I am such a huge fan of Waba Grill! It's so healthy and fresh and flavorful! I always get the steak plate with either all veggies or half brown rice and half veggies. The steak is marinated super well and it's super soft! Just writing this review makes me want to eat it NOW :) I also love the sauces they offer - both the waba sauce and the house waba hot sauce. It makes the food so much better! I'm giving this WaBa Grill a 3 stars because of the location and the employees. I typically call in my order ahead of time so I don't have to wait. Both the ladies I have spoken to so far (maybe they were the same, not sure) have been rude. And like, passively rude which makes it even worse! Thankfully they have never gotten my order wrong, but why be rude for no reason? This location is also located in a small corner strip mall. I have never had trouble finding parking but I can see it being a problem during peak hours. The inside is also very tiny! Thankfully I take my food to go but it's not the cleanest environment either so it doesn't entice me to eat there. Despite the negativity of this particular location, it is super close to my current work and I love me some WaBa from time to time :) read more

Ordered dinner here and ordered the steak and salmon rice bowl. The food was good overall, but it was missing a bit more sauce, and my order didn't come with the onions on the side as listed. Other than that, the meal was okay and it hit the spot for a quick dinner. read more

WaBa Grill - Steak Bowl - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Came in during lunch rush, I get it it was busy. Cashier was not friendly just took orders, didn't recommend anything, didn't even smile. Place was clean. Only thing restroom door was open our entire visit. It's I bit odd to sit and eat while restroom door wide open. Food was good but if I have other options to pick I probably go somewhere else. read more

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Came here to pick up my spicy chicken bowl and they included a bunch of tasty sauces and the portion was very generous. The taste was also very good, and the service was quick the minute I walked in. read more

Holy crap! This is NOT healthy at all! A chicken bowl has 2,455 mg of sodium!! That's more than the recommended daily intake in just one meal! The chicken plate: almost 3,000 milligrams of sodium!! How can they call themselves "healthy" when the sodium content is through the roof? Waba salt grill more like it. Enjoy your hypertension. PS: check the nutrition guide. read more

WaBa Grill - "healthy" food my asteroid... Check the sodium (salt) content. Recommend intake is 2,300 mg or less. - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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Should've read the reviews before coming here. Right off the rip the host was disrespectful and our server Isabel was okay but she served the plates and vanished they gave me the wrong order but I'm not the person to send back food. Through the entire meal she came by once and that was to drop off the check. Not to mention the food was disappointing no idea how they managed to make an omelette not taste like an omelette lol and the sausage for the omelette tasted like one of those cheap hot dogs that you cut it up and toss it in read more

New lady needs to be fired asap. She is rude af. Got my order wrong then gets mad that she can't understand chicken plate from beef plate. Also never seen someone more stingy with sauce. That Bi@&tch be counting and swapping like her life depended on it. read more

Fast, friendly service and great food at this location! My chicken rice bowl with brown rice was delicious. read more

Paid 12 dollars for a bowl and they forgot my veggies and green onions very little meat too. Bowl looks so boring, I was really craving this all morning. read more

WaBa Grill - Chicken & Steak Bowl - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Although this is not a high end restaurant the food was very tasty which means they have good cooks. Fast service, food was prepared fairly quickly considering they have a lot to go orders. I was hungry and this was a great lunch option it's in a hidden business area but I would gladly return here again. read more

WaBa Grill in Santa Ana serves up healthy and delicious options! Fresh ingredients, friendly staff, and a go-to spot for a tasty, guilt-free meal. read more

I normally go here for lunch for the past few years. Loved the customer service. Today was the first time I have experience such rude customer service from employee. She must be new because I have never seen her there had an attitude could berly understand her. Never again coming back here. I also asked her for an extra sauce which there has never been an issue in the past years I have been coming here. She said after two sauces there is an extra charge again I have never been charged extra for an extra sauce. read more

So they have a new large container for the plate combo. It's black and looks a little deep but it holds less than the original container. Less chicken and beef so they can close the top. I paid extra for white meat and I get way less than before. Like another reviewer mentioned, this place is getting stingier and I'm assuming by switching their containers to hold less food but keep the same price. And what the heck happen to their beef AND chicken?!? It's dry and hard. I was here just recently and it was consistently good. Time to find a new place. read more

I've been coming to this location for many years now, but I've been a fan of Waba Grill since 2007. If you need a quick delicious lunch, Waba on Warner will take your order and have the food in your hand within 4 minutes. You can even call ahead and pick it up if you want it faster. I always order a bowl; either the chicken or half and half bowl. It's always a good amount of food and I always finish my meal completely satisfied. The employees are very friendly and one greets me by name when I come in - that's good customer service! The location is always very clean. During the week it gets busy for lunch, but I never have a problem finding a seat. The one thing I wish they still had were all the sauces at all the tables (I like to add sauces as I eat). It used to be that all tables had the sauces, now you have to ask to borrow a sauce from a table or get a table with the sauces on it already. Other than that, Waba on Warner is my favorite place for teriyaki bowls - it is way better than flame broiler! read more

