4.3 – 244 reviews • Japanese restaurant
✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Monday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–8:30 PM |
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Blake Rice
Had an amazing dinner at Jinbei in Irvine. We sat right at the sushi bar and let the chef take the lead, which was absolutely the right call. Everything was fresh, super flavorful, and came out perfectly paced. The chef was friendly, attentive, and clearly takes pride in what he’s doing. A few dishes we never would’ve ordered ourselves ended up being our favorites.
The vibes are relaxed, the fish quality is top-tier, and the whole experience just feels special without being stuffy. Easily one of the best sushi nights we’ve had in Orange County. Highly recommend letting the chef choose—trust me, you’ll be happy you did.
… moreGrace Lawler
Hands down best sushi I have ever had in Orange County / LA. The quality of the fish was remarkable, so buttery and soft. As a big sushi lover I have not had this quality of sushi anywhere!! Anyone who says different does not understand the taste of high quality fish. I would go back and eat at this restaurant every day. We sat at the bar and from receiving our first piece of sushi realized this was our new spot. Everything was perfect and the sushi chef chose all our pieces which added so much fun to the dinner. Not one thing wasn’t good- I would give this restaurant 10 stars if allowed if you’re looking for good sushi and good atmosphere this is the place. Also not expensive at all!
… moreAndrew
Amazing lunch combos! The quality is great and at an excellent price. To get the limited combos you have to get hear early. We lined up about 15 minutes before opening which was perfect to get in on the first wave for a weekend lunch. The servers were very quick and the presentation is great. I enjoyed my meal and would love to return soon.
… moreBetty Jones
Super yummy place. Small on the inside so there is usually a wait. But the wait was not long at all. We came around 1 pm and they closed at 2pm. You just order and write down what you want and give them the paper so it’s easy. Food is good. Seaweed salad doesn’t have as much seaweed as I imagined it would . It has a lot of other ingredients and some of the stuff was a little bitter. But they gave free refills on the miso soup at the end. The sushi was amazing. Super good. No complaints. Overall nice place. Would come again. ☺️
… moreLisa (SuLi)
Came here for dinner on a Friday evening and was not very pleased with the food. The reviews have been mostly positive but I wasn’t blown away by the food at all. Our waitress wasn’t very knowledgeable about the food. I see long lines out the door during weekday lunch hours so I thought I would try this restaurant. There is a wait list when you arrive. It was about a 20 minute wait. No reservations by phone or online. I ordered the spicy tuna crunch roll and tempura bowl. After eating the tuna crunch roll it left my stomach with a small pain. It tasted good but it did something to my stomach. I was disappointed in the tempura bowl because the restaurant puts the tempura on top of a bed of rice then they put the dipping sauce right over the tempura and rice making the tempura soggy and not crunchy. Never seen this done in a Japanese restaurant before. Wouldn’t come here again.
… moreM K
After the remodeling, I was disappointed to see that they removed my favorite dish, the uni spaghetti. My son even said it feels like a downgrade. We kindly ask the management team to consider bringing back the previous menu items for the continued success of the business
… moreWendy
Love the lunch special! Also recently went for dinner and the vibe was chill and cozy. I liked that they had chill, peaceful, calm music playing.
Music is very important for me. Fish super fresh, fresh wasabi so good too.
… moreAngela Vo
Went last Thursday on a whim with a friend and can’t believe we have such a nice restaurant in Irvine. Service, quality, and presentation were nothing short of amazing. Seems like they’re packed all the time.
We ordered the orange clam and seaweed w miso vinegar (so flavorful), split the 5 kinds of sashimi, and ordered two pastas–mentai cream and uni. The fish quality here is extremely good; hamachi (amberjack, nice fattiness) and the hotate (scallops, tasted very clean) were my favorite. I was craving mentaiko cream for the longest time; my go-to place for this is Pasta e Pasta in LA, but now that I know Jinbei’s is equally as good I’m happy I don’t need to travel as far for it. Portion size for pasta is really good! Pastas were al dente and the cream was nice and light–not heavy; mentaiko and uni flavor was all there.
Total was around $40ish/person splitting the check. Definitely will come back, probably to have sushi for dinner this time.
… moreChristine WH
This was one of my dad’s favorite Japanese restaurants – their sushi and sashimi are fresh and haven’t ever had a fishy bite. Their uni special was decadent – and worth every penny if you’re into that sort of thing 🙂 but the real stars of the show for me are the uni pasta – rich, creamy and unexpected – and the hamachi Kama (yellowtail collar) – which sells out almost immediately so get there early and order it immediately.
… morepeco
People line up here on weekends before they open.
The limited 10 seafood rice bowl is popular and delicious!
You will be satisfied with the appearance and the taste.
There are many Japanese food menus, and it is very close to the taste of Japan : )
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