the yasai

San Diego, CA

The Yasai is a Japanese restaurant with excellent vegan options, offering dishes like Vegan Curry Ramen and Vegan Alaskan King Crab Roll.

Top Picks

Triple Tomato Ramen

Contains konbu dashi, ramen noodles, and tomato. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan California Dreamin

Contains cucumbers, fermented bell peppers, nori, panko, rice, vegan no-spicy tuna, and vegan no-shrimp. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Bao Buns

Contains bao bun, chimichurri mayo, eel sauce, miso shiitake mushrooms, pickled red onions, and sun-dried tomatoes. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Alaskan King Crab Roll

Contains avocado, nori, no-cream cheese, no-shrimp, no-spicy tuna, rice, spicy aioli, sweet shoyu, and vegan Alaskan king crab. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Nigiri

Contains vegan rice, and vegan topping. We believe this item is vegan as is.

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Yasai Kitchen

Vegan Stuffed Jalapeño Tempura

Contains impossible meat, jalapeno, Tofutti vegan cream cheese, and tempura batter. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Seaweed Salad

Contains marinated seaweed, sesame seeds, and vegetables. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Organic Corn Baby Back Ribs

Contains baby back corn ribs, BBQ sauce, negi green onion, polenta, and togarashi. We don't recommend this item.

Vegan Tempura Assortment

Contains tofu, and vegetables. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Brussel Sprout Skillet

Contains Brussels sprouts, chili threads, and sweet wasabi aioli. We suggest removing the sweet wasabi aioli.

Vegan Tonkatsu w/ Tokyo Fries

Contains garlic tofu, glass noodles, Japanese herbs, veggies, and vegan tonkatsu batter. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Bao Buns

Contains bao bun, chimichurri mayo, eel sauce, miso shiitake mushrooms, pickled red onions, and sun-dried tomatoes. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Tonkatsu-Karaage Curry

Contains Japanese curry sauce, panko-breaded vegan cutlet, and rice. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Squash Blossom Tempura

Contains Brussels sprouts, chili threads, sweet wasabi aioli, and tempura batter. We don't recommend this item.

Vegan Karaage Bao Buns

Contains bao bun, chimichurri mayo, cilantro, eel sauce, miso shiitake mushrooms, pickled red onions, and sun-dried tomatoes. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Yasai Sushi

Vegan California Dreamin

Contains cucumbers, fermented bell peppers, nori, panko, rice, vegan no-spicy tuna, and vegan no-shrimp. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Nigiri

Contains vegan rice, and vegan topping. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Vegan Caterpillar Roll

Contains avocado, cucumber, nori, panko no-shrimp, rice, spicy aioli, and sweet shoyu. We suggest removing the panko no-shrimp and the spicy aioli.

Queen Dragon Roll

Contains avocado, eryngii, enoki tempura, Japanese mushrooms, miso glazed shiitake, nori, and rice. We suggest removing the (dashi?, seafood-based seasoning?)[1]. The tempura batter may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Stressed Out Roll

Contains avocado, nori, rice, and smoked tofu. We suggest removing the spicy aioli.

Prophecy Roll

Contains nori, pickled serrano pepper, rice, tempura green onion, and truffle aioli. We suggest removing the truffle aioli. The nori may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Heaven's Gate Roll

Contains avocado, cucumber, nori, panko, shrimp, spicy aioli, and sweet shoyu. We don't recommend this item.

Believer Roll

Contains avocado, nori, no-cream cheese, no-shrimp, no-spicy tuna, rice, spicy aioli, and sweet shoyu. We don't recommend this item.

Quantum Leap Roll

Contains nori, rice, vegan gyoza, vegan karaage, and vegan nigiri. We suggest removing the (nigiri, roll?)[1] and the karaage. The gyoza may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Yasai Dream Come True Sushi Bento Box

Contains blueberry vinaigrette ponzu salad, nigiri sampler, omakase sushi roll, and seaweed salad. We don't recommend this item.

Vegan Alaskan King Crab Roll

Contains avocado, nori, no-cream cheese, no-shrimp, no-spicy tuna, rice, spicy aioli, sweet shoyu, and vegan Alaskan king crab. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Avocado-Kappa Roll

Contains avocado, cucumber, eggplant, eel sauce, nori, rice, shrimp tempura, and sweet potato crispy strings. We don't recommend this item.

Vegan California Roll

Contains avocado, carrot, and cucumber. We suggest removing the (black rice*, white rice*)[1].

Green Forest Roll

Contains asparagus, California almond slices, creamy sesame aioli, kabocha, kaiware sprouts, nori, rice, squash, and tempura carrot. We suggest removing the creamy sesame aioli.

Yasai Ramen

Tantanmen

Contains corn, impossible meat, noodles, and spicy sesame broth. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The sesame broth may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Vegan Curry Ramen

Contains bamboo, bok choy, eggplant, negi onions, ramen noodles, sweet corn, truffle-infused creamy vegetable broth, and truffle zest. We believe this item is vegan as is.

Triple Tomato

Contains konbu dashi, ramen noodles, and tomato. We believe this item is vegan as is.

The Classic

Contains bamboo shoots, broth, kikurage woodear, ramen noodles, and tofu no-chasiu. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The broth may contain non-vegan ingredients.