The Yasai
The Yasai begins
Junya Watanabe, owner and executive chef of line-out-the-door Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen in Kearny Mesa and Little Italy, brings a new plant-based experience to Convoy Street: The Yasai. Chef Watanabe’s extensive culinary background and frequent trips abroad have provided him the aptitude to foresee the next great food trend —and he’s here to tell you — it’s Japanese, it’s vegan and it’s game-changing. Yasai, meaning vegetable in Japanese, will be center stage for each dish and the starring role in Watanabe’s new act, slated to open in early November 2019. Dishes will include fresh preparations created in the Japanese tradition, including Housemade Tofu Chawanmushi:
The Yasai serves all of San Diego including:
- Balboa Park
- Bankers Hill
- Barrio Logan
- Bay Ho
- Bay Park
- Birdland
- Black Mountain Ranch
- Border
- Burlingame
- Carmel Mountain Ranch
- Carmel Valley
- City Heights
- Clairemont
- College Area
- Del Mar Heights
- Del Mar Mesa
- Downtown San Diego (Centre City)
- Columbia
- Core
- Cortez Hill
- East Village
- Gaslamp Quarter
- Horton Plaza
- Little Italy
- Marina
- East Elliott
- Egger Highlands
- El Cerrito
- Gateway
- Golden Hill
- Grant Hill
- Harbor Island
- Harborview
- Hillcrest
- Kearny Mesa
- Kensington
- La Jolla
- La Jolla Village
- Torrey Pines
- Village of La Jolla
- Lake Murray
- Linda Vista
- Logan Heights
- Marston Hills
- Memorial
- Midtown
- Mira Mesa
- Miramar
- Mission Beach
- Mission Hills
- Mission Valley
- Civita
- Morena
- Navajo
- Allied Gardens
- Del Cerro
- Grantville
- San Carlos
- Nestor
- Normal Heights
- North City
- North Park
- North Clairemont
- Oak Park
- Ocean Beach
- Ocean Crest
- Ocean View Hills
- Old Town
- Otay Mesa
- Otay Mesa West
- Pacific Beach
- Pacific Highlands Ranch
- Palm City
- Point Loma
- La Playa
- Loma Portal
- Midway
- Point Loma Heights
- Roseville-Fleetridge
- Sunset Cliffs
- Wooded Area
- Rancho Bernardo
- Rancho Encantada
- Rancho Peñasquitos
- Redwood Village
- Rolando
- Rolando Park
- Sabre Springs
- San Pasqual Valley
- San Ysidro
- Scripps Ranch
- Miramar Ranch North
- Scripps Miramar Ranch
- Serra Mesa
- Shelter Island
- Sherman Heights
- Sorrento Mesa
- Sorrento Valley
- South Park
- Southeast San Diego
- Alta Vista
- Bay Terraces
- Broadway Heights
- Chollas View
- Emerald Hills
- Encanto
- Jamacha
- Lincoln Park
- Lomita
- Mountain View
- Mt. Hope
- Paradise Hills
- Shelltown
- Skyline
- Southcrest
- Valencia Park
- Stockton
- Talmadge
- Tierrasanta
- Tijuana River Valley
- Torrey Highlands
- Torrey Hills
- University City
- University Heights
- Uptown
- Webster
Our Menu
BDaily made tofu custard coated with warm house gravy and a fresh wasabi companion; Karaage: Crispy battered curry soy cutlets topped with dengaku miso paste, chimichurri mayo, fresh red onion, and micro organic cilantro; and Tantanmen Ramen: Made with a from-scratch dashi born of frequent time in the kitchen training with Watanabe’s mentor in Japan, spicy creamy broth topped with impossible meat, bok choy, wakame seaweed, corn, bean sprouts, and green onions.
Our Specials
Taking note from Albert Einstein’s famous quote, “Nothing will benefit health or increase chances of survival on Earth as the evolution to a vegetarian diet,” Watanabe has dedicated himself to mastering the plant-based craft and creating an approachable path to a vegan diet.
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