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    WaBa Grill

    3.1 (119 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Asian Fusion
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    WABA GRILL ATMOSPHERE

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

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    Chicken salad / dumplings.
    Lianne K.

    Ambiance at this location is literally nothing to write home about. Bland, boring, uninteresting. It looks less like a corporate-owned, or even a franchise of a known entity, and more like a mom & pop that was put together on the cheap. I just looked it up - there are about 200 locations of WaBa Grill in California & Arizona. I'd expect more of an aesthetic, frankly. We had been to one in the Palm Springs area some years ago and recall it as being bright and cheerful. The menu leans toward healthy choices, which is great. We should all try to eat healthier, right? I went for a house chicken salad. Dear Hubby went for a plate with beef and chicken teriyaki over rice. My salad had a LOT of chicken! A very generous amount, actually. I shared some of my greens with DH, and sampled some of the beef and rice from his plate. We also ordered a side of dumplings, and those were flavorful and prepared just right. I even give them a thumbs up for having zero calorie vitamin water as an option at the drink dispenser. The cashier was friendly and helped us with the menu options, since we had a few questions. The orders came out pretty rapidly, which suggests that some of the basics are prepped already, and then the heated meats are added as needed. I'd give the place one more star except for the very basic, almost depressing interior. It was clean, and that's a definite plus! It just felt dark to me.

    Oliver J.

    This is the second time they get my order wrong! I love WaBa grill but I don't understand how they receive online orders and make them wrong. I got a chicken and steak plate and got no chicken or the sauce for the dumplings

    Chicken bowl with wanna garlic Serrano and boom boom sauce
    Ejoshua R.

    Great location during the day for lunch. Alex and Jose the staff there were super nice and welcoming and helpful with our order to get the best waba experience possible. The place was very clean and neat.

    Waba Plate and Sweet and Spicy Chicken Veggie Bowl
    Breezyy B.

    Waba has always been a safe choice for me. I don't come here too often, but when I do they never disappoint. If you need a well balanced meal, this is definitely the place to go. They prices are bad, and the food is delicious! The staff is always very nice as well.

    Chicken Veggie Bowl.

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    The food was fresh, but nothing too memorable to really mention. wont return

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    Awesome chicken bowls and great service. I will definitely make this a regular spot I come to.

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    My son and I really enjoy this place. We like the mixed bowls. Good customer service.

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    Went there for the first time and I love this place!!! Food is fresh, customer service is great and very clean establishment.

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    I love there chicken bowls and there service is the best. I know I will get a great meal every time I go there.

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    Frist Time at WABA Grill today Food was good Taste and good portion served. The staff really friendly and helpful

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    Oi Asian Fusion - Tapsilog Bowl

    Oi Asian Fusion

    4.4(1.5k reviews)
    9.7 miCanoga Park
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    Made a trip out to Oi Asian Fusion after a friend's recommendation. This is a small and unassuming…read morerestaurant from the outside and even the interior may leave you wondering about the food. The food however is beyond phenomenal. This may be one of the best meals I've had in all of the valley. I tried the Tapsilog bowl which had a perfectly cooked egg, savory Garlic rice and a great helping of marinated Angus beef. I'd love to know what they use for the Beef Marinade because it was out of this world. A flavor explosion the likes of which I have never tasted. One bite and I started devouring the bowl and had to force myself to slow down and chew. I also tried their Pork bun which was delicious. A perfectly made bun with delicious cooked Pork belly and an excellent pairing of sauces and toppings. I've had pork buns from other places and the bun has always ended up being too sweet and ruined the flavors for me, this was NOT the case. This Pork bun was in a word, Delectable. The staff was very friendly and poliete. My one issue is the price is on the higher side but with as good as everything tasted I'm willing to splurge to give my mouth a taste of Nirvana.

    The boys and I were driving around for a bit to see what we wanted for lunch so I pulled over to…read morepull out the nifty Yelp app to see what was close by. We decided on Oi Asian which had great reviews, so why not. First off, let me say that there is plenty of parking, however, the parks are extremely narrow for some reason. It was a struggle to get in and out of the car due to the width of the parks smh. Anyway, once we got inside, there wasn't anyway at the register and after standing there for a while, I noticed the kiosk so unplaced my order there. There were only two cooks in the back. We placed our order and sat down. The place was clean but everything seemed like it was do it yourself. The boys were thirsty and there wasn't an option for water on the kiosk, so I called one of the cooks from the back to pay for a water and he rang me up. It was pretty rough in there. At one point I had to get up and grab my own fork by reaching over the counter. Once our food was ready, one of the cooks brought our food and I wasn't really feeling my meal, which was the dynamite crawfish bowl. I didn't like the sauce it came with. I just picked at the crawfish and left the rest. As for the boys meal, the fried chicken adobo bowl was REALLY good! I ended up eating theirs because my oldest son didn't like it, which was great for me lol. My youngest and I tore that bowl up. Anyway, the verdict is, I may search around for other options but I know that if I can't find anything else I can always grab a chicken adobo bowl but the service was pretty nonexistent. That chicken adobo bowl saved it. OOO 3 out of 5

