Sushi is always good, could use a little more originality on their rolls they pretty much seem to be the same one...just alternating between imitation crab, cucumbers, shrimp and cream cheese. The service is good too, but can sometimes be a little slow. read more

We ordered agedashi tofu, shrimp and veggie tempura, and ahi sashimi for appetizers. For entrees, we ordered the I Love You roll and the Samurai and Ninja roll for the adults and a shrimp tempura hand roll for my 3y/o. Everything arrived quickly, beautifully plated, and the fish was fresh and tender. We have been to several sushi/poke places in the area and by far this has been the best. We are from Hawaii where the fish is always fresh and great quality. This was on par with some of the best sushi places there. Sashimi is definitely worth trying here! read more

This place is SOOO GOOD. Went with my family after sky diving (which was also amazing!) and we loved everything about it. Small intimate vibe, our server was so nice, and the sushi was amazing of course. We shared a few rolls but our favorite was the crunch dragon and we also loved the salmon sushi and tuna sashimi. Super fresh, would recommend to anyone who likes sushi. read more

The restaurant was busy when we arrived at about 4 PM on a Saturday and there was only one server. She was so swamped and our food took over 30 minutes to come out. I know she was busy, but she never came by to even make sure we knew our food was coming or if our drinks were topped off. She did offer 10% off when we asked about why our food was taking so long and the sushi was just OK (not worth the wait). read more

Where has this place been all of my life?! I was hesitant to try strip mall sushi (not a snob just been burned many times). Well my favorite place closed so I caved and tried this. It's the BEST SUSHI I HAVE EVER HAD. Everything was fresh, light, left me full but not that icky stuffed feeling you get at other places. I will never order from any place else! Thank you waraii! You have a customer for life! read more

Seriously best sushi in town! And believe my I've had my share of sushi!!!!! The "that's very hot" roll...... omg!!!!! I have three other rolls and they where all amazing! Hot sake is on point. Must try if you want to have some true bomb sushi! read more

Great sushi fast service! Love the deep-fried sushi, extensive menu, even has ice cream for after, can't get enough if this place

Waraii sushi is one of those places you go to for the first time and remember it even after a year or so. And when you go back.. it was still as good as it was before Love this place. Keep up the amazing work! read more

This place is amazing! The sushi is great and the customer service is awesome and they deliver. This is my new favorite sushi place =)

Waited for 10 minutes at the door with no acknowledgement of our presence. Could've at least said "welcome! We'll seat you shortly." Nothing. Finally we decided to just get up and go. The restaurant itself is pretty small with about 8-10 tables seating 2-6 people per table. Even the people seated at tables were eyeing us. I just wanted some dinner! :( read more

One of my favorite places to grab some sushi! Their sushi bar is the best place to sit! I love their Lovely Gloria Roll! The shrimp tempura in it is ever so tasty. I also like their regular California and spicy tuna rolls as well! Their servers are pretty friendly and food service is really quick! read more

A great place to come for good sushi. Between my girlfriend and I, we ordered 4 different rolls and each one was great. The servers were very polite and professional and we got our food order pretty fast considering it was during dinner time. My only criticism for not getting 5 stars was the visual appeal. I feel it could use a little touch up on paint. However the food is awesome, price is very reasonable and the service was great. read more

Waraii Sushi - Just could use some touch up on paint - Japanese Near Me - Oceanside, California

Im not a fish/sushi fan, but since most of my family is this place is pretty good, i only order the spicy chicken with white rice and it's actually pretty good.. read more

Always fresh and delicious rolls and sushi. I never go other sushi resto since its close to my place and food is so good...New place is nice, it has more space now and the ambience is nice as well. And you can now order thru online, I havent tried it yet but I saw it at their place its getFQ.com/waraii...check them out...at around 6pm thats when people are coming...go earlier...hehehe... read more

First time trying it, being pregnant I can only have cooked fish so I went with the crunch roll which wasn't bad, however the chicken fried rice...such a disappointment. No flavor, had to practically drown it in soy sauce just to eat it. I've had better fried rice at Panda Express. read more

Food is great! The teriyaki salmon did not taste fishy at all! I just needed a lil extra Teri sauce. Portions are perfect.

