I personally like the salad bar because each person can get their own favorite or preferred sides…read more The service was fast and accurate.

So grateful for Bryan! He took care of our table of 8 with so much patience and care, suggested…read moredelicious meats, and made our family celebrations a memorable experience! I also loved the music selection with the FIFA world cup theme!Thank you and God bless you my guy!

First, let me start off by saying the food is excellent…read more However the customer service was disappointing. When I arrived home after picking up my $300 order I realized that two items (Sassy slaw) from my order were missing. I called the restaurant expecting they would help resolve the issue, but instead I was told that my order had been prepared correctly and that nothing was missing as I had substituted the missing items! Mistakes can happen at any restaurant, and I understand that. What was frustrating was the lack of willingness to acknowledge the possibility of an error or work toward a solution. Good customer service is about addressing concerns respectfully, and unfortunately that didn't happen here. I hope they improve how they handle customer issues in the future.

Wow! I saw this BBQ spot on a Facebook reel all the way in Oklahoma and decided I HAD to come here…read morethe next time I was in California!! The service was a true definition of southern hospitality! From the moment my husband and I walked in we were treated like we were family. Brittani and Kylee checked on us throughout the meal. I ordered the sliders with brisket, pulled pork, and tritip with a side of Mac n cheese. My husband ordered the two meat combo with burnt ends and baby back ribs with a side of mac n cheese. If you couldn't tell by the pictures the portions are HUGE! We had to get a to go box we were stuffed half way through the meal. This is the best BBQ spot we have ever had outside of our home state Oklahoma! So we would know delicious BBQ and this is the spot!! This will be a must stop every time we come to California now!! Thank you so much for the hospitality and delicious food!!!

Ordered beef ribs. Big in size small in flavor. BBQ beans a lot to be desired. No flavor,BBQ not…read moregood taste. Service was good. Only one family eating there. Don't plan to return any time soon. Smoking Joe's was the best ribs their BBQ sauce & corn bread. Sure miss it.

Probably the best BBQ certainly in the. South Bay; and it rivals anything in Texas BBQ for sure…read more The dinosaur rib can last 2-3 people easy. Ribs, brisket and all the sides are great. You will Spend a lot of money, BUT!!! you will be full and you will be happy. For a couple days

This place has been around forever. A solid choice if you want Japanese style bbq. You have to call…read moreand make reservations in advanced. Don't expect to get seated without reservations. Meat quality is always good. Their liver is always fresh. Nothing to complain about!

Why Sei-Ko-En Restaurant? - 40 years in Torrance…read more - 2021 a new owner (Hayato Yanagisawa) took over - Beef tongue and Yukke Would I come back? - Probably not, we felt it was a bit too pricey for us based on the quality we received. FOOD 4/5 - Liver Sashi $14.50 = pass - Yukke $14.50 = #1 PICK - Negi Tongue $45.00 = #2 PICK - Kalbi $18.00 - Harami $19.50 - Yasai Yaki $12.00 - Rice (M) $3.00 - Tokujo Kalbi $22.00 SERVICE & AMBIENCE 4/5 Super friendly server and overall staff was amazing. Ambience is clean and no issues with the overall experience. PARKING 4/5 Shared parking lot with other businesses but ample parking during the nights.

Andrew was very attentive and gave great customer service. The best Korean bbq in town. We'll…read moredefinitely be back!!!

We had a large party and John was a great server throughout the night! I was also impressed by his…read moregrilling skills.

The meat and vegetables are always fresh, and everything is perfect…read more They have a great selection of kids' menu items, so you can visit with peace of mind.

Came here to celebrate Father's Day in a group of 5. There…read morewas one waitress running the whole restaurant on a Saturday night so it was a little slow but she was a really great server! It is pricey but you get what you pay for in terms of quality. We got the american wagyu set. 6 pieces of each of the 7 meats and 4 pieces of sausage. We also got high quality beef tongue. My fav was the high quality beef tongue. Huge contrast to the normal beef tongue. Also liked the short rib. I got shiso rice w dried and fresh shiso which I adore and it was super good. Their standard kimchi was also pretty good. I would order the assorted kimchi if I went again. We also got the vegetable namul which was good but I could prob do without. It's nice for a group. They have a lot of drinks and my fav oolong-hi and fresh lemon, grapefruit, and kiwi. I would say a set alone would be good for 3-4 people. You may have to order more if you're big eaters. The group of 5 I came with doesn't eat so much and we were super full w the set and a few additional things.

