This place is great! I went with a fellow foodie and longtime friend of mine. She says this may be her new favorite yakitori place in San Diego!! It's definitely mine!!
This place is true authentic Japanese. The food is outstanding as is the Saki. Great stop.
Soooo gooood, I loved it! One of the best Japanese grill restaurants in San Diego.
We went here accidently instead of another place. Best mistake ever! It was so good we went two nights in a row! It's a must have!
Stephanie Uilani Cockett
+5
Wonderful food; Wonderful service. Being with friends made it a very fun and enjoyable evening. Will be visiting again soon.
I enjoy coming here at least once a week. The food is delicious and the staff is great!
Rozalyn Traxler-Yamamoto
+5
Most amazing authentic Japanese experience I've had here in SD!! The food was beyond amazing!!!
Authentic and absolutely delicious. We come every time we visit San Diego and have never been disappointed
My go to place when I was living in San Diego, best skewers I've had hands down. The chicken cartilage is to die for, other recommendations include negima, beef tongue, and soboro. They open late which is a plus, as most dining outlets in San Diego close before midnight.
We recently visited Yokohama Yakitori Koubou, located in the Izakaya Sakura/Original Pancake House plaza on Convoy. It’s been on our to-do list for a while, and I was excited to try it out since I love yakitori (grilled skewered items). The only other places in San Diego where we’ve had yakitori is Yakitori Yakyudori and its sister restaurant Hinotez. We enjoyed both places, but wanted to try something new.
My co-worker David really wanted us all to try yakitori at this one spot that he really loved and arranged this outing to Yokohama Yakitori Koubou for us. It’s a Japanese place filled with delicious grilled things on a stick! Meat on a stick – doesn’t that sound awesome? I’m that one person that always asks for a fork. Chopsticks and I just don’t really get along very well. I’m sure this is because I haven’t ever practiced, but the last thing I want to deal with it trying to learn how to get the food into my mouth. I want to eat without the frustration! Here’s photos of the current menu: Menu Page 1 | Menu Page 2 | Menu Page 3 Everyone ordered a few sticks o’ food. David and his wife, Allison, said they usually also order a side of miso soup and rice along with their grilled sticks o’ food. I followed this example since just eating grilled meats alone didn’t seem like enough food for the belly. [ miso soup ] Miso soup alone will set you back $1 and the rice and miso soup combo is $2.50
There was a lot of vegetarian options, but I was not incredibly impressed with the dishes I had. Although, it did give me a chance to try a new meal: the green tea noodles.
My takeaway: Yokohama is a good place to get some quick bites and a hot cup of sake! Overall this restaurant is unique, fast, and charming.
Japanese style skewers place, and this place just nailed it!! Great food and service with perfect atmosphere. I would visit over and over!! Easy five stars. I tried not only skewers but other foods too, and they were all good.
Please make a reservation to ensure you have a proper two hour time limit. We came at 5pm without a reservation and they told us we need to finish by 6pm so that they could get ready for the party at 6:15pm. At 5:45pm, they made sure to tell us last call for any orders.
We ordered two of what we liked. Service was quick and we were out by 6pm. Everything was delicious, can’t go wrong with what you order. My favorite was the Kalbi. Everyone else loved the chicken meatball. That was too salty for my liking.
Parking in this plaza could be tricky but if you come early, there are plenty of spaces.
Fantastic food, the Chicken Rice Bowl was amazing. The chicken thigh skewer was also really tender and juicy. The only downside is there is a really long wait for the food, and it is usually at least 1hr+ if you don't have a reservation. A lot of the seats are empty and they stayed empty an hour later when we got our seat so I wonder why they didn't just seat some people there. Parking here is tricky, there's usually not a lot of spots.
The atmosphere is good and grill stuff are tasty. But other dishes way too salty and the waitress is not friendly…
Good izakaya for curry and skewers. We liked the beef curry, short rib skewer and chicken gizzard skewers. The short rib and chicken thigh skewers are super tenders.
We arrived at 5 on a weekday and there’s no wait. We do see that almost all tables are reserved.
Really nice place and reasonable prices. Food was great and service was decent (though our server did not seem overly excited to be there). Can't ask for much more!
Highly recommend the chicken liver and beef tongue skewers, as well as the beef bowl and spicy Japanese cucumber appetizer.
