This little place used to serve top-notch tempura and ten-don. I used to get the anago ten-don set regularly. I went here a couple of weeks ago with my wife, and was sorely disappointed at the quality and taste of the food. In particular, the rice that was previously used appears to have been forsaken for some kind of tasteless replacement grain. The increased cost of their offerings was expected, but I didn't expect such a downward slide in hospitality and quality. There are no people to take your order, you have to use the little console that everyone else touches, and that the staff doesn't bother to clean. Water is no longer offered either. I guess I should feel lucky that the Tsukiji Fish Market anago restaurant is still open in Tokyo, but it seems like a long way to go for a simple dinner of ten-don. read more

After trying Hannosuke in Hawaii, I am now a believer in tempura bowls. My wife was craving it, so we made the trip to the west side. The tempura bowl was delicious and it is very comparable to the one we had in Hawaii. The taste was great but it was slightly greasier/heavier than the very light fried and less oily Hawaii one. The biggest difference is that in Hawaii gives you unlimited pickles. Here, they give you a little container of pickled ginger. Pretty good though, I will come back. read more

Hannosuke - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This place is convenient to where I stay when I come to LA, so I usually make a visit to the complex at least once, but this was my first time dining at the tempura place. I don't eat a lot of tempura, but when I do I look for the batter to be light and crisp. This was a bit dense to my taste, but it was still pretty tasty, and the sauce was good. I got a mixture with prawn (shrimp), white fish and egg (along with other things I have forgotten) and all tasted fresh. Can't see a reason not to go back some day. read more

Hannosuke - 3. Edomae Tendon Set - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Hannosuke's tendons definitely is a quick fix for your tempura crave! Located in Mitsuwa where you can conveniently grab a nice meal before your grocery shopping. The best part is there're usually plenty of seats with very little wait time on the food. I have to say the tempura was not as crispy as I would hope for but the variety of veggies in the meal and the super delicious rice with sauce are really pluses! read more

Hannosuke - 1. Original Tendon Set - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I have just finished my order of Shrimp Tempura, It was terrible. I always loved their Tempura, but the taste was off and it was soggy. The dipping sauce was not the same and the Miso soup I couldn't eat. I ordered take out from the Marina del Rey location, last time for me. read more

My new go-to for tempura everything! For $13 this is such a filling and delicious meal. I loved the tempura soft boiled egg! But the tempura shrimp and tempura white fish were a close second. But goodness - even the tempura seaweed was amazing. Can't say enough good things about this place - check it out! Such a good value! read more

Hannosuke - 1. Original Tendon Set - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The tempura is delicious and good quality. The sukiyaki is pretty good also. Not a huge fan of the chicken tempura, a bit dry. They accept credit card! read more

Hannosuke - #11 Tempura Sukiyaki Plate - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I have been going to Hannosuke ever since they opened several years ago in the Mitsuwa market. To this day, it is one of my favorite places to go for tempura. Almost every time I go I get the #1 Original Tendon that includes White Fish, 2 Shrimp, Soft-Boiled Egg, Seaweed, Pumpkin, Broccoli, and Shishito Pepper Tempuras on rice with their sauce on top. It also includes a small Miso Soup. Hannosuke is probably the best takeout tempura place I have been to. However, the only problem I have had is occasionally there is an item or two missing from my order so make sure to check what they've given you in your bag before you leave. Also, the Mitsuwa parking lot can be busy during lunch and dinner times. read more

Hannosuke - Menu - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I like their tempuras, I go there whenever I am in that area, I get it to go most of the time and it's still good when I get home. Not bad at all! read more

Understanding during COVID is hard for everyone. However I don't think I can accept there is a moldy food from a restaurant. And also there isn't any info I can contact to customer service. I actually love their tempura food, but if nobody care about the food when you deliver to your customers, then I don't think I would like to return again. read more

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I was craving tempura and opted for the soba with tempura. From the point I ordered to the time I got my meal, I was HANGRY! It took over 30 minutes to get my food. This is really long time for a food court vendor. I overheard that they had to change out their oil...odd time at 6pm to do that. Food itself was decent. Price was ok...food court prices are up there like everything else...nothing under $10. Maybe I just happen to have an "off" experience. At least the food was decent. read more

