This is one of my kids' favorite restaurants. If you ask them where they want to eat, "noodooos!"…read moreis usually the answer. My two-year-old has been using chopsticks since she was barely one year old. We never taught her. She just grabbed them one day and started eating like she'd been training her whole life. Our family joke is that she must've been Asian in a previous life. We almost never eat inside, but that's less about the restaurant and more about... well... read my other reviews about dining out with my tiny tornadoes. We usually take it home where the noodle explosion is easier to contain. The food is always fresh, flavorful, and consistently good. We come here so often that we're constantly filling up our loyalty cards. That's about the best endorsement I can give. Great food, friendly service, and a family favorite that keeps us coming back... again and again.

I'm happy to give 5 stars where it is deserved…read more I was craving soup for lunch and found this delicious hidden gem. I thought they were new but found to be here for 3 years! Sad I didn't come sooner. They are kind and attentive and answer any questions. The food is delicious and I'm sorry I didn't take a picture of my food I was enjoying myself that much lol The ambiance is super lowkey, chill vibe! Def will return

The first time we came was a party of four and we liked it so much we came back with just two of…read moreus. XLB: taste wise was delicious, the second time we came, the dumplings were not piping hot, but more like warm. I ate them fast to not allow them to get any colder. House special beef & tendon noodle soup: we picked the normal noodles. There was a good amount of tendon, which I love. The broth is on the clearer side but it's somehow so flavorful! I loved the noodles and overall dish! Hot & spicy beef noodle soup: we picked the knife cut noodles. The noodles were a bit too thick for my liking, but the soup was very flavorful. There was so much meat in the bowl! Spicy pork & shrimp wontons: pretty straightforward but delicious. Green beans: loved them! I will definitely be back!

Chinese pork sandwhich is a sandwhich loaded with meat. You have 1 mission, shove all that…read moredeliciousness in your mouth as soon as you can. I came, understood the assignment, and completed the mission flawlessly. I will be back to eat more deliciousness

I had the roasted pork with fried rice. It was one of the best I've ever had. What a NICE…read moreestablishment that just recently remodeled. The staff was very nice, and professional. Check it out even if you're going on a date! By the way, they have an amazing selection of coffee drinks as well! Swanky music to boot!

The good: I tried the garlic noodles with shrimp and the…read morebeef rice dish. I thought both were great. Both of my toddlers enjoyed it as well. I liked that the garlic noodles were chewy and soft. The shrimp had a good texture and flavor and the shell on was nice. I loved their menu and how they offered snack foods, teas and lots of appetizers. The bad: I didn't get a chance to try their fun-looking teas. The interesting: The beef dish used both white and red onions. I'm not sure what kind of Asian food they're categorized as but they have all sorts of dishes from different Asian counties (Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, and Korean).

I've been looking for another pho spot after one of my favorites received a bad rating…read more This spot exceeded my expectations from the broth and the meat. My cherry on top is the environment inside the restaurant along with the complimentary noodles! I would definitely come back

We love coming here with our toddler. The staff is always super friendly and we love the food here…read moreas well.

Tried out the Shrimp Scrambled Egg from their lunch special which includes side soup and veggie egg…read moreroll. Egg roll is meh. Side soup tasted like powder based which is light in flavor. Chili oil did save the side soup. The omelette was well balanced in flavor. Cooked to perfection as the egg was very fluffy. Bok Choy is plain boiled. But good to cut down from the saltiness of the eggs. The shrimps were large hibachi sized and very plump! I got around 9-10 pieces of shrimp which all were consistent in scale. Save 5% when paying in cash! A little under 17$ for a perfect omelette is a fair deal.

We haven't had roast duck for a while, so we decided to stop by Top BBQ because they serve some of…read morethe best roast duck and pork in the South Bay. Located on the border of Torrance and Gardena, the restaurant, with its casual décor, is large enough for 60 guests when 2 large round party tables are included. The always-friendly staff brought the menu and water right away. For this visit, we ordered the following dishes (which started arriving within 10 minutes): Roast Duck: As expected, the duck skin was crispy, and the meat was plump, tender and nicely seasoned. Beef Chow Fun: The seasoning was super flavorful, and the glossy, but non-greasy sautéed thick rice noodles had a perfect texture. The beef pieces were tender, and the portion of bean sprouts was just right without overcrowding the dish. Wonton Soup Noodle: The thin noodles were perfectly al dente. The broth was light but flavorful. The wontons had nice thin wraps, and the fillings were well seasoned and with pleasantly firm consistence. We left the restaurant feeling 110% full and satisfied. Highly recommended.

Went on a Friday around 11:30 so we could beat the lunch rush. We did beat the lunch rush (when we…read moreleft, the parking lot was full!), but it was still pretty full with a lot of older Korean folks in there, so you know this place is good! We ordered the bibim naengmyeon & bulgogi ssam. The wait to get the food and banchan was a bit on the longer side because there only seemed to be 3 ladies running around serving anyone, but totally worth the wait. They gave us a complimentary small portion of the mul naengmyeon which was so chewy and delicious and refreshing. But my favorite definitely was the bibim naengmyeon- it was beautifully presented with half a hard-boiled egg, a few slices of brisket, shredded cucumbers, a slice of Asian pear, and a stack of thinly sliced pickled radishes on top. I think it could have used a little bit more heat, but the flavor was delicious! The bulgogi ssam was good-- less beef than I was hoping for, but well cooked and nicely flavored. The veggies they gave us were very impressive- very clean and fresh! And the sauce was so good. The banchan were all so good-- my favorites were the spinach banchan and fish cake banchan! This place has now officially taken over on my list as my favorite Korean restaurant in the South Bay!

