Wabi Sabi Sushi Bar & Restaurant
Wabi Sabi Sushi Bar & Restaurant
Raw. Assorted sashimi served over rice.
Broiled eel with avocado, kaiware, green onions, and sesame seeds.
Raw. Sushi rice topped with imitation crabmeat and mayo, masago, avocado, cucumber, kaiso seaweed, wakame, yellow pickled radish and sesame seeds.
Fresh tuna and salmon mixed in our house poke dressing, served over rice, avocado, cucumbers, kaiso, kaiware, and tobiko. Mild spicy.
Salmon.
Bluefin tuna belly.
Yellow tail.
Tuna.
Scallop.
Scallop & flying fish roe.
Freshwater eel.
Albacore.
Escolar (white tuna).
Tofu pockets.
Salmon roe.
Mackerel.
Sweet egg.
Shrimp.
Flying fish roe.
Squid.
Raw. 5 pieces of sashimi over sushi rice, tekka maki, 1 piece each of maguro, hamachi and escolar nigiris, kaiso salad, fruit.
Grilled chicken teriyaki, chicken gyoza, cucumber sunomono, California roll, fruit.
Grilled salmon, cucumber sunomono, California roll, chicken gyoza, fruit.
Monk roll, avocado roll, tempura vegetables and tofu over rice, salad fruit.
Seared salmon, tempura shrimp, 2 pieces of maguro, 2 pieces of Albacore, 2 pieces of sake sashimi and tekka maki, with fruit, salad.
Fried dumplings filled with chicken and vegetables. Served with a ginger-citrus-soy dipping sauce.
Lightly tempura-battered prawns, kabocha, zucchini, sweet potato, eggplant, mushrooms and broccoli.
3 pieces. Crispy fried spring rolls filled vegtables served with sweet chili sauce.
5 pieces.
Sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli. Gluten-free.
Japanese yummy fried chicken.
Lightly-battered tofu, bonito flakes, grated daikon, ginger, green onions and tempura sauce.
Served with chipotle aioli.
5 pieces.
Raw. Tuna or salmon. Your choice of fresh tuna or salmon, capers, sesame oil, shallots, avocado, tobbiko and rice crackers.
Rice ball topped with spam, tamago and teriyaki glaze, wrapped with a seaweed band.
Grilled salmon collar limited order.
Rice ball topped with tempura fried tofu and a spicy garlic-scallions-sesame-sauce, wrapped with a seaweed band. Mild spicy.
Thinly sliced yellowtail, jalapeno with ponzu sauce.
6 pieces tuna rubbed with seven-spice, seared and served over mixed greens, fried scallions and sliced white onions wakame with ponzu dressing and tobbiko. Contains raw fish.
Assorted sashimi over a bed of mixed greens, onions, kaiware, daikon and tobbiko with ponzu sauce.
Hawaiian-style tuna or salmon salad with English cucumber, sweet onions and spicy sesame poke dressing. Hot spicy. Contains raw fish.
6 pieces lightly seared salmon, mixed greens, daikon, carrots, kawari sprouts, wakame, cucumber and tomato with miso vinaigrette. Contains raw fish.
Chef's choice of fresh 8 pieces of sashimi (4 types of fish, no substitutions). Served with miso soup.
7 pieces of nigiri sushi & 3 pieces of sashimi combined with chef choice 5 cut roll. Served with miso soup.
Salmon.
Yellowtail.
Sake.
Tuna.
Mackerel.
Albacore.
Sweet prawn.
Fresh water eel.
Scallop.
Escolar.
Surf clam.
Squid.
7 pieces of nigiri sushi with chef choice 5 cut roll. Served with miso soup.
Chef's choice of 5 types of fresh fish served with miso soup.
Chef's choice of 7 types of fresh fish served with miso soup.
Bluefin tuna belly.
Broiled eel, tempura shrimp, avocado and cucumber.
Tuna, fresh jalapeo peppers, sriracha spicy sauce, cucumber, kaiware and avocado. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish. Gluten-free.
California roll, topped with creamy scallops and masago baked.
Imitation crabmeat, mayo, avocado and cucumber with an assortment of fresh fish layered on top. Contains raw fish.
Imitation crabmeat, mayo, cucumber, avocado, sesame seeds and massago. Contains raw fish.
Tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado and mayo.
Soft-shell crab, cucumber, radish sprouts, avocado, house sauce and massago. Contains raw fish.
