Wa Sushi & Izakaya - Alhambra
Wa Sushi & Izakaya - Alhambra
grilled zucchini with house ponzu sauce
lightly salted, boiled soybeans
boiled soybeans tossed in spicy garlic sauce
sauted Japanese eggplant with miso glaze
deep Fried; choice of veggie or pork
sauted shishito pepper with garlic and chili pepper sauce
sauteed green beans in spicy garlic oil
japanese style boneless fried chicken
crispy sushi rice topped with spicy tuna, avocado, scallion, and ponzu
fried Squid legs
deep fried jalapeno stuffed with cream cheese and spicy tuna
deep fried baby octopus with house lemon sauce
deep fried breaded baby shrimps
deep fried soft shell crab served with house ponzu sauce
hand-made house dumplings, 4pcs
deep-fried calamari rings with lemon sauce
ball-shaped Japanese style fried octopus
a mix of vegetable tempura (7pc)
a mix of vegetable tempura (5pc) and shrimp tempura (2pc)
Shrimp Tempura 5pcs
deep fried oyster with lemon sauce
deep fried japanese surume ika
assorted fresh mushroom tempura
Grilled chicken served with miso soup, salad, and rice
Served with miso soup, salad, and rice
Angus grilled beef served with miso soup, salad, and rice
7pc veggie tempura, 4 pc shrimp tempura, salad, miso soup, and rice
deep-fried breaded pork or chicken. Served with miso soup, salad, rice
Grilled fresh salmon marinated in miso; served with rice, salad, and miso soup
Grilled mackerel served with miso soup, rice, and salad
served with miso soup, salad, and rice
Grilled fresh mackerel with house light soy sauce and scallions on top with hot vege oil
7pc sushi and spicy tuna handroll; served with miso soup
5pc salmon sashimi, 5pc salmon sushi, and salmon roll; served with miso soup
most popular dish; assortment of chef choice premium sashimi over sushi rice; served with miso soup
10pc premium sushi omakase plate; served with miso soup
chef choice of premium selection of fish
30pc chef choice special, ultimate premium sashimi
negi toro and uni over sushi rice; served with miso soup
salmon sashimi and ikura over rice; served with miso soup
6pc; salmon sashimi served with yuzu sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds
6pc; yellowtail sashimi topped with jalapeno and cilantro, served with ponzu
6pc; thinly sliced octopus with lemon, served with ponzu
6pc; albacore sashimi topped with deep-fried onion, scallion, and smelt egg; served with mustard soy
6pc; seared tuna sashimi topped with red onion, scallion, and garlic chips; served with garlic ponzu
6pc; seared salmon sashimi topped with truffle oil, sea salt, and crispy onion
6pc; halibut sashimi topped with cilantro and jalapeno with lemon dressing
6pc; thinly sliced red snapper sashimi topped with truffle oil, sea salt, serrano peppers, and organic greens
6pc; habanero Mango Salmon topped with goat cheese
6 pieces. Crabmeat topped with seared salmon, freshwater eel, smelt egg, and scallion, served with eel sauce, spicy mayo and soy mustard
grilled salmon collar
grilled yellowtail collar
grilled whole squid
grilled Japanese seabream collar
5pc baked green mussel with house mayo and cheese
grilled baby yellowtail collar
Hon maguro.
Hamachi.
Hamachi toro.
Kanpachi.
Sake.
Sake toro.
Bincho maguro.
Kinme dai.
Hirame.
Tai.
Kurodai.
Saba.
Aji.
Unagi.
Amaebi.
Hotate.
Ikura.
Tamago.
Masago.
Ebi.
Kani.
Tako.
Baby hotate.
Ika.
Shima aji.
2pc Sushi.
2pc Sushi.
2pc Sushi.
