ROBATA-X SUSHI & IZAKAYA in California

"Today, October 17, 2025 was a soft opening of this brand new all you can eat elevated sushi restaurant. After speaking with the staff, I found out that the same MasterChef that brought Love Boat Sushi to Oceanside and Blue Ocean to Carlsbad, is in charge of bringing this unique experience to us. Robata-X Sushi & Izakaya provides a premium sushi dining experience with high-quality ingredients, the option for à la cart, an appetizer menu and their best value is All-You-Can-Eat. When it comes to dining-in options, Robata-X has plenty of seating inside, with high-tables and booths available and they even extended the dining area to an outdoor patio and the front of the restaurant as well. Their service still has room for improvement and I feel that they may need to hire more staff during the day, but they seem to have enough for the evenings and weekend. The service staff are friendly and helpful, but their overall menu system needs a lot of improvement. Currently, they have an extensive menu with over 50+ items and there's no descriptions of the individual items or photos either. So far, everything looks great and they will have a small cooler upfront for sushi orders to go. For sushi rolls, I enjoyed the Camp Pendleton, Imperial Beach, Torrey Pines & Robata-X Toro. I also liked the Korean BBQ ribs & the crispy eggplant in a sweet soy glaze. The only dish I really didn't care for was their chicken karaage, which was more like Panda Express Orange Chicken without the sauce. But I'm not too judgmental, because their specialty is seafood and NOT chicken. I also don't prefer their music playlist of choice. It's currently a station with cover songs of the 80's & 90's playing rather loud and while I LOVE that genre of music, I would rather some gentle Japanese ambiance vibes. Overall, I'm very happy with their opening and although I know they're improving, they're off to a great start and have a fantastic concept! Robata-X is a nice addition to the Oceanside dining scene & location."

"The food here is great! Incredible value as well. Highly recommend this place. Hidden gem that won’t be hidden so well. The favorites I had: sugar dragon roll, the fried rice, crispy eggplant, the lemon salmon was very special, and the steak and pineapple skewers. Glad I tried this place with my family!"

"I really love the food! Sushi is fresh and has fish instead of imitation crab in and out, very good quality and flavourful cooking. Chef Sho is an amazing cook as well as his well trained staff. He’s passionate about what he creates in the kitchen and it is exceptionally proven in the cooking. Big plus is the dessert! I will be their loyal customer and highly recommend this restaurant."

"We went for dinner on a Wednesday night. The dining room was about half full and service seemed ok. We waited maybe 10-15 minutes for the noodle/teriyaki options but the sushi seemed to fly out as soon as we ordered. They have an all-you-can-eat menu as well as a regular "a la carte" menu. We chose the latter and I'm glad we did because I was full after just two sushi rolls. Everything was delicious, way better than the other local sushi places and pretty similar pricing. I'm really hoping this new place sticks around for a long time :)"

"Great service and great food, we were shocked it is all you can eat, they kept the rice small and in good proportions . We highly recommend the Omakase menu!"

"The Black Dragon roll was the best sushi roll I’ve had in a while. My new favorite for sure!"

"Warmly greeted by all the staff as soon as we walked in. Atmosphere was elegant and pleasant. All members were very helpful and attentive. We had the all you can eat sushi. Each specialty roll was fabricated so beautifully and delicious. Favorite sushi was Lemon Yellowtail"

"Tempted by the all you can eat sushi, we walked through the doors. The first sushi roll was the largest most delicious sushi roll I have had in a while. Very fresh ingredients, the flavour profiles collided into one exquisite experience."