I love this places food but I cannot give 5 stars when a business doesn't follow their listed hours. Currently their sign says open 3:30-7:00 for dinner but I showed up at 3:40 and they were still closed. For such a short window of time to be open for dinner it sucks that they can't meet the full 3.5 hours. Thankfully there are other great businesses in Mitsuwa to eat from instead but was greatly disappointed since we came out to the westside to get Hannosuke specifically. Please update your hours. read more

Hannosuke - 3:41 still not open. - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

First time trying anago tempura. I highly recommend the edomae tendon (#3). Tempura was very crispy and well fried. Not all Mitsuwa locations have Hannosuke but they should. My new favorite if I'm visiting Mitsuwa market. It's a bit more expensive than the other options at Mitsuwa but definitely worth it. read more

Hannosuke - Edomae Tendon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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People giving 1 or 2 stars be trippin. Tempura is tasty and crispy. Sauce pairs nicely. If you're expecting the most authentic tempura in the world, LAX is just down the street. read more

AssortedTempura bowl was very good A little hidden Jen inside the market They have a great assortment if you like tempura read more

Hannosuke - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Tempura lovers would love Hannosuke.. Hannosuke is located inside Mitsuwa and serves up tempura bowls. We came here for a quick bite during lunch. There's a few options for the tempura bowls. The original comes with tempura shrimp, white fish, soft cooked egg, nori, shishito, sweet potato, broccoli over rice and drizzled with a sweet sauce. Pretty good but not as good as the Torrance location. The tempura wasn't fried as crispy. It seemed as if they rushed frying with a mad rush of orders during lunch time on a Sunday. Lacked some love. read more

Hannosuke - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Oh my god - why have I neglected trying this place for so long? Every time I come to Mitsuwa I want to return to Santouka for their ramen (which is also of course amazing). But I tried Hannosuke for the first time a few weeks ago and it was incredible. You can tell they specialize in their tempura and tendon bowls. I'm used to getting tempura as a side dish and it's not usually the star of the meal in my opinion. But here, it's 100% the star. I got the Edomae tendon bowl - loved every piece of it. You're paying extra for the eel which is indeed very good and a huge piece of tempura. Though I do want to try the white fish and see how it compares. The eel was good, but not my favorite. The shrimp was excellent, and I also loved the pepper and the tempura seaweed. The egg was maybe my least favorite actually. The miso soup was also very flavorful, and I really appreciate that they also gave you a little pickled ginger. That helped to cut through all the fried food. I honestly have not been able to stop thinking about this place since I ate here. I'm definitely coming back soon! read more

Hannosuke - Edomae Tendon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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When fried food is done right, I tell all those nutritionists (and my doc) to go to h#ll with their "recommendations" and "eating-healthy" plans. Hannosuke, essentially, offers 12 kinds of bowls or plates with one thing in common -- fried tempura. Although I've only tried one bowl (thus far), I have a feeling I'll be telling you 11 times more -- AWESOME -- oh yes, I'll be going back. Located in a small food court inside Mitsuwa, the Japanese supermarket, it's a hard choice to choose between sushi, ramen, and various other great little places Hannosuke is among. But, when you want some fried-up, anti-good-for-you, and yet, "amazing" -- my work comrades and I all chose one of the "TEN-DON" (tempura) bowls a few weeks ago. Salivating already when ordering (and now again, while writing this review), the bowl had 2 large shrimp, 2 pieces of fish, scallops, shishito pepper (singular), seaweed (all of that list is fried in tempura), fried egg, rice, and soup. Each piece of seafood was cooked perfectly, not overcooked and dry. In fact, the tempura may just been the best I've ever had -- a great crunch and it's seasoned to give it a delicious flavor without being overly oily or bready. For $8.95, I didn't feel too guilty...and I even relish in the fact I ate it all up. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/hannosuke-los-angeles?select=5mWHpNANl9XUzBEz7Zbywg#5mWHpNANl9XUzBEz7Zbywg The parent, "Kaneko Hannosuke", has been nominated as one of the top Tokyo Restaurants in 2012 by ZAGAT. Well, the Venice location, in a food court, is a 5 star for me in 2013. 5 stars, really, in a food court? I suppose if you love what you ate, and think about it nearly daily...1) get a fix, 2) you really did like it, 3) get a girlfriend, or 4) find a meeting. Perhaps, in my case, I need them all. PS. Note to Michael S., my friend, they may have listened to you in your 10/2012 review (or it was a just an off day when you went). You MUST try again! read more

