The Joint Sushi & Tapas is Ocean Beach’s original spot for world-class sushi, Japanese A5 wagyu, creative tapas, and craft drinks in San Diego. Since 2011, we’ve sourced our fish six days a week from Los Angeles’ best Japanese fishmonger to serve the freshest sushi and sashimi in San Diego. Our menu blends Japanese precision with California coastal flavor — from karaage chicken and truffle fries to seared Hokkaido scallops and a signature A5 × U.S. wagyu burger. Enjoy 26 rotating craft beer taps, premium sake, handmade cocktails, and a full craft mocktail menu. Join us for Ocean Beach’s best happy hour daily from 3–6 PM. Come for the food, stay for the vibe.
Diverse small plates & sushi are offered with wine & a long list of beers in a warm, funky setting.
The Joint Sushi & Tapas Restaurant
Order Online for Takeout / Pickup. Here at The Joint Sushi & Tapas – San Diego you’ll experience delicious Burgers, Salads, Sushi, Spanish, American cuisine …
Avishek Sarkar
Food is excellent. Must try the Kakuni, the sweet and spicy Shrimp and the buffalo cauliflower. Happy hours pricing is light on pocket. Go for if you’re in OB. Tia provided an excellent service!
… morecaymus cairns
Rolls are very delicious and handled with care. Slightly overpriced in my honest opinion, $18 for 8 pieces of sushi is a little steep.
Did not have any of the Spanish food here, it looks very good though. Overall very cool place.
… moreIssac Oliva
My wife and I enjoyed our experience here. We started with drinks, I had an HI Mai Tai and she a mocktail. The Mai Tai was excellent and strong. I was surprised at the number of mocktail options they had on the menu. We had the salmon sashimi, granny and train wreck rolls, truffle fries, and Tokyo shrimp. The train wreck roll was my favorite. Their truffle fries were some of the best we’ve had and the Buffalo Tokyo shrimp was delicious. Service was amazing as well. We will definitely be coming back whenever we find ourselves in San Diego next
… moreVolodymyr Korsun
Delicious food!! Pork belly tacos were amazing with the crispy fried pork. Tasty Marry Jane sushi roll, a happy hour special Scallops with mashed potato tasted great as well. Wish there were more than 3 small scallops. Quality made up for the lack of scallops! Great variety of drinks – lots of beer on draft, and outstanding margaritas! Attentive service!!
… moreBenjamin Tarsa
Great experience! Food was delicious and came super quickly. We had a bunch of small plates to share (5, which was a little more than enough for 2 people). Everything was good, but the standout for us was the pork belly tapas. Service was great, and very friendly as well. So, this is a great spot for some dinner after watching the sunset on the beach for sure.
… moreJon Harrison
We were in town for a conference and asked the 22 year old daughter of an attendee to find a place for all of us to go. She chose this place based on something she saw on TikTok.
The service was great. Our server was very nice and helpful and very personable. The atmosphere was very chill. We ate out on the patio. We all ordered different types of sushi. Everyone liked what they had. The Rainbow sushi was great! We would definitely eat there again.
… morececilia wagner
Ocean Beach is one of my favorite spots whenever I visit San Diego, and I’m so glad I stumbled across The Joint while wandering around. The first time I went, I was solo and had an awesome experience…the waiter was super friendly and even let me sample a few sour beers. The vibe was laid-back and welcoming, and the energy of the place really stood out. I enjoyed it so much, I came back again…and had just as great of a time the second round.
… moreBizulino
Busy joint, smart menu with a blend of Japanese and Spanish cuisines, great staff (20 people work at this place) and they cater for all kinds of people, everyone is welcome here! Bartender is crazy busy, super efficient… don’t miss this place when you visit OB.
… moreDukaroo Roo
Great sushi! Lots of options. $9 hot house large sake
Ask for Keri as your server for an extra special and lovely experience
They offer a bedazzled roll which is a chef special. It’s basically whatever the chef is deciding and feeling at the moment. We ordered one of those protein heavy with spice and it was the best role I’ve had in a long time.
Big love. Thank you The Joint and Keri for a wonderful date night
Love Duke n Erica n Duke E Boom Boomz
… moreLizzie McCauley
the BEST sushi in san diego IMO. me and my boyfriend went for a date here, and we both had a great time. we had a reservation outside and it was wonderful. went order crazy, but it was worth it. service was quick and super nice!! prices were great despite our big order, especially with happy hour. 10/10
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