Tempura-style spicy tuna with eel sauce.
Sushi roll contains salmon, avocado.
Broiled eel, cucumber, kaiware, and avocado.
Salmon wrapped around rice roll, filled with avocado, cucumber and chili sesame sauce, topped with cilantro. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Salmon skin, cucumber, radish sprouts, masago, bonito flakes and unagi sauce. Contains raw fish.
Tamago, avocado, cucumber, sweet squash, pickled radish, and shitake mushrooms.
Crab roll. Avocado, cucumber, tobiko, mayo and Alaskan snow crab. Contains raw fish.
Soft-shell crab, avocado and cucumber, topped with snow crab, chili mango sauce, fried garlic, fried green onions and wasabi tobiko. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Spicy tuna, cucumber, topped with avocado, seared with unagi sauce, rainier sauce, fried green onions, tossed salmon skin and masago. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Cucumber, house sauce and softshell crab, topped with salmon, tuna, avocado, and white onion, drizzled with our rainier sauce, tobiko and kaiware. Medium spicy. Contains raw fish.
Tempura-style roll with imitation crabmeat, tobiko, avocado, sesame seeds, spicy mayo and unagi sauce. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Avocado, cucumber, yellow onions, with thin layers of fresh salmon topped with tobiko. Gluten-free. Contains raw fish.
Tempura California roll topped with tuna, rainier sauce, spicy mayo, unagi sauce and masago. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Cucumber, sweet tofu, and sweet squash, topped with avocado, sesame seeds and unagi sauce. Vegan.
Spicy tuna, cucumber, oshiko, topped with tobiko, salmon seared with our rainer and unagi sauce. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
California roll topped with tuna avocado cilantro and chili mango sauce. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Avocado, jalapeno, shrimp tempura, topped with hamachi, poke sauce, green onions and tobiko. Gluten-free. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Tuna and mango laid overtop a cucumber roll drizzled with spicy mayo and a cilantro garnish. Mild spicy.
Salmon and scallop overtop an avocado and cucumber roll with jalepeno. Grated lime peel seared overtop. Gluten-free.
Avocado, cucumber and white onions topped with maguro, rainier sauce and fried scallions. Medium spicy. Contains raw fish.
Albacore, wasabi tobiko and fried shallots, filled with avocado, cucumber, cilantro and house sauce. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Avocado, cucumber, yellow onions, topped with tuna and cilantro, seasoned with poke sauce. Mild spicy. Contains raw fish.
Seasoned tofu wrapped around a rice roll filled with kampyo, oshinko and cucumber. Vegan.
Seasoned shiitake mushroom, avocado, cucumber and yellow pickled radish. Gluten-free, vegan.
Avocado, cucumber, jalapeo, lemon, house sauce and sriracha topped with hotate, tenkatsu, eel sauce and tobiko. Medium spicy. Contains raw fish.
Avocado, cucumber, mayo and sesame seeds. Gluten-free.
The sushi roll contains salmon and avocado.
Come with rice and salad.
Grilled salmon served with rice and salad.
Come with miso soup and salad.
Fried rice with spam, egg, peas and carrots.
Tranquility. Chef's choice 8 pieces of sashimi sunomono, 4 pieces of nigiri, 2 special sushi maki rolls and 2 miso soups.
Simplicity. 4 pieces of sashimi sunomono, 2 pieces of nigiri 1 special sushi maki roll and miso soup.
Yellowtail and scallion roll with wasabi. Gluten-free. Contains raw fish.
Fresh salmon roll with wasabi. Gluten-free. Contains raw fish.
Cucumber roll with wasabi. Gluten-free, vegan.
Tuna roll with wasabi. Gluten-free. Contains raw fish.
Salted plum shiso roll and cucumber. Gluten-free, vegan.
Pickled radish. Vegan.
Sweet squash. Vegan.
Squid, salted plum and shiso - no rice. Gluten-free. Contains raw fish.
Vegan.
English cucumber and wakame with vinegar sauce.
Vegan.
Sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli. Gluten-free.
Rich tonkatsu and chicken broth. Top with pork shoulder roasted chashu, half boiled egg, sweet corn, bean sprout, green onion with homemade black garlic oil.
Rich chicken and tonkatsu broth blended with Hokkaido miso. Top with pork chashu, baby corn half boiled egg, bean sprout and threaded pepper. Ask more spicy option.
