The Yasai: Plant-Based Japanese Experience

corina sanchez 3 months ago

The vegan menu had an incredible selection. Some faux-meat items can be a little on the pricey side, but it was well worth the unique experience. This was my first bao bun because I’ve never seen a veg option before. Parking is tough, so get there a few mins early

Lora ChauDavis Edited 5 months ago

I love eating here and will always give it five stars even though the wait is forever and the parking lot is hell on earth. Today i ordered the Platinum Jubilee edition and my boyfriend ordered the equivalent from Rakiraki. It is very delicious and special, such a treat and a deal. Here are photos of the fried gyoza, the queen dragon roll, and the tomato ramen. The portions are a little smaller on this special menu, which I did not mind because I liked being able to taste more options. My one regret is that I should have asked to upgrade the tomato ramen to be spicy. I believe that it would have tasted even better spicy and who knows how long it will be until we are back there. See in the picture, how the bean sprouts and mushroom tangle with the noodles into a perfect bite. I have also included a photo of the melon soda float that came with my boyfriend's Rakiraki meal. This is to prevent others from making his same mistake. He said, "I thought the point of ice cream floats is that you are supposed to mix it" and immersed the ball of ice cream into the soda. It fizzed over onto the table and it would have been disastrous if we did not have such good napkin reflexes. In retrospec

james lee 8 months ago

Wow I finally found an incredible gem in San Diego!!!!Very tasty vegan food and your meat eating friends will not even notice..they will be completely fooled how amazing the meat dishes actually tastes.. like the real thing. We had a really nice informative, waitress. Very kind and helpful. I really wish I live nearby because I would come here all the time. Do yourself a favour and check out this place. You will not regret it. This place is very under the radar...so enjoy no lineups while you can because it’s gonna get very busy soon. Huge bonus is everything is very reasonable priced. This is definitely gonna be one of my top three vegan restaurants in alll of California!!!

Olivia Rain 9 months ago

This was my first time experiencing a full vegan Japanese menu and can say I was very pleased. The restaurant itself was not what I expected, the lighting was bright, tables close to each other, not overly cozy. The overall atmosphere was very casual yet chaotic. The workers were very friendly but I could tell that they were very overwhelmed. My boyfriend and I each ordered the $30 meal combo that included a drink, appetizer, sushi roll and ramen: for the quality and the portions I would say this was the best decision! The sushi was so tasty, original and fresh- I’ve never had vegan sushi quite like this. Overall the experience was great, I would definitely come back often if I lived in the area!

Harsh Patel 10 months ago

I had been here with my friend before but didn’t get the chance to review nor had a good experience. We came back again and decided to order more this time. The interior is a bit packed and the chairs are uncomfortable, but the service was exceptional. Here is what we ordered: Stuffed Japapeno Pepper: extremely delicious! The sauce was on point and the pepper wasn’t spicy at all. The Crispy Gyoza: one of the best gyozas I had. The veggies were well cut and season with the gyoza itself nice and crispy. The Karaage: this was decent - it lacked some flavor but the sauce made up for it. Edamame: no issues here. Caterpillar, queen dragon, and Stressed Out: each roll was unique and tasty. Our favorite was the Stressed Out roll as it was creamy and charred. Overall, this is a fantastic vegan restaurant in a busy location and we would highly recommend to vegan lovers!