuyaki - spicy katsu burger - Japanese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Customer service is amazing! The owner is so kind and explains any questions you may have. Will be coming back for more delicious food :)

Took one look at the prices and left. No lunch specials. No drive-thru. Parking not convenient. Sushi Maru much better option. read more

It's so nice to have a good quality teriyaki spot in Costa Mesa! I went for the first time this week and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and portion of the food in my bento box. Everything seemed to be made to order and the employee at the register was very kind. Overall, a very pleasant experience! I will definitely return when I am craving some chicken Katsu! read more

Really good katsu sandwich. The spicy deluxe felt like real ingredients that were prepared on the spot. The server was attentive and sauces were suited for the food. read more

While there may not be too many things on the menu they carry fan favorites and super fresh and tasty

This place is delicious! I had the chicken teriyaki bento box and thoroughly enjoyed it. I will definitely be coming back here. Great take out option for dinner. read more

Food was amazing and was pretty cheap too got a bowl and drink for around $11 dollars which is not bad at all!! The California roll was also very tasty and they have more rolls coming which I'm excited to come back for!! The young girl helping was also very sweet and helpful. Overall great first experience. read more

Friendly staff. Drove by often and finally got to bring the family in. Eat parking. Good for kids. Katsu sandwich was super light and crispy. I ask my kids when we go out for them to grade 1 to 10. 10 being best. Got two 10's. Wife gave a 9. I like the ease of dining, quality of food and affordable pricing with great service. Looking forward to their new sushi additions. read more

Outstanding food and service. My family came in for an early dinner and the katsu and chicken teriyaki were big hits! Clean interior and everything was very high quality and fresh. The owner and staff were friendly and checked up on us to make sure we enjoyed our meals. Planning on making this a regular stop- don't sleep on Katsuyaki! read more

Amazing food, first time being here and the front desk gave me a huge sample of their Katsu chicken just because it was my first time. Nice people, even better food. read more

Food was hot and delicious! The salad greens were fresh and the dressing was fabulous. Service was quick considering the katsu was cooked to order. No greasy taste like many of the Hawaiian fast food places and much better than the chain restaurants. Staff was very helpful and cordial. The place was clean as were the tables. Definitely a place to go if you want a great meal. read more

Get the Chicken Katsu, you will not be disappointed! Great customer service and very clean eating area, will be back soon to try more of the menu! read more

This place is ok. Got the trio plate with the chicken, beef, and Katsu. The portion is super small for $16. I left still hungry, didn't even feel like it made a dent. Beef was super cold. The salad was so small too. Was it terrible? No. Would I come back? No. If you want to support local business sure come here, but if you want bang for your buck go to Ono Hawaiian. Business owner, please get new plastic plates those are too small. Make your portions more generous. read more

the best teriyaki and katsu in OC!! reminds me of the food back home in seattle, definitely recommend read more

Katsuyaki - Japanese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

As I walked in, I was greeted with a warm but refreshing smile. The owner went through the menu that they serve, and provided which was overall popular. I decided to order a Chicken Katsu Bento, which was absolutely fantastic. The sauce was out of this world, bringing an extra blast of flavor to the already amazing Katsu. Amazing food, great customer service, and an overall great experience. read more

I was astounded by the perfect preparation of the chicken katsu. The place is just a hole-in-wall after all, but the chicken katsu in particular is, based on my 20 years residence in Japan, on par with the finest restaurants in Tokyo. The seasoned french fries were cooked with the correct ratio of moisture and oil temperature to produce a light crispy crust while preserving a moist potato inside. The place is a hidden gem read more

Construction in mall- very "cold" atmosohere and hard to know what to order. Pictures were ok bit I wouldn't go back.

Great place to get a quick chicken, beef, or katsu chicken plate. The food was excellent and the owner of the restaurant was even better. He brought my girlfriend and I some katsu chicken to try with their homemade sauce. The hospitality and food is definitely worth coming back over and over. I'm glad I tried this place. read more

I didn't think much of Katsuyaki when I first heard of it, but from the minute I stepped in the door I was blown away! The atmosphere is very welcoming, and it's a perfect place to grab lunch or a casual dinner. Yuna and Erik were so kind, attentive, helpful, and patient with us the entire time we were there! We came just before they closed (didn't mean to!) and they were so accommodating and let us stay past their hours. We went with the basic tori katsu burger and chicken teriyaki + chicken katsu plate. The burger was outstanding - the buns were crispy and wide enough to hold the entire katsu, the coleslaw complimented the katsu so well (I've never had wasabi coleslaw before!), and of course the star of the show, the katsu, was so crispy, juicy, and bursting with flavor! The plate was a great choice too, again the katsu was stellar with just the right amount of sauce, the teriyaki sauce on the chicken teriyaki is homemade I believe (soooo good and not too thick), and the fries were crisped and seasoned so well. I know Katsuyaki is going to be put in our regular rotation for sure. Can't wait to go back! read more

Katsuyaki - 5. Chicken Teriyaki and Chicken Katsu. Graciously subbed fries for rice since they were out of rice (came just before closing)! - Japanese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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got a chicken teriyaki + chicken katsu plate & a spicy katsu burger !!!! sooooo yummy + quick, will definitely be coming back :) read more

Katsuyaki - 1. 5. Chicken Teriyaki Chicken Katsu 12. Spicy Tori Katsu Burger - Basic - Japanese Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

The katsu here is really good! The breading is the right amount and crispy while the chicken is hot and moist. I got the plate with chicken katsu and beef teriyaki. Both were really good and highly recommended. Service and hospitality was top notch as well. They welcomed me with a smile and made me felt very comfortable although I'm from out of town. read more

Very good katsu for a low price. If katsu isn't your thing, there are plenty of other options such as fries, chicken teriyaki bowls, California rolls, katsu sandwiches and more. I'll be back here soon to try some more of their menu! read more

Best katsu I've had in a while! The lady was also super nice who took our order, all around great experience.