All vegetarian broth, blended with homemade miso paste. Top with sweet corn menma, broccoli, shitake mushroom, tofu skin, bean sprout and green onion.
Pork & chicken broth with Japanese citrus yuzu Top with pork belly chashu, egg, bamboo menma, beansprout and green onion.
Clear vegetarian broth with Japanese yuzu flavor. Top with sweet corn menma, broccoli, shitake mushroom, tofu skin, bean sprout and green onion.
Shrimp Tempra
Dragon Roll
Tuna Roll
Sashimi
Shrimp Sashimi
Beto box
Tempura
Nigiri
Tofy
Roll
Roll
Lychee Tini
Bowl
Omakase
Bowl
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Inshiya V.
Jan 15, 2023
For a neighborhood sushi place this one really impresses me! (I'm reviewing solely based on nigiri and sashimi as I don't eat American sushi rolls). Show up early (5-6pm) so you can get the best and freshest fish available. It also gets crazy crowded here - another reason I show up early. I would also encourage folks to sit at the bar for the best service too. I always start by asking the chef was is recommended for the day and stick to that. Seared salmon belly is typically knock-your-socks-off good, hamachi jalapeño is great, and occasionally blue fin tuna belly, hamachi belly, and ono can be available too. I would avoid anything harder to procure like uni, tako, etc etc. But whatever is chef recommends is usually great.
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Belldandy O.
Feb 15, 2023
The ambiance of the restaurant was so calm and peaceful. It felt almost rude to talk too loud in there. My friend had planned to come here for her birthday celebration. It was a group of six and we fit snuggly in one of corners of the restaurant. Wabi Sabi is located in Columbia City, so you will need to find street parking, or find a nearby parking lot. If you take public transportation, you can get off the Columbia City Link Light Rail station and walk about half a mile to get there. I ordered two rolls; the rainbow and spider roll. I was happy with what I ordered. It seemed like everyone else in our group was satisfied as well. There was a bit of confusion at one point. One of the waiters brought ate some food, but it was for a different table/group. Nonetheless, it was not a big deal to us.
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Simon W.
Oct 17, 2023
After a last minute detour because the resturant we wanted to go to was closed, we stopped in at Wabi Sabi and couldn't have been happier!The resturant has a very nice interior that walks the line between relaxed and fancy perfectly. This resturant felt like the kind of place you could take your kids or have a girls night at, but also felt formal enough to have a date or special event at. The staff was lovely, Keith and Michael were great waiters and very helpful. Our orders were taken accurately and delivered super fast, and they were both friendly without being intrusive. But the food - what about the food?The sushi was great! While I will admit the menu wasn't the biggest or most creative, it covered all the bases of what you would want and they execute them perfectly. My favorite roll of the night was "The Anaconda" and it was *so* good. The salmon skin was *the best* I've ever had. The plating is nice, but nothing special and is probably the only criticism I would give them.Still, that does nothing to detract from the fact that this is a definite 5 star rating in my book. Any shortcomings they do have is overcome by the fantastic service and well executed menu.We will definitely be back :)
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Carol J.
Oct 30, 2023
Not sure if it was what I ordered, but I won't order from here again - sorry:( Out of the 9 items I ordered:Fried Calamari - blandMiso soup - bland but was at least hotVeggie roll - tried too hard with this one - it wasn't as good as it could've beenTobiko nigiri - who puts mayonnaise of some sort in this dish??? It was gross and a crappy way to cheat me out of the actual tobikoSushi rice - it was okTuna tartare - not sure what that chips they included on there was for, but those things stuck to my teeth so it was hard to enjoy the actual tuna. Also, you guys should really chop it up more, minced would be betterSpam musubi - it was 1 that was cut in half, and the spam was thin! For what they charged - it was a rip offChicken karaage - was the only thing that was actually really good!I wouldn't order again from a place that can't really get the very basic dishes done properly.
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Christine L.
May 15, 2023
I knew I had to write a review after the heat wave hit this past weekend. Last year, Wabi Sabi was a haven for us because they have AC (air conditioning), unlike many restaurants in Seattle! Hoping this information helps fellow eaters this summer. We live a 5-10 min walk from Wabi Sabi which makes it the perfect restaurant for us -- the staff is super friendly, the food is solid (hits that Japanese-food craving but not mind-blowing), fish is not frozen but not out-of-this-world fresh. Their happy hour is fantastic (great prices!) and is every day from 3:00-5:30pm. It's fun to sit by the window and watch people walk by. My favorite happy hour selections: - agedashi tofu- house wine (red or white - a glass is only $5.50 and a bottle only $18!) - maki rolls- crunch roll (if you're looking for something slightly heavier)
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Jennie K.
