{"id":478347,"date":"2026-09-28T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/478347\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:38:10","slug":"egg-sandos-okonomiyaki-and-ramen-burgers-coming-to-oc-japan-fair-2026-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/478347\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg sandos, okonomiyaki and ramen burgers coming to OC Japan Fair 2026 \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

The OC Japan Fair<\/a> returns to Costa Mesa on Oct. 16-18, bringing Japanese street food and culture, with organizers expecting an estimated 45,000 attendees. That\u2019s a lot of mouths to feed, so they plan to oblige with more than 60 dishes and festival favorites.<\/p>\n

On the menu this year: egg sandos and fruit sandos from Pillow Talk Cafe and Sandoitchi, respectively; ramen burgers from Rated R Ramen Burger; and noodles care of Tokyo Udon. Other dishes to be found include okonomiyaki, the savory Japanese pancake; takoyaki, battered balls filled with octopus; yakisoba, grilled chicken skewers; ramen; and tonkatsu sandwiches.<\/p>\n

Taiyaki and shaved ice will handle the sweeter end of things, joined by cream puff purveyor Beard Papa and glassy, sugar-shelled fruit from HGG Tanghulu.<\/p>\n

\"Hiroto,Hiroto, from Osaka, Japan, demonstrates how to cut a 135-pound tuna, worth about $5,000, during the Tuna Cutting Show on the OC Stage during the annual OC Japan Fair in Costa Mesa on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

In addition to a sprawling gastronomic lineup and cultural attractions (this year\u2019s new Japan Pop Culture Zone will occupy roughly half the indoor festival space), food will also supply some of the spectacle. Tuna-cutting demonstrations are slated for the main stage on Saturday and Sunday, giving visitors a look at the knife work behind their sushi. Sake tasting will be available, too.<\/p>\n

OC Japan Fair\u2019s 2026 food lineup is as follows:<\/p>\n

Aiya
\nAJAJ Cafe
\nAkayani US
\nAki Drinks
\nAll Dat Dumpling
\nAll Dat Noodle
\nAmami-ya Babycastella \/ Osaka Hashimaki
\nAoki No Chuuka
\nAsahi Beer
\nBeard Papa
\nBig and Long Potato Swirl
\nBluey & Co.
\nBoba Bestie
\nBoutcha Gelatea
\nBread, Espresso &
\nCafe 949
\nChiharu Matcha
\nCocoboy
\nCraving House
\nDream of Japan
\nDreamland Maid Cafe
\nEgghausted
\nFresh Foods Master
\nFurikake Wings
\nGong Su Gan
\nHawaiian Honey Cones
\nHGG Tanghulu
\nHonda-Ya
\nHot Bamboo
\nI Love Onigiri
\nIkoi Japanese Cafe
\nJapadog
\nJinya Ramen Bar
\nK. Minamoto
\nKanto Filipino Streetfood
\nKashiwa Ramen
\nKobayashi Noodle
\nKondo Sando
\nKuramoto Shavery
\nLava Curry
\nLuckball Korean BBQ
\nMango Summer
\nMochill Mochi Crepe
\nMochimas
\nMori-Nu
\nMr. Bully
\nOmusubi House
\nOnigiri by Hyugo, Umacha
\nOsaka Street Food
\nOyshicha Cafe & Tea
\nPillow Talk Cafe
\nRainbow Clouds
\nRated R Ramen Burger
\nRice to Meet You
\nSandoitchi
\nSapporo Ichiban
\nShibuya X
\nShin-Sen-Gumi
\nSutadonya
\nSVR BBQ
\nTaiyookie
\nTakoyaki Yamachan
\nTengu Burger
\nTenkatori
\nTokyo Street Food Lab
\nTokyo Udon
\nTokyo Yakisoba
\nTsukiji Style Tamagoyaki Tatsunoya
\nWaffeland
\nYakitori Yado
\nYakitori Yado Matcha Latte
\nYatai LA
\nZindrew Wonton Shop<\/p>\n

\"DrummersDrummers from Yoyoka Drum perform on the Nakamise Stage during the annual OC Japan Fair at the OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n

Hours are 4 p.m-10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, noon-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18.<\/p>\n

Advance tickets, including fees, cost $13.58 now through Sept. 30 and $15.71 from Oct. 1 to Oct. 15. Free entry for children under 6 and seniors 65 and over.<\/p>\n

Find it: 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, oc-japanfair.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The OC Japan Fair returns to Costa Mesa on Oct. 16-18, bringing Japanese street food and culture, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,3372,1996,413,611,412,580,420,136],"class_list":["post-478347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-costa-mesa","tag-diversity","tag-food","tag-orange-county","tag-restaurants","tag-restaurants-food-and-drink","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}