Food: 5 stars To be fair I've only ever eaten the tebasaki (chicken wings) but they are delicious. The flavor is there but not overpowering and the chicken is cooked just right. They stack up well to the wings I've had in Nagoya which is a place known for tebasaki. The wings are quite small so order accordingly. Service: 4 stars The staff are friendly and service is good. It does get busy at times and that will slow things down a bit but not a ridiculous amount. Price: 4 stars For 2 people with drinks and 12 chicken wings each, the total was around $40 at dinner time. I would say this is just right for this level of taste and quality. I wouldn't pay that for KFC but these wings are delicious. Conclusion: I've been going here for 15 years and the management has not changed for 30 years and neither has the taste. If you want to know what delicious Japanese chicken wings taste like, this is the place to go. I take all my guests from out of town here and not one person has disliked it. read more

Best wok friend chicken wings / Teba outside the 50+ locations in Japan. Some J Pop, Beer, chicken and small plates, time to have a blast. See you there! Ask for the tammi room on large parties, socks off, drinks on! read more

This place is definitely a favorite lunch spot for me and my coworker's. We've probably been here more than a hand full of times and it's been consistently good. I usually order the lunch combo with teba and fried fish, it comes with miso soup and a small cabbage and cucumber salad (like tablespoon size). I've tried the Korean short ribs and pork belly, but the teba is the best!! This place is definitely worth a try! read more

Food is great. Service on the other hand need some major adjusting. This is now the third location I've been to and the worst. I arrived before the rest of my party and the lady asked how many so I said 6. Then the rest of my party arrived she asked again, party of 5? No lady, i just told you 6. We each ordered the same lunch set with comes with a salad. 5 of us ordered house and 1 ordered miso. She brings out 4 house and 2 miso. Dude, seriously? Can she not count? Then at the end, since it was wings you usually get hand towels to clean your hands. We asked for them and she said, we only hand that out for dinner. Wow, so that means to me, during lunch, when you eat wings, your hands dont get ready. They only get oily and gross at dinner time. *Just a fun fact for you guys! In future, if you decide to have wings during lunchtime, know that your hands are immune to getting oily and seasoned (: What a cool thing!! It's like magic! Last thing- she included tip for us. Um, last I checked, that's illegal? Tip is based on customer preference. FYI- pulled from interwebs "According to Carrington, the rules and regulations developed by DLCA require that the total price of all consumer goods offered for sale be clearly displayed to the customer at the point of sale. The commissioner reminded restaurant owners that gratuity, by definition, is a voluntary tip for services paid by the patron to the restaurant for services rendered; therefore, he said, the patron should not be forced to pay such a charge." read more

Came here with some friends from work because everyone raved about the chicken wings. Honestly, the wings were good. Not great nor mind blowing but good. Just be sure to get the big order as the wings are smaller than what you imagine. read more

We were about to enjoy our meal but waitress came and told us " you have to move tables because there are 4 new customers waiting now". We were wondering if she could ask us politely. We were party of two but we felt uncomfortable of her attitude. We had to move small table right next to restroom. I'm not returning read more

Furaibo - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

Finally back after not coming in about 2 years! This place is still amazing A South Bay gem forsure. Great food, service & atmosphere. Bring a jacket it gets cold in there. Ordered the Korean bbq dish & thing wings dinner box. read more

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Solid fried chicken place. I have tried quite a few fried chicken places in San Diego and this can stand toe to toe with the best. Quite comparable to Cross Street Chicken in Convoy. High praise for Poway! Ordered a mixed box, which had drumsticks, wings, and tenders. The savory red sauce was pleasantly sweet and spicy. Also tried their dipped wings, the secret sauce was pretty tasty but the wings could have used more salt. Would recommend the glazed versions more. Did not try the rubs. Edamame and corn was also a standout, great sauce. read more

If you don't know about Furaibo then you're missing out. They're known for their chicken wings. Chicken wings? That's it? Let me give you the fact... The wings are amazing. It's crispy, sweet, spicy, salty -- everything you can want in a fried chicken. I always get extra wings because it's never enough in my opinion. Definitely try it. It's worth it! read more

I've been coming here for more than 10 years, they never failed to deliver everytime. I love this place, their chicken wings are bomb!!!

