Reviews for Oba Sushi Izakaya in Pasadena, CA

Pretty busy. Food was good. Very nice, friendly people. Kind of a fusion of Thai and sushi. Huge menu.

I really liked the generous serving of Thai iced tea! The calamari was delicious! The sushi roll and noodle dish I tried were... also delicious. Glad I tried this izakaya, such a cute spot with great service. Read more

We came for dinner at 6pm, ordered within 5 min and didn’t get our first dish until almost an hour later, the rest of the dish... came really slow as well. The wait is way too long for adults let alone that we have two kids under 4 with us. The food was okat best. Miso cod doesn’t have any miso taste, it’s pretty much dipped in teriyaki sauce. Yellowtail kama is fresh butdoesn’t have any seasoning on it. Also, although the name has izakaya in it, they don’t have a lot of skewers. The chickenyakitori uses chicken breast so it’s pretty dry even though it’s also soaked in teriyaki sauce. Read more

Best tofu green curry I’ve had! They are gluten free friendly too, which is nice.

The food here is solid. It's a VERY tasty Asian Fusion/Asian Tapas spot in area of Pasadena that is a bit sparse on food... options. I recommend 2 dishes: 1- "The Crispy Pork Yum" is pretty amazing. It is all there in the name. It's Crsipy, its porkyand...well, its yummy. The pork deep fried light and crispy then served in a mixture or light fish sauce and vinegar with thinlysliced onion, cherry tomatoes and cucumber slices tossed in the mix. I always order the sauce spicy and definitely on the sideso the pork remains crsipy. This dish is bright and acidic 2. Eggplant in Miso paste. They take asian eggplant, peel the skinoff and then sautee it in a savoy Miso paste. It is VERY simple and so tastey. Sometimes, I'll just eat this and a bowl ofsticky rice and be super satisfied! This dish is savory yet mild. This evening I started off with a bowl of miso soup then Ihad the pork, the eggplant and rice. The acidity and brightness of the pork was nicely paired with the mild, yet savory taste ofthe eggplant. It goes so well with the sticky rice. It was a perfect amount of food. I was totally satiated and not feelingstuffed. Low 4 star rating. Read more

First time back during the pandemic. Finally ate inside and we loved it. Mark was our server. Great service and knowledge of... the menu. Good food is better with great table service. Thank you kitchen and thank you Mark!!!! Read more

We love OBA!! Amazing sushi. Gyoza is our favorite appetizer & we always get several orders. Our #1 choice for going out to... dinner Read more

Oba is awesome. The food is great and everyone that works here is super nice and friendly. The fish is all very good. I really... like their preparation of certain sushi like the Aji and the Tai. I like the combinations of flavors and textures they use insome of their rolls that just pair really well. Definitely one of my favorite sushi places in California Read more