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San Diego Map: RoppongiRoppongi Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Asian Fusion, Pacific Rim
Hours Sun-Thurs 11:30am-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm
Address
875 Prospect St
Location At Fay Ave, La Jolla, La Jolla
Transportation Bus: 30
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 858/551-5252
Web site www.roppongiusa.com
Prices Main courses $9-$14 lunch, $9-$19 tapas, $23-$37 dinner
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V
Other Valet parking $7; garage parking available for dinner

Frommer's Review

At Roppongi, the cuisines of Japan, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Korea, and India collide, sometimes gracefully, in a vibrant explosion of flavors. You might not get past the first menu page, a long list of small tapas dishes designed for sharing; each table is preset with a tall stack of plates that quietly encourage a communal meal of successive appetizers. You can jump from Thai satay to Chinese pot stickers to a Mongolian duck quesadilla and then to Indonesian spicy shrimp without missing a beat. When you order right, it works. (A number of the dishes are sweet, so ask your waiter for a good balance.) Options increase exponentially when you start considering the sushi bar menu. There are also traditionally sized main courses featuring seafood, meat, and game, all colorfully prepared; at lunch there's a selection of bento boxes.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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