Izakaya Sakura is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

1. Izakaya Sakura

7.5
3904 Convoy St #121 (at Othello Ave), San Diego, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Kearny Mesa · 29 tips and reviews

Chefs FeedChefs Feed: Nathan Coulon, chef of True Food Kitchen, eats here on his nights off. He loves the Curry & rice w/ deep fried shrimp. Read more.

Ti W.Ti Wu: Sakura means cherry blossom, and this restaurant is like its name: authentically Japanese, and beautifully tasty. Recently they have a new signage, so it's much easier to find this hidden gem!

Fred R.Fred Rodolfo: One of the best chirashi bowls in San Diego can be found at this izakaya. Perfect for those observing the "No Meat Fridays" restriction during the Lenten season.

Tomodachi Sushi Bar And Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

2. Tomodachi Sushi Bar And Restaurant

8.3
4390 Palm Ave Ste B, San Diego, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Southern San Diego · 14 tips and reviews

Chelsea P.Chelsea Perkins: The specialty rolls are the best. Crunchy jalapeño, pj's roll and Georgiana's roll! our kids love the teriyaki chicken bowl.

Silvia D.Silvia D..: Try the Fried shrimp roll :9

Hang V.Hang Vu: My favs r Georgina's and Mexicali 😍

Meijo Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

3. Meijo Sushi

8.3
600 Palm Ave, Imperial Beach, CA
Sushi Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Loretta E.Loretta E: The service is great! Very friendly staff! Sushi is affordable and tasty.

Lewis H.Lewis Hernandez: Monkey roll+++

Tracy B.Tracy Brown: Sit at the sushi bar not a table and order the Tiger Eye and the Dragon Roll!

California Thai Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

4. California Thai Cafe

7.8
9550 Black Mountain Rd Ste A (at Activity Rd), San Diego, CA
Thai Restaurant · Miramar · 4 tips and reviews

Michael K.Michael Knutson: The lunch specials are a great bargain - my favorite is Pad Thai.

Paola P.Paola Piliado: Sa-Tay chicken was amazing

CaroCaro: AUTHENTIC , excellent, and don't complain if you order anything over a level 4! Fresh spring rolls are amazing, their sauce is slightly tangy. : ) I suggest the green curry spicy fans!

Pailin Thai Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

5. Pailin Thai Cafe

7.6
16441 Bernardo Center Dr, San Diego, CA
Asian Restaurant · Rancho Bernardo · 13 tips and reviews

Kimberly J.Kimberly Jardine: The lunch special is the best deal

MattersOfGrey.comMattersOfGrey.com: Don't come here for lunch unless you can wait longer than an hour. Very slow and bitter service

Chuckie T.Chuckie Terror: Lunch here is awesome! Super quick service!

Chiba is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

6. Chiba

8.2
10435 San Diego Mission Rd (at Rancho Mission Rd.), San Diego, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Grantville · 23 tips and reviews

KariKari: One of my favorites here is the Lemon Roll - it's light & delicious.

John U.John Urata: Las Vegas and crunchy roll :-) pass on pizza roll

Myrinda D.Myrinda Dixon: Chef's special is great, they love my daughter. And yum...saba!

Full Moon Sushi and Kitchen Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

7. Full Moon Sushi and Kitchen Bar

7.8
926 5th Ave (btwn Broadway and E Street), San Diego, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Gaslamp · 9 tips and reviews

Tyler F.Tyler Fox: The nigiri we ordered was excellent, and the Waning Gibbous roll was also delicious!

Soojung L.Soojung Lee: OMG, Full moon roll!! Beef tartare was good too.

Morten A.Morten Authen: Great sushi and great drinks 👍🏻

The Original Sab-E-Lee is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

8. The Original Sab-E-Lee

8.5
6925 Linda Vista Rd Ste B (Btwn Comstock St and Ulric St), San Diego, CA
Thai Restaurant · Linda Vista · 48 tips and reviews

Jim C.Jim C: Best for take-out, Cash only, good beef larb and curries. Their spice scale of 1-10 is accurate, 8's the highest I've dared.

