WaBa Grill

Cannot go wrong with the chicken bowl w/​green onions. Soooo dank, I eat here like two to three times a week. Cheap, pretty healthy, friendly staff what more could you ask for. Oh and throw some hot sauce on it and you’re set!

I really like Waba Grill but this is not the best Waba Grill and they never have avocado :(Service is friendly though.

Food is good but they are skimpy on their meat. Had to pay extra for white meat but only got a thin and tiny piece of grilled chicken breast (sliced up). Where’s the meat??? Rice bowl with white meat chicken came out to $ 8.50. You’d get as much as a half portion of meat for the bowl compared to Flame Broiler’s. Quite pricey for a fast food teriyaki house.
I don’t mind paying $ 8.50, as long as you give me enough meat. And I am a small eater!!!
3-​star for good flavor and the rice is chewy and very good.
Needs improvement on portion of meat served.

As good as it gets, always quick & friendly service. Plus the food is delicious. «Eat Smart, Be Healthy!» Great option if you’re on the go, but want to have a healthy meal.

If you’re looking for a quick bite and want something mostly healthy, then this is the place! Their chicken bowl is perfect and takes them less than a minute to serve up. Glad this place is nearby. I stop here some afternoons for lunch. Good service and good food.

Great place to eat! Food is fresh place is clean and prices are reasonable. My kids loved this little place. Low calorie meals high in protein. No oil used to cook food. definite place to go check out

No longer offering the 2 for $ 8, but still really good. The Foothill Ranch location is just as good.

It’s always good every time I go, the employees are always nice and friendly. I always get a half and half bowl with avocado and it’s the bomb! Great after a work out, you get all the protein you need!

Their food is delicious. It’s healthy and a good choice for some asian style fast food. My favorite is their chicken plate.
Their service is quick and easy. The people working there are pretty nice. I never ran into any problems. The little place itself is clean and updated looking.
Their food is always fresh and healthy. They never gave me chicken that had fat in it but don’t worry, it’s never dry. It’s also skinless! But still delicious!
I love their salad dressing. It tastes like a sour sesame dressing. I love it.
The only reason why I didn’t give this place 5 stars is because I feel like they get a little stingy with the meat they give you with your meal. With all honesty I think it’s the employees. It’s not the way it’s supposed to be done. I say that because I know who the manager is and whenever she is around I notice there’s always a reasonable amount of meat given for what I paid. When she’s not around however, sometimes my chicken bowls have like 6 little tiny pieces of chicken on it… I didn’t spend money to buy a large rice bowl with teriyaki sauce on it. I’m pretty sure I can get that at home…
But other than that I really love this place! It’s what I turn to for some quick, fresh, tasty asian style fast food!

Place is decent… If you want a really good teriyaki bowl try Fuji grille across the street… You get more protein than rice and they even give you edamames!

We order takeout from here about once a month for the office. I have always been indifferent. I have tried Teriyaki Chicken and Teriyaki Steak. Yeah, it’s fine. It’s closer than Flame Broiler and the food is decent.
That all changed tonight. I got the salmon. I am blown away. I got it with the mindset, «Im not that hungry so I’ll throw it out if I don’t like it.» I ate all of it. I am impressed.
We should really do this more often.

Favorite place to grab a quick healthy dinner! My husband and I have it at least once a week now!

This place is the best and the owners are so nice! Highly recommended.

Way better than Flame Broiler. Brown rice with white meat is the way to go. No upset stomach afterwards.

A quick and lean lunch or dinner. I bring my kids there to get some protein and a healthy meal out. Lots of parking. Good for a quick meal and they have sports on TV usually.

Good, fresh and healthy! The plates are good size and come with salad and fruit and choice of rice or veggies or both.
The bowl specials are handy for lunch with 2 for $ 6.99 and quick service.

When I pulled up to Waba Grill on my lunch break, I was immediately warned of danger ahead. There was a sign in the window advertising 2 chicken bowls for $ 6.99. No self-​respecting chicken bowl sells itself on price, the good ones sell themselves on quality.
The 2-​star rating description is perfect for my review:
Meh. I’ve experienced better.

Hey all u White OC people, TRY THIS!
The Waba Grill is a franchise I recently found in the L.A. Area. I had to hunt down one closer to home and found this little jewel in Laguna Niguel. I have been there twice and both times the people who helped me were great.
Waba is a Teriyaki house with the good old chicken and beef meat on rice, but they also have salmon and other options. The food tastes great!
The business boasts that they are a great healthy alternative by not using any oil, no frying, no MSG, no Skins, low fat, low calories and high in protein.
I am in love with this place!

This is the same a any other Teriyaki and rice with vegetables joint here in the OC. Its the same premise of: Healthier, fuller, and pricier!
I came here because it was local to my work and I needed something fast. I ordered the rib combo plate with brown rice. The rice was very bland and dry and crumbly. No wonder all my white co-​workers cringe when I tell them I eat brown rice. This is what they’re thinking of! And the shirt ribs… well, more like 1.5 short ribs, was greasy and stringy. The salad was wilted. Even the orange slice looked sad!
Never will I come here again (especially more so cause I don’t work in this area anymore) and I’ll stick Flame broiler for my meat n veggie fix.

Looking for a light dinner after having a large lunch. I ordered a teriyaki chicken plate with white rice. Everything thing was just «eh». The rice was just barely cooked through or was in the cooker for a little too long making it a little more firm… barely making it a 3 star. Nothing special here just the average fast food place claiming to be the healthier choice.