Omatase Japanese Kitchen — Restaurant in Mesa

What can I say here. Omatase Japanese Kitchen is located in the Asiana food court. I have been wanting to try this place for a while and they did not disappoint. Tucked away in the Asiana food court. They serve what I can only describe as Japanese soul food that if your grandma was Asian. This is the food you grew up eating and being that fat happy panda growing up.

I ordered the king katsu plate. It has three types of katsu with a river of curry.

The curry sauce reminds me of those afternoons in Hawaii with a big bowl or chicken katsu curry on the beach.

The curry definitely was not a packet or gold curry blocks you get from the supermarket. It had small tender pieces of beef in it with sweet onions. Definitely the curry your grandma used to make.

The katsu were pork, chicken and fish. All three were succulent, tender and juicy. The breading was crispy and stayed crispy even after being dunked mercilessly in curry sauce.

Definitely worth the trip and the price to experience this amazing dish.

The restaurant serves fresh fish and a variety of Japanese dishes that I can only describe as what my childhood in Hawaii was like. The owners were welcoming and eager to answer any questions you have.

More importantly the food was done in a quick and timely manner.

If you are near this area, you definitely should swing by as you won't regret the amazing food...

I usually eat some type of sushi once a week as it is my favorite type of food. For the last 3 weeks I’ve found myself eating at Omatase at least twice a week.

This initially started out as convenience because I stop by the Asiana Market a few times a month and pass by it a few times a week. It’s just so easy to swing by to grab a quick bite for dinner on the way home. What started as convenience quickly became the cravings for delicious meals and seeing excited happy faces.

I’ve had the pleasure to eat the following dishes (most of them many times over): Takoyaki Oyster Kaarage Unagi Donburi Scallop Donburi Shashimi Salad Super Sashimi Bowl Assorted Nigiri And almost every hand roll

Everything I’ve had has continued to be delicious and fresh. After seeing other reviews of patrons missing these owners’ food and excited to see them open this new restaurant I can absolutely see why!

I highly recommend swinging by and grabbing a hand roll or 8, you won’t disappointed.

And to the owners, “I’ll see...

Omatase ((お待たせ)) is a Japanese word that means "sorry to have kept you waiting". It can be used as a polite greeting, even if you are not late.

For this great place, I would gladly wait. The owners, Mei and Jay, are the original owners of Sushi Stop. My heart is so happy to see them again!

Today is their grand opening and we got some takoyaki (six pieces for $9), pork katsu with the addition of cheese ($18 + $3), and a Las Vegas maki roll (five pieces for $8). Everything tasted delicious, as always. The curry dish is easily shareable between two people. We could have gotten just the curry and it would be perfect but you know I needed a maki roll for good measure. No regrets.

Sitting in the Asian food court is Omatase Japanese Kitchen! You won't be disappointed having a meal here....