📞 (805) 869-2173 | 📍 716 State St, Santa Barbara
japanese izakaya-inspired cuisine
Join us for a delicious meal! We are a locally owned restaurant that offers a variety of authentic Japanese food.
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STORE HOURS
You can also find us on GrubHub, or call us for take-out. Please note we prioritize dine-in customers & reserve the right to stop to-go/delivery orders at any time. Thank you for your understanding!
Our happy hour pricing is dine-in only as well.
About Us
Our Kitchen
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
We are Local!
Our head chef, Ken-san, has 27+ years of experience cooking various restaurants, bringing his own flair to our menu. He was born in Fukuoka, Japan & arrived to the US when he was 25 years old. After formal sushi chef training in San Francisco, he made his way to Santa Barbara in 2006 & has been working in the county since. He is excited to present his culinary vision to you and all our guests.
We are Local!
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
We are Local!
Our restaurant owner & current manager is a local & fellow UC Santa Barbara alumni!
Ray Tang came from the San Gabriel Valley area and moved to Goleta for school. After living here for 8 years and working a corporate job post-graduation for a few years, he was presented an opportunity to open a restaurant and took the chance. Support him in his business endeavor!
Authentic Japanese Cuisine
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
We refuse to compromise on quality in our restaurant. That's why we source our fresh ingredients and get our inventory 2 days a week & offer limited-quantities on certain items. If things sell out, then you know it's fresh. No matter what time of year, you can be sure you're eating the best of the season with our rotating specials and izakaya-style menu.
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
We offer new menu items and promos every so often!
Check us out on Instagram (@mokutansb) or in stores for new menu item launches and promotional deals. We write them on our chalkboard, and launch them via online posts & stories!