One of my favorite things about the Southbay area is the abundance of small asian restaurants.
I recently visited two japanese owned restaurants that reminded me of my visits to Japan. The first being a place in Gardena called Jidaiya.
A friend of mine told me that she had tried Jidaiya's version of the famed Ramen Burger. Once i found out that they serve Melon Soda Floats, i knew i had to try this place out!
We ordered one of their ramen burgers (served only after 2pm), an order of their Tonkotsu Ramen and a melon soda float. Their UFO shaped Gyoza looked good, but we did not order it this time.
The ramen burger is different from the NY version in that it comes with chashu slices instead of a hamburger patty. It came with two ramen noodle "buns", lettuce and a mild spicy sauce. I usually cannot eat spicy foods, but i enjoyed this burger without my mouth being on fire.
The burger "instructions" was to save a 1/3 of the burger and drop it into the bowl of chicken broth they serve as a side. A bit on the greasy side- however i did enjoy the novelty of it.
The Tonkotsu Ramen was yummy, but i like my ramen with sesame seeds and there was none.
(my favorite is still Hakata Ramen)
A very popular izakaya place in Torrance is Iccho at the Rolling Hills Plaza. It's always packed and there is usually at least a 30 minute wait. What makes this place popular is that it offers a variety of food- from traditional izakaya offerings like yakitori, asparagus bacon to unusual ones like bacon cheese kochi, popular sushi choices and friendly teriyaki combos as well.
Food is good, prices are decent and service is friendly (although it can be hard down to track someone if you need something when they are busy).
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