The amount of gnats in this place is kinda disturbing, but I haven't gotten food poisoning yet! The chicken is always cooked just right, and the rice is not soggy or hard. The only beef I have is with the teriyaki sauce, which dehydrated me to the point of forgetting I had chugged a bottle of water along with the meal. read more

Ordered a chicken bowl with brown rice and avocado, no veggies. Came all the way to Irvine for work. Opened my bowl and it has white rice. Customers that work depend on your employees to get it right the first time. I suggest an order check before handing over the bag. Maybe that would avoid complaints. Not everyone has time to drive back. I pretty much paid 14 dollars for a chicken bowl I can't eat. I don't work to give away money. read more

Just tried this place for the first time today. I've been to many teriyaki joints and this one was on about the same level. I ordered the half and half plate (chicken and steak) with brown rice. The sauce went very well with both meats and came with a nice little portion of salad. However, the owner or whoever is in charge of staff and hiring needs to either retrain or do a better job of choosing someone who is friendlier. Maybe because I have a Disney background, but courtesy is huge for me. I'm very big on guest service. Recommendation: Half and Half plate (chicken and beef) read more

WaBa Grill - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

When you serve thousands, I am sure you may get one or 2 negative reviews but they always come thru for me. Food always delicious. Keep in mind that things are opening up so of course you may have to wait a little, especially for any restaraunt. The food is cooked fresh everytime and very healthy. read more

The food was fine but I didn't like this location because the cashier in the front working around 12:20pm on 5/31/19 was rude. She had attitude and when I said thank you the first time she didn't say anything, the second time I asked for a lid for my food, she acted annoyed then when I said thank you she just said "yeah" very quickly... also there were so many flies in my food. Someone tried closing the door because of it and the workers just re opened the door. Never coming back to this location. read more

This location sucks. Hey hey burnt my salmon and I was home when I realized it. How do they think it's okay to send food like that?!? read more

WaBa Grill - Burnt Food - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I recently spotted Waba on the way home from work and thought I'd give it a try. I'm a fan of their "Eat Smart Be Healthy" motto. The fact that they advertise no additives or MSG almost insured a repeat visit even before I tried my meal! ;-). I found the food (I got it to go) very tasty. The service was quick and freindly. I had the chicken steak combo plate. It came with a yummy small salad, and a bit of fruit. The overall portion was more than enough, and the price at $8 seemed quite reasonable. Their Teriyaki sauce is first rate! I'm quite sure a return visit is in my future. read more

Hard rice and burnt chicken, all I got to say about the food. It's a random little WaBa Grill, kinda ghetto.

Can I give this place no stars...while the food is decent, the customer service sucks. I know I live in Santa Ana but I expect you to speak some English...instead I get "speeky spani?". Salvador if you did not understand what i was asking for...just say so, don't go OK and then mess it up. Not only did they mess up my order they charged me extra for not including something...I asked for no salad, so they charged me more!?!?! I called to complain and all he had to say was...SO! read more

ok, correction, this place sucks major donkey balls Sure, the food is decent....if you aren't concerned about getting sick from cross contamination. Let me explain: You should never cut cooked food with the same (unwashed) knife that you just cut raw fish with. This is exactly what I observed their cook do with my food. When I pointed it out to the manager, I was told it wasn't really a big deal and he didn't even offer to replace my meal. When I asked for a refund, he got pissed and told me that I wasn't welcome there anymore! I was floored! At first I thought he was joking, but he was dead serious! Wow, talk about great customer service... read more

Waba grill, just another teriyaki chicken and beef spot. But if I compare this place to yogis teriyaki, or yoshinoya, waba has my voteby a landslide. I'm surpsied not that many people know about this joint. There is another Waba Grill if Fountain Valley if you are not in Santa Ana too much. This is healthier alternative to your typical fast food lunch. Put that shit aside and eat some grilled chicken. Your stomach will thank you later. read more

The BEST WABA GRILL ever! I seriously love this one, although it's far from me, but they treat customers good here. This is my second visit and both times the food is proportional correct. Always fresher then the others I've been too and if i didn't drive for a living I wouldn't have found this place. I've been to a lot of waba grills and this is by far the best one. Thank you!! read more

WaBa Grill - The second time here and their avocado portion is huge!! - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Went tonight for a quick dinner to go. I had the grilled salmon bowl with brown rice and veggies. Everything was very good! Nice piece of grilled salmon, lots of broccoli, cabbage, carrots. The sauce teriyaki sauce is awesome! The portion is big enough to have left overs. My son ordered the steak bowl and loved it! The place is clean, staff is friendly and parking was easy. I would def come back when I'm in the area. read more

