I stopped by here because it was convenient. I will never go again. I ordered a C sushi roll combo with a mini udon. The udon was so sweet that I poured a lot of soy sauce in it just so I could eat the noodles. The sushi rolls were bland at best and came with a small salad, which was covered in a very sweet dressing so it was inedible ... it tasted like a dessert. the staff was preoccupied amongst themselves to care. read more

Tues 2.10.26 Have come here various times because they have a great variety of Japanese combos to choose from :) whether you want soba, a sushi combo, or more, everything is great. They serve a really nice hot tea here and orders come with small side dishes and a small dessert which I deeply appreciate. Staff are super warm and welcoming :) free small plaza parking lot read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Tea - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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First time here with wife's family. We were celebrating her brother's 60th birthday. The service is exceptional always prompt and caring. The sashimi is very good and clean in flavor and presentation. Our sashimi set came with salad, miso soup, nigiri, tempura, korean soup, and fried fish. There was almost too much food. We were a party of five persons. The quality was good but not the best. The sushi rice was not fresh and was a bit dry. A1, I believe is better than this in my opinion. Try it though, is really good. Enjoy! read more

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This is a popular sushi restaurant in Ktown for OGs. However, this place is at most, average. The fish is ok. Sides are fine. Fish stew is ok. Nothing spectacular or new. read more

I couldn't find any aspect of my experience there consistent with the one-star reviews. The service, table, and ,most importantly, quality of food were excellent. You couldn't even finish all the food. Service: waitress was swift and attentive without being overbearing. There is also a service bell. Table: clean and Charming environment with a good size table. Food: tempura was crispy and fresh. Miso soup was tasty without being too salty. Tuna cut roll tasted fresh. Assorted roe rice bowl had beautiful presentation and tasted amazing. Price: with 20% tip came out to a hundo for two. Good value for what you get -- quantity and quality were on point. Will definitely be coming back. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Assorted roe rice, cut tuna roll, tempura - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Waiters were not that friendly, rushing when there isn't that much customer. The price is too expensive for quality/quantity of food. Got the chicken teriyaki bento box: tempura was only three pieces, four pieces of California roll, salad and the chicken. Chicken teriyaki was not good, the sauce was too sweet, roll tasted as if they were made hours ago. Udon was decent, flavor was good. My daughter liked the free complimentary ice cream. read more

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We couldn't decide what we gonna eat lunch. We didn't go this place for so long and just stopped by for quick lunch. Sashimi bibimbap(3/5)- I didn't try that. I didn't eat law fish. My friend said it's was so so. I ordered some of sushi. Egg sushi and octopus sushi, ebi sushi. Tuna and uni sushi was for my friend. Also I ordered soft cell crap hand maki roll. 2/2 for every sushi. Long time ago I've been this place was much better than now. I don't like taste changes. But that's my opinion probably a lot of people like this place. I usually don't looking for Japanese sushi restaurants in anywhere. Sushi is not my favorite food but only one my favorite place in Manhattan I will always go there for eat sushi. Old places but you can seated more private. Clean but you can tell this place was old place from there interior. Out waitress was accommodating I am not sure about go back this place for try or not. Probably not. read more

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So good! My parents have been coming here for a while and always mention how good the food is! Finally got to try one of the rolls 10/10 But the best part is their customer service!! Everyone was incredibly kind and attentive. Can't wait to come back read more

I went to your restaurant for lunch last Friday. I had an experience that I don't want to go there again. The food was so delicious, but the servers were so bad. Old Korean ladies served me, but they were so rude. I fully understand that you can't speak English because it's a Korean restaurant. But you can't ignore people just because you're not Korean. Since we can't talk, we just ignore it and say no. And I usually serve Koreans at other tables kindly. It was really unpleasant that they didn't come even if they called. There was a young male server, and he was a manager or an English speaker, and he was very kind. He was the only one who visited our table. My friends visited before and had a similar experience, but I won't go there again. I even felt like I was being discriminated against. read more

Love the food here. Fresh fish and eggs. The "al bap" is their signature dish. It's an underrated gem with easy parking. Highly recommend. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Rice bowl - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love fried food. There was shrimp, and cool people eating beside me. Service was great and ambience was a date night for couples. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Huidobab - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The best Bento boxes around! Been catering from this place forever and everyone always rants and raves about the food and it makes sense! read more

Service sucks. Overcharged for food. Not listed on the menu. Food is mediocre. Left most of the food behind. Been in business for long and they should change personnel. Scam place don't eat here. read more

Great quality Sushi and Sashimi and delicious Korean food!!! They been in business for 30 years and wow ...you can tell!!! Hidden gem that should be known more to the public!!! read more

