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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place, period. The sushi is great, the drinks are great, everything is just delicious. I have been there about 6 times now, and every time has been delicious. They often run specials and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where else in La Mesa can you get good sushi? I didn't think I would hear to many answers. On with the review!!! I love Banbu Sushi. Like every restaurant it has it's ups and downs, goods and bads....
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My sister had a gift certificate here and treated us to lunch today and although I was initially disturbed at the distance going to La Mesa(coming from Rancho Bernardo and La Mesa not a first choice...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I give Banbu Sushi 5 stars because of their courage to open a fabulous sushi place in east county San Diego. While most would say that there's not as much of a consumer market for it out here,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went for lunch with a couple of friends. Had the lunch special. Spicy tuna roll with 3 pieces of nigiri sushi. Also comes with soup, salad and edamame. Fresh and tasty. Staff was great and service was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had my first date with my dude here and I almost blew him off because he said the words "sushi" and "La Mesa" in the same sentence. But as I sometimes am, I was wrong about there not being good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Friendly, timely, excellent rolled, aesthetically pleasing sushi. one more star would be applied if there's were more vegetarian options, but that's how it goes. if i had more disposable income i'd...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1st trip was a lunch on the weekend...IT WAS GREAT so much food hubby got the sushi lunch special which comes with soup, salad, edamae me i had my regular spicy tuna roll with soy paper (they...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy yummy yummy in my tummy!!!! Sssooooooo fresh and so clean :) this was my first time here but it will not be my last! My dad and I decided to go here on a whim and we started with the himachi...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The place has a good atmosphere and ok fish. This would be a place to come to enjoy the rolls since if you are a traditionalist the fish won't impress. I would only come back for the rolls.
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sushi is fresh. Rolls are tasty. Bowls are giant.Spot is real hip.Fire pit is cool.Servers are cute.Portions are fair.Don't go on the regular if you're price conscience.This is a great place for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really never expected to have good sushi in La Mesa!!!I'm not saying is the best sushi I've ever had, but it pretty good. The place is clean & hip, these last one, was something I've never expected...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite sushi in East County. Always fresh, nice atmosphere. Sit at the sushi bar and enjoy a sake flight along with your rolls.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So, I randomly hit this place up for lunch time the other day. And here is what I took from it....Lets start with there not really being anyone planted up front hosting for a lunch hour..that is sorta...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"When the squid is fresh...then you know the rest of the seafood in the kitchen is fresh" That's my Dads motto about a sushi place. And the squid is fresh at Banbu Sushi!!! And everything else we ate...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
dear banbu sushi,you have the best everthing.love mary
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best place ever!!! I will never eat sushi from anywhere else ever again!!! Seriously...this place is good and you should definitely try it. I recommend the crunchy rolls (thanks to my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My girlfriend and I have been to Banbu Sushi a dozen times now and since it's the only decent Sushi place in La Mesa it's become our regular Sushi haunt. The food is pretty tasty, we love the Banbu...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pricey? Yeah, it is.Yummy? Oh. My. Word. YES.When you think of La Mesa (Lame Sa to some who live here), you don't think of great sushi places. Banbu is trying to change that, and they're doing a fine...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything here was wonderful! The service, the food, the wine, the atmosphere...my friends and I had a blast! I highly recommend the Banbu specialty roll. I usually never eat anything with jalapenos,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious sushi, very nice place. We ate on the patio, and enjoyed a nice cool atmosphere without the glaring sun. The Miso soup and Baja Sur Sushi were a great combo for a light dinner.
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went back a few weeks ago and gave Banbu another try and had a wonderful beef teriyaki with vegetables and fried rice....everything was perfect!.......I will be back...Thanks Frank.