pickled cucumber with seaweed salad
mixed greens with house dressing
mixed greens topped with crispy, grilled salmon skin with house dressing
mixed greens topped with chef choice of fresh sashimi with dressing
mixed greens topped with snow crab and mango with house dressing
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura // outside: crunch flakes
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: deep fried
inside: shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: salmon
inside: crabmeat, eel, avocado // outside: deep fried
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado //outside: spicy tuna
inside: spicy tuna // outside: deep-fried, spicy mayo, eel sauce
inside: eel, cucumber // outside: avocado
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: eel, avocado
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: tuna, avocado
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: tuna, salmon, yellowtail, albacore, shrimp
inside: spicy tuna, cucumber // outside: tuna, salmon, yellowtail, albacore, shrimp
inside: spicy tuna, cucumber // outside: seared tuna
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura // outside: spicy tuna, crunch flakes
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura // outside: boiled shrimp, avocado
inside: spicy salmon, avocado // outside: seared salmon
inside: spicy crab, avocado, red onion, cilantro // outside: soy paper
inside: softshell crab (smashed), cucumber // outside: spicy tuna, albacore, serrano chilis
inside: shrimp tempura, crabmeat, avocado // outside: salmon, habanero sauce
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: seafood dynamite
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura // outside: mixture of crabmeat, salmon, scallops
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura // outside: spicy tuna, eel
inside: yellowtail, cucumber, cilantro // outside: yellowtail, serrano chilis
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: spicy tuna, eel tempura
inside: crabmeat, shrimp tempura, avocado // outside: tuna, salmon, yellowtail, albacore, shrimp
inside: spicy softshell crab, spicy crabmeat, cucumber // outside: langoustine tempura, avocado, smelt egg, green onion, radish sprouts
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura // outside: yellowtail, serrano chilis, crispy onion, smelt egg, radish sprouts
inside: spicy tuna, softshell crab, avocado, shrimp tempura, cilantro// outside: rice paper
inside: salmon,avocado,jalapeno // outside: salmon, lemon, ponzu
inside: tempura salmon, avocado // outside: salmon, jalapeno, spicy mao, eel sauce
Inside: shrimp tempura, avocado, crabmeat // outside: bluefin tuna, mango finished ith strawberry / mango sauce
chef choice of premium selection of fish and sauce
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: salmon, cheese
inside: crabmeat, cucumber, avocado // outside: baby langoustine meat, cheese
inside: crabmeat, avocado, salmon // outside: deep fried
inside: tuna, salmon, yellowtail, albacore, shrimp, avocado, radish sprouts // outside: cucumber
inside: lettuce, crabmeat, avocado, radish sprouts, shrimp tempura // outside: soy paper
inside: spicy tuna, shrimp tempura // outside: cucumber
inside: lettuce, crabmeat, spicy tuna, shrimp tempura // outside: soy paper
inside: crabmeat, avocado, cucumber
inside: spicy tuna, cucumber
inside: spicy yellowtail, cucumber, green onion
inside: spicy salmon, jalapeno, avocado
inside: spicy scallop, cucumber, green onion, masago
inside: salmon, cream cheese, avocado
inside: fresh water eel, avocado
inside: tuna
inside: yellowtail, green onion
inside: salmon
5 pieces. inside: grilled salmon skin, cucumber, avocado, gobo // outside: bonito flake, eel sauce
inside: negi toro, green onion
inside: softshell crab, cucumber, avocado, kaiware, yamagobo
Veggie Sushi set 10pc
inside: marinated carrots (pickled burdock root)
inside: seaweed salad, cucumber, avocado // outside: mango, strawberry with soy paper
Inside: cucumber, sesame seeds
inside: avocado
5 pieces. inside: romaine lettuce, avocado, cucumber, radish sprouts, gobo, pickled radish
inside: cucumber, gobo, tamago // outside: avocado
inside: asparagus, cilantro, jalapeno, gobo // outside: sliced tomato, vegetarian ponzu
inside: carrot, lettuce, eggplant, radish sprouts, avocado// outside: cucumber, soy paper
8pc; inside: seaweed salad, cucumber, jalapeno // outside: avocado, strawberry
1 piece. inside: grilled salmon skin, radish sprouts, gobo, cucumber, bonito
1 piece. inside: baked eel, avocado, eel sauce
1 piece. inside: negi toro, green onion, kaiware, yamagobo, avocado, cucumber, oshinko
1 piece. inside: softshell crab, cucumber, avocado, kaiware, yamagobo, crabmeat // outside: soy paper
1 piece. inside: baked blue crab, radish sprouts, gobo, lettuce // outside: soy paper
1 piece. inside: spicy crabmeat, salmon, crispy onion, avocado, radish sprouts, truffle oil
2 piece. inside: shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, crabmeat, cucumber // outside: soy paper, spicy mayo, eel sauce, sriracha
3 pieces. california handroll, spicy tuna handroll, and shrimp tempura roll
1 piece. inside: chopped bluefin tuna, jalapeno, cilantro, japanse uni, radish sprouts, gobo, black caviar
Chef special toro handroll
chef choice of meat and vegetables
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
White fish with mild delicate flavor.