Never been to this Manpuku location before. I visited the one on Sawtelle Blvd. a few times, but…read morethat was like 4 years ago. I remember really liking the food, so I'm not sure why it took me until yesterday to finally check this place out. It was absolutely amazing. They nailed every aspect of the dining experience. Let's start with the service. It was phenomenal. The restaurant staff members were pleasant and efficient. All the dishes came out very fast. While I cooked most of the meats on the grill, there were some items that were carefully prepared table side by staff. I enjoyed the ambiance of this place. There was music softly playing in the background. The room temperature was cool - an absolute necessity when cooking food right over open flames in front of you. I ordered the Manpuku Premium set. I loved the food, like a lot. Here's a run down of almost everything I had: Manpuku Salad: It was fantastic. I'm used to eating a Japanese salad with the generic carrot ginger dressing. You know what I'm talking about. This one had a nice sesame oil flavor to it. Not sweet, more savory. A refreshing change from the norm. U.S. Kobe Filet: This was probably my least favorite cut of meat of the day as it wasn't as marbled and flavorful as the rest of them. However, it was soft as butter - exactly what you would expect from a premium piece of tenderloin steak. Seared Beef Nigiri: It came with 4 pieces, but we ordered an extra two pieces. The nigiri was delightful. Imagine eating the perfect piece of toro nigiri except it was made of highly marbled Wagyu beef. U.S. Kobe Sukiyaki: This was easily the best thing I had here, and that's saying a lot since I had a lot of great food. While I was allowed to cook the rest of the cuts of meat on my own, this one was specially prepared by a restaurant worker since the meat had to be cooked and prepared in a certain way to maximize the flavor experience. The meat, when dipped in the raw egg yolk was pure bliss. Fried Rice: It came out sizzling hot in a stone bowl. The fried rice was okay, but absolutely necessary for the meal. A lot of the meats were very fatty. The fried rice did a bang up job soaking up the oiliness of the meats when consumed together. U.S. Kobe Boneless Short-rib, US Kobe Chuck Flap, and Miso Skirt Steak: These were all home runs. They were tender, fatty, and incredibly tasty. My favorite of this trio was the short rib since it was the most marbled of the bunch. Garlic Edamame: I've had my share of edamame in my life, prepared in a variety of different ways. I used to like how a restaurant called Backhouse in the Santa Monica area used to serve their garlic edamame. It was my favorite edamame around. Sadly, that establishment no longer exists. This restaurant's edamame reminded me of the Backhouse edamame. It was perfectly warm and flavored. Simply outstanding. For dessert, they let you select from a list of options. I had macha ice cream, as that is my favorite flavor of ice cream at a Japanese restaurant. It was very creamy and not overly sweet. Best part was the ice cream bowl was chilled. Kept the ice cream cold. It was the perfect way to end a fantastic dining experience.

This place is such a gem!! Everyone keeps leaving comments about how expensive it is, but I…read moreactually think that the manpuku traditional menu is fairly priced for the amount of food they give you. It's $69 per person with a 2 person minimum. The service was fast and everyone was really friendly. The vibes were perfect for a date night or a random Tuesday night treat! Can't wait to be back

Reservations are required and can be made through Yelp…read more We arrived and were greeted at the door, where we were asked if we had a reservation. We chose to sit near the TV area, and approval was needed before being seated. It took a few minutes before we were served water. We placed our order, but I didn't get a chance to take photos of my food--only of my date. This restaurant was definitely different from my usual Japanese dining experiences. We weren't provided with sauces, and we only received one napkin. Nothing was necessarily wrong with the restaurant, but we also didn't receive the typical complimentary sides such as cucumber salad, potato salad, kimchi, or the variety of sauces usually offered elsewhere. Overall, I would rate this experience a 3.6 out of 5.

It's different from other jbbq experience but I liked it! Definitely come here if you want quality…read moremeat and intestine hot pot! +located in same plaza as rolling hills nijiya so plenty of parking available +they have separate lunch and dinner hours; reservation available by call or yelp. +You can enjoy jbbq, intestine hot pot, shabu shabu, and other hot items. We ordered the following cut of meat for jbbq: premium short rib (5/5) - very tender and right amount of fat; flap meat (5/5) - this was lean but tender and delicious cut, nice to eat to balance the fatty jbbq meats; tongue kalbi (3/5) - we typically love tongue but this cut was okay, little tough and chewy even for our liking; outside skirt (3/5) - fattier cut, preferred short rib and wouldn't order this again; chef's cut tongue (4/5) - it includes a nice variety of sections from the tongue; way better than the tongue kalbi but I've had better tongue at other jbbq joints. My boyfriend and I really liked that their jbbq meats aren't marinated with sauce, most of the meats are seasoned lightly with salt and pepper and possibly light additional seasoning so you can enjoy the flavor of the meat. They serve the meat with truffle salt and wasabi and I typically don't like wasabi but their fresh wasabi complimented the meat SOOO well! Definitely will be eating their jbbq with wasabi every time going forward! +if you like intestine, you should definitely order motsunabe. We got the classic shoyu flavor, which was delicious. The hot pot is served with tons of intestine that cooked to perfection with a lot of veggies. We really liked dipping the intestine in the bbq sauce / tare, such a good combo! When you're done with majority of the hotpot, you can ask the server to add ramen to finish off the meal. The thick noodle complimented the soup really well and it was such a nice way to end the meal! +for appetizers, spicy snack nappa, which was super delicious fresh kimchi appetizer. 1000% recommend ordering this! -we also ordered karaage and mentaiko but they were forgettable so we wouldn't order that again I was impressed with the quality of some of the meat! Will definitely be back again