I frequented Warii when they were in a run down strip mall serving the best sushi in San Diego County at the lowest prices. Hey had 3 booths and two tables and 3 seats at the sushi bar. The only complaint is that everyone discovered them! They opened up this nice new location and kept the same prices for the first year. Spicy tuna rolls were $4.50 and the top level premium roll was only $7.50. Now the top roll went up a little more to $10 but still $6.00 below most other places! AND... Still the best sushi in San Diego! read more

The short of it: Good: Comparable prices, great rolls, tasty fish, real green tea. (not from a bag) Cons: Small, service was lack luster The long of it: This is a very small establishment with maybe 6 tables total. Our waiter was the sushi chef which made for less than attentive service. I would have liked a refill on my green tea but he was busy in the back while we were eating. We were the only people there so I can understand why the serving staff was nonexistent. The dining area was clean enough but if you went to the bathroom in the back you had to walk through a very cluttered corridor. Things looked clean albeit crowded so I didn't mark down for this - it's a small restaurant so they're forced to make due with what they have. Now for the food! We had the albacore delight and waraii roll. Both were very tasty and fresh. Average sized rolls with a good amount of fish. As others have mentioned they employee the "mark the prices as double and then say 50%" tactic. I don't mark down for this as I have literally not found a sushi joint around that *doesn't* employ this tactic. We ended up paying 7.50 and 8.50 for our rolls. The menu was some-what on the small side. They had all your standard rolls that you'd normally find (Crunchy, Philly, ect) and a couple unique ones. They had a lot of similar rolls. I saw four rolls that essentially were crab, eel, and eel sauce - the difference being whether the eel was inside or not, avocado, and the addition of tempura crab meat with the normal chopped up crab. There was not too many spicy rolls either. That being said the variety was still there to where most people could find what they were looking for. Despite the laid back/cozy atmosphere the food made this place jump to the top 3 for local sushi joints. Not nice enough to go on a date here but if you're looking to drop in for some really delicious rolls I'd highly recommend giving it a try, read more

Great fresh sashimi. Expedient service by the waitress much gusto!

Possabley the best sushi i have had in CA. i was surprised to walk in and see i was the only one in the small dinning area. But I was greeted immediately. i sat and my drink order was taken as i sat down. I ordered two roles both were amazing! Every ingredients in my rolls were very fresh, and my hot Saki was so warm i needed to wait to enjoy. read more

Food was amazing. Very calm atmosphere. Will be coming here again soon. Some of the special rolls are a little more expensive than what we are used to. But so worth it. My favorite was the lemon flash. Fish was very fresh and the rolls were big. read more

Service was horrible. I had lunch there with my mother and it took the server 15 minutes to come by and ask us for our food order but failed to ask us for drinks so I asked for water and hot tea which took another 10 minutes (it was never offered after we were seated) and another 20 minutes for our food order. The restaurant was not overly crowded, most of the people who was already there had their food on the table. A table of three people who were seated about 15 minutes after us was served 10 minutes before us. We didn't even order sushi and it took an unacceptable amount of time for our order. Two women seated next to me ordered before me but was served after me and my mother so their wait time was even longer than ours. I felt bad for them and we happen to leave at the same time and talked in the parking lot about our service They too said they would never come back to Waraii and I suggested to them to put a review in Yelp. The food was a notch below average so it was definitely NOT worth the wait. My mother's over cooked salmon teriyaki had some bones and a big chunk of cartiledge. My shrimp tempura was the same quality you would find in your typical Chinese/Japanese/Korean buffet. I ususally go to Mr. Pho, but I wanted a little change. I rarely play the race card but the table of three seated after us was likely Korean or Japanese (I'm assuming based on the language they were speaking). I'm Asian Pacific Islander and the table next to me were Latina. Coincidence? Pehaps. But I digress, since I had such a long wait time, those thoughts were stewing in my mind. I will never go back to Waraii Sushi for two reasons, the service is horrible and non-existing and second, Oceanside has way too many better sushi restaurants. read more

I think I just found my new sushi spot in oceanside! This is one of those 50% off sushi and rolls place, but don't let that scare you. Sushi was quick, fresh and a great selection of rolls. Looking forward to the new location coming soon! read more

I came to this restaurant this past Friday (April 8th 2016), and I was beyond disappointed. I've come here on multiple occasions to order to go, and I've never had an experience like this. Usually I come in and order a few rolls, which are pretty good, the crab or imitation crab is amazing. The sushi rice, however, is extremely sour. It's almost overwhelming after a few bites. On this occasion, I ordered three California rolls to go. It took about 20 minutes for my order to be ready, and when I was rung up the waiter spoke to me for only a few moments "What's your name?" And "Thank you". It seemed like customer service was a bit lacking, but that's besides the point. I got home after picking up my order and I was glad to see that the styrofoam container contained both wasabi and ginger. The first container contained one roll, while the other container had the other two rolls. I ate the first roll just fine, but half way through my second I noticed a black speck on my roll. Curious, I thought, what could it be? Upon further inspection, I discovered it was a fly! A dead fly pressed into the side of the sushi rice. Very unappetizing and very unsettling. If there's a fly on the sushi, what else could be said about the cleanliness of the restaurant? This experience has definitely inspired me to take my business elsewhere, and I won't be returning. read more

