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WaBa Grill

3.7 (206 reviews)
InexpensiveFast Food, Asian Fusion
Closed • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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

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WaBa Chicken & Steak Plate
Paul P.

Staff is nice. I haven't been here in years and business decisions have certainly been made. A Waba Plate used to be a great meal. Now you hardly get anything: 3 kinda seared dumplings, a dozen pieces of greens, and a smear of rice with protein on top. Not only that, orange slices aren't gone anymore with the plates. Won't be coming back.

How is this edible?
Kim T.

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED in WaBa Grill. I even had to send an email to corporate, which received no response btw. I placed an order online for a family meal for an easy week of meal prep... But that was me being ambitious. WaBa Grill has always been a dependable food joint for me, but today - I cannot fathom eating here again. The number one thing was the MEAT - they gave me burnt beef... *Please see photos*. That is straight up cancerous, am I suppose to consume that? The chicken was sorta edible, but y'all... C'MON. What is going on here??? I didn't get all of my sauces (garlic Serrano, spicy WaBa sauce; just got the regular WaBa sauce and hot sauce...) my veggies were just broccoli with no carrots and I don't even think it was the "family size" that I made a note of and paid extra for... Just overall horrible.

5 Dumplings
Mr H.

Welcome to East Hollywood WaBa Grill.. Hopefully you meet the standard and stay in business longer than Flame boiler was at this location. The mini bowl special is ideal, a great full meal for under $10 Mini bowl spicy chicken with the green onions and Jalapeños is always good and the 5 little dumplings hit the spot! Thank you and Best Of Luck!

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Jean B.

The place is very clean. Staff are helpful. The restroom is well maintained. That is important. The food is alright. They have vegetarian options. The tofu is organic, and the salmon is wild-caught. I would recommend this place for anyone who wants to eat healthy.

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Service is bad here, they have a special here for " kids eat free on weekdays after 4pm and ALL DAY LONG ON WEEKENDS " I came one time on a Saturday afternoon and asked for the special given I was buying 2 bigger plates and I was told they don't have that special on weekends, really? The whole restaurant is promoting that special and yet you're going to tell me you don't have that special. Ok I ordered something else for my kids since he said no. 15 min later another family walks in and he gives them the special of the free kids bowl. Like are you kidding me? LOL it's always the same raza trying to f you over instead of helping each other out. I don't mind what I have to pay for food but when there's a special why not ask for it when that's why the company is giving that special, it's not like it's coming out of the employees pocket. False advertising lol

Waba Bowl
Andrew S.

Busy location. This was actually my first time having WaBa Grill. I'm a frequent visitor at Flame Broiler, and I really don't think these 2 places differ much. The food, the taste, portions, etc are all about the same. I had the Waba Bowl with veggies and brown rice. Definitely a healthier, and quicker option than a lot of other places out there. Spacious, with seating indoors and a few table outside as well. Large parking lot, so find a parking space shouldn't be an issue. Conveniently located to LACC where I'm taking a class. Oh....and the female staff was super friendly. She was patient while I was trying to figure out what to order.

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3 months ago

This am a disable person they refuse a bathroom in this location knowing I was a paying customer

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4 months ago

Nathaly was very courteous and made a perfect plate of food! We will definitely return...

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8 months ago

Tastes so good Fast service and great food ! Thank you Enrique! We'll definitely come again!

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1 year ago

Stacy was friendly, professional and very helpful. This location is always a go to when in the area!

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3 years ago

Great Service at the Lancaster spot - Salvador is the man!!! Will always come back....

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3 years ago

First time I ever try WaBa grill n the food was great. Special thanks to Lizet for the food suggestion.

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When we visited LA last year, our son recommended Howlin' Ray's and we really enjoyed the food at…read morethe Pasadena location. This time, we decided to try the Chinatown location since the traffic going toward Pasadena looked terrible. This location is pretty small and doesn't really seem set up for dining in. It feels more takeout-focused, although they do have some tables outside so we sat there. They didn't have the Mild+ spice level that the Pasadena location offers so I ordered two Mild and one Medium chicken tenders. I also got a side of collard greens after seeing several reviews recommending them. I felt like the spice level was higher at this location than at the Pasadena one. Even the Mild was definitely spicier than I remembered! It still had really good flavor, though. I also really enjoyed the collard greens and was glad I decided to try them. I'm not sure if it's just this location or if all of their locations do this now but they also gave us bottled water for free, which was nice. One thing I really liked about the Chinatown location was the parking. There's a huge parking lot across the street so finding a spot was easy. I prefer the Pasadena location for dining in but its parking lot is very small and finding a spot can be difficult. We'll definitely go back to Howlin' Ray's when we visit LA again next spring. We just haven't decided which location we'll choose next time!

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