Anjin - Costa Mesa

Fantastic grilled meat Japanese style! Super delicate cuts of ribeye, beef tongue and short rib await you. The short rib beef soup is also delicious. Combine your meal with a delicious seaweed and apple salad to balance your protein powder with some vegetables! Service is great. Just note that waiting can be very long. Waiting on a Saturday night can be up from 2.5 hours!

It’s the JBBQ spot of OC. The OG. It’s a tight ship inside run smoothly by the owner and manager with great service and nice ambiance. Meats are great (though I think it does vary from time to time) in general, soups are great, veggies are fresh, good sauces, and overall just a nice spot to eat quality meats. The kimchi is a hidden gem here! So tasty. Food here tends to lean towards the sweet side (soups, kimchi, etc) so just be aware. You can order the meats with no sauce if desired but I personally like the sauced in style. My fav would be the short rib here.

Anjin is famous for Japanese style BBQ(Yakiniku). #4. Marbled prime boneless rib and #5. Marbled prime Ribeye are really good.

This is the best Japanese BBQ in town! just mouth watering meaty goodness absolutely amazing and I love everything on the menu. Last time I went we ordered all the oddities intenstine, tongue, liver... And did not disappoint! Everything was just so savory and well balanced. The kimchi combo is a really good mix and don't forget to ask for romaine lettuce!! So so good.

The beef tongue, beef tar and soup here are the best! Chicken breast also quite good. Come after 11:00 or else a LONG will wait, at least...