Great place to shop for Japanese produce, Great bento food too. Great customer service.

1: Free range egg and chicken is so good, this is kinda of chicken product that Im pursuing for that have little odor after marinating, free range really saved the nature flavor of chicken!

Having moved from Tokyo Japan In Sept. 2020 (after living there for 17 years) to San Diego California. At times one, 🤔well me, craves for a bento or a snack that is made in Japan…so I come here to Mitsuwa. I am no stranger to Mitsuwa for I frequently visited one located just outside Chicago in a area called Arlington Heights. Though the one in Kearny Mesa is not as large as that one it still has some of the things that I crave from time to time. There are more branches of the store located throughout California but this one is closer to me. However, in the near future I will visit those as well.

This store is so much bigger than what we have in LA. lots more special kiosks and cooked food items. i especially like their pickled bar.

This grocery had everything I needed. The day I went was picked over in the prepared food sections. Consider going earlier in the day to avoid the lines. It is a very popular place. Some of the produce is quite expensive than I’m used too, but very good otherwise. They also have a few stores inside that carry porcelain goods- and anime merchandise. There was a extensive Japanese toiletries section and medicines as well. Overall good experience. Will be coming back.

Ever feel like you just need to fly to Japan? LOL okay it’s not exactly the same but Mitsuwa does have a lot of the food comforts! There are so many snacks, actual hot food, pickled plums, and more to choose from! From mochi and fresh onigiri to gluten free Kikkoman Panko, possibilities are endless. You’ll come in thinking you’ll be buying one item or two and end up with a basket full! And you know what? Who cares, because you’re in Japan! LOL anyway, I’m so glad this Japanese grocery store has been around since the late 90s! What a San Diego treasure!

Awesome place and great service! Will be back for sure! 😁👍🏻

I am new in SD. The store is bigger than I thought. They have every Japanese product which I need. I definitly become their frequently customer. Thanks for bring Japanese product to tbe US.

Unique imported food, drinks, toys and items from Japan. They have a good restaurant inside. Very nice staff. Their nigiri was very good and fresh surprisingly.

The place never changes it is always consistent providing the bestJapanese food in San Diego

Surprisingly good food.

A nice grocery store with some hard to find Asian foods and ingredients. Also had a small cafeteria with some great lunch options.

My wife and I go here for the fresh made sushi for lunch. Always looking and tasting FRESH. After they close the unsold sushi for the day gets marked down 5%-10% to clear out before the next day. They also have a big selection of Japanese snacks that you are craving.

You can find most of Japanese products here. Pretty big and have food court.

Ordered ramen from Santouka, never disappointed us! Good ramen! Great supermarket, nice friendly staff!

The best market in San Diego in my opinion. Food made fresh daily that always bought out completely. Only thing they need to fix is to have their chef knives in stock.

They sell expired goods at a premium... I feel stupid shopping here. See photo for how I ended up with something that expired more than two months ago.

This Market place is really good when you wanted to make Japanese or Chinese cuisine . You dont have to go to different store just to find the ingredient. And if you want a meal that is already made, they also have it. Why not try it, youll never know and their price are decent. Have fun....By the way this restaurant was taken before coronavirus ruin our nation.. Mahalo!

Mitsuwa always has very fresh veggies! I swung by on multiple occasions to pick up items like Asian Cabbage, Daikon, Gobo for a traditional Japanese New Years dinner. It is worth going to stop by all the Japanese markets because they are located within close proximity to each other.

Good and interesting inventory, if you like sweet wines try the plum wine.Lots of things you wont find at other stores

Awesome store and selection.........our favorite place to go for Japanese goods. Even has a mini-mall area of vendors and food courts.

Like being in Japan, even the rude old babas. Great selection of everything from groceries, ready to eat goodies, alcohol, appliances and toys. Few restaurants inside but I suggest the Poke place in the same strip mall. Prices are up there but what do you expect? I hear the weekends are best because they have more ready to eat foods.

Easy to find. Clean store. Stocked varieties. Friendly workers.

Any time Im near that area I stop to get sushi and rice balls. Love going there.