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    Oi Asian Fusion - Inside

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    Oi Asian Fusion - Loco Burger Bowl

    Loco Burger Bowl

    Oi Asian Fusion - Dynamite Sweet Fries, Dynamite Crawfish Bowl, 8 Piece Pork Egg Rolls and 5 Piece Karaage Fried Chicken

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    Dynamite Sweet Fries, Dynamite Crawfish Bowl, 8 Piece Pork Egg Rolls and 5 Piece Karaage Fried Chicken

    Ox Bone Ramen - Ox Miso Ramen

    Ox Bone Ramen

    4.6(312 reviews)
    9.1 mi
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    What a gem!!! The flavor and depth of their broth makes the word comfort to another level. On point…read moreand no BS. Trips to Gardena, Torrance and Sawtelle is really shrinking thanks to ramen places like this. With no reservations, we got in there and sat right away - got lucky!! The service was great even though they were just two of them. Great job handling every hungry happy customers! Inside has a warm modern vibe. Normally, ramen places has a special scent mixed of steamed broth and fried food. I'm impressed! Great ventilation - trust me, you would want to be isolated with your specialty dish. Enjoy! Plenty of parking here.

    This place is ok. The atmosphere is lively but the ramen itself is "mid": we ordered the soft…read moreboiled egg (pictured correctly to be soft inside and marinated) and both were not flavorful and the yolk was cooked all the way through. The beef in the ox shoyu was soft and the chicken in the chicken miso ramen was also flavorful. My complaint about the broth in general is that it is salty, but honestly most ramen places are like that. To me the broth was more of a dipping sauce than soup, I found it too salty to drink directly. Service: I had wanted to order the vegetarian ramen for the toppings and sub the vegetarian broth for the beef but "no substitutions allowed" which I think is kind of ridiculous because ramen is literally put together with broth, noodles, and toppings. It is dead simple to make a substitution of broth but...oh well. The nice touch was the small Japanese chocolate wafer given with the bill.

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    Ox Bone Ramen - Truffle Chicken Ramen

    Truffle Chicken Ramen

    Ox Bone Ramen - Chicken Shio Ramen

    Chicken Shio Ramen

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    Mandarin Lotus - Southwest Sh/Bf/Ch/Pk Argentinian Sauce

    Mandarin Lotus

    4.3(623 reviews)
    9.4 mi
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    First timer to the Lotus. I had the most amazing GF pecan honey prawn. Wow. I went on a limb and…read morelet Kim choose our dinner and it was delicious and worth it. She provided a delicious five garlic stir fried rice to go with it and a large coconut water. The dinner was topped off with an amazing pork chop. One of a kind. The ambiance was perfect. It was calm and quaint, romantic. The best part is almost everything is GF Thank you Dan and Kim for the great food and amazing hospitality.

    Stoped by on our road trip home today and will definitely be back next time! I wish I would have…read moretaken photos but it was so delicious we dove right in and cleared our plates. We had ordered the regular orange chicken, garlic fried rice, vegetable low mein, chicken steamed dumplings and vegetable egg rolls. All were delicious but notable mention to the garlic fried rice which had an amazing garlic taste and the orange chicken which was perfectly crunchy. if you want more chicken to breading ratio i would recommend the kelsey orange chicken. Service was great, we were checked on and ask if there as anything else we needed as well they were super helpful with recommendations. The ambience was a nice they have roughly 6-8 tables inside which was plenty since they seem to do a decent amount of to go orders. If you are considering eating here i highly suggest you do!

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    Mandarin Lotus - The corner we dined at, which is a favorite spot for some celebrities as featured on the wall!

    The corner we dined at, which is a favorite spot for some celebrities as featured on the wall!

    Mandarin Lotus - Southwest Sh/Bf/Ch/Pk Argentinian Sauce

    Southwest Sh/Bf/Ch/Pk Argentinian Sauce

    Mandarin Lotus - Save room for dessert!

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    Save room for dessert!

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