Very good prices (several lunch specials) Authentic Japanese Great Service The ribeye lunch set was delicious! read more

Best fried chicken in the world . A must try amazing fried chicken trust me I gave eaten and plenty of spots emerils is is twice the the price. read more

Terrible service. I came here with my wife and 3 month old requesting to sit in the traditional Japanese seating area to better care for the child at 5pm. Server says that area is for large groups, but the area has seating for 4. Really genius move to deny a small family with a baby the seating area requested. There is no reservation process for the restaurant and we finished the dinner with the requested seating area vacant the whole time. Terrible service and incompetence on the servers part. Food is great, but we are talking about a 3 month old baby. By no means did I request more than what a normal restaurant can accommodate. Please reach out to me so I can explain further. Terrible place if you have kids to eat. read more

Furai-BLAH (How I feel about the food) or FUHHH... raibo (How I feel about paying for subpar food) I've only been here once but once was enough. Granted, I got take out, so maybe the food would've been better at dine in, but I doubt it since everything was prepared poorly. I've had my eyes on Furaiblah for a long time, after seeing it at a busy plaza in Gardena and in Sawtelle. I thought this place would be legit, having locations in two areas with a high Japanese presence, and having decent reviews on Yelp. I finally tried it tonight. I ordered off their menu online. The first page of the menu reads "FURAIBO'S SPECIALTY CHICKEN - Our signature dish that has been feeding the locals in Nagoya for over half a decade." You would think that their chicken would be really damn good right? Nope. I honestly enjoy KFC, Costco's $5 rotisserie chicken, Pollo a la Brasa, and even random chicken that's been sitting out at a buffet more. I ordered the Wings, Breast, Thigh and Leg at Furaibo. I got "extra spicy" and they weren't spicy at all. They were just over-fried and all dried up. If this is their specialty and it's that bad, I don't want to try anything else there. Unfortunately I had also ordered the duck and Korean BBQ galbi. The duck was actually better than the chicken, but it wasn't anything special. It was dry. The galbi was tough and charred. Nothing I got was good :( read more

Love this place. Travel from Long Beach for it time to time. The chicken wings are the best. They're pretty small so I can eat 2 portions easy. Also love the Japanese izakaya portions so we are able to get a variety of things. read more

The stars are for service and reasonable price.I was seated right away.I ordered the chicken wings that came with rice,miso soup and salad.Though the wings were crispy and delicious,they were small. The lunch special combos are only available Monday to Thursday. Parking was narrow and crowded but free.I got so used to LA parking where nothing is free and if free,only for a certain short time. The biggest drawback for me on a Friday lunch was that my order took some unreasonable time.I was by myself and the place was not busy so I have no idea why. I probably would need to try the other items to appreciate this restaurant more. read more

Furaibo - Chicken wings - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

Great food here. Got the korean BBQ and fried chicken with salad. Everything excellent here!

One of the things I miss living in Los Angeles is Furaibo! Love the traditional Japanese food. Wish there is a location in Orange County, maybe in Irvine :) read more

Furaibo - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

I'm a little hesitant about giving it a 4 so if anyone's reading this, maybe a 3.7. It's not as good as Kappo Honda, but it's still good and a little cheaper than Kappo. We ordered about 10 dishes, and the bill after tax came out to be about $60. Good: Soft Shell Crab Spicy Chicken Wings...YUM! Sweet Chicken Wings Spinach Bacon Tofu Salad if you're a tofu kind of person (my friend who ordered it liked it) Eggplant Miso Okay: Calbi Seaweed Rice Soup (really good when you're sick like I was that night) Eh: Prawns Fried fish head thing. Altogether, I think if I tried this place prior to Kappo Honda, I might have had a more enthusiastic review. If I'm in the South Bay area, I would go here---but otherwise, Kappo does the trick. Also, the environment was too reminiscent of a fast food joint or pizza parlor. It doesn't feel like a place to drink happily with your friends. read more