It’s ok… was expecting a Mitsuwa like the Chicago one but ended up feeling this is only like 1/3 of what the Chicago location has to offer. No in-house bakery, and the foodcourt is underwhelming. Still a solid spot to get Japanese grocery items, but I wouldn’t travel out of my way for this location.

I love this store. They have the best snacks and drinks. They have a couple restaurants inside and a sushi area.

Very pleasant and clean. A great little market with a good selection of A great little market will a good selection of a great little market win a good selection of Japanese Goods. Also has three very good hot food restaurants. Fresh sushi and bento boxes made daily. I often stop there on my way home to pick up dinner for myself and the family.

I love this Japanese store, its modeled after a grocery store in Japan and even has a non-grocery goods section, an eatery and a crepe place! You can buy omiyage style sweets as well.

Great store with two different restaurants to eat from. The food is so delicious and brought back memories of when we were stationed overseas.

Awesome place the j crepes place is awesome food outstanding. Customer service amazing. The store is also amazing clean organized and so prepared. Love the new spot for food.

This is one of my favorites places to shop. Good price and selection. I can always find something new to try.

1st time at this store, will difitnely go back everyone was so friendly and the cashier had great customer service.

This place is where I always buy my breakfast and lunch. It is healthy and tasty. You would not go wrong with any of these food. This where I buy groceries sometimes. Everything is in this place. You can eat here, buy groceries, and beauty products. They even have a gift store here. They have anime store. They have a dessert place here. Or you can simply just buy an on the go lunch. Fried or grilled fish with tempura vegetables. They have varieties of side dishes. They have rolls. They have ice cream. They bave ramen. They have alcohol, juice, vitamin jellies. Everything is in one place. This is one of the place you will never regret going, but the parking is bad. Thus, you have to be patient waiting or parking on the side of street if needed.

Loved it! Went to one of the ramen shops for dinner and did some shopping. Ramen was great!!

Great place to shop for Asian food, merchandise and things you really dont need but wants to have. I go here for the bento boxes for lunch that are delicious, tastes authentic but affordable. Love the Takoyaki and Japanese desserts. Parking can be challenging so go there on a weekday and never on weekends.

Great selection, besides the variety and quality of the produce and items, they have a restaurant, a dessert bar, and a little store in the back that has many anime toys and decoration

I love shopping here. Its my go to place for everything japanese that I grew up eating.

I LOVE Mitsuwa! They always have good prices and they always have something I’m surprised to see from Japan! This location specifically is the best Mitsuwa location in Southern California. The premade food fridge is always full in the afternoon and it’s always *chef’s kiss* delicious. Even prices in the beauty and gift stores are extremely reasonable for imports!

Oiii parking is a joke here, its tight even for a Prius!!

Love this place so much. I always gather onigiris and sushi from here. They have great items here as well

Check out the ramen spot in this store. Its delicious! Also great selection of food and the little gift shop is full of really cool items!

I love stopping here. Fresh food, imported fruits and amazing selection of snacks.

First time there. Found what we were looking for. Probably easier if you can read Japanese.Clean, friendly, fair amount of parking.

The best Asian market in San Diego, featuring primarily Japanese goods but not exclusively.The best thing about Mitsuwa is the awesome food court attached to each one. This one is special because it features cute Harajuku style crepes and has a gourmet mochi and wagashi stand too.The second best thing about Mitsuwa is huge array of products, foods, alcohol, and prepared foods that they have. Things I would only think to find on Japan are at my fingertips:Chicken katsu sandwiches & other Japanese style gourmet prepared foodsBento box mealsSo many delicious donburi dishesFresh onigiriMelon cream panAnime & ghibli merchandiseJapanese blind boxesAll the fun Japanese kids candyJapanese and Korean skincare and make upFun stuff you might only find at Donquiote in Osaka or TokyoThe last best thing about Mitsuwa are their weekly adds and cultural celebrations! Sometimes they feature little food booths where you can purchase extra fun treats for certain times of the year or in honor of a special holiday.

