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    Tappi Sushi Lounge

    4.7 (30 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Fried ice cream sans banana. Delicious.
    Bridget V.

    The food is good. The service is great. They play good music in the bathroom. There's always parking. My picky boyfriend and I have eaten here a handful of times. It's definitely in our rotation.

    Lemon Drop and La Mesa rolls..
    Sarah B.

    Nice little space, clean. And good outdoor seating. New Owners took over the Oyster & Pearl space. Service was great. Our server was Sarah, and she walked us through the menu and answered all our questions, and explained the rolls in detail that we were interested in. Menu was extensive, and had a good balance for non-sushi eating folks. I love that they have hour the whole day, Monday and Tuesday. We started off with the calamari ringers, lightly fried and tender. We went with the La Mesa roll which was topped with tuna and Lemon drop topped with salmon. Our fave was the lemon drop, the ponzu sauce and sliver of lemon was the perfect combo. I normally don't eat salmon, but this time I indulged.. fish was fresh. Definitely will be back to try additional items.

    Rainbow roll and caterpillar roll
    Candace C.

    Service was amazing at lunch, our waitress was attentive and helpful. She was on it. We ordered several rolls, a nigiri combo and sashimi - loved the presentation of the sashimi. Prices were fair and there was indoor and covered patio seating and easy parking.

    Garlic Edamame
    Jack M.

    Tappi Sushi Lounge has recently taken over the Oyster & Pearl Bar Restaurant with this sushi and bar eatery. I stopped in for a late lunch or early dinner and ordered the garlic edamame, the protein roll, and Salmon Nigiri. Everything was quite good, especially the garlic edamame. The edamame were tender and delicious. Their garlic flavor was very good but not too strong, and they were well seasoned. The protein roll was very good, too. The roll came with yellow tail, avocado, thinly sliced lemon, and roasted jalapeno with miso ponzu, micro cilantro and masago. I loved the lemon and jalapeno combination. It not only went well with what was on top, but went well with the spicy krab, spicy tuna, and cucumber on the inside. It was a well balanced flavored roll. The salmon nigiri was excellent. The salmon had a very good flavor. The sushi rice was well made. Next time I need to try the tuna nigiri. The service was friendly. They have a nice patio and plenty of inside seating. They are under a soft opening and still working on interior design and finalizing the menu. Cool new sushi spot in La Mesa.

    Thai tea

    I love the sushi here! I had their sin city roll and their wings (lemon pepper and chili) and both were sooooo good! The staff is super nice too. Highly recommend! For ambiance, the place looks great so if you want to take a date there, you'll be good.

    Sin city roll
    Chris B.

    This is a new location in La Mesa. They have a happy hour with pretty good specials and it is all day on Monday and Tuesday. I had the sin city roll, spicy yellowtail roll and chili brussel sprouts. My favorite was the brussel sprouts but everything was good. The service was great and all that cost about $30 because the happy hour. It was a great price, enough food that we both got full and they have the option of indoor or outdoor seating.

    Oysters just needs some kick but great!
    Mona C.

    I'm scared to leave this review because my husband and I love it now and hate crowds! We used to go to Banbu as our spot but this place is warmer and welcoming. Christina and Norma are the best servers!. They made us feel Ike regulars. The food is so good! Habanero rolls! Haven't found a place around that does this. It's our new favorite sushi spot. Every item on the menu was 10/10! Teriyaki amazing! Edamame amazing! Rolls amazing! Oysters amazing!

    Yessenia W.

    Food was delicious & service was great! We sat outside during their soft opening and it was very nice. Would definitely recommend.

    Great addition to the neighborhood. Same layout as Oyster and Pearl with some minor changes. Sushi was excellent and service was great! Bar is now open.

    Salmon nigiri and Tuna nigiri
    Austin T.

    The salmon and tuna nigiri was really good! I also ordered some salmon belly that was delicious!! I enjoyed the rolls that I ordered especially the mango and the Osaka roll. Our servers name was Sarah, she did a fantastic job overall. She was very attentive and ensured we had everything we needed and that we were enjoying our food. That made my experience much more enjoyable, it's nice to have a server that genuinely cares about your experience at the restaurant. All of the rolls she recommended were great. The restaurant was nice and clean. I will totally be coming back!

    Seaweed salad and Vegetable Tempura
    Alexander T.

    This place to took over the Oyster and Pearl restaurant. Solid food and great service!

    Yellowtail hamachi jalapeno

    Came for lunch and the ambiance was perfect! Amazing service and yellowtail hamachi was so good. Will definitely be coming back for dinner!

    Padres Roll.  Inside, shrimp tempura, cucumber and cream cheese.  Outside Salmon and Krab. Skimpy ingredients.

    Still felt like the previous restaurant which was not Japanese. No change in decor. Service was good and bento box with chicken teriyaki and veg tempura was decent. Miso soup was bland. Padres Roll that was supposed to have tempura shrimp, cucumber and cream cheese inside and salmon and crunchies on the outside was not good. Shrimp is pretty skinny, only had a dot of cream cheese, salmon sliced really thin and the worst part was the seaweed was very chewy. Could not taste all the components. Wanted to like it but will not go back. Plenty other sushi places in the area that are much better.

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    service good but fish not always the freshest in my nigiris ... the tuna and toro were too fishy in particular... good price though..

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    Amazing food and a great time. My three year old loved the chicken nuggets. I will definitely be back soon.

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