Naegi - BLD Oceanside

The best Japanese-American fried chicken anywhere when are you open?Dietary restrictions: Not greasy, succulent!Kid-friendliness: FineWheelchair accessibility: Plenty room

Swung by to grab a quick lunch on a Sunday afternoon, and decided on the Ebi Filet-O Shrimp , Egg Salad Sando, and Lobster Salad Sando. We also grabbed a side of potato salad not pictured . All sandwiches are cut into 3 pieces. We called to place a pick-up order and they informed us it would be ready in 10 minutes. They share their parking lot in a plaza with other businesses, but the lot isn't busy which made parking easy, and the place was clean when we walked in, with anime playing on the big screen. Service was amazing and the workers even made sure to let us know all utensils and napkins were in the bag when they handed it off to us. The best thing to grace my lips this day was this Ebi Filet-O sandwich $14 . The shrimp was perfectly fried and juicy, with big chunks of shrimp in the patty itself. As you can see in the picture, I almost forgot to take pictures since I already inhaled one of the sandwich pieces. The sauce and cabbage complemented the shrimp perfectly, and since there are 3 pieces per sandwich, my partner and I definitely fought over the last slice of Ebi sandwich. The Egg Salad Sando $7 and Lobster Salad Sando $17 were both delicious, although I felt there wasn't enough lobster in the sandwich since the bites weren't as hearty as the shrimp or egg sandos. The potato salad was good, with the texture being very soft and one dimensional, and nothing very memorable, in my opinion. We'll be back to try the karaage sando and grab another Ebi Filet-O, too!

The reasons I didn’t give it’s food a 5: The Hokkaido breads are sometimes a bit dry, even with the dressing on. I said sometimes because it isn’t always dry… which makes me wonder if it has to do with the degree of freshness of the bread?I’m not criticizing the actual quality of their Hokkaido bread, we buy them whenever our grandkids visit, just to make perfect Grilled Cheese sandwiches and French toasts, they are the best!Another reason I didn’t give its food a perfect score has to do with the sauce on their Karrage Chicken Sandwich being a little too spicy for me, and I think either they should put up a warning sign or give customers the option of leaving the sauce on the side. Perhaps this is a service issue, not food quality issue, and should be addressed for the sake of seniors and children, who normally can’t handle spicy foods?So, What do I love about this place? Their Karrage Chicken, no one can fry a piece of chicken breast so moist and tender and flavorful as Naegi! Must try it this is your first time! Their Sweet potato fries. So yummy, the crispy outside and melt in your mouth texture inside, especially when they’re hot! Their Ebi Sando, aka Shrimp Katsu/cutlet sandwich, is another must try! So much shrimps and nothing but shrimps, perfectly seasoned and fried! Again, I would ask to leave the dressing on the side since I don’t enjoy anything spicy, and prefer that my sandwich to be lightly dressed, so that I could fully enjoy the shrimp flavor and texture. Their cucumber salad, crunchy and fresh with just the right amount of vinegar+sugar, a perfect side dish to go with any fried foods!Naegi is a must try if you’re into chicken sandwiches. Forget about all the other chicken sandwich fast food joints, their chicken sandwiches have no chances compared with Naegi’s Karrage Chicken Sando!Kid friendliness: Be sure to ask for dressing on the side, since they may be too spicy for kids.

Used to come to Naegi a lot when they had their pop up food truck but the taste just doesn't seem the same now at the brick-and-mortar spot. Maybe the novelty wore off but ultimately I think it's the flavors that are lacking. I've tried the karaage sando, egg sando as well as the potato salad side.My husband even went back a couple of times for the chicken karaage sando but was disappointed in the taste. After a couple let downs, we stopped coming. As others have pointed out the price is a bit on the higher side given that the items are a la carte and don't come with anything (sides, etc).Not the spot for me, but worth a shot to see if it's your jam though.

Their menu does not explain what is included in the sandwich, you'd hope for at least a pickle, chips on the side for what you pay for an item, you'd hope they'd want to share free info when you tell them this is your first time eating there.. don't know if it was just chicken and wasabi, cabbage, deep fried chicken ball, delicious