Machi-Chuuka by Eboshi — Restaurant in Costa Mesa

Will return because the food was great. An Asian friend recommended I eat here and it's authentic Asian food, as one would expect with such a recommendation.

I sent pics to a different Asian friend who gets offended when I eat "fake Asian" food, such as Pei Wei (which I have no problem with)... He saw the Mapo Tofu, which I'd never heard of before, and was really excited 😄

The dumplings had so much flavor! I tried fried this time, next time I'm going to try the other ones.

The surroundings didn't give me high expectations, but I had an amazing lunch combo with the most flavorful fried rice I've ever had.

The Mapo Tofu on its own wasn't flavorful enough for me, so I combined it with the rice and that fixed the issue, because the rice was so good it carried enough flavor for both.

I would prefer to not eat in a food court, but as this is the best Asian I've had in California (I live in Oceanside and can't find anything like this), I'll be back next time I'm in the area... It's worth it.

The food took longer to make than I expected, but that's because it's not "fast food," even though the venue sets the expectation that it will be.

I parked at the 711 next door and walked due to the parking lot being full, but there were tables available so that wasn't a problem.

I think because of the parking and the fact that the food takes a while, this isn't a place I would rush to if I were in a hurry, but I certainly don't want to eat such a wonderful meal in a hurry, anyhow.

The service was very friendly and he even gave me a free drink to compensate for accidentally calling me to come get my order before it was complete. That...

Got take-out from here and it ended up being pretty decent. Went with the kaisen yakisoba which I was worried would be too garlicky given the way it smelled on the drive home but it was really pleasantly seasoned with a good amount of seafood. Also grabbed karaage because it was 50% off the day I went (Tuesdays). I probably didn't need this: it was nicely seasoned but the crispiness was a bit lacking and parts of it were frankly soggy.

The food court itself is pretty solid with a bunch of rice/noodle/etc options. I will say most of the things here, including this takeout and the market itself, are rather on the pricy side. However, the food was made quickly and I got a little buzzer so I could explore the market while waiting. It's overall a pretty lively place and it's nice that they have a...

I don't like giving one star reviews but my wait for fried rice is exceedingly unreasonable. At time of writing this review, it's been over a 50 minute wait for my dinner even though the cashier said it was going to be 10 minutes at time of purchase. I would have not tipped at time of payment had I known it was going to be this long. I'm also disappointed that nothing was really...