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    Cho Cho San

    3.2 (768 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    CHO CHO SAN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Yellowtail sushi
    Rebecca G.

    We haven't been here in such a long time! Excellent dinner at the sushi bar! Thank you Guzman! He was our sushi guy and served us well! Everything was fresh and tasty! The yellowtail and albacore sushi was so good! My husband loved his baked scallop hand roll (Rock and Roll) and the encino roll was bomb! Also had a no rice roll that was fantastic! AND! Their uni was delish! One thing we did not like is their sushi rice is WAY TOO SWEET! Never ever have we had sweet rice at a sushi bar? Unfortunately it overwhelmed everything. You might want to tone it down a bit because it really affects the taste of every dish Also I have to say that our server was great! I wish I knew his name? He took great care of us! Definitely recommend coming here!

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    Ross M.

    The food was excellent! They don't just cook in front of you. The cook is a performance artist! It was a Tuesday night. I was there with family celebrating my nephew's birthday. Just about everyone was celebrating so there was a lot of joyful singing. Great ambience!

    Bill Westmiller, Barak, Nadav Malkin, Robin Westmiller, Michelle Westmiller Malkin and Gideon Malkin celebrating our birthdays!
    Raven W.

    What a WONDERFUL experience today! Daughter Michelle was visiting from New Jersey with husband Barak and grandsons Gideon and Nadav - all celebrating our Sept, Nov and Dec birthdays! We lived in Thousand Oaks for 20 years and went to Cho Cho Sans for many birthday celebrations - so it was family tradition to go to this for the great food and the SHOW. Problem was we didn't know they stopped the lunch show and seeing how special this was for our family, the host Jeff made a SPECIAL text to Chef Tem if he could come in for US! And he DID!! Even though we were the ONLY customers in the habachi room, our server Lauren did a fantastic job and of course at the end they ALL sang Happy Birthday in English AND Japaneese!! We felt so special to have been able to continue our family celebration at our place even though our family is in New Jersey, Texas and NoCal, we aren't able to be together that often. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, Jeff, Tem, Lauren and the wonderful staff, not to mention the DELICIOUS food that has NEVER lost one bite of flavor in all these many years!

    Chicken cooked by chef Ten was done very nice.
    Dan B.

    I have been coming here for years for their Teppanyaki and the experience each time varies depending on what chef you get. This most recent time was with Chef Ten and he was fantastic all around. No complaints at all. Some chefs cook the food just perfectly (Ten did!) and others overcook it (in my experience is well overdone chicken). I love their salad dressing and the overall experience is great each time but I get concerned that if I order chicken that I can expect a more than 50% chance of another chef overcooking it. It's awkward to complain about food when the chef is right in front of you so hopefully your experience is good like my most recent time here. Also their fried rice is literally just rice with egg, no veggies in it, see the picture. About a decade ago they used to have a lot of veggies mixed in with it and I thought that was better. Overall I love coming here and their food is on average just ok probably explains the community rating of 3 stars. From my perspective is that the food experience is inconsistent and that some of their food items like their fried rice has gone down hill. For dinner time this is not a cheap place to eat. Expect to be dazzled by cooking tricks and fun personalities, but keep my concerns in mind!

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    Sarah L.

    Such a great spot for birthday celebrations, very kid‑friendly, with good food, drinks, and a lively atmosphere. The staff was wonderful, and our chef made the experience even more fun.

    Crisol G.

    We had dumplings, ramen, seafood fried rice & sushi, everything was terrible, made me sick to my stomach 3.2 stars is being nice, I would give it a solid 1 star.

    This is the size of their ramen serving. Terrible for what they charge.
    Brian H.

    I like Cho Cho San over all but their ramen serving are absurd. Such a disappointment.

    If you ever plan on having a night out, go to Chocho and get Troy as your server, he is amazing and made our night 20 times better.

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    Delta C.

    One of my favorite sushi restaurants here in the county. The Ken's special is a must try. My son loves the rock shrimp. We have visited this location quite a few times and service is always great. I love the atmosphere great for groups or date night.

    Inside the restaurant you can watch live how food is prepared for you.

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    4 months ago

    Great food and experience. Go to place for all my family's birthdays. Good value and we have been there dozens of times

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    Food was great and tasty. Service was great and quick. Ambiance was great had a great time.

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    Came for my daughter's birthday , Food was good but admittedly was hoping for more of an interactive show/ experience....

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    7 months ago

    Definitely recommend. Great service and great food.We are definitely coming back.The vibe was also very cozy and nice.

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    Ask the Community - Cho Cho San

    How many seats at 1 teppan table?

    8 at a regular table some are a double table which can hold 16.

    Do they have happy hour on Sunday?

    Monday-Friday only not Sunday anymore.

    What time is happy hour?

    2:30-4:45

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    We've been regulars here since the day Rocky opened the place…read more Never experienced any of the complaints people have mentioned. Fair priced and great service. Generous portions, friendly staff. It gets busy, it's always been busy, sometimes slammed but they accommodate everyone. We only wish they offered Miso soup instead of the boring Onion broth. Everyone wishes they did. Solid choice, excellent place to dine.

    Had a terrible experience for dinner last night. I came with a friend to celebrate his birthday- it…read morewas his very first time going to Benihana, and he was extremely excited. Upon making the reservations earlier, I specifically asked for a fun, exciting chef. I made sure to reiterate my request upon arrival last night as well. I was told my request could be accommodated. What we got instead was Tony the chef, who put extremely little care and effort into his cooking. He performed hardly any tricks, and what he did do was very sloppy (the fried rice heart barely looked like a heart!). To add insult to injury, the shrimp was under cooked. Even when we asked for the shrimp to be made well done, it came out under cooked and inedible. The server was also very slow at every stage of the meal. While I appreciated the refund on the shrimp meal that went uneaten, I felt so embarrassed taking my friend here for his birthday, and Benihana should be embarrassed, too. This was such a depressing experience. I was a long time patron of this location, but after this experience (and a poor experience the time before, not the one I left my previous review for), I no longer wish to return in the future. My friend likewise, has no interest in ever returning. I am so disappointed. I do not feel that Benihana cares about customer's special occasions.

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    Cho Cho San - sushi - Updated May 2026

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