One of my go to places to eat in Torrance. Today's order: - salmon bowl: the salmon is always so fresh and buttery. It's a must and comes at a reasonable price! - roast beef bowl: one of their signatures other than their chirashi bowls. Super tender and the sauce falls within the rice making it even easier to eat. - chicken karage: they make this quite differently. Super light batter, and with a seasoning salt that I believe has curry! Gamechanger here. Service is super friendly and it is located in a big plaza with lots of parking. read more

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I had previously never heard of this place, but a friend picked this location for dinner one Sunday evening. After a short wait, our party of 6 was seated in one of the private tatami rooms, which is always a nice experience. They also have table and bar seating for smaller groups. The item that stood out to me most was the sashimi - I would definitely recommend getting an order. I got the regular salmon sashimi and each piece tasted fresh, fatty, and juicy. Looking at the yelp pictures beforehand, I had been a bit skeptical because the serving size looked really small. You can only see 4 slices in most of the pictures, but there's actually another layer under for a total of 8 slices. I thought the price was well worth it for the amount and quality of the fish. I also ordered the Harami Angus Beef Steak Bowl, but I found this to be okay. It was a little dry in my opinion. I believe each bowl order also comes with a bowl of miso soup. Overall, I would return just for the sashimi alone. I probably would stay away from any of the beef bowl dishes in the future and maybe try some of their other seafood-based items. read more

Waraku - Harami Angus Beef Steak Bowl (comes with miso soup) - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

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We were seated right away for a rainy lunch date! Plaza with 85 degrees and loads of parking. There was a small area to place your umbrellas, which I thought was super cute. We were immediately seated around 2pm and offered water or an option for hot tea. We ordered the lunch bowls, which came with soup, salad, and a refill of rice (sushi or regular). Unfortunately, the fish quality isn't amazing, which I think is sort of odd for the area. Although, you would have to pay more or venture over to the grocery store nearby. :) Negitoro & medium fatty tuna bowl ~$15: Highly recommend this option! Chirashi bowl ~ $13: I wanted to try a little bit of everything & this was perfect! The bowl came with white fish, tuna, salmon, salmon roe, and egg. I would definitely come back for the sushi & the price! read more

Waraku - Chirashi Bowl: A little bit of everything! - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

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A great spot to enjoy a delicious lunch and a refreshing drink! I came here with my brother on a weekend afternoon and it wasn't too busy. We were quickly seated in their outdoor dining space. We both ordered their steak lunch set which came with soup, salad, rice, and chawanmushi and an Asahi beer to split. Everything tasted great! Definitely need to try their sushi and fish bowls next time I make a stop here! read more

I went to Wadatsumi with two friends. We wait in line for almost thirty mins and we could not made decision of the food. We were craving the sashimi thus we all ordered the same meals and not regrets! read more

Waraku - Chirps hi Bara Chirashi Rice Bowl - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

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Great place for affordable sushi/sashimi My friend and I came here for lunch on a Sunday, restaurant was around 75% full when we came. Restaurant has both bar, tatami, and table seating and is pretty spacious. Menu has wide variety of sashimi bowls, noodles, and non-sashimi set dishes. I got a bonito, salmon, and tuna rice bowl, which comes with salad, miso soup, and pickled ginger on the side ($12). The portion of the bowl was quite generous, the sashimi pieces were pretty thick and fresh, I was able to finish the fish, but couldn't finish half the rice! My one gripe is that the waiter seemed rushy, they came to ask our order within 1 minute of sitting down. Service was fast food is great quality for the price~ Will def recommend for anyone who is craving for affordable sashimi! read more

Waraku - Bonito, Salmon, and Tuna Bowl - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

Overpriced and small portions. The sushi dish had more rice than sushi meat. Save your money.

