Soba Izakaya MINAMI

Amazing and authentic. Charming place! Can’t wait for next time 🏄🏻‍♂️

The food is always good and so is the service. I love coming here!!

I'm from Japan and this is my go-to place for whenever I miss authentic Japanese food. The texture and flavour of their soba and tempura are amazing.

I saw a couple of comments saying that their soba noodles aren't real because the noodles are white, which is a big misconception. There are many kinds of soba noodles and the white soba noodles are its own craft - they're typically made from the endosperm of buckwheat seeds instead of buckwheat flour and some of the most famous soba places in Tokyo also serve this type of soba.

If you want the ultimate experience, I'd recommend getting the cold soba with tempura and then asking for sobayu (hot water that's used when boiling soba - it's common to mix this with the remaining dipping sauce and drink it at the very end of the meal).

Best tempura in Orange County! Can't wait to come back and try their other dishes.

Incredible to have a restaurant of this caliber tucked away in this center. Everything was beyond incredible and the service was awesome.