Ototo Sushi Company, *5651 Balboa AVe., Clairemont (858-505-8700) . In the Balboa Avenue Shopping Center. Open daily for lunch specials till 3 p.m. ($8.50) and dinner nightly. Happy hour daily 3 p.m.– 6 p.m. Quick service , fair prices and a large portions are what has made Ototo Sushi an overnight smashing success. The atmosphere is fun filled with happy laughing diners enjoying a superb selection of 38 tantalizing sushi rolls ($4.50-$11.75) prepared by four talented sushi chefs dressed in black, wearing black hats. What to drink isn’t a problem either as their delicious libations include five sakes including Kurosawa along with Sapporo beer and draft beers on tap. Menu selections include totally filling ramen served 4 ways, mixed tempura and mouthwatering Godzilla ribs grilled Korean style, And each entree tastes like it’s their signature entree. They also offer a good selection of small plates ($3) from both land and sea including miso soup, tempura, Gyoza edamame, grazier chicken and spider tempura. Save room form desert as their vanilla tempura pudding is wrapped with pound cake and deep friend is just too good to pass up. So, delicious sushi is what you can expect at this very popular neighborhood sushi bar, which is only a few miles from Mission Bay and Pacific Beach and the Golden Triangle. Full Bar. Catering. Their other restaurant is Sushiya in Liberty Station and that restaurant is equally packed with happy diners. Credit Cards: MC, VISA..
