Overall very good. Nice cute ambiance, service was friendly, and food was really good. I got the kalbi and lb fried chicken combo, a small loco moco, and a Hawaiian bread French toast. Loco moco was just ok, the lb fried chicken was pretty plain (basically chicken karage) not bad, but not amazing. The kalbi though...dude...real good. Highly recommended. Pretty good Mac salad too. The French toast was good as well because how can you not like Hawaiian bread French toast right. It comes with whip cream too. Would definitely go back just for the kalbi short ribs which I think are a bit better than Gardena bowl's. read more

Ladybug Café - Mini loco moco, lb fried chicken and kalbi combo, and Hawaiian bread French toast. - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

I hate writing mediocre review on a place I looked so forward to trying. Service: great! Ambiance: I think it is time for an upgrade to the place. Old furniture and floors. Food: I had high hopes on taste given their prices was high . But I was disappointed. The fish plate I got was more lettuce salads than the actual piece of fish. The fish piece was very small. Like smaller than my palm so you're paying $20+ for lettuce salads and white rice that was not even cooked right. Disappointed that their rice doesn't taste right in texture given that this is a Japanese restaurant. Sorry, it is not a place where I will be returning. read more

The food was delicious. It came out pretty quick. It was a cute cafe. They even had Hawaiian Sun soda which is so yummy. Will 100% be going back here. read more

Ladybug Café - Chicken teriyaki & Kalbi combo plate - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

It's been a few years since I have been here. I met an old friend here and it was nice to catch up. The food and service is still awesome here. It was nice to have a good delicious breakfast with an old friend. read more

Ladybug Café - 2 Egg Breakfast (char siu, eggs, rice, and toast) - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

Oh man. What a hidden gem! I drove by this restaurant for 12 years and managed to never see it. We recently checked it out with our family and thoroughly enjoyed the dishes. I don't usually like Hawaiian food much but the Japanese fusion style they make here is delicious. Even my two picky eaters approved and ask to revisit soon. The staff are so friendly and attentive and the food is very good comfort food. Highly recommend for your next meal! family dinner. read more

Grilled salmon is very good but beside that the visit wasn't so good. Chicken is extremely dry so much I wanted some water but even that took at least 5 mins to get some help from the waiters. When we arrived the kid waiters kept ignoring us. Took at least 18 mins to finally get some help. Every time I will make eye contact with one of them they will turn their heads Also we didn't get our chicken appetizer wings until the VERY END. The little girl waiter said "oh they take long for those to come out." Couldn't they tell us that in the beginning when we were ordering them?' Omg I had 75 dollars worth of Lady Bug gift card that I gave it to a young couple, yeah I won't be back. read more

Used to be a different restaurant but it's good and the personnel there are excellent Very attentive and the food was good. Go and enjoy read more

Every meal is delicious, their quality and consistency are outstanding! There are so many Ono dishes to enjoy and a lot of items you can make your own combo plate. I wish they had a "steam table" to order from, but other than that, it's all good. The servers are very polite and friendly, you do feel at home when you're here. The ambience is just like a coffee shop in Hawaii, you'll enjoy your meal in a relaxed easy paced atmosphere. read more

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Another couple of days of degen poker at Hustler Casino, another solid food discovery in Gardena, CA. I'm born and raised in Hawaii so it pains me to say, the food here is better than most plate lunch spots in Hawaii. It is not that they have elevated rather maintained the flavors that are fast disappearing in Hawaii's plate lunch simply because it takes too long to do it right. Outstanding beef stew cooked for hours with tender chunks of beef surrounded in a thick tomato broth laden with melting potatoes, carrots, celery and onion. An equally meltingly thick, delish curry. Potato mac salad, not with chunks of potato but rather crushed and mixed in. Loaded fried rice cooked with bacon fat and the right amount of basic soy sauce. No complaints on the well cooked crispy chicken katsu or the well marinated chicken teriyaki and kalbi. All plates come with rice, potato mac and being Cali, a green salad. Much smaller portions and much more expensive than Hawaii. You won't find me complaining that Mainland buds thought they'd do me a favor and take me to eat Hawaii food 2k miles from home. read more

