WASABI JAPANESE CUISINE - 1688 S Melrose Dr

WASABI JAPANESE CUISINE is a Japanese restaurant in VISTA, CA. Order takeout online for pickup.

1688 S Melrose Dr
VISTA, CA 92081

Phone: +17607278090

Price range: $11-$20

Cuisine: Japanese

Hours

  • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 11:00–21:15

WASABI JAPANESE CUISINE - 1688 S Melrose Dr Menu

Popular Items

  • Salmon | Sake — $6.00
  • Tempura — $7.00
  • Edamame — $4.00
  • Wasabi Special Hand Roll — $6.50
  • Chicken Bowl — $8.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice Bowl — $10.00

Appetizers

  • Crispy Calamari — $8.00
    Served with chipotle sauce.
  • Green Mussels — $9.00
    Baked mussels with dynamite sauce.
  • Gyoza — $7.00
    Dumpling with sesame ponzu.
  • Harumakis — $8.00
    Japanese spring rolls with sweet chili sauce.
  • Spicy Calamari — $9.50
  • Sugaki — $8.00
    2 pcs raw oyster 1/2 shell, green onions, ponzu, masago and chili sauce.
  • Stuffed Jalapeños — $7.00
    Spicy crab, cream cheese, spicy mayo and eel sauce.
  • Tempura — $7.00
  • Soft-Shell Crab — $8.00
    Served with sweet chili sauce.
  • Yakitori (3) — $7.00
    Grilled chicken on a skewer with teriyaki sauce.
  • Agedashi Tofu — $7.00
    Lightly fried tofu.
  • Monkey Balls — $7.00
    Stuffed mushrooms with spicy tuna fried.
  • Miso Soup — $3.00
  • Steamed Rice — $2.50
  • Edamame — $4.00
    Soy beans.
  • Edamame Spicy Lemon — $6.00
  • Hamachi Kama — $8.00
    Grilled with side salad and ponzu sauce.
  • Grilled Shishito Peppers — $7.00
    Grilled shishito peppers with toragashi spice and salt.

Salads

  • House Salad — $4.00
    Half. Greens with signature ginger dressing.
  • Seaweed Salad — $8.00
    Wakame and sesame marinade.
  • Sunomono — $5.00
    Marinated cucumber salad.
  • Poke Salad — $9.50
    Greens with seaweed salad and tuna.
  • Sashimi Salad — $9.50
    Variety of fresh fish, greens, ginger and ponzu.

Sushi

  • Tuna | Maguro — $6.00
  • Salmon | Sake — $6.00
  • Yellowtail | Hamachi — $6.00
  • Albacore | Shiro Maguro — $4.00
  • Scallops | Hotategai - Nigiri (2) — $5.00
  • Smoked Salmon | Sakenodunge - Nigiri (2) — $5.00
  • Fresh Water Eel | Unagi - Nigiri (2) — $6.00
  • Octopus | Tako — $6.50
  • Halibut | Hirame — $5.00
  • Salmon Egg | Ikura - Nigiri (2) — $4.50
  • Smelt Egg | Masago - Nigiri (2) — $4.00
  • Squid | Ika - Nigiri (2) — $4.00
  • Amaebi | Sweet Shrimp - Nigiri (2) — $6.00
  • Shrimp | Ebi - Nigiri (2) — $4.00
  • Saba | Mackeral - Nigiri (2) — $4.00
  • Egg | Tamago - Nigiri (2) — $3.50
  • Tofu Poket | Inari - Nigiri (2) — $3.50

Wasabi Sashimi Specials

  • Combo 1 — $21.00
    1 Rainbow roll, 3 pcs sashimi (tuna, albacore, salmon) and 3 pcs nigiri (tuna, albacore, salmon), served with seaweed salad.
  • Combo 2 — $18.00
    1 spicy tuna roll, 4 pcs sashimi (tuna, albacore, salmon) and 4 pcs nigiri (tuna, albacore, salmon), served with seaweed salad.
  • Combo 3 — $15.00
    1 crunchy roll, 4 pcs sashimi (tuna, albacore, salmon) and 5 pcs avocado tempura, served with seaweed salad.
  • Hamachi Carpaccio — $15.00
    Seared hamachi, shili oil, red onions and cilantro with ponzu sauce.
  • Salmon Tataki — $15.00
    Seared salmon, fried onions with ponzu sauce.
  • Tuna Tataki — $15.00
    Seared tuna, toragashi spice with special sauce.
  • Octopus Carpaccio — $15.00
    Octopus, red onions, ikura, green onions and kaiware with ponzu sauce.
  • Chef's Choice — $24.50
    No modification.