EaterEater: Flavor and heat mingle deliciously at this no-frills Thai joint. The curries and noodles are above par but the catfish or duck larb and raw beef salad are really something special. [Eater 38 Member]

Jessica H.Jessica Helwig: Hole in the wall place, but the food is incredible!!

North Park Sushi and Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

9. North Park Sushi and Grill

7.9
3021 University Ave (at Ray St), San Diego, CA
Sushi Restaurant · North Park · 20 tips and reviews

John S.John Schulte: Really enjoyed the sushi and the people here are great, nice place... I'll will be going here instead of other north park sushi places from now on

David K.David Kujawa: Try their mochi ice cream. It looks weird, but it is surprising good.

Melayna G.Melayna Grassi: Best spicy tuna roll ever

Oscar's Mexican Seafood is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

10. Oscar's Mexican Seafood

8.9
703 Turquoise St, San Diego, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Pacific Beach · 103 tips and reviews

Michael Z.Michael Zelman: Get the fish, catch of the day or shrimp tacos. Always tasty!

Pat T.Pat T: Shrimp ceviche is a revelation.

Ena P.Ena Presley: Surf and turf tacos plus the three sauces = Incredibly delicious!!!

Chedi Thai Bistro is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

11. Chedi Thai Bistro

7.6
737 Pearl St Ste 110, La Jolla, CA
Thai Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

Ik T.Ik Thapa: My Favorite Thai place in La Jolla!!!!!This is the type of Thaifood that my mom cooks at home in Thailand. My favorite time is with super cheap Singha beer and Chicken wings or chicken Satay. Superb!

Megan S.Megan Sailors: get the calamari appetizer. it's amazing

Luke J.Luke Johnson: Lychee Frappe is awesome!

Sab-E-Lee Thai Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

12. Sab-E-Lee Thai Restaurant

7.2
13223-2 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA
Thai Restaurant · Rancho Penasquitos · 16 tips and reviews

Maria M.Maria Martinez: 6 is perfect for SD spiciness level. Sightly spicy

Roger L.Roger Li: The flavors are less bold here than at its Linda Vista counterpart, but it's still definitely one of the better Thai restaurants in San Diego.

Jennifer F.Jennifer Foster: the coconut chicken soup is not that good n its not made the thai way...n they charge u for rice if u order a dish... we had curry n it was so spicy...

Street Side Thai Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

13. Street Side Thai Kitchen

7.7
3025 University Ave, San Diego, CA
Thai Restaurant · North Park · 32 tips and reviews

Monique P.Monique P.: Lunch special starts at $5.99, and includes rice, spring roll, mini salad, and soup (soup only included with in house order). Just add meat (extra $ depending on selection). Yum!

Zebulon B.Zebulon Brackman: Their spicy hot scale is 1-10, and they mean 10!!! Food was amazing, that Tom Kha is so good.

Nicole T.Nicole Trauthwein: Good food. Really weird server! He did not give our party much attention and when he did it seemed to be a huge inconvenience to him! We will just stick to delivery and to go orders from now on!

Mister Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

14. Mister Sushi

7.3
1535 Garnet Ave (at Ingraham St), San Diego, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Pacific Beach · 8 tips and reviews

Janice G.Janice G: Go for any of today's specials. The selection is diverse, sometimes the simplicity of nigiri is better than any custom roll. Scottish salmon and toro are highly recommended!

Giuliana S.Giuliana Schroefer: Try Special # 17. the best sushi ever

Stephan M.Stephan Meister: They say its the best sushi in town and I can't really say otherwise...

Hunan Chinese Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Deep Fried Shrimp in San Diego.

15. Hunan Chinese Restaurant

7.2
16719 Bernardo Center Dr (Lomica Drive), San Diego, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Rancho Bernardo · 10 tips and reviews

Patty V.Patty Vail: I love their lunch menu. It is varied, fast & inexpensive.

Inga I.Inga Intriago: This is the most authentic Chinese food I had in San Diego! The egg drop soup is so delicious and I love the lunch specials.

Clayton C.Clayton Churchill: Fantastic authentic Chinese Food in RB for more than 20 years. There is a "regular menu" and there is the "Pink Menu" printed in Chinese and translated to English on the back. Very good unusual dishes