California Sushi on Chula Vista's Third Avenue has served Japanese-Mexican fusion rolls from the heart of the Third Avenue Village since 2001, building a neighborhood sushi bar around border-inspired flavor combinations. Signature house rolls carry names drawn from local geography—the Chula Vista, the Eastlake, the Bonita, and the Taco Mexicano—layering jalapeño, cilantro, and spicy crab over traditional nori-wrapped rice in a format that pairs naturally with the cocktail and craft-beer scene at Silver Dollar down the block. The izakaya side of the menu adds teriyaki bowls, chicken katsu platters, and udon alongside the sushi program, broadening the kitchen's reach beyond raw-fish purists. A dog-friendly patio overlooking Third Avenue provides outdoor seating steps from the corridor's retail and nightlife anchors. The family-run kitchen's quarter-century on the same block has made it a morning-to-evening anchor alongside the espresso and pour-over lineup at Grind House, connecting Third Avenue's daytime and evening dining traffic. The Dynamite Roll tops spicy crab and avocado with a mixed-seafood bake finished under a broiler with the house special sauce, producing a gratinated crust over the rice that distinguishes the kitchen's cooked-roll technique from standard tempura-based builds.