Dined in the outdoor patio. Indoors is open for dining as well but it’s a bit cramped for my taste and the outdoor patio is nice enough with cute bistro lighting and some nice plants. Everything we ordered was top notch delightful from the sashimi to the tempura. The tempura was light and delicate, the karaage was very juicy, the pork cutlet permeated all the rice in the bowl in the best way possible. Dining here was a treat.

This is our favorite Japanese restaurant! Delicious food! Nice servers and a great deal for how quality it is. Our waitress Mieko was super sweet and fun to talk to! We will be back soon! Must try the unagi tempura bowl and sashimi!

🇯🇵 JAPAN (via Eat the World Los Angeles) - Like any great izakaya, the menu is expansive and can cover any direction you want to bring your meal. It also seems to have a lot of more special and/or rare things that are not seen on a ton of other menus around town. Most likely at dinner there could be a wait if you show up unannounced, but it is always worth it as proven by the wide variety and ages of customers who are consistently enjoying meals.

Where Japanese ex-pats go to eat and drink. Good udon, great soba, good service. The broth was sightly on the strong side but still very good. Great for outdoor seating with outdoor heaters. Warm soup and noodles on a cold night is pretty awesome. Staff spoke Japanese, most of the customers spoke Japanese. Curious what the Thursday/weekend menu is like, next time.

Great place to eat Japanese food. Very nice staff. Low key but very good food. Try to visit. You will not get disappointed. Limited parking at the back but street parking is available. Drove 10 miles from LAX just to experience their food. No regrets.

This was incredible Some of the best sashimi I’ve had in a long time And the yakitori was phenomenal as well - we got everything!! They were out of tendon and chicken wings unfortunately but we got just about everything else on the menu. We were in a group of 4, with one of us having spent 6 months in Japan recently so it helped to have his expertise in ordering. Parking was plentiful and service was excellent. They were able to accommodate most things for my gluten free preference wife. With the yakitori sauce having some gluten they just prepared it with no sauce and a bit of salt only - still delicious. Can’t wait to go back!

Still my favorite place in LA ❤️ Nobody does it like Otafuku. Such a hidden gem. Most authentic Japanese restaurant around.

Japanese restaurant specializing in soba. Came here for dinner on a Sunday around 5pm with a friend and got seated immediately. There’s a couple of outdoor tables as well as indoor seating available. There’s a private lot in the back or you can park in the residential neighborhood. Credit cards are accepted. There are single occupant bathrooms available. Dogs were allowed outdoors. They do serve alcohol. The kitchen is open so you can see the chefs prepping all the food, which is cool. For the soba, you have the option to get cold or hot, and then get add-ons. I got the hot soba with a Jidori chicken curry mix, and the soup was extremely viscous and hot. They did provide more hot water at the end to thin the broth. The noodles still kept the next day for leftovers and they made sure I got two containers so I could separate the soup from the noodles. My friend’s cold soba with tempura was lighter and more refreshing - a more summery meal. The waitresses were polite and helpful.

Delicious menu, and outdoor dining available in times of pandemic.

Great fresh Japanese food, good service and prices. Casual and busy an a Monday lunch. Very fresh!!!tuna, loved the sea Eel tempura and loved the fresh soba.

(Translated by Google) Say the quality of soba noodles ... (Original) お蕎麦の質と言うか,,, あれはいったい???

(Translated by Google) All the dishes were very delicious. Because parking is not very big, it will be crowded immediately, so be careful when you go. (Original) 料理はどれもとても美味しかったです。パーキングがあまり大きくないので、すぐ混んでしまいますので、行く時間帯には要注意です。

Great japanese spot that transports you to Japan. The black shrimp and vegetable tempuras were nicely fried. Kikouchi soba had some good bite to it and dipped in the broth was perfectly seasoned. Highly recommend the kakuni, braised pork belly which was really soft and salty, sweet, and the tamagoyaki (japanese egg omelet), which might be my favorite dish I ate. Texture was siilky smooth with just the right amount of sweetness.

(Translated by Google) I feel Japan in America Overall, the food is a little cross'm sset, the same would be nice to eat as mainstream. If you're looking for a small restaurant in a Japanese town rather than looking forward to the food, this is the place to go! There's a break time in between (Original) 미국와서 일본을 느끼고 갑니다 전체적으로 음식간은 좀 쎘구요, 주류와 같이 먹기에 좋을거같습니다. 음식을 기대하고 가기보단 일본 동네에 있는 작은 음식점정도 느끼고 싶다면 추천! 중간에 브레이크타임있으니 참고하시고 가세요!

Decided to go here to meet a friend for lunch because I just watched ugly delicious over the weekend and I was curious. I went here about 2 years ago as well but I forgot so this is my review from my recent visit. I ordered the buckwheat noodles with the hot jidori chicken soup to dip it in. It was around $15 ... I think the food here is good.. But I think it is kind of overrated. I usually love soba noodles but I don't think it's worth $15 😔 but I guess it's still worth a try. Maybe next time I'll try something else

Good, authentic home-style Japanese cooking. Known for their udon noodles, Great menu choices.

(Translated by Google) Soso (Original) Soso

Friendly staff good Japanese food

Great place! Super friendly staff. Amazing food. All the tempura is delicious. The sea eel and fish cake tempura were so good, and a good amount. Even the shiso leaves in the veggie tempura were tasty. The dashi they use for the udon & soba is really good, too! Definitely will be back.