Waraii Sushi - A fly on the sushi! - Japanese Near Me - Oceanside, California

First off their online prices are completely wrong. Everything they have on their actual menu is $3 more expensive. They charged me $2 more for pan fried Gyoza, I've never seen any other sushi place do that. I ordered the Gyoza as an appetizer and ended up getting it after my sushi so I just took it to go. The sushi itself sucked! Then to top it all off they have rudest waitress. I asked for spicy mayo and sliced lemon and she gave me attitude and looked pissed off that I even asked. Then she brought me what i guess is their version of "spicy mayo", it was some kind of sauce or mayo with a dab of some kind of hot sauce. It tasted horrible. This place is not worth it for their prices. I dont mind spending on sushi as long as its actually good but this was not and the service I got was horrible. read more

WARAII IS THE BEST SUSHI IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY!! My boyfriend and his whole family come in here all the time! He and I come in at least once a week! It is so affordable and you always get your moneys worth. Waraii is always paked at rush time not only because it is so good, but because it is very small! Gotta love the crunch roll, hawaiann, crunch dragon, and the baby doll is amazing. YAY FOR CHEAP SAKE AND BEER TOO!!!!!! read more

Great service and loved their vegetarian option for sushi rolls!

Korean sushi, not Japanese sushi. The cut skill and the fish quality were horrible. Service was slow, even though the staff was nice.

Never have had a bad meal from Waraii. We usually order for pickup, and the food is always ready in a timely manner and tastes delicious. Probably the best sushi spot outside of downtown. read more

Location, location,location ! They have moved and their new restaurant is trendy and modern. Bold colors on the walls and cool light panels. The wall behind the sushi bar is tiled and beautiful. The restaurant is clean and inviting. There are seven booth, 6 tables and 8 stools at the sushi bar. I used to eat at their other place and there's no comparison! Except that the food is still great and reasonable! The waitress was pleasant, kept my drink full and answered any questions I had. Since they have only been open a week, the owner said they will have more variety of fresh fish in a week or so. They have an eclectic menu of fresh fish, Korean and Japanese. I had sushi, salmon, Ono, yellowtail and a scallop hand roll. All fresh, all delicious. And white pickled ginger! Not that pink dyed stuff! That shows they care. They have a sink outside the bathroom as well as inside which I think is a great idea for those who just need to wash. Patio setting is a plus! I wish them big success. Check it out! It's great! read more

I like the fact that I could find good sushi in the neighbor hood for my family of four for under $50 including 2 kids meals for my children. The place definitely had the hole in the wall feel, but according to the hand written signs posted on the windows they are planning on moving to a bigger location down the street on Oceanside Blvd. Btw not only do they offer sushi they do have a few Korean dishes as well which is a bonus. read more

5 star price to value.Very good service. Great fresh. Best so far I've tried in north county

Overall experience, not so great. Definitely a hole in the wall. Dirty floors and walls, flies everywhere. We had to move to a booth from our first table because the chair was so wobbly I thought it was going to break. No air conditioning. That being said, the food was great and our waitress was really nice, but overall I wouldn't go back. Go to Hana in Oceanside if your looking quality sushi at a great price. Better atmosphere and clean. read more

This place rivals any big-name sushi restaurant. Clean, great service, and awesome food! Love the Oceanside roll, Golden California roll, and Crunch roll. Two TVs inside with sports if you need them. read more

As much as the Hokusai-inspired phoenix painting that hovers over the sushi bar in splendid color and which gives the impression of a reticent grin on the mythical bird's part, the beautiful sushi at this fine establishment will leave you with a broad smile at the end of your meal. Great food. Incredible prices. A jewel of a sushi bar in North County. read more

Overall experience: disappointing! As a total lover of sushi and after my last experience at this location I will not longer be ordering sushi from Waraii. It all comes down to the level of customer service that is offered, secondly the food. Upon a walk-in takeout order and after a 40 minute wait. I arrived home to an order that did not consist of a single sauce for my crunchy shrimp rolls. (Long story short) I gave a call to the restaurant where a worker named "Delaney" was not only rude but evidently had in no way, shape or form a sense of dealing with a customer who's food had been packed incorrectly. I was repeatedly contradicted because according to her and in her case the "customer is wrong and she is right". Please, just understand that no matter how busy you are "Delaney" the customer is ALWAYS right and should be receiving what they ask for without any form of questioning from a simple worker. Thank you. read more

Love this place! The dragon roll, veggie tempura roll, and the shrimp tempura roll are my favorites. Local place, pretty reasonable prices, and its quick. read more

I love everything about this place. I always order a heart attack, miso soup and That's very hot. Everyone who works here is so great even during their rushes. I have never been unhappy about my food or service here. read more

They moved down the street, check out their new place! It's so nice and bigger. Service is great as always, waitresses are always attentive and remembers you and what you order every time. My favorite spot! read more

Since sushi places can be hit or miss, I thought I'd chime in with my own review. I'm in this area for work so I rely on Yelp for most of my out of town dining. And my fellow yelpers didn't steer me wrong on this one. The prices are great and the sushi even better. I was completely satisfied with my lunch (had the lovely Gloria and edamame). So if you're in the area and looking for a lunch spot, I would recommend this place. read more