I've been ordering takeout here regularly, but today was my first time dining in and ordering their laulau. I am always disappointed when ordering laulau outside of Hawaii, but Ladybug's was so ono!!!! It was big, beautifully wrapped, tender/moist, and not too salty. Lomi salmon was a nice surprise and their potato mac salad never disappoints. I really appreciated their attentive service by multiple waitstaff as well. read more

Ladybug Café - Lau lau & lomi salmon - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

Wasn't impress with their food. Most of them were bland. Don't know if on purpose so customers can just add salt & pepper for their own liking. Parking is vast just behind the restaurant. Not sure if coming back. read more

For those seeking some Hawaiian home goodness this should be one of your spots. It's a "don't judge a book by its cover" sort of mom and pop place. Absolutely a hidden gem! Parking in the back is a quick turn up the driveway which can easily be missed. Walking in completely takes you back to Hawaii. The spirit of aloha vibes are going strong and then you try the food and it's blissful. As a local would say, "broke da mout" (delicious food) Plunging in, balancing a chopsticks full, in the mouth and then the head nod while all those flavors mix on your palate. Simply heaven. The menu has all of the craveable favorites. We tried bbq short ribs, saimin, chicken katsu, kalua pork, lau lau, and of course spam musubi. Everyone enjoyed their meals as a moment of silence fell over our table. Wonderful hometown service, such sweethearts! They've really captured a ray of sunshine from Hawaii. We were needing some comfort and found solace here. These dishes may just bring out the ratatouille memories for you as it did for me. Will definitely return for more. read more

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Great place for Hawaiian food. Neighborhood feel. Comfort food. They can accommodate large parties.

Everyone in my family loves the ladybug fried chicken. It's just so good! They also have one of my favorite Mac salads in town! This time I also tried the sweet and sour pork ribs and they were really delicious! read more

Ladybug Café - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

This is most definitely a hidden gem. Comfort food three minutes from home! I have been here at least a dozen times so far and it has been everything I could hope for. Friendly staff, relaxing environment, and great food... read more

Everyone enjoyed everything we ordered. I think the plates are a popular item it comes with your choice of protein, rice, Mac salad, and fresh salad, it's a good overall dish. Chashu was tender. The poke salad was my favorite, comes with ginger and wasabi and the tuna was good. I saw a couple eating shaved ice but didn't notice it on the menu and not many pictures of it on Yelp maybe next time I'll try it out. Very busy on a Sunday afternoon. read more

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Closest place to real Hawaiian food I have found since brada"s . Laulau is my favorite read more

Lovely and quaint spot for a delicious, authentic Hawaiian meal. We ordered the egg rolls, California rolls, spam masubi, chicken teriyaki plate, Kalbi & salmon plate, and braised short ribs plate. All plates came with a side salad and potato-Mac salad. Every dish left us full and satisfied. Service was friendly and helpful - service with a smile. Boys and I voted this place on our go to spot for Hawaiian food, so we will be back soon! read more

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Good hawaiin food. Friendly staff and good service. Casual vibe and selections of dishes to choose from.

On the plus side, service was great. Food was mediocre - fried chicken was under seasoned while Sal no on was over seasoned. Atmosphere could have been fine - but music was blasting and tv was also on - and it was hot. Only AC seemed to be at front door read more

Stopped by this place for dinner with my boyfriend, we shared the Chicken Katsu Curry plate and some Pork Gyoza. The portion was huge, definitely shareable. The place was clean, the staff was very attentive and the food was brought out to us quickly. The place was not busy at all on a Wednesday evening. The chicken katsu was delicious, perfectly crunchy and fresh. There is plenty of parking as well. read more