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Tendon is an abbreviated form made from two words: Tempura & Donburi or large food bowl. (The single N or M is usually interchangeable in Romanized Japanese). So Tendon means some kind of fried food on top of steamed white rice with a soupcon of Tentsuyu or Tempura sauce. The likely origin of the now ubiquitous Japanese Tempura may have had its origins in Portuguese cuisine especially relating to foods eaten during "holy days" in conjunction with Christian customs. Quatuor Tempora was a time when Portuguese abstained from eating land based meat & ate battered fried fish. In fact that is where we get our English phrase "Fish Friday". The Portuguese priests were seen eating this battered fried fish during Quatuor Tempora by the Japanese. Whence Tempura was born. A second origin directly involves the Portuguese again, but since they had a colony in India called Goa, it may be possible that the Portuguese introduced a type of Indian food called Pakora, another form of fried food. The Portuguese influenced Japan as the first European nation to ever reach Japan, but they were eventually forced out because the Christian priests were converting Japanese to Christianity. The Japanese by that time had heard about the stories of the conquest of Native Americans by the Europeans and the downfall of the Aztec & Inca Empires. Fearing that the conversions of many Japanese to Christianity would bring about invasions from various European nations with the encouragement of the pope under the pretext to bring in armies to "protect" the new believers, the Japanese Sho-gun expelled the Portuguese around the early 17th century. Soon after, the Dutch were invited to bring in European trade since they were not interested in proselytizing & meddling in the affairs of the Japanese state. However, the Dutch did not introduce significant culinary influence to Japan. This is not surprising if one has gone to the Netherlands & having eaten their rather dull cuisine. There are as many different styles of Tempura as there are cooks in Japan. Some like the batter to be thin & crisp while others like it thick & crunchy. Others like the crust to be more bread-like. But the general consensus seems to be for the more delicate, thin crisp coating found in the more haute cuisine Kaiseki cuisine. Hannosuke seems to slant more toward Yatai or night stall mode of Tempura. The batter on the white fish is rather thick and crisp, hearty & rustic in its rather over cooked dry, crunchiness. The Shrimp is coated with a thinner coating & a bit more delicate & slightly soft & underfried. The semi spicy green Shishito- pepper has a thin translucent coating while the sweet potato & Nori (thin sheet of dark seaweed) is back to having a thicker dry batter coating. My special favorite was the Tempura no Kakiagè (kah kee ah geh)of small shrimp & bay scallops. The Tempura cooking style was closer to the Shrimp where the batter is slightly soft & underfried in order to open up the bouquet of ocean freshness, minerality & sweetness to the waiting olfactory & sense of taste. I would pair the Tempura at Hannosuke with a premium Japanese beer such as Koshi Hikari which is lighter, but full bodied yet refreshing. Coèdo and Ginga Ko-gen are stronger in hops. Therefore, more bitter & more bracing to clear the palate of the oils in the Tempura. You can buy the beer right in Mitsuwa Market which houses Hannosuke. BTW, if you want to maintain the purity of your rice, you can also put the fried egg into the Miso Shiru (soup). Breaking up of the egg inside the soup releases the runny egg yolk to be incorporated into the soup thus adding richness to the broth. A very different but equally satisfying Tempura can be found at Otomisan in Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles. The batter is far more delicate yet crisp. There is a judicious use of more vegetables in the Tempura medley at Otomisan unlike Hannosuke which lacks that green factor. PS CASH only, & a big thanks to Hahnmade for letting me know about Hannosuke. read more