Rolls or Hand Rolls

  • California Roll — $10.00
    Crab, cucumber and avocado.
  • Avocado Roll — $5.50
  • Kappa Roll — $4.00
    Cucumber.
  • Salmon Roll — $8.00
    Avocado and cucumber.
  • Tekka Roll — $5.00
    Tuna.
  • Salmon Skin Roll — $7.00
    Cucumber and gobo.
  • Shrimp Tempura Roll — $12.00
    Crab, avocado, cucumber and eel sauce.
  • Spicy Tuna Roll — $11.00
    Cucumber.
  • Yellowtail Roll — $8.00
    Avocado, cucumber and green onions.
  • Philadelphia Roll — $11.00
    Fresh salmon, cream cheese and cucumber.
  • Rainbow Roll — $13.00
    California roll with tuna, yellowtail, salmon and albacore.
  • Spider Roll — $13.00
    Jumbo soft-shell crab, cucumber, avocado and eel sauce.
  • Crunchy Roll — $14.00
    Shrimp tempura, crab, cucumber, tempura flakes and eel sauce.
  • Caterpillar Roll — $16.00
    Eel and crab topped with avocado and eel sauce.
  • Eel Roll — $9.00
    Avocado, cucumber and eel sauce.
  • Vegetable Roll — $7.00
    Avocado, cucumber, gobo and kanpyo.
  • Albacore Roll — $7.00
    Avocado and cucumber.
  • Scallops Roll — $7.00
    Cucumber.
  • Wasabi Special Hand Roll — $6.50
    Crab, diced shrimp, crunchies cucumber and eel sauce.

Wasabi Special Rolls

  • Bum Roll — $15.00
    Spicy tuna and cucumber, topped with albacore, avocado and soy mustard sauce.
  • Mango Roll — $15.00
    Cucumber, spicy crab, shrimp tempura, salmon, avocado, yellowtail chunks, mango and tajin powder.
  • Super Lemon Roll — $16.00
    Spicy crab, cucumber and avocado, topped with lime, salmon, hamachi, diced octopus, cilantro, tajin, ponzu sauce and Sriracha.
  • Triple 7 Roll — $15.00
    Crab, asparagus and calamari, topped with tuna, avocado, crab stick, spicy mayo, eel sauce and tobiko.
  • Scallops Dynamite Roll — $13.00
    California roll, topped with baked spicy scallops and eel sauce.
  • Baby Lobster Roll — $16.00
    Crab, cucumber and avocado, topped with spicy mayo, baled lobster and eel sauce.
  • Vista Dreaming Roll — $14.00
    2 pcs jumbo shrimp with cucumber, topped with tuna, salmon, albacore, crab, crunchies and eel sauce.
  • Long Horn Roll — $13.00
    Crab, cucumber and avocado, topped with salmon and avocado.
  • Vista Roll — $16.00
    Shrimp tempura, crab and cream cheese, topped with avocado, eel sauce and spicy mayo.
  • Dream Roll — $12.00
    2 pcs jumbo shrimp, crab and cream cheese, topped with albacore, avocado, crab, diced shrimp tempura mixed with spicy mayo, crunchies, mayo and eel sauce.
  • Dragon Roll — $14.00
    2 pcs jumbo shrimp, tempura and crab, topped with eel, avocado, eel sauce and spicy mayo.
  • On Fire Roll — $13.00
    Spicy albacore, jalapeño and cucumber, topped with avocado, crab, mixed with spicy mayo and masago, crunchies and eel sauce.
  • Kung Fu Roll — $14.00
    Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cream cheese, topped with spicy albacore, avocado "special sauce" and crunchies.
  • Scary Roll — $14.00
    Tempura calamari, spicy crab, topped with eel, salmon, avocado, eel sauce and spicy mayo.
  • Freaky Friday Roll — $12.00
    Spicy crab and cucumber, topped with spicy tuna, jalapeño, hot sauce.
  • Hawaiian Roll — $16.00
    2 pcs jumbo shrimp tempura and crab, topped with spicy tuna, crunchies and eel sauce.
  • Shadowridge Roll — $14.00
    Shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with avocado, diced soft-shell crab mixed with spicy mayo and eel sauce.
  • Sweet Roll — $16.00
    Shrimp tempura, crab and cucumber, topped with seared salmon, avocado, torched with spicy mayo, crunchies and special sauce.
  • Wakiki Roll — $13.00
    Chunk tuna, avocado and cucumber, topped with tuna and avocado.
  • Amazing Roll — $16.00
    Shrimp tempura, crab and cucumber, topped with albacore, salmon, avocado, crunchies, magic sauce and eel sauce.
  • Las Vegas Roll — $15.00
    Salmon, avocado and cream cheese, deep-fried with spicy mayo, jalapeño and hot sauce.
  • Lemon Roll — $15.00
    Crab cucumber and avocado, topped with yellowtail, salmon and lemon slices.
  • Mexican Roll — $14.00
    Spicy tuna and cucumber, topped with albacore, avocado, diced shrimp tempura mixed with spicy mayo and jalapeño, eel sauce and crunchies.
  • Crazy Salmon Roll — $14.00
    Spicy salmon and avocado, topped with lightly seared salmon and ikura.
  • Melrose Roll — $12.00
    Crab, avocado and cucumber, topped with shrimp and avocado.
  • Paradise Roll — $15.00
    Panko shrimp and spicy tuna, topped with avocado and eel sauce.
  • Sashimi Roll — $15.00
    Tuna, salmon, albacore, crab and avocado, wrapped in cucumber with ponzu.
  • Hot Mama Roll — $15.00
    Crab, spicy tuna and cream cheese, topped with avocado, crunchies, eel sauce and spicy mayo.
  • Okinawa Roll — $14.00
    Spicy tuna and asparagus, topped with tuna, avocado and eel sauce.
  • Godzilla Roll — $13.00
    Yellowtail, crab and avocado, topped with seared tuna with soy mustard sauce.
  • Dynamite Roll — $15.00
    Spicy tuna and cucumber, topped with seared tuna, avocado, deep-fried red onions, soy mustard and eel sauce.
  • Tiger Roll — $15.00
    Shrimp tempura and cucumber, topped with shrimp, avocado and eel sauce.
  • Scorpion Roll — $14.00
    Soft-shell crab, avocado, cream cheese and spicy crab wrapped in soy paper, topped with eel sauce.
  • Stark Roll — $13.00
    Spicy crab, spicy tuna, salmon, albacore and cucumber wrapped in soy paper with ponzu sauce, no rice.

