Blue Ocean Sushi & Grill

As we visited La Jolla, San Diego and we took our fur baby with us. So we want to find a restaurant that’s pet friendly so we stumbled into this sushi restaurant located at an outdoor mall called Westfield. The restaurant even let our fur baby dining inside which was very nice. Some of the sashimi selection was 50% off such as Salmon, Yellowtail, Albacore, Blue Fin and Fatty Tuna. It was a Monday we came early dinner so there was also happy hour menu very decent. My sake bottle was only $5. Staffs were great. As for parking the first 2 hours is free. After that I wasn’t paying attention how much each hour cost after the first 2 hours. Plenty of parking spot on a Mon in parking structure. Glad we found this pet friendly restaurant.

A Japanese chain restaurant, and this time we visited the UTC branch. First, we were drawn to their Ishiyaki Hot Stone—it was visually appealing, and the meat was incredibly tender and flavorful. It paired well with the sauce and salt, though the smoke was quite intense. I was practically eating with tears in my eyes 🥲. We also ordered the chef's selection, the Blue Way, which was generously portioned with thick, fresh cuts of meat. The two dishes were just enough to satisfy the two of us, costing $75 for two people—a reasonable price. The restaurant ambiance was lovely, and we sat in a semi-alfresco spot, which was particularly comfortable. It was a truly chill and beautiful meal～

Came here for an early dinner on a Friday afternoon. This place is next to Macy’s at UTC mall. Parking is free for 2 hours. We were seated right away upon walking in. We were handed the menu and they were wet. The saucer on our table was dirty. The spicy edamame was okay. The fatty tuna was very good. Tasted fresh and melted in my mouth. The lemon roll was disappointing. Last time we came here, I ordered this and remembered it to be tasty and fresh. The yellowtail jalapeno roll was pretty good.

Dog friendly patio and good sushi! We ate here on a Friday evening, and they were able to seat us right away (around 5:30 or so, when we left it was much busier). The patio seating isn't in the nicest place, it felt like being in a hallway a little bit. Also the wind started coming through pretty strong as the sun set so we ended up getting a little cold. Luckily, that was the worst part of the meal. Service was very quick. Our waiter had lots of good recommendations. It was cool they had fresh ground wasabi, I've never seen that on a menu anywhere else. My wife and I both got the cheapest of the chef specials and it did not disappoint! The crab rolls use real crab, which I don't know if I've ever seen that anywhere else. All the fish tasted very fresh. We were both impressed with the quality of the fish. The price point of $34 was also really good, most chef selections like that tend to be a bit more expensive at other places. Ultimately I could definitely see eating here again. It feels a bit tucked away in a corner even though it's on one of the main squares in the mall, so I wonder if that's why it doesn't seem that busy when we've looked before? The quality of the sushi will bring us back for sure.

I believe this new restaurant will be a popular spot! They are still in soft opening. We walked in on a Friday lunch time. No waiting time and we got a nice seat. The foods here are very very delicious comparing to their prices. Can you believe the big piece of salmon Kama only costs $7.5? My husband giant chef selection sushi plate is $34 with two pieces of bluefin tuna! The restaurant atmosphere is nice, pretty well decorated, kind of modern and luxurious. The only thing is they wrong calculated the price on the bill and we found out...