Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in El Cajon

5 restaurant menus in El Cajon, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Tokyo Japanese Food & Sushi
Tokyo Japanese Food & Sushi
88/100 (276 ratings)
Restaurants
Japanese
Sushi
"I love this place. Try any sushi roll for a great price. Try the cucumber salad is really good. You have to get the deep fried Kama during happy hour..."
Wendell Larkin
"My brother and I come to this place alot. We got hooked on it for a while and started going every Tuesday at happy hour! The Food is amazing and so..."
Mark Koopsma
"We love this place, very nice staff. We are a family of 5 - 2 kids 1 teen and we all love it. We have been here countless times and never have had..."
Heather Lyng
"I love this place! katsu curry noodle soup delicius..."
Aquariowomen G
"Great customer service, food, and..."
Realtimemoneymaker
"Would certainly recommend eating here. Awesome ambience, tasty dishes, good customer service. Keep it..."
Robert Mullinix
Kip's Cafe Chinese & Japanese Cuisine
Kip's Cafe Chinese & Japanese Cuisine
80/100 (1335 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Japanese
Asian
Sushi
Dinner
Lunch
"Kip's has been our favorite restaurant since 1981 when we first discovered it. Yesterday we had lunch - Ham Egg FooYong and also Chicken Chow Mein. ..."
Lupe Aguirre Palmer
"We have been eating at Kip’s for over 40 years ! Never a bad meal. I could live on their fried rice alone..."
Linda Mckeon Ressetar
"Always good food and service! A great place to..."
Judy McKean
"First time there and so close to home .. We were definitely impressed! Very very good food. Glad we came and will definitely be..."
Maria Carmen Medina
"Everything was delicious. Definitely will return when I drive down to visit the family from the Inland..."
Beth Giordano
"Delicious....fresh and made to order.Sweet n sour shrimp & cashew chicken were so..."
Lisa Monfils-Lancaster
"Good food, good service! Big portions. Patio and indoor..."
Jill Kreger
"Great food. The firey calamari rings are..."
Tony Colangelo
"Great food, whether it is Chinese, Japanese,..."
Kathy Babcock Downs
"I been eating here since 2000. Garlic chili..."
Connie Michaud
"Simply the best! Since 1966 and beyond!!! I never return home without a stop ..."
Suzanne Accorsi
"Pretty good food but the main thing that I love to order and eat here is the plain fried rice since I am a vegetarian but the fired rice here is..."
Karen Mills
"I was looking for a traditional Chinese delivery. The fried rice and chicken Kung pau were tasty but really Americanized. It wasn't horrible but will..."
Lisa Holloway
Teriyaki House
Teriyaki House
79/100 (174 ratings)
Restaurants
Japanese
Japanese
Dinner
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Breakfast
Japanese
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
"The best Sushi EVER! I LOVE sushi, but I really wanted to have time to go to a movie as well, so for date night we went here. Even though it's at a..."
Mary Cutler
"I observed all of the staff today 5/24/22 12:30 pm were team players, had effective communication, and were friendly, courteous, professional with..."
Lester Mallari
"Good food(good portions too), fair prices, fast takeout service. Love coming here, 4 stars instead of 5 only because their menu is..."
Everlife191
"I love this place. Yummy with a valued..."
Priscilla Schofield
"I like their veggie tempura roll. Their fried rice is the best I’ve had. The owner is always super welcoming. They even offered me a free water..."
Alleah Fuentes
"This place is so good!!! Me and my family LOVE this place. Great foods and amazing Egg-rolls and Orange Chicken. I LOVE LOVE this place and would..."
Kevin Sanaty
Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill
Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill
79/100 (753 ratings)
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Japanese
Asian
Sushi
Sushi
Japanese
Vegetarian Friendly
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
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Crab
Sit down
Asian
Japanese
Sushi
Reservations
Seating
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Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
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Mid-range
"Best Sushi by far in the East County, employees are very nice and I have always had great service. You have to try the Oysters on the half shell,..."
Ant
"The sushi rolls are good, but the service is a little sketch. The waitress would not let us order what we asked for. She insisted that we ordered..."
Zach
"Decent. I'm spoiled because i've had a lot of great sushi on long island, all the way over on the east coast, but tabu was pretty good. their pizza..."
Rose
"Always a packed place, that should say alot in itself. I can't find anyplace else in SD that compares to the quality for the price. They have the..."
CM
"Fresh and great flavors in their..."
Wendy Ebster
"They are really friendly and the Ranch Roll is super, I get it every..."
Jennifer
Yi Sushi
Yi Sushi
73/100 (502 ratings)
Restaurants
Sushi
Japanese
Asian
Japanese
Asian
Sushi
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Asian
Japanese
Sushi
Table Service
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"Yi Sushi is the premier sushi restaurant in Rancho San Diego and is well worth a visit. The interior is always clean and bustling with many diners..."
Joseph Guttmann
"Heart sushi is delish. Happy hour 4 to 6pm has great prices if you're looking for a deal. Order takes time to make so look at the menu first and not..."
Margo Prodan
"Delivery order. It was great. Freshly made, unique rolls, everything was well balanced. Check it..."
Janell S
"Great little sushi place. Great service and good prices. Sushi and rolls were..."
L Wang
"I love this Restaurant, They have a Great Happy Hour Special starting at 3 pm. with my favorites Rolls also a chicken bowl! presentation on the food..."
Sarah Schuster
"This place is 10/10. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. The food is fresh and crisp and the plating upon delivery is beautiful. My family and I are..."
Dominique Matalon