Ladybug Café - Chicken Katsu Curry - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

overall a goof experience. service was quick and efficient and the decor inside was very cute with lady bugs everywhere!!! this was our first time so we ordered quite a bit. we got the following chicken wings - fried well and the sauce that came with it was perfectly sweet butterfish - i always get butterfish wherever there is one and this didnt disappoint. this was marinated well and they gave a good portion beef stew special - it was good - this was definitely more of an american dish my mom said lol sweet sour spare ribs - the sauce was wet and not your typical sweet and sour but i lvoed it. the meat was tender and the sauce was good. the sour felt like a fruit sour and it was good - my mom loved the asian flavor she said potato mac salad - amazing!!!! i love the mix of both potato and mac, good amount of onion overall will be back - wish they opened later read more

Just wanted to take a sec to highlight how great Ladybug Café is! I've dined here multiple times over the past couple years and I've consistently experienced great food, a friendly staff, and a nice environment to share meal with my friends and family. My friends and I will often come here for a meal after church on Sundays. In fact, this past weekend, we decided to do a birthday lunch for my friend, Alex. Not only were we able to make a reservation for a large party, the staff was also kind enough to accommodate a few, last minute guests, which I really appreciate. All in all, I'm happy that the staff at Ladybug continually work hard to provide the community with a great place to share a meal. read more

Consistently Good Hawaiian plate lunch. Their portions are huge- combos are the way to go. I personally love the misoyaki butterfish plate- comes with green salad, rice, and Mac salad- very good, but it's pricey! Fried saimin noodles are absolutely delicious- they don't skimp on the char sui or kamaboko! read more

We come for the good local food. And the service is always top notch. We got this cute note in our take out bag. We love Kiki!! read more

Ladybug Café - Thanks Kiki for being so friendly! You're the best! - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

Always a treat coming here after church. New faces on staff due to kids going back to school. Despite the new faces; service was excellent. Wondering if we have a new chef due to definitely noticed that portions were noticeably smaller. read more

Ladybug Café - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

Just ate at this scrumptious place! I am so thankful to Yelp because I never would have thought of going there! The location has a nice size parking lot in the back! Anyway the food was so delicious! We ordered the spring rolls and the Ladybug Fried chicken was delicious! I can't wait to try another dish next time I visit Southern California! read more

Ladybug Café - The best fried chicken ever! I had the option of katsu or teriyaki sauce and sriracha! - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

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The food was exactly what I was hoping for. Hawaiian local style beef stew. So far the closest flavor in California. Will go back again! The salad dressing was delicious! Servers were really nice. read more

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Haven't been to Ladybug for over 10 or so years. I think at that time they were just starting out and they were at a different location in the same local area (my memory is kinda fuzzy). My parents suggested we go there so off we went. Their current location is off Western Ave about a block or two south of Redondo Beach Blvd...if you blink, you may miss it! For those familiar with the area, it's in the former Sizzler location. Ample parking in their back lot. From the outside, it may not seem "busy" or even open but once we opened the door and went in, it was surely the opposite...apparently IYKYK! Plenty of faithful customers enjoying their meals and some even reconnecting with old friends who they haven't seem in years. Menu is varied and I had a couple top choices. For the record, they have Western-style breakfast, Japanese and Hawaiian stuff too. Sadly, the number of legit Hawaiian places in the South Bay have dwindled over the years so I decided to go with the lau lau plate (broiled mackerel was my next choice) since it has been some time since the last time I had Hawaiian food. My plate was a very generous serving of two scoops rice, a sizeable lau lau (pork AND fish!), lomi salmon, a scoop of mac salad and some salad greens with a CCS-esque dressing. I gotta say that I was very happy with my choice. This was the best lau lau I've had in a while (on the mainland) and the lomi salmon (though a tad too salty for me) was on point. Overall, the flavors and presentation were legit and on-point. If they offered poi, I'd be here every weekend (poi is kinda hard to get now tho so I understand) Needless to say, I finished everything:) Service is pretty decent (we had three different young staff who tended to our table) but they could work on anticipating customer needs just a bit more. Kudos to them tho as they were holding down the full dining room on this very busy weekend morning! As we were eating, I mentioned to my dad that when I went to Ladybug years ago, their menu was a little bit different and I don't remember them offering Hawaiian items. He said that when they moved in this location, they agreed to keep certain items from the former establishment, Bob's Hawaiian Foods...which was another legit Hawaiian restaurant. This was a good choice because you kept the former Bob's customers as well as welcoming new ones. A very solid and unassuming place that can get quite busy on weekends. Can get loud due to people socializing and the like. Definitely a hidden gem in this part of Gardena. Charming, excellent value, lots of character and a very welcoming and comforting place for many! read more