If you're looking to eat something filling, I recommend looking for another restaurant. If you're looking for a good time with amazing Japanese flavor, then come in and get ready to drop some money. I only ordered a beer, curry, and skewers. Just those cost me a bit over $30. Honestly the customer service was kinda lack lustered because my party and I ate outside under a canopy in the parking lot. It was until the end of the meal did we get our waters so that was kind of frustrating. The curry that I got was $11 but I added the chicken katsu for $3. Take a peek at my chicken curry in my photos. As for the taste, it was pretty generic and was nothing too special, a bit too much curry than rice. The skewers were probably the best part of my meal. Overall, I probably won't be back. The food tasted okay and the wagyu that my friends ate was pretty good, but besides that I didn't find anything too spectacular. read more

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Excellent value! The deluxe sashimi over rice was such a good value. All slices are very thick and fresh. There are several premium pieces, like fatty tuna, uni, scallops, abalone, crab, and sweet shrimp. It also comes with a small salad and miso soup. The service is fast and efficient. There are several other items on the menu that look great. I will be back to try more! read more

Waraku - Deluxe Sashimi - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

Fresh fish! Authentic japanese good. This is my go to spot. They have special toro menus. And if you come across it, you better order it! It melts like butter. Must try read more

The Shabu shabu dish was sooooooo good. I was expecting raw meat and a hot stock to cook the meat, but instead it was steamed over a bed of cabbage and greens. Hands down, the best way to consume wagyu shabu shabu beef. The ponzu sauce to dip meat was done in a second. Definitely ask for another bowl of ponzu if you like extra flavor. read more

False advertising! For the grand reopening Waraku advertised specials on their website but did not actually honor the advertised prices. They said the special was over even though we were within the advertised dates. Crappy way to run and "reopen" a business... Sashimi portions are now tiny with thinner cuts. Miss the old Wadatsumi and will be going elsewhere now. They even extended their false lunch special advertisement into August now... read more

Found d pretty good. We had a big party and got a small room to ourselves. Waitress very helpful; especially with sake choices; didn't suggest cheap or real expensive ones and they were good. Portions were huge so you should just order family style. read more

I was delighted to try the Chu-Toro bowl and it didn't disappoint. The tuna melted in my mouth and the sushi rice added a nice touch to it. Theres not much in the bowl other than the fish and rice. The bowl is definitely on the pricier side but that's because of the fish quality given. I feel like this won't be the best toro i'll ever had but it was a perfect dish to satisfy my cravings. It is definitely a must try if you visit this place. Parking is easy because it is located in a big plaza with lots of parking. Overall as a sushi lover, it was solid! read more

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Wadatsumi is well known for its consistent quality of food whether you're coming for the fresh fish or the cooked goods. You will not be disappointed. Although the recent increase in prices, this restaurant remains as one of my top 5 for sushi. Don't forget to ask for Sushi Rice! read more

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It was way too expensive for the quality of the food and the subpar service. There are way better places to go if you want quality Japanese food for the same price or less. read more

Amazing food at a reasonable price. If I lived down in Torrance I would most definitely be a regular

The food is very tasty with a very good presentation. Service is great As well I had this delicious wagyu beef and my wife the sushi plate. I usually come up disappointed when I eat meat out, this time I was impressed. The sushi plate was beautiful and delicious of course read more

Came here after church, the dining room was filled but they were able to quickly get us seated. My girlfriend and I got two different bowls: trio bowl and the bara charshi bowl. These bowls came with complimentary salad and miso soup. The salad was a bit on the saltier side, and the miso soup was the typical soup with some seaweed. What really stood out was the fish. The trio bowl featuring salmon, albacore and yellowtail was so delicious. The fish tasted fresh and great quality. The bara charshi had a wide variety of fishes to try, all great quality. The prices are very reasonable, and menu has a lot of variety. I can see myself coming again to try more items. read more