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The sashimi was fresh. The soup, and fish combo were tasty. I really enjoyed the hot noodle soup, it was well seasoned. The server was very fast, friendly and try to accommodate all the things we asked for. I think they keep their door locked (at first we thought they were closed) but there's a bell, if you ring it they'll come and open (I'm guessing is for security purposes) The ambiance is not that great to be honest. read more

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Went for dinner on a week night about 7pm and there was no wait. The server was kind to ask us if we wanted a bigger table even though it was just the two of us. They thought our complimentary tea and banchan- fish cake with sesame seed, bean sprouts, and gochuang radish. It was all very tasty. The rolls are a bit pricey but they are quite filling. They do use premium ingredients and it is well put together. It is a little bit different than traditional Japanese- lots of onion on the rolls and the masago was black not orange. Overall the staff was quick and attentive and we didn't realize they were closing we sat for a long time and they allowed us to stay. At the end of the meal they even gave us a tiny ice cream cone. Due to the service and quality of ingredients I would give it 4/5! read more

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Best Japanese restaurant with generous servings and Sam is very welcoming and ready to guide. The Security Guard is humble and opened the door for us, he greeted us with a smile. we eat every bit of our delicious food. coming back again. 10/10 do recommend. read more

Very very rude. Non welcoming energy. No greeting no goodbye nothing. I can see why the restaurant is empty

Arado has been around FOREVER and for good reason! I LOVE their lunch menu and hope it stays around forever! I've honestly only ever come for the lunch and will probably continue to do so. I love their combination meals that they offer! It's a little pricey but I feel like you get your moneys worth with how much food and the quality you get! I usually get the 알밥 which is the rice with assorted roe on top, and it comes with a side shrimp & vegetable tempura, as well as a whole bowl of sashimi! Everything is SO good and I am usually super full after the meal. The other dish I get is the hwaedupbap, which is the chopped sashimi and veggies over rice dish. It also comes with side of tempura. If you're new to eating the hwaedupbap make sure you add in the spicy red paste and mix it up! So tasty! Service was good and parking was easy in the lot! Make sure you get there before they close for the mid day break! Lunch service ends at 2:30 pm! read more

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Super Korean Japanese restaurant. I don't mean the Korean fusion Japanese type. It's owned and operated by Koreans focused on preparing meals to suit Korean taste buds and atmosphere. Staff are typical not so friendly Korean ladies that seem to be only friendly to Korean speaking older generation. The food quality was good. Nothing exceptionally good or bad overall. read more

everything is plated so nicely here, it felt like i was at a fine dining restaurant! the menu selection is great, i'll definitely be coming back to try other things. the free ice cream at the end was the cherry on top! read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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We came here for my father-in-law's birthday dinner and we were not disappointed. Their large set menu was $300 and that included the two fish platter (pictured), salad, grilled fish, soup, fried shrimp platter, small rolls... We all enjoyed trying out different types of dishes and the sashimi was fresh. The large set menu feeds 4-6 people. There were just four of us and we finished everything (but admittedly very full). Would go again. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Large sushi combo - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My partner and I stumbled upon this restaurant after years of passing it and boy do we wish we'd gone in sooner! This was hands down one of the best meals we've had in a while. Walking in we were greeted by who we now know is the son of the owners, Sam who was kind and accommodating, allowing us to sit in one of the fun booths! We each ordered the entree plate combo and boy was it a lot of food! We planned to get an additional sushi roll but luckily Sam warned us against it for portion sizes and he was so right! Every bite was more delicious than the last! The sushi was fresh and buttery, the beef was cooked to perfection, we discovered our new obsession of rice with FOUR kinds of fish eggs, spicy fish soup and tempura that was fried to perfection. We both instantly knew this was going to be a top five local spot that we rotate to when we want to eat out. To know it's family run for over 30 years means so much to us when we decide where we put our money and we will happily spend time and money here over and over again! We can't wait to go back and try more of the menu! Thank you for wonderful service and food! read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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The food here is actually so delicious which is what brought me back a second time but I'm literally never going back now. The first time I went, the staff were so rude and unwelcoming. They're running around the restaurant and ignoring you as if they're so busy when they have so many employees working with a small amount of customers. The food was excellent which brought me back a second time because I decided to give it another shot but wow their service is terrible. They're waitress I had was rude with me, ignored my table multiple times, kept trying to take our plates while we weren't even done with the meal which obviously is insinuating that she wants us to leave, and continued to stand right in front of my table towards the end of my meal just staring us down and waiting for us to leave and making me and my table uncomfortable. I also see a few reviews saying the staff do this if you aren't Korean but I'm actually full Korean and so was my table but they were still really rude haha. Hope the owner can see this and do something about it. 사장님, 이 yelp리뷰를 읽고 계신다면, 직원들이 너무 싸가지없어서 입맛이 떨어질 정도로 리뷰를 쓰게 만드네요. 아무리 음식이 맛있어도 직원들이괴롭히고 기분 안좋게 만들면 오고 싶은 사람 없을 거예요. read more

