Tora Tora Sushi

Really good food! Wish the restaurant was a little bigger, but they make the most of their space.
Blood orange roll was delicious!

Parking: We had dinner at 8pm on a Friday and there were plenty of parking in the shopping plaza Ambience: Loud, upbeat.
Great for take outs but a bit too small to dine in with more than 2 people Service: The service was Amazing! Very attentive and love the follow ups. Food: y of the freshest Sushi ever I’ve had Supports Military: No Discount Overall: Both food and service was on point here.
I would definitely recommend and return to try more items on their menu.

Food: 4.5/5 Service and Setting: 4.5/5 Value: 3.5/5 Tora Tora is the newest sushi restaurant that has opened up in Mira Mesa and they make great sushi.
The interior of the restaurant is modern and clean, showing some personality with Funko figures hidden around the register area.
To me, the dining area is chic while not being sterile, an issue that many restaurants have when going this direction.
I find the seating situation to be awkward, but that is nitpicking at this point.
The lady at the register was super kind and chill.
When I asked her if the squid legs were made in house she just straight up said no and same with a couple other items I asked about.
I appreciate her for being real and letting me try items that they craft themselves! Salmon Belly Truffle: 5/5 This truly amazed me.
At it’s price point, I was not expecting much.
The fish was so soft and fresh while having a luxurious truffle flavor.
The main star of the show was the rice though.
This is something I would expect in an omakase only level restaurant.
It was the perfect temperature and texture, each grain of rice bouncy yet soft like a mini piece of rice cake.
The rice was lightly seasoned and made the roll impossibly delicious.
If they are consistent with their rice, they will probably be one of the best sushi restaurants in San Diego at any price point.
My favorite so far and a very opulent experience. Baked Dynamite: 5/5 Again, high quality ingredients.
What impressed me the most was that the dynamite sauce they used tasted very faintly of mayo and had a wonderfully light umami flavor.
The seafood used in the dynamite, though they are scrap pieces for sure, are of high quality and fresh.
Scallops, end pieces of fish, and I’m sure whatever else they have are respectfully cooked, holding the integrity of the ingredients and their flavors.
They purposely do not use things like onions that are used to mask poor quality or old seafood and I 100% appreciate that.
Must get. Miso Soup: 2/5 Standard miso soup.
Came out pretty cold and meh.
It was a nice accompaniment to the sushi though. Wasabi Mac’ Salad: 1.5/5 Tasted like grocery market mac salad with sour wasabi.
I wish they tried harder on this for sure. Green Tea Tiramisu: 3.5/5 I got the inside scoop that they do not make this in store, but it was good! The matcha was light and not bitter.
It was not overly sweet and felt cohesive, a word that is not familiar to many fusion desserts.
I probably would give this a solid 4, but it was frozen solid so it tasted a bit dry since the lady fingers at the bottom did not have a chance to hydrate.
A solid dessert if you wanted a complete experience here!