LA FoodStrut: what's good in Gardena?

mannybolone

I usually roll thru Gardena for some Hakata ramen at Shinsengumi but I know this city is stocked with all kinds of hole in the wall spots. Who's got the insider knwoledge on where the best grub spots at?

grandpa_shig

pound for pound gardena bowl has the best hawaiian breakfast.

dans okazuya is pretty ill too but i havent been in a while and i heard they changed ownership or something.

bruddah's is straight up og hawaiian plate lunch steez.

the yakitori shin sen gumi is dope.

kotohira has handmade udon noodles but its gettin kinda warm for that

sakuraya for the bomb manju and mochi sweets. best ever.

teri hawaiian for that og hawaiian style shave ice. dont forget the scoop of ice cream in it!

gaja in lomita is close and prolly one of the best okonomiyaki spots on the west coast.

undertheradar

bruddah's is straight up og hawaiian plate lunch steez.

I really like this spot but the last time I went there (a few years ago), the rating was below a B. Never went back again.

sakuraya for the bomb manju and mochi sweets. best ever.

Damn, it's still there on Western? Mad memories of going there with my mom buying these.



I need to get back there.

This is my sentimental fave, I love the chili dogs here.

Swayze

there's plenty good in Gardena! there's Pitburger on Normandie and 166th for your straight beef or chicken teriyaki, right around the corner is Guilianos on Gardena Blvd for some good sandwiches which is pretty much across the street from Bruddahs. Theres also a Peruvian chicken place on Vermont by Gardena Blvd and a couple more peruvian spots close by. Tampopo is a ramen spot i like on Western and Redondo Beach blvd, or Umemura's across the street, looks like a taco bell building. Oh and Spoonhouse for japanese style spaghetti. There's plenty more, is there a certain style of food you're lookin for?

grandpa_shig

theyre back up at a b again. but hey, it aint a hole-in-the-wall without a maximum of a B grade.

sakuraya is THEE MANJU SHOP

yuichi

pound for pound gardena bowl has the best hawaiian breakfast.

Not Gardena, but how would you rate Rutts in West LA? I love that spot, especially on a nice saturday afternoon.

grandpa_shig

i like it too. but doesnt have that local flavor like the gardena spots. they got the bomb azz royales tho. however, im not really feeling their plate lunch. breakfast only for me.

yuichi

i like it too. but doesnt have that local flavor like the gardena spots. they got the bomb azz royales tho. however, im not really feeling their plate lunch. breakfast only for me.

Ahhh I see. Yes! Those roylaes. The chicken there was pretty bomb too.
I gotta venture out of my lil west LA hell hole and try those spots.

yuichi

gaja in lomita is close and prolly one of the best okonomiyaki spots on the west coast.

HELL YES! Loved that spot too.

grandpa_shig

undertheradar

there's plenty good in Gardena! Tampopo is a ramen spot i like on Western and Redondo Beach blvd, or Umemura's across the street, looks like a taco bell building.

I like Rascals in that little mall where Tampopo is. That spot across the street used to be an old school Taco Bell.

I just went to an old steak house/Hawaiian food joint, I forget the name, right past the Hustler Casino, on the way to the bowling alley for an uncles birthday party. Felt like I was in a time warp complete with a nisei bartender, looked like in his 50's with a perm. Alright food.

yuichi

MAN, MAKING ME HUNGRY AGAIN!!!! lol

Also, you can't be mad at the excessively large portions! Loves it.

grandpa_shig

there's plenty good in Gardena! Tampopo is a ramen spot i like on Western and Redondo Beach blvd, or Umemura's across the street, looks like a taco bell building.

I like Rascals in that little mall where Tampopo is. That spot across the street used to be an old school Taco Bell.

I just went to an old steak house/Hawaiian food joint, I forget the name, right past the Hustler Casino, on the way to the bowling alley for an uncles birthday party. Felt like I was in a time warp complete with a nisei bartender, looked like in his 50's with a perm. Alright food.

i think i know where you talking about. do they sometimes do live slack key and stuff in there? man i went to this one spot at night cuz my uncle's friend was playing ukelele and at the end of the set everyone got up and held hands in a circle all local ohana steez and sang some song that i didnt know and at the end we all hugged. it was kinda weird.

grandpa_shig

there's plenty good in Gardena! there's Pitburger on Normandie and 166th for your straight beef or chicken teriyaki, right around the corner is Guilianos on Gardena Blvd for some good sandwiches which is pretty much across the street from Bruddahs. Theres also a Peruvian chicken place on Vermont by Gardena Blvd and a couple more peruvian spots close by. Tampopo is a ramen spot i like on Western and Redondo Beach blvd, or Umemura's across the street, looks like a taco bell building. Oh and Spoonhouse for japanese style spaghetti. There's plenty more, is there a certain style of food you're lookin for?

ohsnap giulianos! man havent had that shit in ages. isnt it a chain?

oh yeah, odub, theres good stuffs in torrance too and the spots are usual all family friendly. like the loft and el pollo inka.

mannybolone

there's plenty good in Gardena! there's Pitburger on Normandie and 166th for your straight beef or chicken teriyaki, right around the corner is Guilianos on Gardena Blvd for some good sandwiches which is pretty much across the street from Bruddahs. Theres also a Peruvian chicken place on Vermont by Gardena Blvd and a couple more peruvian spots close by. Tampopo is a ramen spot i like on Western and Redondo Beach blvd, or Umemura's across the street, looks like a taco bell building. Oh and Spoonhouse for japanese style spaghetti. There's plenty more, is there a certain style of food you're lookin for?

Is Tampopo still around? I thought they closed?

And I'm looking for any kind of cuisine where I get my lunch on for >$10. All these places sound pretty correct in that respect.

mannybolone

there's plenty good in Gardena! Tampopo is a ramen spot i like on Western and Redondo Beach blvd, or Umemura's across the street, looks like a taco bell building.

I like Rascals in that little mall where Tampopo is.

Is that the same Rascals chain like they have on Bellflower in Long Beach? It's no bad for the $$$ but I've eaten there way too many times now.

Swayze

I just went to an old steak house/Hawaiian food joint, I forget the name, right past the Hustler Casino, on the way to the bowling alley for an uncles birthday party. Felt like I was in a time warp complete with a nisei bartender, looked like in his 50's with a perm. Alright food.

cherrystones? or something like that. yeah guilianos is a chain but i only know of one other one in Torrance, same with rascals, i know theres one in torrance too, they got the good chinese chicken salad. tampopo's still there but i think they are under new ownership. don't forget about Teri's Place and Kozan in torrance (close to gardena side)...i'm hungry

grandpa_shig

ohsnap there some G-BOYS in the house!

hey langelenos, what are your thoughts on the hakata ramen? i hate having to take the ramen quiz every damn time. just make me a bowl of noodles dammit!

mannybolone

ohsnap there some G-BOYS in the house!

hey langelenos, what are your thoughts on the hakata ramen? i hate having to take the ramen quiz every damn time. just make me a bowl of noodles dammit!

Ha - is it really that hard to say, "all normal"? I just had lunch there yesterday and it was pretty solid, especially for the price.

However, best ramen in L.A. that I've found, hands down, is SANTOUKA inside the Mitsuwa malls in Torrance and West L.A. Their shio is crazy proper.

yuichi

Ramen and "hancha" (half serving of fried rice) =

mannybolone

Ramen and "hancha" (half serving of fried rice) =

My exact lunch yesterday. The realest.

yuichi

Ramen and "hancha" (half serving of fried rice) =

My exact lunch yesterday. The realest.

For real holmes.