Had lunch the chirashi bowl with tempura. Had a private booth. So cool and private! Great for meetings or if you need a bit more privacy. Great service. Just ring the bell. read more

Kimchi should be long not diced to small pieces. In and out food should be same quality because we can't see when we pick up our foods read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - 05/062025 I order 꽁치김치찌개 so much water and kimchi was dices to small pieces. Kimchi support to be long slices not small pieces. - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Very good food is being served here. I agree with others saying that this quaint restaurant is a definite gem! Try it & find out! Extra stars for the tasty banchan... nom, nom, nom! read more

The inside of the restaurant is nice and clean. I went for lunch and it was not too crowded but we got a private seat that had a nice curtain that blocked us off so it felt quite cozy. I did feel bad for the staff because it seemed like there was only a few servers for the restaurant and our waitress was literally running back and forth from both sides of the restaurant to serve people. Fortunately service was still very good and the food did come out pretty quickly. The food was just okay. I got the eel over rice and the portion was pretty small for the price. The meal itself came with a good amount of side dishes, but I did not like that my miso soup had a dishwasher taste to it, probably needed another rinse before using the bowl. My girlfriend had the poke salad which to me was not bad but not great either. It's a simple spring mix salad with fish mixed in and they give you a gochujang sauce to mix into it. Flavors were simple and fresh but the fish was a bit fishy and didn't taste the freshest. Parking isn't too bad during lunch hour but I can imagine it can be a pain at more busy times. There's a small lot in the front as well as a small lot in the back of the building that has a few spaces. read more

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Food, Service, Ambiance, specially kimchi and hot tea and appetizer ice cream! Most of time when I go to ktown I go Arado restaurant. read more

We needed a place on Valentines Day 2025, near downtown for 2 couples. We got a private dining room experience, amazing service and were amazed by the food. It started with Korean appetizer small dishes. Staff were extremely friendly. I had a bowl with eel and 5 kinds of fish roe plus Kim chee and other items, so good! Others had bento box, sushi, and ramen. We really loved and prices were good. We plan to go back next time we are in LA and I cannot believe all these low ratings. Maybe soured competition? read more

Went for lunch during veterans day around 12ish. Had to wait a little to be seated since prime lunch time. Parking lot but it was full so just metered park. I had the super chirashi and mom had hwe dup bap. Both were good and came with side tempura and soup. It was definitely enough food for 2 of us. Sashimi slices were big and not skinny and thin. AL bap (fish roe rice) was really good. I loved how chewy and umami the rice was. Would definitely get this again. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Super chirashi al bap - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Food quality and service are what makes this quant little sushi restaurant so satisfying. I truly believe their "Aal-bap" (egg rice) is spectacular. Various colorful assortment of fish eggs litter the white sushi rice below and just beg to be mixed and eaten. The security guard out front is incredibly cordial and the wait staff are always so nice. read more

I just cannot believe the attitude the server gave my wife over the phone. I've been a regular to this establishment for YEARS, and my family and I have been their big customer going for the high-priced nigiri (i.e. toro, uni, mirugai, etc.). Today was no different: we ordered take-out as usual with the exception of my wife adding one more sushi combo in addition to the nigiri by the pieces. Shortly after we hung up, in less than 5 minutes, my wife called them back to cancel the combo and replace (for the same amount of value) with more nigiris, and the woman that picked up the phone threw a huge fit saying that we can't change them. She wouldn't even let my wife finish explaining our change in order. Owner and management need to take their training of servers more seriously and make sure the servers are providing adequate and professional services 오늘 너무 불쾌한 서비스로 인해 저희 가족 (나름 몇년 단골이었었는데) 앞으로 이 식당 이용하지 않기로 했습니다. 전화 받으신 서버분, 불친절하다못해 손님에게 해서는 안될 행동을 하셨어요. 저희 보통 이 집에서 인당 $75-100정도 (가족 4인기준 합 $600정도로 자주 시켜먹었습니다) 되는 가격 높은 니기리 초이스별로 먹는데요, 오늘도 그렇게 시키고 추가로 $50에 해당하는 스시콤보를 포함, 테이크아웃으로 오더했어요. 그리고 끊고 바로 와이프와 상의 후 콤보에 안먹는 츠키다시와 생선이 있으니 캔슬하고 같은 값의 니기리로 교체하려고 채 5분도 안되는 사이에 다시 전화를 걸었는데, 오더 받으셨던 서버분께서 자초지종 다 들어보지도 않고 이미 오더 들어가서 못바꾼다며 짜증을 내시며 와이프가 말하는 도중 전화를 끊어버리셨습니다. 물론 저희가 중간에 맘을 바꾼건 저희 잘못이지만, 서비스를 이렇게 인격적으로 불쾌하게 제공하시는건 옳지 못하다고 봅니다. 저희가 오더를 캔슬 하겠다는것도 아니고, 총 $150이 넘는 오더에서 몇가지 수정을 하려고 한건데 말 끝나기도 전에 대뜸 안된다며 전화를 끊어버리시다니요. 식욕이 떨어져 제가 직접 다시 전화 해 다 캔슬시켰습니다. 식당 사장님이나 매니저분 이 글 보신다면 서빙하시는 아주머니들 서비스 애티튜드에 더 많은 주의 주셔야 할 것 같아요. 음식이 맛있어도 이런 기본이 안되어있는 서비스라면 손님들 다 달아납니다. read more