(Translated by Google) I am happy to meet delicious Japanese food better than eating in Japan. The sea urchin was excellent. Tempura, Tonkatsu, Soba, Yakitori All delicious and delicious (Original) 日本で食べるより美味しい和食に出会えて幸せ。ウニ絶品でした。天ぷら、トンカツ、蕎麦、焼き鳥全部美味しくて最高

Love the tempura here! And soba too 😍 This place was on Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on Netflix

My favorite soba restaurant. The store is always busy and they close on Sunday.

Instead of sitting through traffic I decided to hop off and have dinner. Best Japanese food I've had in California. Authentic everything including the vibes and service. I'm shocked with the attention to detail and delicate flavors. Yey for spontaneous adventures! I ordered the grilled steak (half portion) and cold sero soba (half portion) and it was the perfect combo and portion. I recommend eating every part of the steak. It's perfectly grilled even down to the rendering of the fat.

Soba is a bit pricey - it didn't blow my mind to cost more than other places. The tempura was average and unfortunately I did find a strand of hair in my soba. The tamago is very good and service is nice. Always busy so be ready to wait or make a reservation. Atmosphere felt authentic.

Absolutely amazing. The staff is friendly and attentive. The food was amazing. Hubby amd I came forna date night we shared a few appetizers the blue fish tuna sashimi absolutely delicious, the egg omelet (Dashimaki Tamago) Delish, we had the char grilled Prime rib steak with ponzu and a mixed greens. Would definitely come again. Wonderful experience. DESERT WAS AMAZING TOO, NO COMPLAINTS .

5/5 no questions about that! Incredible noodles, friendly faces :) incredible tasting product with great thought and execution. Definitely one of the best restaurants in LA 💯

Consider this a local gem! Plenty of high praise to this restaurant and it's undoubtedly correct. This soba noodle spot made some of my now favorites. Soba noodle as perfect as it can be paired with a broth so smooth with the perfect kick of saltiness. @phidingthefam

If you like genuine Japanese soba and udon, you will love this place... Shocking to have found such a traditional Japanese place in Los Angeles...

Delicious cold soba with tempura along with a side of karaage. Cozy interior, lovely and attentive wait staff, and

Excellent lunch experience! Quick, efficient, premium service and great authentic cuisine.

Some of the best food I ve had in the area. Nice low-key spot. Good service.

1 hour wait then another hour for soba to come out on a Friday 8pm. Food was good, but I can’t say enough to come back with those circumstances. I prefer the brown buckwheat over the white soba noodles - brown chewier and nuttier flavor, white almost reminded me of vermicelli/bun but could be just my preference. I had the scallop vegetable tempura and needed to season with soy sauce to add more flavor/salt

Authentic Japanese food you will not be dissapointed with especially If you know the real taste of Japanese tempura and noodles. Love coming here to enjoy the taste of home! 😋😋😋

The wild eel tempura is perfectly fried. The texture is on par with tempura places in Japan. The popular cold seiro soba has great texture. Also order the monk fish liver and the shrimp roll with plum sauce and shiso leaf. Support this amazing local business.

Easily my favorite pork cutlet/soba/udon in town! I highly recommend you exploring their menu. Tasty dishes aside, I appreciate the amount of care they put into the take-out packaging. uncooked noodles upon request, everything carefully packaged so that you can enjoy it at home.

By far one of my favorite udon place. What more can one ask for, a man literally making the noodles as you watch behind the glass. Fresh made udon with lots of different options. There is both soup and non-soup options and a side menu. They serve udon, tempura, curry and more. This is a great go to spot for fresh udon on a budget.

Excellent soba and sorei noodle place. It's perfectly Al dente with dipping sauce that turns into broth at the end of the meal. Especially surprised at the tempura eel, never had it before

My favorite noodle shop. Several types of store made soba noodles. Also one of the best tempura in SoCal. Try the aji mini bowl for something a little different.

OMG- love love love their soba! So good!!!

This is my go-to for soba. They have other dishes, but they really know their soba, which is rare for JP restaurants in the States. Popular among JP expats. Outdoor dining in their parking lot. It’s quiet area, unlike those mall parking lots.

The biggest Anago tempura!

I visited for the first time today.Although I ate outside, it was delicious and the staff was kind.I want to visit again next time.

(Translated by Google) Why is this restaurant? (Original) 여기가 왜 맛집이지?

The eel and vegetable tempura over using noodles was to die for!

Been coming to this place for years, love the soba and all their other dishes!

Great authentic Japanese food!

(Translated by Google) I like almost anything. However, the salt of the pottery is too hot (Original) だいたい何でも全部好き。ただ、焼き物の塩がチョットききすぎかな

The food is amazing. I'll be a new regular

Soba here is so good. They do one style not commonly seen other places, and it's worth it. Also, the eel tempura. Holy cow. Bring your stomach!

Best soba restaurant in Southern California. It becomes izakaya in the evening.

One of the best in house made noodles .

This spot is the one I like best. I go to a lot of restaurants but to this place I go the most. The team is very amicable and the food they place on your table is so flavorful. I never decline to have a good meal here. I recommend this place with pleasure.

Great place with authentic atmosphere

This was probably one of my favorite meals this past year. Worth any wait at the door.

Best soba restaurant in the U.S. In the evening, it becomes izakaya.

(Translated by Google) The food is delicious 😊 (Original) La comida está exquisita 😊

Best soba I've had in California. Noodles were nice and chewy, eel tempura was crispy and delicious. Tamago (egg omelet) was fantastic as well! Highly recommended!!!

We met with friends at this spot for dinner. my friend recommended this spot. Well, we were not disappointed. The staff members welcomed us with a smile and we felt good. The meal was yummy. We had a great time and we will definitely return to this restaurant. Highly recommended.

So much food, underestimated the amount of food that would be served we ordered way too much. But everything was delicious so it's hard to complain 😀. Kind of out of the way but worth it.