Furaibo is a small Japanese restaurant in Gardena, that has been around for many years. As many Yelp reviewers have noted, they are a "izakaya" and focus on snacks or "small plates'. It is the typical kind of place where Japanese businessmen would go after work to drink and have some food with their drinks. Furaibo is located in a large strip mall with lots of other Asian businesses and restaurants, on the corner of Western and Redondo Beach Blvd. They are part of a chain restaurant in Japan and they have another location in "Little Osaka", on Sawtelle in West L.A. Furaibo specializes in Western foods like steaks and fried chicken wings cooked Japanese style, with Japanese flavors. Some of my favorite items are the Teba (fried chicken wings) and Chita (chicken thighs), Ribeye steak, and fried halibut. They also serve many typical Japanese dishes like pork katsu, curry, edamame, tofu, etc. Their signature fried chicken wings and thighs seem to be marinated, deep fried and then dusted with a special sweet and spicy seasoning. They are very tasty and are the best things on the menu. They get extremely busy during meal times and there is usually a wait. It's much better to try to go at off times to avoid the wait. The service seems to be "hit or miss". I never know how much English the server understands, but they seem to get my order right most of the time. They try to turn the tables pretty quickly, so everything seems to move along at a good pace. I usually go for lunch and order the Double Teba Course. I get 8 fried chicken wings, miso soup, rice, shredded lettuce salad with dressing and Japanese pickles. The cost for the Double Teba is a very reasonable $6.95. The cost for the Single Teba (4 wings) is only $5.50, Chita (chicken thigh) is $6.00, Ribeye steak is $9.00. Everything I have had at Furaibo has been well prepared and was very tasty. However, I do agree with the comments by other Yelpers that this Furaibo seems to struggle with cleanliness. The tables always seem sticky, boxes of supplies are sometimes left out, and things seem in a bit of disarray. It could be because they are super busy during the lunch and dinner rush and need time to recover. Overall, I really enjoy the unique and tasty foods that Furaibo offers and appreciate their reasonable prices. They are conveniently located and have lots of parking available. Furaibo is a great place to have a few drinks and some great food. read more

3.5 stars. I had been wanting to check this place out for a long time! I used to work in Gardena and would always pass by this place, but before I could try them out I left the company. Well, last night I had a good excuse to come here as a friend from out of town was visiting and he was staying with a friend in the area. We ordered so much food. Let's see if I can remember it all. Chicken wings-Furaibo is known for their chicken wings. We got 2 orders since there were 5 of us. We just ordered the regular ones. They were nice and crispy without it being oily. My friend thought it was too salty and another one was sensitive to msg so he said his lips tingled way after eating them. Chicken salad-very refreshing even though I wish they had added more sesame seeds. The name of the dish is tori yasai goma. Where was the goma?! Enoki mushroom and scallops-my least favorite dish. The scallops were chopped up so fine, you couldn't tell there were any! Agedashi tofu-pretty good, nothing special. Buta kakuni (pork)-not melt in your mouth good, as I was expecting based on other Yelpers' reviews. I avoided the fatty parts, but my friends seemed to like them! Grill rice ball-yummy! It was grilled nicely and had a great miso flavor! Grilled mackeral (miso)-tiny piece of fish, but still very tasty. Tarzan (a whole chicken)-the chicken was tiny, but this was much more moist and flavorful than the chicken wings! Yummy! I would definitely order this again. Negima yakitori-seasoned well and grilled nicely. Not the best yakitori I've ever had, but it was decent. Sweet potato croquettes-I don't think anyone really liked these. It was just ok. It came with a pat of butter, which I thought odd. I thought the price was reasonable at $15 a head. Service was great. The servers came around often to refill our water and iced tea glasses. read more

Yes! This place is definitely one of a kind. When I first came in to try this place, I was intimidated by the menu, for it was very different from what I was accustomed to. It does help taking someone that has been here before and knows what to get, because this place does not offer the usual Japanese dishes such as Udon, Sushi or Bento. For first timers, you will not go wrong with the chicken wings (Tebasaki), this is one of my favorite dish, the chicken is perfectly marinated in exotic spices in a great unconventional way. Second, the Rib eye steak is just heavenly, the texture of the beef is tender and seasoned to perfection. Very delectable and highly recommended. Service grade is B-, depending on the traffic. This place can be a bit pricy (for the price sensitive), but not a bad place to go once in a while for a special occasion. Great place to impress a late night date, throw in a beer or two to seal the deal. read more

Wooooooowwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I can continue. This place is a must try. The chicken wings are crack. I'm serious. We ordered three orders. The very spicy ones weren't too spicy. They tasted like a chicharon. The steak was buttery and juicy. The fried rice was my fav. We got two orders! ( Ok, we are fat asses!) the spinach and bacon was yummy as well. The crab salad was also juicy and the homemade French fries were from heaven. We got the mochi for dessert. Will we be back? Of course!!!!!! You get a lot of bang for your buck! read more

Meh.. Overall, a lot of the food items felt oily.. ie: nankotsu karaage, chicken wings, pork Katsu, agedashi tofu. Although the tofu salad, hamachi Kama, and the yakitori were really delicious. This tebasaki chain restaurant is relatively inexpensive and you can eat a lot from each tapas dish. Good service from the nice japanese speaking waiters and waitresses. Big group? They don't have pitchers of beer, only bottles, and your whole party must be present before you can be seated. read more

I love Furaibo. It reminded me of my ucla days when I used to wait in long lines for the furaibo on sawtelle. Came in on a Sunday night and didn't have to wait at all. The waitress was really kind, helpful, attentive and quick. Of course you have to try the Chicken Wings here. The wings are quite small, get them extra spicy (they aren't that spicy because they use a white pepper seasoning). I also had the Charbroiled Squid, I think this was my least favorite thing of the night. The squid was sitting in a really salty sauce, soy sauce? It just made it too salty. Try the Halibut Calamari-it's delicious! The whole body of the fish served as a boat for the meatier fried pieces. I loved eating the body, fried crispy fish bones-YUM! The Enoki and Scallops was also a great choice for an appetizer. It was served in the most delicious sake flavored broth. We also had the fried rice which had bits of sausage. I still like the fried rice at Shin Sen Gumi better--they're different types of japanese style fried rice for sure. Nevertheless, the fried rice at Furaibo is still great...just a little on the heavier side. There was so much more I wanted to try, but I'll save it for the next trip...I'm hoping very soon. Hands down one of my favorite restaurants in the South Bay. read more

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Last night the bf and I return for another diner, only, I think we hit the mark this time because we were giddy and smiling without a worry in the world as we appreciatively stuffed our faces. Trust me, these dishes are total winners. Sweet and spicy chicken. Reminds me of a korean styled sauce... a bit spicy but I loved it. The chicken is fried and drenched in sauce. Chilled Tofu. Fresh, light, healthy and delicious@! I always pour a healthy dose of soy sauce also. Nasu Soboro (Eggplant). Thick, saucy, rich pork flavor the eggplant perfectly. Pour over rice for an instant fix. Eat with a spoon so you can haul that stuff in. Hanpen Cheese. soooooo delicious! Strange combination of fried fish cake (minus the ew-y fishiness) deep fried, with an oozing puddle of warm cheese reaching out to greet you. Dip in provided sauce and mix a bit of the mustard in, why don't you.. Soft-Shelled Crab. Lightly battered, lightly fried. Almost a toasted crab. Dip sparingly into the provided ponzu?! sauce, the sauce is pretty sour and overpowering. Enoki Scallop. A staple. Buttery saucey scallops peeking amongst a bed of snakey enoki mushroom. This dish was slightly over salted IMO. Everything was well-balanced with a great bowl of slightly sticky medium grain japanese rice. Take a look at that rice sheen- like beautiful little pearls, but i digress...! mmmm... Throw back two bottles of sweet hot house sake and a large cold Asahi, and you've got yourselves a meal, folks. read more

Food, service and prices are great! You can come in and have a big or small meal on a budget and a great meal that will keep your appetite highly satisfied. The environment is appropriate for both family and singles. read more

