Showing posts with label Handmade Soba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handmade Soba. Show all posts

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Otafuku@Gardena ★★★

Favorite Japanese Comfort Food. Great homemade Soba. Signature Seiro White Soba uses 70% polished buckwheat & 30% flour. My favorite add-on is Tororo. Remember to ask for Sobayu when you are about to finish your soba if not given. After finishing the soba/ udon, dilute the sauce with healthy sobayu to drink. Dinner menu has more items. Non-refillable buckwheat hot tea $2. Feels kind of oily & stuffy from the open kitchen. Call in for reservations.

Aji Tataki $24



Buckwheat Hot Tea $2 (non-refillable)

Tamago (4 pcs) $9

Tsukune $4.50

Chicken Skin Yakitori $4

Seiro Soba $16

Add Tororo to Soba $4

Soup for Cold Soba without Tororo add-on

Tempura (2pcs of shrimp & vegetables) $14


Healthy Sobayu to drink w/ Soba Sauce

Otafuku Restaurant
16525 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 532-9348

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Otafuku@Gardena ★★★

Favorite Casual Weekend Spot. Quality food. Dinner menu has more choices. Remember to ask for Sobayu when you are about to finish your soba. After finishing the soba/ udon, dilute the sauce with sobayu to drink. It's healthy. Buckwheat hot tea $2. Call in for reservations.

Seiro Soba $16 (cold), Tororo add $4

Nagaimo Okura (Umeboshi) $9 (partially eaten)

Aji Tataki $24 (partially eaten)

Tebasaki $6.50

Buckwheat Hot Tea $2

Tsukune $4.50

Seiro Soba $16 (hot), Shrimp Tempura add $14

Seiro Soba $16 (hot), Shrimp Tempura add $14

Seiro Soba $16 (cold)

Otafuku Restaurant
16525 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 532-9348

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Ichimi Ann@Torrance ★★★

Homemade Udon & Soba from Inaba. Fresh & Amazing. Affordable Japanese comfort fast food. Cold Tororo Soba with Mentai and Onsen Tamago add-ons (served on the side). Fast food self-seating with self-served iced tea and water. Return tray by the cashier when done. Free street parking.

Cold Tororo Soba with Mentai & Onsen Tamago add on (served on the side) $21.50

Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden
1618 Cravens Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 328-1323
www.ichimiann.com

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Inaba@Torrance ★★★

Great Japanese Comfort Food with Handmade Udon & Soba. Udon is Inaniwa style and delicious. Corkage fee $18, no size or quantity limit. Call-in reservations recommended, even if it's same day. Free hot tea. Free parking in lot.

Yamakake Maguro Bowl w/ Udon $25, Tempura add $10, Egg add $2

Fried Chicken Wings $9

Yamakake Maguro Bowl w/ Udon $25, Tempura add $10, Egg add $2


Inaniwa Style Udon

Inaba Restaurant
20920 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 371-6675
www.restaurantinaba.com

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Otafuku@Gardena ★★★

Favorite Weekend Lunch Spot. Quality food. Remember to ask for Sobayu when you are about to finish your soba. After finishing the soba/ udon, dilute the sauce with sobayu to drink. It's healthy. Call in for reservations.

Mini Negitoro Don Lunch $11

Tempura (3pcs of shrimp & vegetables) $15

Seiro Soba $15

Add Tororo to Soba $4

Tebasaki $6.50

Healthy Sobayu to drink w/ Soba Sauce

Otafuku Restaurant
16525 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 532-9348

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Otafuku@Gardena ★★★

Returning for Sudachi Soba. This Seasonal Summer Limited Dish is ending sometime in September. Signature Seiro White Soba uses 70% polished buckwheat & 30% flour. Amazing Soba. Came back to try the Ginnan Nutsm which was salted & tasty with a bit of bitterness. Because the kitchen is open, it can feel a bit smokey/ oily in the seating area. Call-in for reservations as well as reserve Sudachi for the summer.

Cold Signature Seiro Soba $14 + Sudachi (Summer Limited Availability) $15

Roasted Ginnan Nuts $11

Grilled Tebasaki $6.50

Cold Signature Seiro Soba $14 + Tororo $4

Tororo

Wild Shrimp Tempura (3 pcs) & Vegetable Tempura $15

Otafuku Restaurant
16525 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 532-9348

Saturday, August 3, 2024

Otafuku@Gardena ★★★

Sudachi Soba. All I want is a bowl of Sudachi (Japanese Citrus) Soba in the hot summer. My first time trying, finally. Off-the-menu & limited supply. Only available once a year every summer in July/August. Signature Seiro White Soba uses 70% polished buckwheat & 30% flour. Amazing Soba. Udon is ok. Various Doburi available. Because the kitchen is open, it can feel a bit smokey/ oily in the seating area. Call-in for reservations as well as reserve Sudachi for the summer. Will need to come back to try other dishes.

Cold Signature Seiro Soba $14 + Sudachi (Summer Limited Availability) $15

Grilled Tebasaki $6.50

Wild Shrimp Tempura (3 pcs) & Vegetable Tempura $15

Hot Udon $14 + Tororo $4

Cold Signature Seiro Soba $14 + Sudachi (Summer Limited Availability) $15

Otafuku Restaurant
16525 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 532-9348

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Meiji Seimen@Costa Mesa ★★

Handmade Soba & Udon Noodles. Nice Soba w/ add-on options. Ordered the 2 limited edition Fan Favorite Summer for July. Nice & refreshing for the summer. Good deal. Compared with Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden, some items such as Tororo Soba at Meiji Seimen is actually cheaper, but the Tempura costs more. Join waitlist on Yelp within 5 miles. Last order for lunch 2:15pm.

Inaka Soba $15.25
green onions, bonito flakes, seaweed, grated radish, shiitake mushroom, poached egg

Shigure Soba $18
pork & grated radish

Meiji Seimen
1113 Baker St E,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 545-5175
meijinoodleusa.com

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden@Torrance ★★★

Japanese Comfort Fast Food with Homemade Udon & Soba from Inaba. Affordable Japanese comfort fast food. I basically came up with a secret menu with their add-ons based on a limited edition soba I had in Ikebukuro in 2008. Cold Tororo Soba with Mentai and Onsen Tamago add-ons (served on the side). Fast food self-seating with complimentary self-served iced tea, hot tea, and water. Return tray by the cashier when done. Free street parking and parking in rear.

Cold Tororo Soba $14, add Mentai +$3, add Onsen Tamago +$3 (served on the side)

Cold Tororo Soba $14, add Mentai +$3, add Onsen Tamago +$3 (served on the side)

Hot Unagi Udon $19

Tempura $7

Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden
1618 Cravens Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 328-1323
www.ichimiann.com