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Enjoy a taste of Japan at Yakyudori, a Japanese restaurant and bar located in San Diego’s Convoy District. We specialize in yakitori, or grilled skewers, made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. We also have a wide variety of ramen and other Japanese dishes to choose from. Our friendly and attentive staff will make sure you have a memorable dining experience.
Modern Japanese storefront eatery specializing in yakitori & ramen paired with beer, sake & soju.
Hours
| Friday | 5–11:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–11:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–11:30 PM |
| Monday | 5–11:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 5–11:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–11:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5–11:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 4898 Convoy St #101, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (858) 268-2888
Website: https://sandiegoyakyudori.com/page/yakyudori
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Reviews
Elijah Cheng
Amazing food, really good beef yakitori and ramen. Great service too.
Dined in a second time, got the tonkatsu curry, it was really good. Extremely crispy breading, tender pork. Equal portions rice and tonkatsu, with a little less curry than average. All in all a great meal.
If you want a well priced curry with great tonkatsu, this is the place to be. Cheap beer too
… moreDined in a second time, got the tonkatsu curry, it was really good. Extremely crispy breading, tender pork. Equal portions rice and tonkatsu, with a little less curry than average. All in all a great meal.
If you want a well priced curry with great tonkatsu, this is the place to be. Cheap beer too
Nick Tally
This place rocks order as you go on tablet. Chicken katsu is amazing 7 bucks two sticks. Ok now the spicy garlic pork bone ramen is too notch no cap 😉 also they have good spicy mustard
… moreAriane Tolentino
Ordered salt and pepper wings, tuna poke, pork neck shio, harami beef, nasu (eggplant) with miso glaze, beef with radish ponzu.
Salt and pepper wings had a good crunch but was bland. I ordered ponzu (extra $1 which is crazy) to eat with it which helped. I would never get poke at a yakitori place but my husband wanted it — it was not good, I don’t recommend it at all. The pork neck shio was very tasty. The beef with radish ponzu tasted like the harami beef topped with radish, ponzu and scallions — good but I wish I knew it was the same beef or we would’ve ordered only one of them. The sauce on the nasu with miso glaze was really good, but the eggplant was so oily. It tasted like it was fried and soaked up all of the oil.
Overall the meat yakitori was good, but everything else was meh.
It’s also not very clean – there was food on the floor of our table and the bathroom looked like it survived a frat party. I really hope their kitchen is cleaner than what their customers have to deal with.
… moreSalt and pepper wings had a good crunch but was bland. I ordered ponzu (extra $1 which is crazy) to eat with it which helped. I would never get poke at a yakitori place but my husband wanted it — it was not good, I don’t recommend it at all. The pork neck shio was very tasty. The beef with radish ponzu tasted like the harami beef topped with radish, ponzu and scallions — good but I wish I knew it was the same beef or we would’ve ordered only one of them. The sauce on the nasu with miso glaze was really good, but the eggplant was so oily. It tasted like it was fried and soaked up all of the oil.
Overall the meat yakitori was good, but everything else was meh.
It’s also not very clean – there was food on the floor of our table and the bathroom looked like it survived a frat party. I really hope their kitchen is cleaner than what their customers have to deal with.
Avery Paul
This restaurant offers the best hidden gem experience on convoy!
My girlfriend has been to Japan and always reminds me that the vibes are spot on with what you would experience overseas.
Fast service, good quality, and the atmosphere is intimate, perfect to connect and have an awesome memory there!
… moreMy girlfriend has been to Japan and always reminds me that the vibes are spot on with what you would experience overseas.
Fast service, good quality, and the atmosphere is intimate, perfect to connect and have an awesome memory there!
Naomi R
So glad I picked this at random to stop for a bite. The service was friendly, it was a busy night. Easy to understand the menu and order via menu pad.
… moreFelicity
What a lovely traditional Japanese spot! Ramen was made just right- nothing crazy special and not too oily. I had the spicy miso and it was the perfect portion for me. Best deal in town.
… moreNabi
I have been coming here for the past eight years and I have always loved the ramen and service. The pork neck skewers and spicy tonkotsu ramen have always been a beloved favorite.
On our recent visit, we were very upset to have to wait 25 minutes for a meat and rice dish, even though we were told by the servers that it takes 10-15 minutes. We were also one of the first ones when it opened, so the reason they used of “dishes being backed up” was not very believable. The dish still came cold, and even though we shared our concern twice nothing was done about it.
… moreOn our recent visit, we were very upset to have to wait 25 minutes for a meat and rice dish, even though we were told by the servers that it takes 10-15 minutes. We were also one of the first ones when it opened, so the reason they used of “dishes being backed up” was not very believable. The dish still came cold, and even though we shared our concern twice nothing was done about it.
Kevin Fisher
We got the Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, the Wasabi Karaage, and the Pork Katsu Rice Bowl. The ramen was ok but nothing special (though the chashu was good), the wasabi karaage was interesting but neither the wasabi flavoring nor the karaage was my favorite, and the pork was ok but too tough and dry.
Overall, everything was solid, but it didn’t really excel in anything (we’ve had the yakitori at the sister restaurant Hinotez and it wasn’t amazing either). Since it wasn’t that cheap, and there’s so many good places in Convoy, I think your time would be better spent elsewhere. The restaurant Chopstix seems to be a better implementation of this menu concept.
… moreOverall, everything was solid, but it didn’t really excel in anything (we’ve had the yakitori at the sister restaurant Hinotez and it wasn’t amazing either). Since it wasn’t that cheap, and there’s so many good places in Convoy, I think your time would be better spent elsewhere. The restaurant Chopstix seems to be a better implementation of this menu concept.
Martin McCarthy
The best yakitory I’ve found in the US so far
Just like in Japan the restaurant is set up for single eaters of groups. The flavor and food always take me back to adventuring across Japan. It’s so good my wife and I have to mark on the calendar when we go because we blow so much of our food budget here. So worth it!
… moreJust like in Japan the restaurant is set up for single eaters of groups. The flavor and food always take me back to adventuring across Japan. It’s so good my wife and I have to mark on the calendar when we go because we blow so much of our food budget here. So worth it!
Eleana May
Yakyudori in Convoy is one of my favorite spots when I crave Yakitori. It’s great because they stay open until midnight. We ordered pork and chicken katsu, steamed and fried dumplings, fried chicken with stir-fried rice, yakitori bacon and asparagus, and chicken gizzards. I miss the food and the place. Even when we’re a group of six and it’s late in the evening, they’re still open. Although the bathroom isn’t very clean late at night, the servers are nice and the atmosphere is awesome!
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