Really a great Japanese supermarket. However, my standard has been set high by the larger and better Mitsuwa in New Jersey. I like to give this San Diego Mitsuwa a 4.5 star for a great supermarket, but a smaller and less impressive food court.

I visited SD for two days and visited mitsuwa three times; all three times, I bought uni. I love uni and at basically $2 per piece, it was worth it. I bought the $30 set twice and the $16 set once. Im from Texas so the only way for me to get uni that tastes this good is to go to a good sushi restaurant. Our local h Mart sells uni, but its not as good as mitsuwas.Anyway, great uni and great everything else. Produce looks fresh, the hotate I got was good for the price, bento and onigiri were good. Customer service was excellent all three times. Parking was abundant and the store was clean. I appreciate the steps taken for safety and protection in-store during the pandemic. I didnt touch the card reader (my phone barely did), but the cashier wiped it down after I checked out anyway. All cashiers wore gloves and sanitized everything, hands too.I wish we had mitsuwa in Austin so so much.

Love their japanese product selections. Especially that they have a cosmetics section. If you want to purchase japanese foods this is the place to go.

Lots of stuff to choose from. The saki selection is great for the location.

I love this store so much, especially the little cafes within it. Great authentic food and excellent service always. It gets packed but the lines are worth it! Bathrooms are super clean as well which I find surprising given the number of customer that walk in and out of this place on a daily basis.

Its a really cool Japanese supermarket with a couple of small unique restaurants inside as well as a few stores located inside the supermarket. Interesting if you are looking to explore Japanese food.

Nice and clean, great take out food and snacks. Best crepes in town at J Crepes & Cafe! Fresh grocery selection, but wish they took EBT payment.

This place got all things asian, from snacks to beauty products and even a little anime section. Always found myself returning here for the ramen stands, the crepe stand and the snacks/drinks.

All kinds of Japanese food and goods. Plus they have a small noodle restaurant inside.

Very nice market, there are 2 restaurants inside, one is Japanese food and the other is a Japanese desserts/crepes (very yummy btw) & there are also some small businesses in the back with nice anime merch, tea sets & cute bowls! Helpful employees.

I dont usually buy any Japanese groceries but regardless visiting this supermarket was a great learning experience. They have a couple of restaurants in the store that look very appetizing.

This place is very good Asian market.

Great selection and value. The only place I have seen with Asahi Dry Zero Alcohol beer in the US!

One of the best sources of Japanese food.

Great Japanese market with a large selection of grocery items and ready-to-eat dishes.

Very very clean. As expected from a Japanese market. Meat super fresh and well prepared. Although items are a bit pricy compare to H Martin and 99 Ranch Market, its okay. My husband likes the Japanese snacks there.

If you like Japanese food and culture, this is a great place to find things that you might not elsewhere.

We took the kids to see all the anime stuff and everything was gone from the shelves. It was the first time I was disappointed by this store. It’s usually well stocked. I would have thought they would do this inventory change quickly but nope. Anyway maybe they’ll write me back when they finish putting everything back and THEN I’ll visit again and change my review 🥲

Great grocery store with a lot of variety and very fun to visit

Great place to shop to get to some great quality items for lunch, and especially dinner. Granted some things are a bit pricey dur to it being imported from Japan but it is worth every cent spent! I shop here more often now and its worth the drive and peace of mind.

One of my favorite Asian markets! The food court is undoubtedly one of the best Japanese cuisine catering in San Diego. I especially love the actual market part of the store! Everything from rice cookers to beauty products, bento boxes to colorful snacks, they have about everything you could ask for in an Asian market. The “Trendy” store is a bit pricey for is merchandise, but overall amazing products. Service is great as well, very patient.

Oooooohhhhhh mmmmmmmyyyyyy! Im such a sucker for amazing Ramen!!! Love the ramen here. If I had a bucket list, Id try each type before I die. 😆Gets busy as soon as it opens at 11a. Get there early to stand in line. If you have company with you, have them snag the seat. As soon as it opens, I swear, the line is ridiculous, then they run out of seats! We had people hovering over us while we ate to snatch our table the moment we stood up.I think I tried the spicy ramen once then the miso another time. Hubby had the salt once and also the spicy. I just cant tell you how much I love it. Totally reminds me of the small ramen shops in Nagoya or Tokyo.Just FYI, its not cheap. Running about $10-15. If you order sides and a drink, it can be a pricey lunch.There is some amazing sushi here in the store, too!Soooooo yuuuummmmuuuuyyyy 🍜

All your Japanese food items...bottle tea/coffee, snacks, shoyu, sake, premium rice, miso...