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A lot of the restaurants in this plaza have sashimi available, but this is definitely my favorite! Wadatsumi specializes in fresh sashimi and dons. I usually come on weeknights, and while both the parking lot and restaurant are always pretty full, I have never had to search for a spot or wait for a table. Service is always very courteous. I highly recommend their Special Kaisen Don. It has a little bit of everything and is super colorful and nicely presented. The bowl can include sashimi like salmon, albacore, bonito, tuna, sweet shrimp, ikura (salmon roe), etc. I've recently discovered how good the Chutoro (Medium Fatty Tuna) Rice Bowl is! This bowl comes with a good amount of chutoro with rice. I like that they also add a shiso leaf. It's so yummy when you eat it together! On days when I want to cut back a little on carbs, I opt for getting straight sashimi. When you order it this way, it comes in a little wooden box. I love that their sashimi is always super fresh and delicious! One of my favorite add-ons/appetizers is the Chawanmushi. I get this every time I come here! It's a super smooth egg custard with fish broth. There are also little pieces of shiitake, kamaboko, or chopped pieces of meat depending on the scoop you happen to get. Overall, I highly recommend Wadatsumi! Make sure to check out their specials that come printed with the menu. read more

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For some odd reason I find myself coming back to wadatsumi, but if there's one thing I would complain is that it's a bit pricey. That said, I usually go for the salmon bowl and luckily I haven't ran into any issues of it smelling fishy. The salmon definitely felt a little fattier than the normal affair I get from the San Gabriel Valley, so to me it felt a little higher quality than what I'm used to (but still a far cry from Tsukiji fish market -- and that's still just unfair to compare to) It's good and satisfying, with the rice lightly seasoned and not too warm that it makes the fish temperature rise too. It's a pretty darn good bowl. Service here is generally polite and attentive, but nothing that goes above and beyond. Overall, a solid place to go to if you're craving a good salmon bowl with no frills. read more

This place is always a treat whenever I'm in the area AND in the mood for sashimi. Their sashimi bowls are always super fresh! Not to mention the rice to fish ratio is close to perfection...one bite of rice with a scoop of fish. I've only come during lunch hours and its always packed. Plenty of single diners. Somehow I always get seated at the same bar seat in front of the BBQ grill..lol Their sashimi bowls come with a refreshing mini salad and a miso soup. I usually order the SALMON & ROE bowl...(noticed the price went up by $3 bucks since last year and the amount of fish appears to have lessened..::gasp::). Anyway, the fish is always super fresh...no fishy smells whatsoever. For non-fish-lovers, they do have juicy looking grilled steak and other a la carte items I believe. Don't fret. read more

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I've been to Wadatsumi a few times. It's a nice Japanese restaurant that specializes in bowl dishes. They've got a good variety of seafood and meat dishes that are prepared with Japanese style cooking. The menu is bit confusing, especially since the lockdown has made all of their orders take out only. Hopefully they can clean that up a bit and make it easier for the customers to understand what's on the menu. On my most recent visit, I splurged with the Deluxe Assorted Seafood bowl. It came with miso soup, rice, and an assortment of raw seafood: sea urchin, crab meat, scallop, ikura, white fish, salmon, and shrimp. Nice presentation in the box. The quality of the seafood was decent. Smelled a little fishy (no pun intended), but it wasn't spoiled. Just maybe not the freshest. The portion is decent and it does fill you up, but that's expected given the price. Speaking of which, the price is a bit steep here. The bowls can be $20-30+ with tax and it can get expensive very quickly if you don't keep an eye on the tab. I don't think they're overpriced considering what they're serving, but just something to keep in mind. I'm interested in trying their meat dishes and a la carte in the future, but we'll see how often I can come here given the price point. It's definitely worth a try if you're into Japanese cuisine and seafood! read more

Waraku - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

=== Pandemic Pickup === I will eat sashimi in a house, i will not share them with a mouse, i will eat them in a box i will not share them with a fox, i will eat them here of there i will eat them anywhere Yep even though are a few outdoor tables - inhaled it all in the car. Kinda took me back to NRT airport a minute - oh to travel abroad again. Glad to see them still operational and producing excellent eats. read more

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One of our favorites here in Torrance. Always fresh, high quality and decent prices. Variety of Japanese Sake and Draft beer from Japan. Good for a couple, small family or groups (ask for their private rooms). Reservation strongly recommended, this place gets very busy. read more

