WaBa Grill

Tastes ok the sauce kind of taste like chemicals grossed me out the last time I went. I’m going to stick to flame broiler.

This was our first time-​and won’t be the last. If they open one in our area, lol. The food was delicious and priced well-​and you get a ton of it for the $.

I’m am soooooooo grossed out!!! So I usually love Waba Grill but I won’t be eating here for a while now.
You know how everyone has been posting worms in raw fish recently these days on YouTube???
Well I found one of those worms in my salmon… Though my salmon was cooked thoroughly and the worm was dead… I found this thing soo long I had to see what it was popping out of the piece that I just placed on my fork!
It just tells me their fish is not fresh and good quality if they cook parasite fish.

New Waba Grill. It is clean and organized. I like their carrots with jalapeño sides. I normally get the chicken bowl with veggies. They have a two types of hot sauce. One from waba grill brand and I think the other is Louisiana hot sauce.
Price is on the highee side but it is what you pay for quality foods. Since this place opened it has been busy. You can’t miss it as it is near the freeway exit and entrance near Harbor Freight. Cops normally get their food here so it’s fairly safe. No weirdos hanging outside.

I’ve been to this location now 3 times since they’ve been open and they are great! The place is new and clean and the food is always fresh. It’s convenient because it’s around the corner from my house and they have late hours. You can even call in your order ahead of time over the phone. I did that and it was ready when I got there for pick up. Customer service has always been friendly and quick. Since the good is cooked fresh it does take a little wait time if you don’t call it in ahead of time. Waba is on the pricier side for bowls but it’s worth it. I get the shrimp bowl with veggies which is $ 8.50 plus tax but the bowls are pretty big in my opinion. It could possibly feed two people of you like smaller portions to eat.

12:00PM Thursday 01/​07/​2016
Alright…I wasn’t planning on giving this place a review but I was pretty surprised by my experience here.
I work in construction and don’t have much time for lunch so if I don’t cook, I get fast food. It’s not easy to have something cheap, quick, AND healthy so I’m glad there’s a waba nearby.
I’ve had waba a couple of times in different areas but I really liked this location. They went above and beyond in customer service. Very friendly employees that greeted every single person through the door! Very nice cashier as well. And as I was eating, a guy walked around wiping down tables and also asked everyone how their meal was and if they needed anything else. Maybe my expectations were set too low but honestly, how many restaurants, let alone fast food restaurants, treat their guests so well?
And as for the food, rice was well cooked, cabbage and carrots weren’t mushy, chicken and beef weren’t dry, plating looked good… like I said, I’ve been to other wabas and I’ve had very poorly made meals, so this place gets 5 stars from me.

Stopped by here today and was disappointed. Had the chicken bowl. They were a little busy at 2:30 but not an excuse for cold vegetables. Also the chicken didn’t have the same kinda crispy flavor to it. I guess it just wasn’t cooked as long as normal. Hope it’s better next time. I like having a location close to home. Don’t want to go back to flame broiler.

The only reason they have 1 star is because the food is okay. But this location has higher prices. Therefore I think this is a franchise. Other locations have a. 50 to. 75 cent difference. This location doesn’t offer a military discount like other locations. The cashiers are rude and ignorant. I prefer driving to the locations that honor there military discount. And they also give you less chicken then other locations. The one off of La Sierra gives you a lot of chicken.

Love this place! Close to work and always a fast and friendly visit. The salmon veggie bowl is amazing. And of course you need a couple cups of their special sauce.

I’ve recently become a Waba lover… It’s fresh, convenient, and healthy! Imagine that… Win-​win I think. And they are pretty quick about making the salmon too which is nice. Took them about 10 minutes or so to whip it up. The only reason that I did not give this location 5 stars is because my slab of salmon was a little skimpy. Other Waba grills seem to have a meatier slab of salmon; thicker and larger in size. And also the salmon is usually cooked a little more like heaven at other locations. My salmon from here was good, but not great. So it’s not the best Waba grill in town, they have some growing to do in order to win that title. Bit all in all it was a pleasant experience. I would come back to this Waba grill. The staff were very nice and helpful, which is always a plus!