Santoukas salt ramen has the best tasting soup of all ramen places Ive tried in San Diego. Musashiyas tempura shrimp is large, plump, and very crispy if you request the sauce on the side. Seating is often tough but you just gotta post up and watch for people getting ready to leave. I also like to buy futomaki, sushi, soba, monaka ice cream, and milk tea at the supermarket so I get it all done in one place. The regular spot!

Sad to see the normally bustling food court looking so forlorn. I hope things change soon, so the restaurants can get back in gear.The market is very consistently clean, neatly stocked, and the staff is always very accommodating.

Great place to buy seaweed, miso, bonito flakes, furikake and all your favorites. Prices arent super expensive, there are english labels on pretty much evrything if thats the only language you speek and they clean the registers between each customer! Very clean and nice place to shop, also a great seafood selection. If your curious then stop by to take a look, you wont regret it. If your looking for an ingredient you cant find at the normal groshery store for popular asian dishes I havent come across anything they dont cary a version of.

Lots of great stuff here! Delicious restaurants inside.

I come here for all my Japanese needs! Usually if I want to make a Japanese dinner. Today I picked up slabs of salmon and hamachi. I also grab uni, tobiko, eel, shrimp and scallops, to make nigiri and sashimi. I made uni shots with sake, tobiko, green onion, wasabi and yuzu. All their fish is really fresh and sashimi grade.

Very good pices and a lot of goods.

Clean + organized + wonderful servicevery satisfied and will keep coming back

Loved it. It has a ton of Japanese things but no restrooms.

If you like arguing with customers thats the perfect place to be

This place is so clean and their selection of fish, meat, eggs and produce are fresh and of good quality. The store employees are very friendly. It is my go-to grocery store especially for finding a larger selection of international products.

We got lots of pickled vegetables this time. We are always on a mission as to what we need. Ready made Bentos are really good here too.

Always come in here for the rice balls and snacks! Also, when Im prepping to make sushi or ramen I like getting my ingredients here.

Santouka Ramen and Musashiya are located inside Mitsuwa market.

One of my favorite Japan Grocery Supermarket to shop!!!

Fun Japanese market with food, a very large selection of sake, and much more. If you like Japanese food and culture, this is a must.

Love this market we usually go after we have Ramen and grab some delicious mochi ice cream and candy. We stop for a crape as well. Huge selection of things to shop for.

Very cool place. Loved the Japanese flair and style as always. Lots of selection in each individual shop.

Good Japanese market.

Sad theyre out of prepare food earlier than 7pm but I love this store

I usually pick up their fresh prepared food and a dozen eggs. The yolks are perfect!

One of my favorite markets, I’ve never been to Japan but I feel they have everything you need and more; I always feel overwhelmed of all of the variety they have and sometimes they don’t even have translations on their products or instructions.

Clean, great selection of Japanese groceries, plus small shops within the store. Not crowded.

You can find anything you want here, Japanese crackers, seaweed, ice cream, pocky.

I was preparing some groceries this morning for my one-week break, which is why I went to a certain grocery store. I knew at that moment that I was fortunate enough to visit that shop today.

So many cool things to try! Very authentic japanese items and the food court is amazing. Try the ramen you wont regret it!

Just wish they had more stuff like 99 ranch but over all it is a great store!!

I havent found a better prepared marinated carne asada, my family loves it! Broad range of products and reasonable prices.

This place has the best dongo and rice ball snacks really good Market for Japanese groceries!

Long lines always. Food court is good.

Santouka 山頭火 is inside! Need I say more?

Great place to fine great ingredients for any of your Japanese cooking.

Great store. Highly recommended to all my friends

Awesome selection. My favorite store.