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    Senfuku

    3.9 (213 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Special Hours Closed
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Beef Teriyaki Tempura Combo
    Junior N.

    If you want a delicious Sushi meal , come to Senfuku. The entrees are different sizes to fit your appetite and choose from the sushi menu to round out your meal. The service is speedy and great, it's amazing how quick they get everyone seated, ordered and served. This little sushi shop is full of Japanese decor that makes you feel like you're in Japan. Every meal is consistently top notch

    Yoshi behind the Bar doing his magic with wife Helen...
    Seb F.

    I'm chasing the ghost of Charles Bukowski; our famous Angeleno Beatnick Poet turned Published author and then fell into a series of Hollywood screenwriting jobs while residing in San Pedro with wife Linda... Charles left us over 30 years ago...but didn't leave us hanging... I suggest you visit your local library and pick up a copy of NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN; or WOMEN...or a compilation book of his poetry...or maybe listen to a stand up set of his on Spotify... One of his first screenplays titled BARFLY starred Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway...and SENFUKU was probably what kept him alive during these writing stints... Michi, our server, recants the tales of Charles sitting at the end of the bar but wouldn't order the fresh fish sushi ironically and would always get the Cooked Shrimp Sushi and California Rolls...most of the clientele here are locals and we bumped into Pauly; a regular, whom also had a few stories to tell of having shared this place with Mr. Bukowski himself... His fotos of Linda and him are still up pinned up behind the bar ...almost seems like the man never left... Yoshi speaks little but invests his total energy into making the best and freshest Sushi you can ever dream up... the quality of his fish is amazingly fresh and tasty...his wife Helen also helps behind the bar... and shares some more stories of the Angeleno legend... A figurine of Godzilla sits ominously next to the Fish tank filled with happy fish and some not so happy to see their brethren being consumed voraciously through the thin glass... Watch out Nemo ... you might be next... And Godzilla fans eat for free...here... Just kidding... only Godzilla eats for free... Now you can go home and Netflix and Chill... These fish will keep your "Godzilla" at home nice and strong for hours on end... GODZILLA MINUS ONE is streaming on Netflix but it doesn't have to be that way... so call your late night booty call and get your GODZILLA ACTION FLICK ready... ITS DEFINITELY THE BEST FILM OF 2023... So if you haven't seen it... Make sure to add it to your SENFUKU PLANS...

    Yellowtail collar @ Senfuku San Pedro
    Katrina V.

    Senfuku, Part Two. In which, after about a week, we resume our intrepid adventure on our taste buds at this hep condensed sushi bar. Da had again the sashimi salad and tried what I got last time, the yosenabe hot pot. I repeated again the order of dynamite. But had for the first time a chirashi bowl. Eee! :squeals: It had pink sugar dust probably made out of cooked fish and shrimp. And what might be sweet chopped pickled burdock root. And the best taste of nori seaweed which was not dried flecks but seemed steamed. So kelp, then. And the vinegar on the rice did not taste like sake but seemed to have mirin. The rice was like a soft cloud. There was the umami of a perfect mushroom three times the size of the chopped ones from the appetizer. Anago, sea eel. Amaebi, sweet shrimp. Saba, mackerel. Toro, fatty tuna. Tamago, egg. Maguro, tuna. Hirame, halibut. Sake, salmon. These seemed to be the sashimi in the bowl. There were really fresh sprigs of flavorful Japanese parsley. Pickled yellow radish. Pickled freshest spicy ginger. Tobiko, the small size orange stuff of teeny tiny roe, or fish eggs. So that's still basically a sushi staple which is a kind of caviar, right? And a leaf of a flavour flave herb that was not shiso but also Japanese that I was previously unfamiliar with. I loaded up on wasabe in soy sauce. I knew I could handle it, the spice level, although it looked like a green paste wet slurry of the good stuff. It is the best food so it is worth the wait. Although it was really served in three courses. First miso soup. Then salad for him and dynamite for me. Then yosenabe, his, and chirashi, mine, finally arrived. We had snagged the last table indoors at 5 PM. The restaurant is open Monday thru Friday from 4 PM to 8 PM. They are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The restaurant was full just like with our previous visit. Slow Food Movement. There were musicians from The Sardine, a local punk scene, eating near us. And then a cute baby girl at the next table in a high chair. I clarify, because my dad said every guy at that other table looked like Woody Harrelson. Also I referred to last week's grilled fish as salmon collar but it was yellowtail collar. And I made my clear noodles of last week (which I believe to be made out of rice and mung bean also) brownish because I added the ponzu sauce for the soft shelled crab and the sauce from the dynamite to my yosenabe broth. Toute suite. Domo arigato. (232)