Furaibo - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

One of my all time favorites!! Whoever wrote bad things below or above, that's great - that's just more seats and more food for me! Lunch, not so good (because of the limited selection), but for dinner, bring anyone you need to impress, even picky bland food loving 909ers or out of staters. Instead of plugging the place, I'll just list the good stuff that we always order... -Spinach Bacon -Karei Karaage (Fried baby halibut) -French fries (yes, even THESE are uber yummy!) -Steak (get it rare, as it wil continue to cook on the iron platter) -Korean BBQ -Satsuma Imo (sweet potato patty thing - OMG soooooo good) -Baby shrimp (yes just eat the tails too) -Shishamo (whole little fish, not for everyone) -Teba chicken wings (these are a MUST MUST MUST!!!) -Soft shell crab (amaaaaazingggg) -Tsukune (affectionately known as chicken balls LOL) -Fried rice is good but I've only bothered to get it once And if you want to get smashed, plenty of beer and sake is available. The servers are a little standoffish, people don't seem to understand that they don't come back so frequently because they are sort of in a mode to not disturb you and let you sit there and relax. A little proactive waving down will fix that if you need service. You can sit in the rear JDM section (ha ha!) on the floor, but I dunno anyone that isn't sore after that. If you are drunk you won't notice (or care) as much. read more

Small, hole-in-the-wall place. Few tables and environment is unorganized. Ordered the Salmon Yaki which was $7 for a small piece of salmon and the tabasaki chicken which was the best dish and worth the price. I would only go again for the tabasaki chicken. read more

I've often driven by this place, as well as the one on Sawtelle and have wanted to try either one. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet a handful of friends here for lunch. I was told that their chicken was excellent. I ordered a #6 lunch special (double order of wings, extra spicy please!) The wings came out small (no batter), fried crisp and delicious. The spice comes from white pepper, so it's not a "hot wing" spice that I originally expected. Awesome... especially with 3 bottles of Sapporo. The place itself is fairly small and can sit aproximately 40+. It's a nice intimate place in a traditional japanese setting. Prices were fairly cheap. $78 for 7 of us. So it came out to about $13 per person with tip. Very good time I had... will definitely come back. read more

We ate at lunch time. Reasonable price and very good chicken. People at the restaurant are nice. read more

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Rundown - Service can be slow - food is decent - can get crowded I've been coming here for years and I order the same things each time. - Nasu Soboro - hanpen cheese - tebaski wings - medium - steak - age dash tofu - niku jagga. I used to like the fish but it doesn't taste fresh to me. Sometimes the halibut tastes too muddy. Not a big fan of the kaki fry. :(. I'm not a big fan of chicken but my friends like the chicken katsu. It doesn't seem greasy and I might like it if it wasn't chicken. Over all, I get a decent meal with a variety of foods that I'm used to eating. It's more like comfort food. It's fun to come with a few friends, order a few dishes and have a few bottles of sapporo. Service can be a bit slow once they take my initial order. Sometimes it takes forever to get the check. read more

A good enough place to be given 4-star rating. Especially if I lower a little bit my Japanese food standards, which I fear are sometimes too elevated for a place like Gardena? So... First impression was: a bit of a hole in the wall. They tried to make it good looking tho. Unsuccessfully, but at least they did try. They even have one tatami room where those Japanese customers that are enthusiastic of bending the knees for 2 hours and sitting on the hard floor can go and truly enjoy themselves. Speaking about enjoyment: we loved all tapas items; we especially liked their baked items (such as grilled squid with Ume (plum) sauce, or baby squid with lemon); we could not order some of their signature dishes since we're trying to avoid fried food... Anyway, the food was really good. But not to the point to make us feel like we can't wait to go there again! Not sure why... Maybe it has to do with the slightly grumpy (or a bit weird at times) attitude of their servers? Or maybe the a-bit-too-blue-collar appearance of the place and most of their customers? It is not like we expected to see people in suits or dressy shirts- but come oon, for God's sake, why such terrible shapeless gray t-shirts and old sneakers? At least there wasn't anyone wearing pajamas- when I lived in Japan, I've seen guys wearing their pajamas at such YakiTori restaurants in my old neighborhood... Anyway, again, the food was super good. I am sure the fried chicken wings are fantastic- probably I will order them and check them out next time. read more