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
one skewer per order
vegetable tempura (3pcs) and shrimp (2pcs)
comes with vegetable tempura (3pcs) and shrimp tempura (1pc)
2 beef short ribs, napa cabbage, bean sprouts, mushroom, onion, and chilly garlic oil. Served with rice and lime
Braised salmon kama with daikon and onion in spicy garlic sauce, served with rice and lemon
Fresh black mussels, tofu, fish cake, and udon noodle in creamy pork broth
baby pork chop, napa, onion, garlic, and creamy pork broth
served with white rice, 2pc gyoza, teriyaki sauce, and orange slices
served with white rice, 2pc gyoza, katsu sauce, and orange slices
served with white rice, 2pc gyoza, katsu sauce, and orange slices
Soup that is made from miso paste.
Chicken marinated or glazed in a soy-based sauce.
Choice of Soda
Pork Belly Skewer
Mixed tempura
Pan-fried pork dumplings
Miso Eggplant
Spicy rainbow roll
Baja Roll
WA Chirashi
Seafood Cheviche
Fantasy Roll
Tako sashimi plate
Hamachi kama (grilled yellowtail neck)
Spicy Garlic Edamame
WA Chirashi
Tempura Udon - good
Salmon Skin Salad
Agedashi Tofu
Yuzu Salmon Sashimi
Wa short rib nabe ramen
Agedashi Tofu
Mango Crab Salad
Pork Katsu Cutlet
David C.
Oct 26, 2024
Came here to eat and watch game 2 of the dodgers/yankees World Series. Sat at the bar (the bar bar, not the sushi bar) and had a great time. The bar food is great, 4 Japanese beers on tap and easy going, attentive, caring staff. Sushi is good and other snacks are great. Menu is huge, good saki options as well as an extensive bar that includes some good Japanese whiskeys. Enjoy
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Michele L.
Dec 30, 2024
We were looking for something light and local and Wa Sushi & Izakaya fit the bill. It was close by and reviews looked pretty good. This place is decked out in beautiful decorations as well.As appetizer, we ordered the Salmon Skin Salad. The Salmon Skin Salad came out surprisingly big in portion. It was mix of regular greens, carrots, and raw onions. I'm not usually a big fan of raw onion, but I'm fine with small amounts. These weren't too sharp, so it was not bad, but the star of the salad has to be the combination of avocado and salmon skin. There were plenty of Salmon Skin pieces to share between the two of us, and it was super crunchy! Perfectly fried! The avocado added a nice creamy texture to the dish. Having both of those in a single bite was absolutely delicious! As for the Yakitori dishes, we ordered:- Chicken Gizzard - This was unfortunately pretty tough. It took all my might just to chew it off the skewer because using chopsticks did not work. - Chicken Thigh with Onion - This was probably the best of the Yakitori dishes, but still subpar. It was just slightly moist, but more so a tad overcooked. Not as juicy as I'd expect chicken thighes to be. - Beef Tongue - This was not what I expected at all. I thought these usually come in small slices, but these came bunched up. These were not only hard to get off the skewer like the gizzard, they were also overcooked and tough as well. I honestly didn't know what I was eating until I went down the list of what we ordered.- Baby Scallop with Garlic - Overcooked as well. It doesn't have that freshness taste to it. - Gingko Nuts - I was intrigued with this one because I've never had Gingko Nuts yakitori style. These were okay, better than the meet. They had a tough outer skin, but not bad. It's like a hard, chewy bean. The first few Gingko Nuts at the top of the skewer was a little bitter because it was a tad burnt. The middle ones were better. Lastly, we finished off with an Amberjack Collar. We originally wanted the Yellowtail Collar, but they ran out of it. They're generous with proportions and I have to say that this was the second to best dish we got. It was kind of moist, soft, and we had a lot to share between the two of us. For $20, this is a great deal compared to what we normally get in the Bay.I'd give this place a 3.5/5 stars. We came for skewers and a small bite, but the skewers were just not great. The dishes with fish in them on the other hand were great. The place itself looks a bit fancy, and nicely decorated. Service here was really friendly as well. One other thing to note is although they have a private parking lot, we encountered a ridiculous line to get in (we ended up going out of the line and cutting into the lot like the car in front of us). The line turned out to be the drive-through line for In-N-Out. I don't know how often it happens, but I see some complaints about it in other reviews.
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Yvonne C.
Dec 29, 2024
Don't really like the location of this place because there's just so many cars waiting at the light or waiting to go to in n out blocking this restaurants entrance. Parking is available right in front of the restaurant. The interior is decorated very nicely and it's much bigger inside than I thought. The quality of the food is good and fresh. The waiter was friendly and attentive. We ordered a bunch of rolls to share and the Baja roll really stood out! The red onion in there gave it such a unique twist of flavor. So delicious that we had to get a second order of it! Overall it was a great meal.
