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The Bistro at the Strand

+1 858-822-4275
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 United States of America
Open Today: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
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Amenities

Service options
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in
Popular for
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
  • Healthy options
  • Small plates
Dining options
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
Amenities
  • Restroom
Atmosphere
  • Casual
  • Trendy
Crowd
  • College students
  • Groups
Planning
  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations
  • Usually a wait
Payments
  • Credit cards
Children
  • High chairs

Best WLM Reviews

Great sushi options at a reasonable price. Their beef dishes are also very good. Best dining on campus.
Nice to have a sushi option on campus that also accepts dining dollars. The Bistro is a bit far from the rest of campus. Almost a 20 minute walk from Revelle college.
The sushi rolls taste good, similar to some sushi restaurants off campus, but it is a bit pricey.
Wait time too long, rude cashier, burnt ribs, oily as hell, sushi is lacking in fish... ._.
Bruh everyone hyped up the bistro so much :c
Expensive and far but sushi good. Also the exit sign is very high up
I have mixed feelings with Bistro. First of all, there's nothing wrong with the taste of the food itself, in fact, it's pretty nice. The problem is.... there's a lot of problems. The sushi is not real sushi, and NO one puts cream cheese in sushi. Sure it works but it's the equivalent of pineapple on pizza to Italian. Second, seaweed salad is not making a normal salad with different types of seaweed. It doesn't work and I'll never order it again...
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Third, the wait time here's always longer than the other places on campus. With the new quarter starting, it only became worse. I ordered a takoyaki this Thursday, the estimated wait time is 16min but I waited for more than 50 MIN! Also, the bowl contains 3 pieces of takoyaki. Can you believe it?! 50mins for 3 pieces. The wait is not worth it. Either order it wayyyy ahead of time or go to another place.
Terrible. Have to pay $5 for a to-go box plus the cost of the meal and the wait was over an hour long. The rice in the donburi bowl was hard and the sushi was flavorless. Tastes like something you could make at home for cheaper and tastier. Over priced and not worth it.
The ramen is pretty good here! According to my friend, the sushi is delicious as well.
Mid. Honestly man: the foods' decent, the area looks nice, the price ain't the hottest thing.
But what really doesn't strike a good cord with me is the fact that the food can take horrendously long to be prepared.
I ordered a Cali sushi there. THE THING TOON TWO HOURS MAN... LIKE BROOOOO

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Opening Hours

Monday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
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