MAKE A RESERVATION!!
We came here on a Tuesday night and it was so busy! We waited about 2 hours and finally our table was ready.. once we sat down the server informed us that they were out of a lot of items. It was about an hour before closing when we sat down.
My friend and I ordered edamame, Ajitama (salted egg), Toriudon, the omelet and some yakitori meats. The salted egg was so good I felt like the serving was too small though. The udon here was also really good and probably the best I’ve ever had state side. The omelet was so good creamy and tested really authentic. The yakitori was also really good but super limited so I didn’t get to try everything. The food overall was really good and I can’t wait to go back! Highly recommend this place for people who have had and know authentic Japanese Flavors but DON’T FORGET THE RESERVATION!i
The food was great. Small skewers and portions but taste really good. The restaurant is small and noisy. Giving it a 4-star for great service and tasty food.
Busy place! Food was tasty and there was a good selection. Service was good, especially considering there were 10 of us at our table. Chicken skewers were $4 each and were quite small - I think 4 small pieces of chicken per skewer. I asked our server if what I ordered (2 chicken skewers and 2 pepper skewers) was enough for for me. She laughed and said that was a child's portion. Not sure that was a joke or not, but for someone who was not excessively hungry, it was enough. If you brought your appetite, you'd need more. Rice was not included, but I grabbed some from another diner at our table. Photos show remains of the wasabi skewers, plum skewers and the pepper skewers.
super tasty yakitori, everything was delicious. highly suggest getting the omakase to try a bit of everything if you can’t decide. the beef in the beef bowl was soo tender and flavorful, i couldn’t stop eating it!
definitely call for reservations a week in advance if you plan to dine during the weekend
A nice place for yakitori! The quail eggs are to die for! Dining alone? No problem! Sit at the bar and order a variety of skewers at your choice! Roughly $2-3 per skewer and you have the choice of chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, chicken skin, chicken thigh, beef, pork belly(highly recommend!!!!), Etc. Hanging out with your American friends who don't like rice? No problem! Order a side of large fries! Keep in mind if you are coming as a small group, you may want to make a reservation first. There are only roughly 8-10 tables. I would have given it a five star if the bathroom was more decent.... (Ran out of bathroom paper AND the hand towels!!!)
I would like to give this place solid five starts for the best yakitori I have ever had. Even though we didn't have a reservation, we were there early enough that we were able to get two chairs at the bar, which probably were the worst in the restaurant, but the service and food absolutely made up for it. Unfortunately I have forgotten the name of the dishes, but absolutely recommend everything in the menu. The chicken, tongue, tuna, okonomiyaki, and one of their omelettes. The food was absolutely delicious, I couldn't recommend this place enough. We were so so impressed, we are planning on coming back very soon.!
Awesome food. You can order various types of skewers - meat, ribs, chicken, quail eggs, garlic, shrimp, etc. or full dishes. Everything we tried was awesome. The MUST try is the taco rice - a giant ball of white rice with sweet curry meat on top and an egg. They also have a huge selection of Japanese drinks - saki, soju, Jpop, and more. Staff was really friendly and helpful. They gave us a few recommendations which each turned out to be awesome.
The dine in was not at full capacity yet, so the waiting line could still be long.
The daily special changes frequently. The skewer omakase is our must order even though the combination is usually the same. Among all skewers in omakase, mentaiko chicken was our favorite, which could not be found from the menu.
Btw, I love their dry beer.
Came here about 6pm on a Friday and barely squeezed in a table for two. There were lots of tables already reserved before we arrived, so note to self - try and call ahead if you want in. Even if you have to wait, it's definitely worth it. Staff is attentive to refill water or hot teas, and take orders for those meat and vegetable sticks. The sticks are freshly grilled with smoky flavor. We tried the beef stew (added a bowl of rice for good measure). We also tried the Udon which was a little strong on flavor (more than our liking), but the yakitori is what this place is all about. So 3 stars for the chicken Udon, 10 for the sticks.
This place is always busy which just speaks volumes. Being located in convoy street the hub for all Asian cuisine the restaurant is able to set itself apart by providing high quality food with a traditional Japanese ambiance. I always love coming here especially with a group of people so that we can explore more of the menu. Yakitori's are all small plates and so we can get a variety of different plates when I go in a group. This is one of my favorite restaurant in San Diego.
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