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Megan O.
Nov 18, 2024
Pretty casual place for a dinner out, not crowded at all so lots of space if you want to bring a group. All of their deep fried food was cooked perfectly, the baby octopus and soft shelled crab were super crispy. Even the crispy rice under spicy tuna, but the rice was drenched in sauce so it was way too salty. We got the sashimi platter and it came with some snappers, yellowtail, mackerel, amberjack, octopus, geoduck, and tuna with uni and caviar. The sashimi cuts were pretty thick and it was filling with 3 people sharing. The only thing bad was the black caviar on top of the uni. The sea bream collar was huge, tastes okay, and smelled fishy. Their mango crab salad was sweet and refreshing but their house salad was drenched in way too much sauce. And lastly the squid was huge but it was way too chewy. Our server was really nice and knowledgeable about the fish and recommendations.
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Joy C.
Oct 4, 2024
I am so glad we stopped by today to enjoy the restaurant. Don't be afraid to stick in that burger line and make that right into this sushi place! I love having the option of both sushi and skewers. It was a cute place. Aside from fresh sushi and rolls, service was on point. She was very attentive and provided great recs.
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L. W.
Sep 21, 2024
Loved it here! Ambiance was super old school. The building felt super classic and quiet. It was cool and a great place to come to escape the summer heat. It reminded me of an old50s restaurant. I sat at the bar the best place to get some quality sushi and service. And I greatly enjoyed the fish selection, it was chefs choice!
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Emily J.
Sep 16, 2024
I always see this restaurant on my way to In & Out and one time waiting around the bend at In & Out I looked this place up on Yelp and it had high reviews. Usually sushi in the SGV area is subpar or super expensive which I don't understand since there is a large dominant Asian population here. I guess majority of Japanese chefs are located in the Torrance/Gardena region which makes sense but was hoping over the last decade it would change. Alas, we have WA sushi in Alhambra! The best entrance to get here is by South Garfield. Just know that once you exit by 5pm the In & Out crowd WILL block you. Not to deter you from coming here but just be patient upon exiting and you'll get out of there. I came around 3:30pm and there were plenty of parking available next to the restaurant. The restaurant itself is unpretentious and upon coming in, the sushi bar chefs greet you along with the waitress. There isn't any happy hour sushi specials if that's what you're looking for. It's more of an Izakaya with premium sushi and sashimi offerings. They do have sake specials but that's about it. What I ordered: Salmon Skin Salad (A+) - Who doesn't love an extra crispy Salmon skin!? The amount of crunchy skin on this salad was superb! Probably the best one I had in a very long time and that's saying a lot since I'm so picky! The portion is larger than expected. Salmon Tamago Ikura Uni Chirashi (A) - All my favorites in one bowl! I was ecstatic they had uni and it wasn't all melty and disfigured. I forgot to ask if it was Santa Barbara uni but either way it was sweet and fresh! The tamago and salmon could have been sliced vertically over the rice instead of cubed which makes the dish look too chopped up. Could do better on the presentation for sure. Would definitely come back with friends to try their other dishes. Service was prompt and friendly. It's refreshing to know there is a standout sashimi restaurant in the SGV now for all my cravings!
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Katelyn K.
Jun 7, 2024
I've been to this restaurant before, but this is my first time visiting to Wa Sushi & Izakaya. Parking is easy to find as there is a parking lot dedicated to this restaurant. It may be difficult to drive into the parking lot if the line at In-N-Out is long. I stopped by for dinner on a weekday. Here's what I got:Mixed TempuraNegi Toro RollPhilly RollPork Katsu Cutlet EntreeThe server is kind and friendly. I feel welcomed and taken care of during my visit. I enjoyed everything I ordered, especially the red spicy sauce that comes with pork katsu cutlet. I'd definitely visit again to try different items!
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Anna-Marie T.
Oct 14, 2024
I've been to Wa Sushi a couple of times and each time has been a great experience. The host/waitress is super welcoming and always makes sure we are well cared for. The first time I visited I had a chirashi bowl and the second time I opted for the omakase. You really can't go wrong here; the fish is well prepared and the ratio to rice is perfect. Be sure to check out their specials board for some great deals. I will be back soon to get my sushi fix!
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Sam M.
Feb 25, 2025
Great deal and freshest fish. ! Will go back again. Service was good too. ! Waygu was awesome !
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