I hate coming to places more than 4 times a week. It's kinda embarassing. But still Tozai Plaza is one of those places you can fall back on at 9PM at night and you don't want to have a wait or eat at Jack in the Box. So last night was Furaibo. Sorry Kotohira. Maybe tomorrow? You're still in the hoe rotation. I never get the chicken wings at FuRaiBo cuz I know that people in my party will and everyone shares with me. I'm the little garbage disposal of the group. I demand that they share. It's not an option. I have tried the red snapper and the steak combo dinner sets. While the steak was delicious, wtf @ the $17 box set. The steak was way too small to be $17. I think I'll order seperately next time. The box set comes with rice, pork cutlet, salad, potatos and carrots, shrimp, etc. but still the steak was smaller than my hand and I have small hands yo. The chicken wings and fish set are both around $14. That's more like it. Yes $4 makes a difference. The fried scallops are juicy but the clams are kinda skinny. I like my clams fat, juicy, and sexy. Tried them both in the sake broth and the garlic broth. Tastes the same to me. The waiters are nice and they remember who I am. They don't know me by name but I'm sure they call me the little fat ass that orders way too much for two people. read more

Been coming here for over 30 years and it has been consistantly good always. My family love the wings from sweet to extra spicy. Nasu Soboro (ground pork stewed with egg plant) is a must have with a side of steam rice. Yakitori combo is a good value with good variety. The beef sashimi is good with ponzu sauce and thinly sliced onions. You will enjoy this place. read more

Grew up eating at this restaurant--I always have to eat at Furaibo when I come home to visit. They also have a Furaibo in LA (on Sawtelle) but it's not as good as the one in Gardena for some reason (trust me). Recommendations: - Fried Baby Halibut (they usually run out so order it fast!) - Yellowtail Collarbone (yea, it's pricy but its SO tender and tasty) - Teba Saki in sweet (they are known for their chicken wings; I like it sweet but spicy is also popular) - Agedashi Tofu - Tori Pirikara (spicy & sweet chicken) - Octopus in wasabi sauce (so refreshing because of the wasabi) Other comments: - Bento box is pretty big and worth it. It includes pork katsu, which is really crispy. Service Decent, I never had any problems with them. However, there was one instance when they messed up my bill so make sure you go through it (the receipt doesn't list the item names so you have to remember the prices). When I notified them about the mistake, they immediately apologized and changed the bill. They're friendly! read more

The tebasaki chicken here is unlike anything out there. When people hear me talk about these delicious specially seasoned mouth-watering fried chicken, they tend to find it hard to believe that the chicken can really be that good. But it is indeed THAT good. I recommend the wings versus other parts of the chicken as there is more surface area for the special seasoning to coat. And since the meat on the wings is closer to the bone than meat on the thigh, breast etc, the wing meat is more tender and flavorful as well. Their steak lunch special for around $10- is also superb. It's served with a delicious ponzu sauce and a little cube of butter that melts as the steak sizzles. It's better to go to Furaibo for lunch since they charge more for the same items in the lunch combos at night (you need to order them a la carte unless you get the combos). However, if you do find yourself at night, there's the deep fried baby halibut served with ponzu sauce that is soooo tasty. The only thing that I wish they would change is to offer green tea or some other tea to help cleanse your palate of the fried foods. Currently they offer some type of Japanese tea that is just ok but doesn't help degrease your palate. read more

For those who ONLY cares for taste of food when choosing a restaurant, this could be your place. But for the service wise, their service is beyond horrible. We came here Friday around 5pm, the place was pretty empty with only few people dining. We were seated on a very small table and since it was so empty and we were going to order lot of food, we asked to be moved to larger table. Server simply rejected our request saying there will be many people coming so they cannot give us larger table. Again it was only 5pm and we were not going to stay there for hours. It's obvious to tell they don't really care much about their customers but only going after their money. read more

Chicken wings. Fried chicken wings. Fried wings with a full Japanese menu. This place is small and usually full of people wanting a decent meal. Their dinner bento seems popular, as it comes with two kinds of pickled vegetables, rice, soup, an entree of your choice from their popular items, and fried chicken. There is also salad and stewed potatoes that comes with it. Overall, it's a lot of food for about $15 a person. I suggest going early if you have children or during lunch. Their lunch menu is very reasonable, about $7-$10 a person with smaller sets. The wait staff is a little all over the place. They don't always seem to know what's happening or where the food is going. But overall, friendly enough and they do their jobs. read more

Chicken wings chicken wings CHICKEN WINGS! I'd like to sample more of their menu, but I usually hit this spot when I have the wing craving and it's all I get. Super tasty and seasoned with Japanese koshio (finely ground white peppercorns). read more

Furaibo - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California