Bowls

  • Beef Fried Rice Bowl — $11.00
  • Chicken Bowl — $8.00
    Rice and salad.
  • Chicken Fried Rice Bowl — $10.00
  • Shrimp Fried Rice Bowl — $11.00
  • Veggie Fried Rice Bowl — $9.00
  • Beef Bowl — $9.00
    Rice and salad.
  • Shrimp Bowl — $9.00
    Rice and salad.

Entree

  • Chicken Katsu Entree — $13.00
    Deep-fried chicken with rice and salad.
  • Tonkatsu Entree — $12.00
    Deep-fried pork with rice and salad.
  • Teriyaki Dinner — $14.00
    Choice of protein, stir-fry veggies and rice.
  • Mixed Tempura Platter — $13.00
    4 shrimp, 4 vegetables, rice and salad.
  • Vegetable Tempura Platter — $11.00
    Vegetables, rice and salad.
  • Yakisoba — $12.50
    Japanese stir-fry noodles with choice of protein.
  • Tempura Udon — $10.00
    Japanese noodle soup with mixed tempura.
  • Bento Box — $14.00
    Choice of protein, salad, veggie tempura, 4 pc California roll, rice and miso soup.
  • Sesame Chicken — $15.00
  • Chicken Katsu Curry — $14.00
    Curry paste with deep-fried chicken.
  • Tonkatsu Curry — $15.00
    Curry paste with deep-fried pork.

Dessert

  • Green Tea Ice Cream — $4.00
  • Lavacake — $8.00
    Vanilla ice cream with chocolate cup cake.
  • Mochi (3) — $7.00
    Choice of flavor.
  • Tempura Green Tea Ice Cream — $8.00
    Green tea ice cream, wrapped in pound cake, tempura fried, with pomegranate sauce.
  • Tempura Vanilla Ice Cream — $8.00
    Vanilla ice cream, wrapped in pound cake, tempura fried, with pomegranate sauce.
  • Vanilla Ice Cream — $4.00
  • Mud Pie — $8.00
    Cookie dough, vanilla and chocolate chip.

Fountain Drinks

  • Soda — $3.00