3 Best Japanese Restaurants in Costa Mesa, CA

“Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai is a Japanese chain restaurant that has been operating for over thirty years in Japan, and it has seventy more locations throughout Japan. The restaurant is located in Baker Street Village. They expanded their first international store, offering traditional ramen soup, Rice Bowls, dumplings & fried chicken. Chef Akira Nakahara works at Ban Nai, showing his passion for learning the dishes, specializing in Kitakata Ramen noodles with flat, comprehensive, and hand-crumpled curly noodles and clear, flavorful broth served to the customers. Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai is wheelchair accessible and accepts credit cards and mobile payment apps for customers' bills. The restaurant offers vegetarian dishes and provides high chairs, making it suitable for families and guests with dietary preferences.”

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“Hakata Ikkousha is a cozy Japanese joint in a stylish, wood-paneled space serving hearty ramen soup bowls. They now serve Tokyo Tonkotsu ramen as a seasonal special. They are here to serve the most authentic tonkatsu ramen from Japan. They have a kids' menu and happy hour specials for the customers. Hakata Ikkousha accepts credit cards and has a television in the restaurant. The restaurant offers happy-hour food and features a kids' menu, making it a great choice for both adults and families. The restaurant also has good vegetarian dishes on its menu. Ikkousha Tonkotsu ramen is the award-winning tonkatsu ramen from Hakata, Japan, and the most wanted-to-eat Tonkotsu ramen in 2022.”

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“Anjin is a Japanese Steakhouse located in a strip mall with a tiny restaurant, all booths have minimal seating. They can get cramped, but they have dividers between each booth so you can have some privacy with indoor seating and high ventilation, so you won’t have to worry about smelling too much like BBQ. The menu includes soups, noodles, rice, beef, sake, soft drinks, and house wines. The meat quality is so good it almost has a sushi-like texture and just melts in your mouth. The Table Reservations were taken directly to the restaurant itself, and the staff was friendly, attentive, and patient with them while they were taking their orders. They accept credit cards for the customer's bills. The restaurant is wheelchair-accessible and offers parking facilities for added convenience.”

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