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I love trying out new places that pop up in LA. Because of this I always visit Yelp to see the "Hot New Businesses" category. Recently a new spot opened up in the Mitsuwa marketplace in Venice off of Centinela. It labeled itself as the authentic Japanese Tempura. On one of my off days from work, I decided to go over here to try out Hannosuke for the first time, in addition to popping in to Mitsuwa for some GREEN TEA KIT KAT! WHAT?! Anyway, walking up to Hannosuke was hard, because Santouka Ramen was just at the other end of the food court. We all know how awesome the ramen is from Santouka! I was talking to myself in my head, on side was cheering for Santouka while the other was cheering for Hannosuke. Why try something you've never tried before when Santouka has never let you down!? Well....I finally decided to go to Hannosuke because that's what I had made the trip for. There are only two items on the Hannosuke menu. The tempura bowl with eel which is slightly more expensive or the tempura bowl with white fish. I settled for the tempura bowl with the white fish. What comes in these tempura bowls is one shrimp, sweet potato, scallop, chili, fish fillet, nori, and a soft boiled egg. Everything is dipped in tempura. :D A whole bowl of deep fried goodness on top of rice. What I love about this bowl was their soft boiled egg, especially when you poke it so the yolk leaks out and you mix your rice in with your yolk. It goes together perfectly with the crunchiness of the tempura items. The tempura was good, I liked it! And I also liked that the vegetable pieces of the dish weren't soggy like other places I've been to. I actually finished it! This was a pretty good dish and I'm glad I went with Hannosuke rather than Sanouka so that now, when I'm there I have two options to choose from. :D read more

Hannosuke - Original - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I would give it a 5 star BUT this time the chef over cooked the shrimp and too much batter is not good. Light is better. The usual I get is a tendon I believe that's a #1 or #10. Anyways usually this place has the best mix tempura. Tempura egg! Tempura seaweed ! Etc. This one fail won't make me stop coming here though it's that good read more

Hannosuke - Yummm combo #1 - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Awesome tempura but soba noodle was very dry. It is located inside Mitsuwa grocery store with other food court. read more

Hannosuke - Tempura & cold soba - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Everytime I go to LA I always make a stop at Hannosuke for their tempura don. A very famous chain shop originated from Tokyo, Hannosuke offers freshly made tempuras with crunchy batter on the outside and steamy juicy ingredients on the inside atop a bowl of rice. Drizzle on some of their special tendon sauce and you have a perfect bowl of tendon (tempura rice bowl). I always opt for their "edomae tendon" $13.98 + tax which consists of conger eel, shrimp, veggies, and soft boiled tempura egg. You can go with the plate set instead of setting the tempuras on top of the rice, the tempuras are presented separately on a plate. Cost is the same. read more

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I had Hannosuke tendon in both LA & Tokyo. Here is the comparison... Tasty in LA is 2/3 to Tokyo. Shrimp in LA is 2/3 to Tokyo. Anago in LA is 2/3 to Tokyo. Rice & bowl size are 2/3 to Tokyo. Only the price in LA is 3/2 to Tokyo. Also, see the difference of tempura from my picture! The fry powder LA using is in really bad quality and they didn't dry oil out from temperature enough when putting on your bowl. That's why LA tendon looks glitch, soft, and oily!! In simple words, very disappointed. Hannosuke, if you want to keep screwing up your reputation in USA market, go ahead keep in this way!! read more

Hannosuke - Hannosuke tendon in LA is suck compared to Tokyo!!! - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

After reading Emily review I had to go and check it out. But it also doesn't help that I went there for other reviews. Well it does help cause oh man I went to 4 places. OK let's get down to the food. I ordered the Edomae it has fish, shrimp, veggie, combo shrimp/scallop and egg tempura. It was Delish. Can't believe I ate the fish cause it's not my usual tilapia, salmon or halibut... I sure ate that and other food. The service is pick up when they call your number. The cashier was super nice. Half white/Japanese I believe well Japanese for sure cause I asked him if he knew Japanese and asked where he learned it. If I go back for sure gonna order that bowl again.. And other food in the food court. CASH ONLY!! read more