Sep 15, 2022
Located off of Rainier Street in Columbia City, my friends and I came here for dinner before a comedy show. There is no private parking - parking is all along the streets. Upon entering, it was pretty busy, but we were greeted by staff quite promptly. The staff checked to see if they could seat us soon and luckily they were able to seat us as long as we were ok with a 10 minute wait. Which, we didn't mind, since other places were 45 minutes to an hour. The service was kind slow at first with our server. He brought us our menu and then disappeared for awhile. But then we had another server come and take our order. Later on during our dining, we had someone who was most likely the manager, come by and chatted with us and helped us with drink orders. Overall, the service was great. Food wise, the food we ordered was pretty tasty! The chicken karage weren't like what I'm used to seeing. They were huge pieces and rather juicy! All the sushi rolls that we order were pretty tasty as well. Although, the price for the portion sizes seemed rather expensive. But the food was filling enough to keep the four of us full for the evening. I would definitely go there again for sushi if I'm in the area.
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Iman A.
Mar 17, 2023
Took long to take our order. Food took even longer to get. Shrimp Tempura Roll was missing Mayo and shrimp tasted stale/ old. Spider roll had barely any crab all breading. Sake Maki was good but hard to mess that up. Spicy Tuna roll was best by far and it wasn't that great. Restaurant was cute tho..
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Jason L.
Dec 11, 2022
I love the aesthetic of this place, it has a nice vibe with the dimly lit lighting and the candles. I was on a short time crunch though so I only really had time to eat one dish before I had to go but the Wabi Sabi roll was really good, I liked the tempura parts and the salmon, the wait was a little longer than I expected though so I wasn't really able to try the other dishes before leaving but hopefully next time I can give a more in-depth review of this sushi bar & restaurant. It's also a little more on the expensive side but the rolls are definitely big enough to share, depending on your appetite.
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Philicia S.
Oct 12, 2023
I would first like to note, my review comes from someone who eats high quality sushi every week, the point of paying $200-300 a person level of quality, so I just want to make that clear because although some people may love to come here Regularly, I might offend those of you. Ordered the 21 PC sashimi, crunch roll, tamago, hotate, negihama, ika shiso maki and hakkaisan JG. Overall fish cut is GIGANTIC. Like I can't fit the sashimi in my mouth comfortably, it's a size that would need you to open your mouth to gasp for air. Although people like quantity vs quality and some prefer this. I think sashimi is delicate and should be enjoyed bite by bite, piece by piece. The nigiri pieces are definitely two biters, not as traditional Japanese sushi would be made as (one full bite)Rice quality, overcooked so it was a bit softer than it should. Vinegar level was tolerable, but it was a bit high. Son enjoyed his crunch roll. 21 pc sashimi is shareable, like for 3 people. Each piece was about the size of 2-3 bites. It's served on a big pretty wooden boat. Wasabi was pale and not flavorful.Ginger was not very good. Soy sauce, standard low sodium, no special house mix. Price: affordable for the quantityQuality: comparable to a buffet level, tuna was not bright. It was dull in color, the, the rest was decent in flavor, escolar was a big fishy, yellowtail was pretty good. Ika shiso maki wasn't made with the salted plum the first time. So they made another and put the sauce on the plate...not sure if that's how it's supposed to be. Negihama wasn't very good. Fish to rice ratio was low. Not flavorful at all. Oddly.Overall felt like a restaurant version of genki/kura Service was friendly and prompt.I hate writing reviews like this. But I think it's a good spot for high protein and big fish portion (sashimi pieces at least) for the price. The $55 is a price that's worth it for sure. I wish the server let me know how big the pieces were, I would've ordered the smaller sashimi plate. She asked me if it's my first time and I did tell her it was....so a little heads up would be nice.
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Lan H.
Jan 10, 2024
Came here for date night on a Saturday evening. It was raining and not a lot of street parking, typical Seattle. The restaurant itself wasn't busy, maybe 2-4 tables full including us. Service was great, no complaints. The ambiance is beautiful. The sushi however was mediocre. I would compare the sushi quality and taste to conveyor belt quality but at a steeper price. We won't be returning for another date night.
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