Read the reviews that the sushi is not fresh... must've gone in a VERY GOOD DAY. CHIRASHI- this came with the chirashi + tempura. It was very fresh. The only thing I didn't like was the spicy tuna.. but my mom loved it. SUPER CHIRASHI- I LOVED this. Thai didn't have the spicy tuna mix. It came with the fish eggs.. with eel over rice. I will always order this. Can't wait to come back. read more

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So sad this restaurant has changed not like old days... Every menu price is too overpriced compared to the amount of food and quality. Staffs were fine but that is not good enough to resolve the money spend for eat out. Defintely won't be back here on my own expense. read more

Wow! Talk about bomb sushi that is incredibly cheap! Korean sushi places are hit or miss, but this place is a hit hit hit! Came here for lunch with some friends, which are regulars, and left so so satisfied and full and happy. The service was pretty slow though but I think the restaurant was super busy with online orders as well as keeping up the indoor dining. I ordered the special chirashi lunch ($30) and holy moly it came with SO much food. Start with miso and banchan, then tempura, and out came the chirashi and eggs over rice. It was amazinngggg. The sushi pieces were sooo good and melted in your mouth. Eating the sashimi with the egg rice was so perfect. The toro was my favorite piece and it came with little gold flakes so cute! But honestly all the pieces of fish were outstanding for sure. Also? That roasted rice house tea is probably the best green teas I've ever had, no cap. It was DELICIOUS. The little roasted rice pieces were sooooo awesome and crunchy and added the perfect flavor to the tea. For the price, would 100% recommend coming here. read more

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I for one thought this restaurant was fantastic. They were very accommodating as my wife was running late about 30 minutes to our family dinner. The chicken teriyaki bento box was fantastic. The chicken was moist and the tempura super delicate and crunchy. The sushi sashimi platter was also great. The tuna melted in my mouth when every bite. It also came with fish egg stew and fish egg rice were was also really good. I'm not one who usually eats fish egg on the regular but the rice and stew combo was incredible. It was perfectly portioned so it didn't feel like too little or too much and overwhelming. The fish was also not fishy at all so that was always a plus. Definitely a place to return to. If anything, the price point is a little on the high side so it's not an everyday meal for me. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - B. Chicken Teriyaki, Shrimp Tempura, Salad, and California Roll Lunch Special - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Best choice for Sushi in midtown area. Arado has been here quite a long time and has held up the quality and service or seems to be getting better. My fav is their Super Chirasi. read more

The service was excellent and so was the items i ordered. I was attending an even at the SAG building and I had one hour to kill and I found this restaurant. I was seated right away. I asked if they had yakimandu and she recommended me gyoza. And I ordered a bibimbap. Food was good portion was excellent, very inexpensive. Ice cream cone at the end was nice touch. The waitress was very attentive. Two thumbs up!! read more

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I've been going to Arado since my college days in early 2000s and loved their fish egg assorted bibimbop, and even after I moved to overseas and whenever in town I always went in to get my albop. I never liked the albop in Korea since it's a cheap version but real albop from Ktown. Albop in LA was the best. However not sure if it's got anything to do with pandemic, but Arado became little too casual and my al-bop was missing a lot of things that were supposed to be on the rice like uni and salmon roe. Missing these two elements was crucial but still ok, just not the best. I visited twice, had same thing. read more

Arado Japanese Restaurant - Albop - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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