So this is my honest experience of this restaurant from my visit today at dinner time…read more It's not good. It about 60% full. Our food was mediocre at best. We ordered the galbi combo with spicy tofu. Soup was under seasoned and inedible. The galbi was the cheapest flaken cut you can buy at the Korean market. Its was fatty and full of gristle and was not cooked and was raw in the middle. The staff in Korean were bad mouthing and so sour working there it was sad. If you under staffed and unhappy then go to the back and scream and cuss but Why are you so sour and make sure the customers can hear you while passing by with the food and complain it's too busy ? There was one elderly lady maybe in her 80s with possibly her two daughters. They were sitting there for at least 45 minutes when the waitress came up and said I just want to double check your order that's when they realized that the waitress didn't even put their order in they were saying in Korean that please don't leave. Granny is here and we will get the food out as soon as possible and yet as they were leaving the table, you can see them with a smirk on their face. It was disgusting. The worst part is isn't actually even over there must've been a table of 20 across from us celebrating a birthday and they were there before we were and they must have been served at least an hour after us and the waitresses were so rude to them. I felt so bad for that party, but they looked so laid-back. I don't know if they really even noticed or cared. We ended up trying to pay for 10 minutes to get out of there and finally just got our own containers from the weight station a plastic bag and as they saw that we were leaving they finally took our payment Maybe this was an off night maybe there was a different cook in the back maybe they were so busy that they just couldn't pay attention to flavor any of their food or cook it thoroughly. Maybe they were short and someone called in for staffing. All I know is everyone with the prior reviews seem to have great service and food, but this is definitely not what we experienced and definitely not what the table behind us or the table in front of experienced This was by far hands-down, the worst experience. Hopefully this never happens to you cause we'll never come back.

Consistenly delicious Japanese food, worthy of 5 stars…read more Feels like a mom and pop Japanese restaurant with tasty food. It's a small eating area with a nice rustic wooden ambience--somewhat darkened with Japanese decor. It's in the Tozai Plaza immediately east of Western Ave. There are a bunch of mostly Asian restaurants in this plaza, but you can't see them easily from the nearby streets. I have eaten the Mini Katsudon Set twice, which is a pork cutlet on rice with a sweet and savory egg included. It includes Udon as well, which is also great. I've tasted the Kalbi, macaroni salad, and house salad, and all of the food is of high quality. The help are also nice, and that's where I got the Mom and Pop vibe from. They gave me a complementary macaroni salad when I picked up my takeout order.

Glad we got there early, when we finished dinner the whole restaurant was a packed house, all the…read moretables were taken. Good food, good service, good price tonight was a win win all the way around and the kicker was parking was a breeze considering that parking lot is always full.

This super casual Thai spot is a fantastic gem for satisfying classic comfort food cravings…read more The boat noodles delivered a rich, flavorful broth. My friend shared some of her Khao Soi with me and it was equally comforting with its deeply savory curry taste. We finished the meal with some mango sticky rice and it was a lovely sweet touch! The ripe mango and sweet coconut rice were delicious, even if a quick sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds on top would have made it perfection.

Geezus - 12/10. For some reason it had been a few years since we had been here but my gosh - where…read morehave we been??!! Ba Mee Haeng Duck porridge Yellow curry with chicken Pork stew Mango sticky rice

Spacious location. Seating only inside. Tables available for large parties too…read moreThey don't have everything on the menu They do not so the milk tea at this location They do offer frozen dumplings here There are many meal options Most come with a drink, but not all Their recipes are consistent between locations Parking maybe tough sometimes since many other popular eateries here too

Some friends had me try some dumplings at their house. They were bigger than I'm used to and quite…read moremeaty. They told me where to go so here I went! I stopped by this place in between getting groceries in the nearby markets so it was a perfect stopping point! I ordered several items knowing I wasn't going to be able to finish all of it but take it home to my family to try as well. The cashier that helped me was really nice and the place is clean. Pork chop with Braised Pork Belly rice: it's only $10 and quite filling and delicious. For $3.50 more you can add potstickers. Can't complain 4 stars Chicken & corn potstickers: same fillings as their dumplings. The difference is that they are grilled so a bit of crispy edges. Super yummy 4 stars Fried wontons: these were just ok. Maybe it's because I'm like deep fried foods less and less as I get older. Who knows. 3 stars Old fashioned noodles: it's just noodles but seasoned really tasty. It's. It not spicy so you'll need to add your hot sauce if you like to live on the edge. 4 stars Frozen dumplings: I got the cabbage and pork dumplings in a bag. It's $25 for 50. You just boil in water for 8 minutes at home and enjoy. Just 6 fills me up! 4.5 stars Considering how everything is priced so high these days, their pricing is fair. Not super cheap but you're not gonna break the bank. Anyway I'll definitely come back!

Came on a weekday during lunch and it wasn't too busy. Good variety of Viet dishes and the service…read morewas pretty quick. They only take cash though so be prepared if you plan on eating here Pho tai bo vien: 5/5 I'm not super picky about pho in general but I liked this a lot. Good portion that was filling but not to the point where I was uncomfortably stuffed

Cash Only. Closes at 6pm W-Sun. We arrived at 5:40 and the server/owner Mary did not rush us. We…read morehad called ahead to order a Bahn Xeo as that takes a little extra time to prepare. We added a pho and egg noodle stir fried dish. All 3 dishes were delicious and prices were very affordable. The place was clean and cozy with a small parking lot mostly used by the staff. We will definitely be back when we are in the area.