Premium Japanese BBQ in Costa Mesa. Grill your own wagyu, prime short rib, beef tongue, and more over charcoal. Open nightly until 1am. Walk-ins only. 3033 Bristol St.
Hours & Location
3033 Bristol St, Suite 129, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
What Our Customers Say
I've been here now 3-4x over the decade. There's a reason for all the chaos -- the quality of their food is impeccable. This is definitely a Japanese BBQ I would highly recommend. We ordered Sapporo, salads, spicy cold noodles (amazing), rice, short rib soup, and the kimchi was incredible. The shiso rice was so delicious as a palate cleanser.
A bit of a wait, but worth it. Came with my wife and in-laws a bit after opening and experienced a 30-40 minute wait. The restaurant takes down your number and calls you when your table is ready. After being seated, we ordered Beef Carpaccio, beef tongue, tenderloin, prime boneless short rib, and a veggie platter. Overall the meats and veggies were delicious.
Amazing experience and delicious food for a special occasion. Arrived around 4:30 PM with an estimated 3-hour wait, and returned at 6:30 PM when our table was ready. The staff was incredibly accommodating and kindly held the table until we arrived. We ordered four types of meat, which was more than enough alongside the appetizers.
Woooooooow, wow, wow! This is truly as good as it gets, the food quality here itself speaks volumes. Despite Anjin being a really popular, small restaurant with a typical 2-hour wait for dinner my group of friends and I had decided to take the chance and put our name down. We got a call back within the hour. We ordered: #4 Marbled Prime Boneless Short Rib, #7 Tenderloin, #8 Prime Outside Skirt, #11 Pork Cheek, #15 Scallop, #23 Homemade Kimchi, #29 Beef Tataki, #30 Beef Carpaccio. The quality of the meats here is next level. Absolutely delicious, unctuous and melt in your mouth tender. It's almost hard for me to compare Anjin to any other place because truly there isn't anything really for me to compare it to thus far.
Haven't been here in 10 years, just went back last night and nothing has changed! Food is still as amazing as I remember. Short Rib Soup had great flavor and nice big chunks of meat. Stone Plate Fried Rice -- ORDER EXTRA CRISPY! Must try. Salted Beef Tongue was very good quality and I love the fresh lemon juice given on the side. Marinated Short Rib was very tender and my favorite cut of meat they offer. Mixed Kimchi was fresh and a nice variety of pickled veggies. Service is on point.
Came to Anjin for our anniversary dinner after seeing many great reviews. The Yelpers were right! Anjin is so delicious! A5 Wagyu: SO GOOD. I've never had Wagyu in my life and it was sooo soft and just melts in your mouth. Marbled Prime Boneless Short Rib: very soft and also melts in your mouth. We also got the Marbled Prime Rib Eye, Beef Carpaccio, and some egg soup.
I've been here multiple times and always have enjoyed it. A fair warning, this place gets really crowded and don't even think about coming here on a Friday or weekend expecting to get seated quickly. If you're coming with 2 people, you should order 2-3 plates of meat each. We tried the beef tartare, tongue, cheek, short rib, carpaccio, skirt and tenderloin. Pretty much everything except for the wagyu. The people working there are attentive and friendly.
Been coming to Anjin for going on two decades. Get the same thing every time: steamed rice, 3 orders of number four (the marbled short rib), kimchi, and the short rib soup. The meat is tender and delicious, gets a nice char on the edges on the grill. We throw fresh garlic in both dipping sauces.
My family dined at Anjin for my brother's birthday and we enjoyed it. The service was great as the staff came by frequently to check on us. Sitting inside the restaurant was comfortable and pleasant. We definitely enjoyed the #4, #8, wagyu, and Kobe meats, which were high quality. The homemade kimchi and kimchi cucumbers were also great. At the end, the staff came out with a complimentary dessert and sang happy birthday for my brother.
Marbled prime rib eye was not only my favorite but the whole party's favorite! Tender, great quality, delectable. Best rib eye ever!