Amazing food and wonderful customer experience. I had the katsu delux which I recommend!

The food is delicious! They have the best chicken Katsu and the people that work here are extremely nice! Definitely going to be my go to lunch spot from now on read more

Katsuyaki is a hidden gem. Not only was the customer service top notch, but the food came out extremely quickly and was incredible. Their katsu cutlet was perfectly crispy and seasoned well. Additionally, the chicken breast on their katsu burgers was stilly juicy! Their house made spicy Mayo was the cherry on top of the amazing experience I had here. I will 100% be here again read more

Katsu burger is very unique! Lovely staff and delicious food. Excited to try more of the menu.

Food is just okay. Nothing to write home about. The meat on the katsu is bacon-thin. Lot of breading and little meat. Had to wait over 45 minutes for my order and if you come in groups, some will get food 20 minutes before others at the same table. Being Japanese, I can tell you this was not on our level far as teriyaki and katsu goes. It's a typical Korean-ran Japanese-style restaurant, not a Japanese restaurant for sure(for those of you Caucasians and other Asians). Teriyaki tastes like typical teriyaki places and it's not fitting of the prices they charge. Rice portion was small, broccoli on top of the average cole slaw was yellowing. As other reviewer mentioned that her food was already cold within few minutes of her short drive back to the office, that is very true. They should forgo the plastic bento containers and use styrofoam boxes at the very least. I gave them 2 stars for being nice and food was edible. Felt like i took one for the team and likely won't frequent this place. read more

Came here for the hole in the wall burger but Katsuyaki was here instead. We decided to try it out and it was amazing! You definitely have to try the tori katsu burger! It was so crispy and the sauce was amazing. Their spicy mayo with the fries is my new favorite! The guy checking us out (I assume is the manager) was super nice and told us about the start of the company! I highly recommend this place! read more

My wife and I were in the neighborhood and love Japanese food. Katsuyaki was in a convenient location with plenty of parking. We got there right after they opened. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by several employees behind the counter. We ordered the chicken bento and chicken and beef bento boxes. The food was ready in just a few minutes and brought to our table. The rice was fine, the white meat chicken was tender as was the beef. Their teriyaki sauce is very tasty. The Californian Rolls were fresh and the Gyoza was not hard on the edges like some places make it. We like the soft edges better. We did find the salad to be soaking in dressing though. A few minutes after we started eating, the owner / ERIC stopped by our table to ask how the food was. We told him of our positive comments with everything except the salad - it had too much dressing for us. It tasted good, but it was just too much dressing. ERIC apologized and said many customers like their homemade dressing and some would even drink every last drop of it. ERIC offered to make us a new salad with the dressing on the side. We told him that wasn't necessary, but in just a minute or two, he brought us a side order of salad with the dressing on the side. That was very kind and generous of him to do that. This restaurant has only been at this location for about a year, but the food and customer service are very good and we would gladly eat there again when we are in the neighborhood. read more

I tried this place for the first time last week. Everyone in the fam really enjoyed the taste. The only thing I should say is the portions of the plates and bento boxes are a little on the small side considering the cost. read more

Thank you Katsuyaki very cool, I really enjoyed your food when I was passing through Costa Mesa, Although I didn't get a burger I thought that the idea was good. I got the bento box on the menu and I really enjoyed the variety of food within. I had good food thanks guys read more

Good food, nice service! I had chicken teriyaki and tastes appropriate for its price.

First time here. It taste so good, just like home. I wish there was more rice. Will come back for sure.

Very good food for a very reasonable price. Their teriyaki sauce is unreal! Friendly customer service as well.

Went with some friends on 12/29 for dinner. First, I ordered garlic fries and they said they were out, which was no problem. My boyfriend ordered the cheeseburger and my other friends ordered the chicken katsu plate. The employee working the front counter came over to us about 5 minutes after ordering and let us know they were out of the beef for the cheeseburger and asked if my boyfriend wanted to change his order to either the chicken teriyaki or chicken katsu. My boyfriend switched it to the chicken katsu burger (same price as the cheeseburger). After a few more minutes, the employee came over again and told us they were out of chicken katsu, so everyone changed their orders to the chicken teriyaki. Then she came back and said that they did have enough katsu for our orders, but not the person who ordered after us. When the food finally came out (after about 20 minutes), they brought my boyfriend the chicken katsu plate, not the burger. The katsu was mediocre at best with no flavor. To top it all off, when my boyfriend went up to the counter to ask for a to go lid, the employee told him he needed to pay $6 more and would not give him the lid until he paid it. They got the order wrong and expected us to pay for it!! There was no manager there at the time and we did not want to argue so we just paid it and left. We will not be going back or referring anyone to Katsuyaki ever again. read more

Beef Teriyaki was really good. Chef had us try Chicken Katsu and a Unique Potato Tempura. Super good, like Hawaii meets Tokyo. Service was great. I never write reviews either. read more