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Took way too long to get a table. It seems like a lot of the customers are college girls who are on their way out to a club. This creates a very loud atmosphere. Also, our table was right by the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best Sushi in town, but certainly very good. I find the non-sushi dishes to be the best I've ever had in San Diego. I highly recommend the teriyaki chicken rice bowl or dinner plate. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place and I go back all the time. The problem is the service is inconsistent one day I will get awesome service and another I wont get water refills or even someone to take my order for a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST SUSHI IN THE EAST COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, THIS IS YOUR SPOT...I love the vibe and atmosphere here! It's very casual but nice at the same time! Their sushi is so good and the fish...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have eaten here around five times and I have enjoyed it each time. Yeah the decor is nice and the service is decent but its the food that counts. I have tried roughly 7 of their rolls and I have not...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Great location, great look, but for the kind of prices they're charging, you'd expect the service to be...there. My girlfriend and I went a little over a month ago, hoping to sit down to a nice...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Hit or miss, sometime I get a roll that's amazing then experiment with another. One time I spit it back into the napkin, another I devoured and entire roll by myself in 5 minutes. I like the decor and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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My boyfriend and I went for dinner Friday night. It was busy (as to be expected on a Friday night) but we grabbed a drink and waited outside by a nice firepit enjoying the ambiance waiting for dinner. The...
kudzu.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I will keep this one pretty simple. The atmosphere is great but everything else fell way short of the appearance. Service was rude and slow, and I don't know if it was just me but there were a ton of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Eh.... I've been here 3 times and have had *very* mixed experiences.Me & the girlfriend at lunch: 5 stars!!Great service, good quality fish and nice outdoor seating.Me & a friend at dinner: 2.5 stars...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I took my mom out to lunch since she works in the vicinity and I just happened to be in the area. She absolutely adores the sushi here so I thought to try it for myself.I had the Salmon Teriyaki Lunch...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a rip off. I paid close to $16.00 with tax (not including the tip) for one take out order of special rolls. They were sliced thinly and I had asked for the "protein roll" to be wrapped...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
decent place but too pricy. Good lemon/cilantro roll. Salsa roll was only OK but prob wouldn't order it again. Chicken teriyaki bowl was about as good a teriyaki chicken can get (let's face it,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The hub and I got a coupon in the mail for this new sushi joint, it was for $15 bucks of our tab, so we figured we would give it a shot. We haven't ventured out east for much, so we though this would...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the bomb.com! Loves it.. The crunchy rolls are amazing.. Nikki is the best, ask for her.. and Amanda Holland is the best server there.. GO BANBU!
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i came to home from college to visit the fam for thanksgiving. when my mom told me about this place, i was intrigued yet nervous. i'm always down for sushi so my mom & i went on a little date here....
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for lunch today. A friend gave me a gift certificate or I probably would never have thought to try it. I am very rarely out in this neighborhood but if I was driving through town, I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I have been searching for a sushi place for years that we can frequent regularly, often settling for crap service or bland food. We caught this place on the way home from a football game...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was out shopping and saw this place. So I figured I would give it a try. I had a Mexican sushi chief at the sushi bar, so I was worried about coming in. But to my surprise, I had some of the best...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was not impressed with this place, despite the cool interior and nice patio. We decided to give Banbu a try b/c it is so close to our house and we enjoy a nice sushi dinner once a month or so. We...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am a sushi novice, more or less. Overall, this place was pretty good. Service was good, definitely. I was not crazy about the menu selections, but food tasted great. Price was ok - not a bargain,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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I didn't start liking sushi until a few months ago but it was here that I fell in love. My favorite is the Caterpillar roll. It always tastes so fresh and they put the perfect amount of ingredients in. The...
kudzu.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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We received a gift card to Banbu that we tried this evening...FANTASTIC! We did take-out, but it was very quick from the time we called in to when we arrived and the checkout process was simple. The atmosphere...
