Kaigan Sushi in East Vallejo

Grilled Squid at Kaigan Sushi.

Kaigan Sushi

2138 Springs Road

Vallejo, CA 94591

707-645-8218

Price: $$

Closed Sundays & between 2:30 & 5pm

Kaigan is a long time Vallejo sushi restaurant in East Vallejo on Springs Road. Judging from their reviews in the restaurant, it looks like it’s been around in Vallejo at least 20-30 years. On our recent visit we saw a number of Japanese dishes on their menu and enjoyed a variety of dishes.

Poke is the hottest dish on the West Coast and elsewhere around the nation, but one thing you don’t see very often is Hawaiian style Poke, as they served us at Kaigan: Sashimi-grade Tuna chunks on tops of cucumbers, topped with Seaweed Salad. Everything was perfectly fresh, and the tangy Seaweed Salad was especially outstanding, sprinkled with sesame.

We ordered a Sashimi Plate that offered prime slices of Ahi Tuna, Hamachi, Salmon, and a white fish I couldn’t identify at first, that was utterly sublime: White Tuna. Pretty sure I’d never experienced White Tuna before.

All these dishes were simply prepared, and the best of all was the Grilled Squid. Grilled Squid Rings and Tentacles, served with lemon (and some chile aioli). Clearly this was freshly caught Squid, which is pretty easy to find in Vallejo and throughout the Bay Area, but strangely not that many restaurants serve it. There’s no restaurant in Vallejo better when it comes to fresh seafood.