I took my daughter here today and once we walked up about 10 feet from the counter it smelled like a sewer had erupted! We looked at each other and made a funny face but decided to order anyways. The food was not flavorful at all, the veggies had no seasoning at all! No salt, pepper or anything and the chicken was charred and only tasted like the thick teriyaki sauce that they smothered it in.
Sorry, I like the WABA Grill in Fullerton it’s 10 stars above this one. I don’t like writing bad reviews but this WABA kind of stunk!

I should have known this experience was not going to be good right from the start. Customer in front of me in line «what is the difference between salmon and tofu?» Employee asking manager «is salmon and tofu the same?» Haha… Well, here is my review:
Decided to give this place a try. I always see them and have never really thought to try it. However, I see that this location recently opened up. I ordered the chicken teriyaki bowl. Have to say I was not that impressed. The rice was clumpy and the chicken was dry. I will be sticking to Flame Broiler from now on.

You can never go wrong with fresh and healthy excluding the sauce.
This place Is always clean. People here are nice and courteous

This location just opened a couple weeks ago. The food was great as usual, but I did notice that they put way more rice and less meat as other locations do. The staff was friendly, a little too friendly actually, to the point where it feels fake. The sauces/​pickles area needed to be cleaned and the bathroom ran out of soap and paper towels. There is plenty of seating (outdoor too) and parking. If they start putting more meat they would get 4 stars.

First time at waba. I was very pleased that they offered more than flame broiler i.e. salmon, shrimp. Otherwise very comparable. This location is new and is very clean. Service was good. My dinner was delishous. I am craving more and cannot wait to go back.

I stopped here on whim after getting gasoline across the street. I have never been to a WaBa Grill and let me tell you I think I have been missing out!
This particular WaBa opened a few weeks ago and still has that fresh out of the box feel to it. The restaurant is clean and bright — very welcoming!
I was immediately greeted at the counter and inquired about the chicken bowl as I have never tried WaBa before, I was shocked that he offered me a sample! While he was getting the sample another patron said it was much better than The Flamebroiler and after tasting the sample I must agree! I proceeded to order the teriyaki bowl and the manager asked me if I wanted avocado (I was like what avocado!?) I love me some avocado so thought what the hell lets do it!!!
I was pleasantly surprised that at 10 minutes to closing they were so friendly and allowed me to stay and eat inside their establishment.
A nice gal by the name of Bianca brought the order to me and must say the presentation blew me away! It tasted as good as it looked. It could have used more teriyaki sauce (but as I went up to get a refill noticed they had an area where you could get extra sauces).
Bianca surprised me again by checking up on me and asking how I liked my meal. Very impressive for a quick service restaurant. I do wonder if they do this all the time or if it was because they were slow and almost closing. I’m sure I’ll find out soon cuz I’ll definitely be going back.
A couple of things prevented me from giving five stars: first, is they offer Pepsi products and I am not a fan of Pepsi-​but hey they have Dr Pepper. And secondly their parking lot is kind of a clusterfuck. Definitely not driver friendly.
Do yourself a favor, deal with the parking and get over to WaBa as soon as you can you won’t regret it!

This is the first time I’ve been to WaBa Grill and I can say that I was satisfied. The restaurant is on the small side and also has a patio which is nice. Customer service was great. The girl at the register was very friendly and helped me in picking out my meal. I ordered the Salmon Bowl. Least to say the the bowl itself was on the small side yet it was filling. I would come back again for the healthy variety of rice bowls. Another note, The Waba Sauce is amazing!

After waiting for a while to get my order taken I found out they ran out of White Rice, I order a Steak and Chicken plate, The Brown Rice was under cook, the steak was burned and the Chicken dried, it took about 10 minutes to serve my order and the kitchen was nothing but chaos, I’ll give it a try in a couple of months but for now I’ll be back to the Samurai kitchen Japanese grill down the street where I know I can get White Rice and well cook Chicken.