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Tempting tempura tantalizes tastebuds... ...ok, that's enough for alliterations. You get 1 of 2 choices here : the Original or the Edomae. With a mini-party in tow, we all dug into the Original [2 shrimp, scallops, shrimp kakiage, yam, large white fish, and seaweed]. The tempura was perfectly-battered-n-fried, the sauce carried tinge of sweetness, poached egg on top was broken into for melty-egg-yolk-delishness, and the mound of white rice with same-sauce underneath was really filling. Also comes w/ bowl of miso~ WOA: * No crowds at night for dinner. * Cash-only (as is for all eateries in Mitsuwa marketplace) but ATM on-site. * You can buy dessert in the market afterwards. My solution to what some say results in "soggy" tempura...chow down~! Mine stayed crispy till each one was finished off~ Das some fried goodness... read more

Hannosuke - Original tendon~ - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Love their tempura - although it doesn't travel as well, it still tasted delicious over rice, and I especially love their soft boiled egg tempura. Tip: maybe request the tempura be separated from the rice so it doesn't arrive soggy if you're taking out or doing delivery. read more

There are several other restaurants at this Mitsuwa market, including the popular Santoku ramen; but, I am invariably drawn to Hannosuke every time I come here (and I come here about every other week for lunch). It's probably because they have the best tempura don in town. The batter here is thin and crispy and the tempura is not overly greasy. The Original Tendon may not seem like a large bowl of food; but, it is actually quite filling. It comes with 2 shrimps, a large piece of moist but flaky fish (cod, I think), a slice of Japanese pumpkin, 1 shishito pepper, 1 broccoli floret, a piece of fried nori, and a soft boiled tempura egg. All of this covers a generous bowl of perfectly cooked rice - not too moist, not dry, and just the right level of stickiness. A slightly sweet soy sauce is drizzled on top of the heap. Just describing all of this makes me want to go and get a bowl of this stuff right now. This place focuses primarily on tempura and they do it so well. They also offer zaru soba (cold buck wheat noodles), which I am a sucker for. Sometimes, I just can't resist but order both the tendon and soba (separately, not the #7 combo) and it is just too much food for one person. BTW, unlike its neighbors, Hannosuke does offer takeouts. read more

Hannosuke - The original tendon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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HANNOSUKE IS OPEN! For those of you visiting this page to see if this place is open, it is at Mitsuwa marketplace. They do have an additional outlet in Sawtelle under Sushi Tsujita which has their two TOP bowls. read more

Looooove Hannosuke! Best tempura! I love the tempura, the sauce, and the soft boiled egg on the rice. Everything was so good here! I am always craving for their tempura every now and then. It was located in the Mitsuwa food court. So at lunch and dinner hours it can be very packed and hard to find seat and parking spot. So make sure you come early! read more

Hannosuke - Shrimp Tempura Plate - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Located in the Mitsuwa Supermarket Food Court. Got #2 which comes with shrimp, eel, pepper, seaweed & egg over rice drizzled with sweet sauce. I added extra shrimp & chicken. Everything's good. Tempura was light and flaky. Also came with miso soup. read more

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Good food , fast service . The only store they have but amazing taste , inside Mitsuwa, good parking read more

Hannosuke - Chicken plate - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I used to go to this place once in a while, depending who is the cashier. They are not friendly. so the day I went because I wanted miso soup as the others do not have it in their menu, I purchased a $2 soup and wasn't expecting she was going to give me this super tiny soup. A HISPANIC woman who is super rude with a smirk on her face. Girl, if you are not happy with your job, don't bring it to work. here is the photo of what you had given me for my $2. not only it was a tiny tiny bowl but you just gave me almost half .... unbelievable was that your training from the owner? you heard me say "what" because the tiny bowl was half full and you just gave me the sour face. read more