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I've come to this spot and gotten their 5 Kinds and the wifey loves it.... You can't beat the price, quality, and portion for $40. Call ahead cause they sell out. See you on the flip side. JY read more

I usually go here for their lunch special but went with a girlfriend for dinner and ordered a few things I have never tried. I usually get their salmon, yellowtail, albacore bowl but my friend got the Wagyu bowl and I tried a bite and loved it. I'll probably get that next time I go. We also split the blue crab with apple salad which was good. And I also tried their chawanmushi which was really good. We saw 2 tables order the steamed wagyu which looked really good. May need to try that next time. read more

Waraku - Wagyu rice bowl, blue crab with some apple salad, chawanmushi, salmon yellowtail albacore rice bowl. - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

Came here after church on a Sunday and ordered their chirashi bowls after a failed attempt of them running out during my first visit. This time we can right after opening. We were seated right away and and they brought our food out to us. They also have real wasabi which is a rare find! The chirashi is definitely a huge bang for your buck. Their variety of fish (yellowtail, blue fin tuna, salmon, all the goods). The only negative thing I would say is that I wish their fish portions were a little larger. I heard so many good thing about this place from friends and their quality is top tier! read more

Waraku - Bara Chirashi Rice Bowl - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

Quaint lil place for dining with my family. I'm looking forward to another great dining experience at one of their locations.

This restaurant is super popular, meaning that lines during lunchtime on weekends are normal. We ordered take out and were able to pick up our order as soon as we arrived. The chirashi-don did not disappoint; the maguro and sake were fresh. The size is also pretty good, not huge but also not small. read more

My boyfriend and I came here for a date night and yesss there is a bit of a wait - so if you're able to snag a reservation ahead of time or get there before rush hour, then you're pretty good to go. For us, we probably waited for a good 30 min before getting seated on a late Fri night. 1) Chirashi bowl: There's an assorted amount of sashimi with rice, though they do cut up the sashimi into smaller pieces though. But other than that, I liked it as a whole. The sashimi tasted pretty fresh. 2) Otoro: I recommend getting this. The fattiness of each bite would melt in your mouth! 3) Hot soba: This was my first time trying some hot soba. I'm used to having the cold soba so this was quite a treat. The noodles itself were really yummy and the broth had great flavor too. The sushi here is pretty great quality and the food is overall pretty delicious. But what's pretty awesome is that the prices are very reasonable compared to other places. Service is friendly, credit cards are accepted and plenty of parking. read more

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This spot was an amazing gem! Went for lunch and sat outdoors. The tables were spacious and the waiters were very attentive. The food was the best part. Highly recommend the combos bc they come with so much!!! Such a great deal. Plus the steamed egg thing was to DIE for. read more

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Excellent lunch and dinner. Very nice service. I enjoy the wagyu sashimi at dinner time.

Ambiance: traditional Japanese restaurant, located in the corner spot of the plaza, plenty parking space available around it, no reservation for lunch, so there's long waiting line Service: very friendly and attentive Food: overall great selections for the special combo Assorted Seafood - **** limited quantity, only 15 supplies every day during lunch, great combination of raw fish, beautiful presentation though the quality wasn't premium, the best part is that they use real wasabi here, the special kaisen don served with salad, miso soup and pickle, recommend Price: medium portions and reasonable prices, less than $25 per person read more