    Salmon roll and soup
    Chelsea O.

    Was in town for work and craving Asian food, this hit the spot! Total hole in the wall. Staff was very friendly. I got sushi for an app, fresh and well made. Chicken teriyaki was yummy! A great portion side with a lot of flavor. I didn't really care for the fried veggies, just not a lot of flavor on those.

    Senfuku, backstage
    My O.

    Senfuku, best sushi in downtown San Pedro. Yoshi has been a favorite sushi master serving the locals for decades. Great, fresh food, beers, saki, everything you need for a great sushi night. Inside & outdoor dining in Downtown San Pedro.

    salmon and broccoli on a plate
    Monica D.

    We were really excited to eat here as we had a nice meal here prior to the pandemic. We ordered several dishes, however the first dish was a yellowtail sashimi. The yellowtail was inedible and truthfully gritty, sour and disgusting. We ordered salmon sushi as our next dish and it came slimy, pale, wrinkled and parched. We could not bring ourselves to taste, as it just did not look right. We decided we could not eat here and were not trying to be mean. We asked to pay for what was delivered so we could just leave quitely. I don't think I'd be leaving this review had I not received such an unprofessional response from our server. I asked to pay the bill and simply said something came up and we needed to leave and needed to pay the bill. Understandably she was thrown off by the request and the fact that we did not want to take our food to go, she asked if there was a problem. With basically two uneaten plates in front of us there was no way to hide and we confessed that the food simply did not taste or look safe to eat. Instead of simply obliging our request, she became defensive and attempted to assure us the place has been in business for 41 years. We said we understand but could eat this food. She scoffed, said "whatever" and walked away from us. If it weren't for her reaction and poor service, I would not be writing this review. Long story short, if you love sushi and eat it often this is not a place I would recommend. 7-11 and sushi from Ralphs has better quality than this place... if that helps with your dining decision to try Senfuku.

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    14 years ago

    yum yum yum. great, fresh sushi. Very nice staff, authentic japanese, good prices.

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    12 years ago

    First place I ever tried sushi and have been hooked on it ever since! Staff is very nice, love the atmosphere! Quality is consistent!

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    12 years ago

    Love this place! Fresh fish, great food, awesome service.

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    14 years ago

    This place is a gem! I have been dining here for years and years and always leave happy! Thanks all at Senfuku!

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    Best tasting sushi I've ever had in my life! Salmon melts in your mouth! Yoshi is a legit sushi chef!

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    12 years ago

    Fun and good neighborhood Japanese food. Good quality at very fair prices. Will go back.

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    10 years ago

    Bomb! Fresh authentic sushi. Best in Town. Great service. Cold beer and sake. Rolls are good. Tempura is fire!

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    8 years ago

    Authentic sushi. Fresh ingredients . Friendly atmosphere. Reasonable price. Consistently delicious in the last 30 years!

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    10 years ago

    Had the Chirashi. Very good. Good prices and service. Not too busy at lunch time on a Tuesday, so it was quick.

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    11 years ago

    Best sushi sashimi ever is the best place in town to eat love it family owned and is a true traditional Japanese place

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    9 years ago

    Fresh fish daily! Owners are very knowledgeable about the fish and take great care in preparation.

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    9 years ago

    We love this place! Great sushi and we have enjoyed everything we have ordered there. We liked the salmon collar and the sweet shrimp.

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    Slow service. Slow kitchen. Chicken was not good. Salad came with thousand island instead of ginger dressing. Not a good experience.

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