kudzu.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I went here late on election night, after spending the evening at Urgent Care. Nothing washes down some Valium better than sushi! This was our first visit here. We were craving...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In spite of a somewhat inauspicious beginning (do lesbians ALWAYS get seated next to the bathroom?), it turned out to be a four star dinner. The service wasn't fantastic, but there was nothing really...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So Banbu was my first trip to a sushi restaurant, and my girlfriend could not have picked a better place for a first timer like me. This place is styled very nicely, very cool and contemporary, lots...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Waitstaff was very attentative when I dropped by today for lunch... I like that they're really close to the trolley station and were very quick about getting the food out to me in general. I just had...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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I love this Place! the food is amazing. Very fresh fish and they have sushi rolls I have never seen anywhere else! Banbu Roll, Cilantro Roll, and the sushi burrito are awesome!! The crowd, music and staff is...
kudzu.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: Brand new, Nice decor and atmosphereCons: $ Pricey $, small portions, poor menu selectionThe food is ok, but not a wide selection. Avoid the Baja Sur roll... ehu... I sent it back! Also, it is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to meet up with friends or go on a date. Clean restaurant with nice dA�cor and good music. Younger crowd...20ish-late 30's. Great sushi and fair prices. Portions are generous and so far...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for my roomate's graduation..I had the terryakki beef and it was very very good!! Customer Service was on point and a nice place for the La Mesa area! Definately check it out!
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Chimichanga roll is a must. The place isnt as formal or expensive as other sushi places but it has a mexican flair that gives it a little personality making it a unique dining experience.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Overall, the experience was pretty good.Very friendly hostess, attentive waitress, and sushi artist.The fish tasted fresh. Not the best sushi, but no one will ever beat Nippon. One slight turnoff...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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Went to Banbu for lunch with a friend soon after it opened. Very nice inside, good service and sushi was tasty! The waitress recommended some items and they were delicious.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
May be it's because I just got off an airplane from a week of foodgasmic culinary delights in San Fran, or may be it's the fact that I've only eaten a peach the entire day and have forever ago past...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a beautiful restaurant with beautiful people staffed to serve you. They don't all seem to know what they're doing, but that could either be chalked up to bad training or the fact that it's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
after we lost Taka in La Mesa, we were sans sushi.... until Banbu came along. Minus the really low class signage and the fact that the sushi bar occupies the movie ticket counter from the old...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Still gets a solid three stars from me. Our group of five came in on a busy Friday night. Was thankful that we had made reservations. No one else in my group had eaten there so it was nice for me to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Banbu sushi...you get an A for your attention to details in your decor. You almost forget that this place use to be the old Grossmont Trolley Theater. Very chic and well decorated, the atmosphere was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went there last night with my girlfriend and I loved it .It has the downtown atmosphere but in east county.The crowd was young and good looking especially the staff.I love iy cause its close to home...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went back and had strickly sushi this time. The rolls were good, but not impressive. We ordered a baked scallop roll and I'm pretty sure they served us baked salmon roll. Still a good option for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not impressed at all. Went w/ my wife and daughter a couple weeks ago on Friday evening. Waiter was quite "blah" about the whole drinks and food service aspect of his job, although he LOVED flirting...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When i tried this place, I checked yelped and it had a 4 star rating. So, my cousin who just graduated was happy. She choose it and I agreed. The decor and setting is in a fairly new shopping center,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice Atmosphere however the Sushi is not what I would call premier!It's good and moderately priced. I did think it was way cool they have Kirin on tap! Fished seemed fresh but the rolls were kinda...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had dinner here last night, and overall we had a great time! The atmosphere is very cool...good music, and real nice employees! The sushi was good quality, and I tasted my husbands teriaki beef, and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Did someone say 'upscale La Mesa"? Isnt that an oxymoron? Well, we have been waiting for 7 years for a restaurant that wasnt a chain and wasnt disgusting to open up in our neighborhood and we finally...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After eagerly awaiting its opening we went to Banbu Sushi Bar and Grill last night. We live in the neighborhood and had always thought a sushi restaurant with nice furnishings and an upscale...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Newer Japanese/Sushi restaurant in the Grossmont Trolley redevelopment project. Interesting feng shui with outdoor seating, indoor door seating (close together) and a sushi bar. Pros: Atmosphere,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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