9172 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92126
(858) 348-0414

Dennis, Lynn and I decided to try out bamboo hut in Mira Mesa because we found a coupon in the clipper magazine.

Our appetizer, the Spicy Tuna Roll (not shown) was very plain and it was extremely dry, even after dipping it in the sauce. Dennis ordered the Combination Bento C with nigiri sushi, chicken katsu, and cali roll (9.25), which includes salad and a choice of garlic or steamed rice. The salad was the typical lettuce sprinkled with the ginger salad dressing and the garlic rice definitely was more flavorful than the plain rice, with a subtle hint of garlic. The katsu chicken pieces seemed too thin but the crunchy texture and sweet sauce tasted fine.

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Nguyen ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry (5.95) with a second item (2.50) of Mochi Chicken, with the standard salad and rice. The bite sized mochi chicken was dipped in seasoned sweet rice flower and deep fried. The texture was soft with a hint of crisp but the flavor was not of his liking. We didn’t like the katsu curry chicken too much either. The breading was less crisp because of the watery, buttery curry, plus it should have had a stronger curry flavor. The steamed rice wasn’t that great either, as if all the flavor was sucked out of it.

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As for service and atmosphere, we weren’t too pleased. All the tables were dirty when we got there and the waitress left the table wet after wiping it down. The menus were a bit dirty too. The wait for the food seemed a bit long because the table that ordered before us almost finished their food by the time our main courses came out. Most likely, we won’t go back unless we go for happy hour sushi rolls, since this restaurant got an award from san diego’s best.

Taste: 5/10
Service: 3/5
Presentation: 3/5

Total: 11/20