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Wadatsumi is a Japanese restaurant that sells a wide variety of items such as sashimi, kushiage (panko breaded), steak, rice balls, rice bowls (including chirashi bowl), hot / cold soba noodles, seiro-mushi-gohan (steamed seasoned rice with your favored items in a bamboo tray), grilled dishes, various starters (salads, tempura, etc.), and daily specials. The menu was somewhat difficult to navigate and this is one of those legit Japanese restaurants with no crazy-naming sushi rolls and ramen here. Current Wadatsumi has two other locations (one in Tokyo and one in Singapore) and this is Wadatsumi's 3rd location worldwide. I came here because the initial restaurant I wanted to visit was closed and went through a renovation. I didn't want to leave the plaza and I ended up picking this place. I was able to get a bar seat and noticed that they have a tatami seating area. The restaurant was pretty crowded on weekday dinner hours *** Bara Chirashi (various of cut sashimi, $14.95): This item was hidden under the rice bowl section and I had to ask the staff where is chirashi bowl on the menu. The staff asked whether I want regular rice or sushi rice and I opted for sushi rice. Very good sushi rice, but sashimi pieces were not as fresh as I would like. The chirashi bowl had a good variety of fishes / items like salmon roe and tamago. It was enough portion to fill me up. Radish side dish was pretty good and miso soup was great. *** Personally I wouldn't mind coming back here for lunch and it is a pretty decent place for an authentic Japanese dining experience without breaking the bank, but I wasn't overly impressed with their fish quality on the day of my visit. read more

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This place is my go to whenever i visit my mom. The sushi is so fresh it feels satisfying.

Get their sashimi bowls! I like their sashimi here a lot better than some of the places I went to in a few of Japan's fish markets--the fish is fresh and melts in your mouth. You get a decent serving size for what you pay. The staff are nice, but busy. I wanted something warm as well, so I had gotten some sides of tempura. Tempura was good, but they have another part of the menu where they bread and fry some other things on skewers--I thought the breading was a little overwhelming on those so I wouldn't recommend. Overall, it's a solid place to get some quality sashimi bowls! read more

Waraku - Yum! The fish is incredibly fresh. - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California

The best Sashimi lunch specials in town!! The lunch specials run around $10-20 depending on what combination's you choose but they all come with salad, miso soup, as well as a choice between regular rice or sushi rice. My personal 2 favorites from the lunch special is the albacore and sliced roast beef. The albacore melts in your mouth and the sushi rice is cooked to perfection, They use real wasabi which tastes so much better than the imitation stuff that most lower quality sushi restaurants offer. The Sliced beef is grilled to a perfect medium rare over a bed of rice that has a light glaze of sweet beef sauce. This dish is very similar to one from Red Rock but at a much cheaper price. If you are in a hurry for lunch I would recommend coming at least 10-15mins before opening so that you are the first group to make it in the restaurant. The restaurant is located at the end of the strip mall near the 85 Degree Bakery. read more

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Above average food for sure; some of the sashimi might be excellent (they have a lot of different options). Curry is okay. Made all the better by affordable prices. Good first meal I would recommend and plan to come back. read more

I can't believe I've never been here till now! This place is pretty small, so I advise you to make reservations ahead of time and to be there on time. It is located near the 85 Degree Bakery on Carson and Western Blvd. Parking was actually difficult to find when we arrived at 7:50 PM. We were lucky that we found one right in front of the establishment and lucky that my friend made reservations (there were lots of people waiting). I got the Chutoro, Negitoro (Choppd fatty tuna with scallions) with sushi rice for $15.50. I was also given miso soup, and my friends love their steamed egg dish, so they ordered one for us and we tried it. I am not a huge fan of steamed eggs in a cup. They all kind of taste the same - not salty, watery, tastes like an egg. lol. The Chutoro bowl was really good and came out quick. I thought the portion size was a bit small until after I ate the whole thing and realized just how full I was. The fish was really fresh and tasted really good with the sushi rice and green onions. It was also really refreshing to have ginger at the table to clear our palates. Service: It's pretty standard - they take your order, bring your food, clear your table, and bring your check. I felt like after they cleared the place and gave us our check they wanted us to leave immediately. I understand because of how busy the place is. Also, we asked about six times for another tea and it came only when I explained that we need "one more tea because this person didn't get theirs." Lol. Other than that they pretty much left us alone after we ordered and they picked everything up. It's a good place to go to if you want something quick and fresh. It's not a good place to be at if you want to really catch up with a friend. Date night idea would be fine, you can go somewhere else to talk (perhaps 85?). read more

Waraku - Chutoro, Negitoro (chopped fatty tuna with scallions) $15.50 - Izakaya Near Me - Torrance, California