Katana Sushi & Japanese Restaurant

12750 Carmel Country Rd, San Diego - 92130
233 reviews
Sushi Sushi Bar Japanese
(858) 793-2933

Fun place to take the kids after a school function.

Cute place with good sushi. HOWEVER, we had the slowest service in years (omg sooo slow) and the waitor who sat us could not have had less personality if he was a machine. We arrived and politely asked for a table for two on Valentine's Day. He grabbed menus, led us over to our table and slapped them down, and walked away without saying a word. About 10 minutes later he returned and asked us if we wanted something to drink. Seriously? We should have got up and left right away or talked to the owner. Our order was placed for three rolls and we asked for the check right away so we could get going when we finished as we had just about an hour to eat and go. 45 minutes later we had to ask if our food was ready. It arrived super late after other tables had been sat and served after we arrived leaving us with about 10 minutes to rush through our food and go. I may consider giving this one more try on a typically busier regular night with a (hopefully) more skilled wait staff but would likely look elsewhere as there's a ton of other alternatives for sushi.

Great sushi rolls and even better deals with 50% Off dine in. Service was a bit slow as they were training and the place was very busy. If your not impatient and can wait, the fish is worth it. So many menu choices!

We live close by and have been in this place for multiple times. It is not an isolated case, the service staff is not friendly. They are very good at ignoring customers and keep customers at the front door for a long time. This does not happen just in peak times, it also happened at non-peak hours. I wish owner and management team can see my post and really think about how to have their staff trained.

Let me start by saying I don't want to deter anyone from going here. I think everyone should support family owned businesses and stay away from chains whenever they can. However, the food here is terrible.I really hope they read the reviews so that they can improve.Lets start with the tempura and agadashi tofu. The vegetable tempura batter was way too thick, and the vegetables were not cooked on the inside. The agadashi tofu was just thrown in a deep fryer with no breading on it.The rolls had way to much mayo. All you can taste is mayo on these. The vegetable roll didn't have mayo and it was good.The yakisoba is not at all pan fried. It's more like a Chinese chow-mien.Overall everything we had was pretty terrible. I really hope this place makes some changes and does well in the future!

Excellent sushi and reasonable prices. They cook the eel perfectly for the unagi don (and provide plenty of it). They offer a wide selection of traditional and more creative rolls.

One of the best Japanese restaurants I’ve ever been to. Good service and GREAT food. I ordered gyoza and beef yakisoba. Seriously one of the best meals I’ve ever had. I did feel a little queasy later in the day but I’m sure my body just isn’t used to some of the spices/sauces. I will definitely be returning!

Spicy tuna is little more spicy than usual but, still a good Japanese restaurant

Beautiful and delicious sushi and rolls. They served vege rolls. The chef looked professional.

Excellent sushi and tempura rolls. Great dinner for a good price.