Hannosuke - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Tempura in near perfection. The tendon bowl (tendon is just a fancy word for tempura) has everything you could want. That rice with that sauce drizzled. I don't know what they put in it, but it's pretty near to crack the way it gets you to become a hannosuke fiend. The seafood tempura is fresh! read more

Hannosuke - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My favorite tempura bowl in Los Angeles, hands down. I'm a fan. Been here twice over the last few weeks. If I could I would eat here once a week. Love the tempura bowl which also comes with a tempura nori and egg!! Talk about egg porn. Never seen tempura nori and egg in a tempura bowl before which makes me happy. Bowl comes with miso soup too. Hidden gem in the Mitsuwa marketplace food court. I'll be back multiple times in the upcoming future. Im a fan. read more

Hannosuke - Number 1 - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Love coming to Hannosuke, the food is always good and delicious. However, the service has gotten significantly worse. If you saw my previous review, you would know how rude the server was to my family and I and when we got our order, we found a little piece of metal in one of the dishes. I went back the other day and instead of a server taking orders, it was one of those touch screen order machines. It took us 30 minutes to get our food and they were completely understaffed on a really busy day. read more

Hannosuke is my new, go-to spot for a quick, delicious annnd affordable dinner in the Mar Vista vista area. Key points: -- It's located in the Mitsuwa food court. You order, find a seat, and wait for your number to be called. -- The menu = various tempura combo plates, including rice, tempura shrimp & veggies, soba noodles and miso soup. -- Tempura egg. GET IT. I'd never had a tempura egg before Hannosuke. Totaaaal game changer. -- Food is made to order so expect a 10-15 minute wait. -- They accept card! read more

Hannosuke - Hot soba noodle & shrimp tendon combo. - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

When I got an e-mail from my gourmet friend about this place, I initially thought..."hmmm, I know Hannosuke is very famous, but I am not sure if I am up for driving to Santa Monica area just for lunch?" But then the e-mail contained other websites/blogs which showed all the fancy and good-looking donburi photos. It also said you don't need to wait in a queue at this LA location, etc, etc. SO, without realizing myself, I hopped in my car and started driving to Mitsuwa already - almost spontaneously. :p When I got there, it was after 1:30p, so the place was not busy. I placed an order of Edo-mae (which includes anago/seawater eel). After 20 min due to their back-order situation, my number was paged finally. I went up to pick it up with joy, happiness, and excitement. Then, I noticed one odd thing - the egg - looked like completely cooked as if I ordered egg omelet. Their egg is supposed to be cooked half (just like eggs benedict) so that yolk could be broken easily, then it adds the flavor and creates harmony after mixing with rice and others - that's what they are famous for. But what am I supposed to do with the well-done, solid egg!? I went back to the counter and asked if my concern was kosher. One of the chefs came out from the kitchen and apologized deeply, and offered to remake the egg in a proper way which I accepted gladly. A few min later, the 'supposed to be' egg was delivered, and my mission was accomplished. Since there was a time gap while waiting for the egg, it did not create perfect harmony, but it was still good. When I mentioned my experience to the friend who initially told me about the place, he was surprised that I went there already. He also added and apologized that he forgot to tell me the restaurant manager/boss is currently back in Japan so he would wait to visit until the guy comes back...to make sure to get the real authentic Hannosuke experience. Well, I will have to go back again after the guy comes back then... :) read more

Hannosuke - Edo-mae - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Anemic tempura. However could this be related to the Nihonbashi name?!! The beloved Tokyo our post was so indescribably perfect... especially the house soup and rice. Not good this evening. The fragrant delicious rice that I have come to know in Tokyo was lost here. No can do! Deep disappointment. Shrimp were deflated and tiny. Panko batter needed to be more fluffy. So sad, this ten-don. I'm hanging my head in shame FOR them! read more

Hannosuke is in Mitsuwa and famous for their tempura - I am not a tempura fan or connoisseur but it did not disappoint! The batter was super light and chewy, and the ingredients were very fresh. My favorite was the large tender chunks of white fish and broccoli, and the sweet soy sauce was a delicious complement. Probably some of the best tempura I've ever eaten, would definitely come back! read more