Ratings of WaBa Grill

google
Google
4.1
(155 Reviews)
yelp
Yelp
2.9
(57 Reviews)

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Location & Hours

Teriyaki bowls with chicken, steak, shrimp & vegetables star at this relaxed, counter-serve cafe.

16923 Vanowen St
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Monday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Recent Reviews

google
Jan 2024
Omggg this was my first time eating here and the shrimp taco was bomb ! I also had the chicken and white rice and it was very healthy! Fast service.
google
Dec 2023
Beware if you order dumplings make sure you check they don't even add the dumplings. The owners of this particular franchise are super cheap and greedy. They are lying about a national sauce shortage. They are literally the only waba grill that is limiting sauce. Pinching pennies at the expense of the customers well they pay their employees pennies.
google
Nov 2023
This place just opened in my neighborhood. I have been there 3 times so far and the food was overcooked 2 out of 3 times and service has been poor 2 out of 3 also. These are my first times ever at waba. I think ill go back to OMG grill which is a little farther away. Went back after 5 years and got food poisoning. :(
google
Oct 2023
Excellent customer service.
google
Oct 2023
Worst service ever. Knowone taking orders. Standing around talking to each other while people are in line. 30 min to make 1 rice bowl. Never coming back here.
google
Oct 2023
Loved the experience!
google
Oct 2023
Food is good, not great, but the atmosphere is really bad because of the horrible choice of music. Obviously they are playing it for themselves and not for the customers because no one would choose music like that for customers. It seems like the same bad song over and over, pounding drums and somebody yelling (not singing) off key. I just wanted to finish my food quickly and get out of there. Service was OK but they can't seem to bother to utter a single smile, and they made me feel like I was bothering them. The worst part was that they didn't know their own exterior sineage and they ended up charging me for something that was supposed to be free with an order of a bowl. I asked for the "healthy option on the go" that was painted outside on the glass by the front door, and they had no clue what I meant. Then I pointed out that per Google search result which I showed them, with the bowl I was supposed to get 5 free dumplings but I didn't, and they ended up charging me a small fee for them because they didn't know how the coupon worked. The place was pretty clean though the missing ceiling tile and some stained ceiling tiles didn't really look good. Too many things adding up to a bad enough experience that I won't be back there anymore. No wonder the place was pretty much empty.
google
Sep 2023
Great service, great team, great prices, no problem with parking, my recommendations))

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WaBa Grill is rated an average of 3.8/5 stars across various online platforms.