You know flame broiler? This is like flame broiler. Only different. The veggies here are kinda chewy but not in a good way. Like a "I cooked these too long but meh" kinda way. Chicken is legit. Beef is saucy! read more

So far so good... May update as I come here more often. Hopefully it doesn't decrease with bad interactions with the owner that others have mentioned. I had the half chicken and half veggie bowl, with brown rice, and like others have mentioned, the food's good! I was trying to look for a good teriyaki place that doesn't char their meats (char = cancer!!), and this was perfect. The chicken was fresh, and the amount they gave was perfect!! I don't like to eat a lot for lunch, so it was perfect for me to split over two lunches and still feel very content. Some may not like this, but they didn't include a lot of sauce on the bowl... but for me, another win!! I don't like it when my food is charred and drenching in sauce. This place is the best healthy teriyaki option that's like 5 minutes from work. The veggies, although much of it was cabbage, was plentiful and also very fresh. It wasn't welted or overcooked as in my prior experiences with other teriyaki places. Also, the service was incredibly fast. I think I got my food in about 5 minutes, which helped me rush in and out of there. I'll definitely try the salmon next time, and if it's great, I may bump this up to a 5 star. read more

Perfect place for a plain and simple no frills vegan bowl. I get the Veggie Bowl with no rice and add avocado. No oil, no crazy sauce... Just plain and simple when I'm on a crazy health kick. Prices are perfect. read more

WaBa Grill - Veggie Bowl, no rice - add avocado. - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

After sneaking peeks at my coworker's lunch a couple days ago, I ventured over here hoping to be happy to find a place so close to my work that is super tasty for teriyaki. Unfortunately this place kind of fell short. I got the chicken bowl with double veggie, half the rice and the portions are generous, but for 6 bucks I expected to get more than just a ton a rice with scrawny chicken bits on it. In that way, Waba delivered. There was lots of chicken and steamed cabbage, carrot and broccoli. It just wasn't too flavorful and I had to pour on more teriyaki and hot sauce. A big plus though was that they were super speedy and I was able to get back to work with a ton of time left in my lunch hour. read more

The food is constantly good, fresh, hot. The service is fast, the shops are clean I enjoy Waba a few times a month. Of the three "Teriyaki chicken bowl" places in the area they are the highest priced so sometimes that pushes the competators ahead. read more

Food is great. Whenever I need something quick this is usually my spot. Good tasting food and the prices aren't too bad. Parking can be terrible, specially during lunch hour so phone your order ahead of time. read more

Not sure if the adress is correct on here. GPS followed the adress and took me to a business complex? However I called & the WaBa grill is on the corner of warner and standard. Smaller than usual WaBa grill so I would take it to go. Food is delicious as always. However I thought it was odd they keep the sauce behind the counter so you can't fill up your own containers - you have to ask for them. No lemon either at this location. Only thing available on the counter is the jalapeños. read more

Great place for quick healthy lunch or dinner to go. I come here all the time and order the chicken/beef bowl or Rib plate if I'm really hungry. Both are very tasty dishes and taste wayyyy better than Flame Broiler. Place is located in a sketchy area but parking is pretty easy. Definitely recommend if your in the area. read more

$15 down the drain - can I leave 0 stars? I partly blame myself for this because when my wife and I walked in here I casually mentioned to her that it smelled funny and she agreed. I also didn't notice a letter grade anywhere so that was red flag number two. Much to our dismay we ordered a chicken bowl and a half and half bowl. When we got home and opened the containers the chicken STUNK. I don't know what was wrong with it but I wasn't going to eat it and find out later. We didn't take one bite and immediately tossed both of them in the trash. It's too bad because a friend of mine always posts good pictures of this place all the time but I assume they are from the Anaheim location. Shame on me for not seeing the signs. Pros: The guy with the mustache who took our order was very friendly and there was plenty of parking (probably due to similar experiences). read more

The employees were serious but there service was fast. The food was delicious only they did not have lime. This was upsetting because I always squeeze lime into my bowls which make my food extra delicious. The place had two flies flying around which made me feel bothered. The flies would land on the plates and the salsas. read more

WaBa Grill - The space is very small and it only has one restroom for everyone. - Fast Food Near Me - Santa Ana, California

Loved the food. Very good tasting and fresh. Had the shrimp plate. I liked it. The salad was good. Great prices!

Noemi waba grill it really good your such a nice person i love waba grill it really girl i love the rice bowl with chicken with sasa really good i like how the plant looked thire so cute i like how it looked in your guys restaurant so pretty read more

Im not even 3 min away from Waba Good food and service is fast. One issue is I always ask for extra extra onions and I get them if one particular girl isn't working. When she's their forget my asking. Its like she's paying fir the onions out of her pocket. So I switched to the Waba on Warner and Bristol. Their onions are on ice on the counter with plastic baggies to fill to you're hearts content. read more