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Roppongi

  • February 14, 2007
  • Rated 4 of 5 by thestickman23 from Saddle Brook, New Jersey
Roppongi

Roppongi is located on Prospect Street, which is the main drag in La Jolla. This is one of the most popular restaurants, not only in La Jolla, but in all of San Diego. Roppongi serves Asian Fusion cuisine along with sushi. This restaurant is one of those “people-watching” establishments, where “the hip” of San Diego comes to eat.

Food: This is a great restaurant to share your plates. Order a couple of appetizers (tapas), maybe a sushi dish and a couple of entrées. I thought the food was very good and innovative. The appetizer portions are small and considered more of a “tapas”. I would recommend the Polynesian Crab Stack, and the Miso Marinated Yellowtail. For our entrées I ordered the Boneless Beef Short Ribs, which were so tender no knife was needed. My wife had the Mongolian Grilled Shrimp. She enjoyed the dish and I thought it was nothing spectacular.

Decor: Our hotel was located down the street from Roppongi and walked to the restaurant from La Valencia. As you approach Roppongi you can see the outdoor fire pit in its full glory. They have an outdoor patio option if you prefer to sit outside by the fire, but we opted to eat indoors. The restaurant was dimly lit and the decor was Asian inspired with dark woods, marble, booths tailored with dark fabrics and tables with bamboo chairs. A feng-shui inspired restaurant. If you have to wait for your table try to get a seat by the indoor fireplace and grab a mai tai.

Service: To tell you the truth, I don’t even remember how the service treated us. My wife and I were too busy enjoying ourselves and people-watching. What does that mean? It was probably not exceptional, and it definitely was not horrendous. I can remember that our waitress was very familiar with the menu and did make certain suggestions.

I highly recommend making reservations at Roppongi. You may be able to walk-in, but the wait may be long, and the drinks at the bar are expensive.

From journal La Jolla (the Jewel)

Roppongi

  • April 16, 2002
  • Rated 4 of 5 by michele and jim from san diego, California
The cusine is Asian Fusian- boldly flavored, wonderfully inventive tapas (appetizers). A menu of over 30. Very sexy interior. Great seafood specialities. Perfect for tasting, talking and lingering in good company!

My favorite aspect of the restaurant is sitting around the outdoor firepit.

From journal The West Coast Riveria

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Roppongi

  • January 2, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by joantri from seal beach, California
An Asian fusion tapas menu will surprise you with every bite. The tapas menu encourages you to have little tastes of a variety of special dishes. Try the salmon skewers with cucumber salad, Polynesian crabmeat tower with an avocado mango ginger vinaigrette, mahi mahi with mango sprout salad and an Asian blush cocktail to really make you blush. For dessert, do not miss the Tahitian bananas with almond brittle vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. Roppongi has a great ambiance with fountains in corners of the restaurant, but the "oohs and aahs" drown out the trickling from the fountains. When someone suggests you dine at one of those restaurants with a view, pass up the view for this amazing cuisine.

From journal La Jolla-A vacation from LA

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