We heard about this place and gave it a try. First of all, the service was good. We also found out this place was Bob's Hawaiian Style cafe, they changed name about 4-5 years ago, but kept the big sign as it was. We ordered a full butter fish dinner, a Siemen noodle soup and California rolls. I have to say the food is just ok. Nothing to rave about. The restaurant is large enough to host large groups of 10-15 people groups. I won't drive a long way to rush to this place, but if you are close by, it is an ok place to have a quick lunch. read more

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This is a solid Japanese Asian Hawaiian restaurant. At first, I thought it was closed because I parked on the street and approached what I thought was the front door and the "Open" neon sign was not on and the door was locked... so I went into their parking lot and found the front door was in the back parking lot and it was indeed open. The Mac Salad that comes with the entree is excellent. The Green Salad that comes with the entree is good, and they use a similar dressing to what Rascal's uses for their Chicken Salad, which is a zesty oil based tasty dressing. The fried chicken seemed good in the photos but was just "okay" The butterfish was very good and my friend had the kalbi short rib beef and said it was good (also agreeing about the friend chicken too) We both want to and will come back to try other entrees here The service had the Aloha / Mahalo spirit and it's a nice diner / cafe casual styled restaurant. read more

Ladybug Café - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

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We had a party of 20 on Friday night. We pre-ordered the meals as requested. The food was served hot and freshly made very quickly. Our entire party was able to eat at the same time without any delays. The servers were quick and refills were no problem. Fantastic experience for our group. I can't praise the servers enough. They were great! read more

I order takeout from here sometimes and have also dined in. Recently, my boyfriend and I ordered takeout. I got a combo plate with the Lady Bug Fried Chicken and Kalbi Short Ribs. All plates come with rice, salad, and mac salad. The LB Fried Chicken is a must try. The mac salad is pretty good. The salad with the dressing is great. Usually when you order to go for a place, they might skimp you on quantity, but this place was not shy with their quantity. My plate was so heavy and filled, it was hard to get to the bottom of it for the rice. IG: @lovingyourtaste read more

Ladybug Café - Combo Plate (Lady Bug Fried Chicken and Kalbi Short Ribs) IG: @lovingyourtaste - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

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We loved it here so much we absolutely had to get my sister's birthday celebration catered from them! The quality of ingredients, the portion sizes, the delicious dishes and wonderful communication and service from Ladybug Cafe will get us coming back forever!!! Thank you to the amazing Pablo and Janet! Everyone enjoyed every dish!!! (I only got 1 picture but we also got Chicken salad, Edamade, chicken wings, Spare ribs, chicken teriyaki, Gyoza and of course white rice and Japanese rice made right!!) read more

Ladybug Café - Poke and Mac Salad. Delishhhh - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

The chicken tasted a little off like it was sour. We thought it was part of their marinade but a little later everyone who ate it got sick and nauseous. This place needs to watch how they keep their meat. After we ate we saw someone handle food with their barehands and did wash their hands. read more

Really good quality food. Everything from katsu to California rolls. Top quality. Come support this local business. It is so good read more

Ladybug Café - Chicken combo. Ladybug chicken and katsu - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

I've been here a few times. It was a recommendation from friends whose son works here. I usually get the Hawaiin fried chicken, but this time, I ordered a chicken teriyaki and beef kalbi plate. The food is always consistent and delicious. A little bit of that island style, yeah. The plates come with rice, mac salad, and crispy iceberg salad with their island dressing. The servers are always friendly and have the Aloha spirt. Thank you for the kinds *Ono grinds as always. read more

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I love their kalua pork from here! They also give pretty big portion sizes in person compared to when ordering to go. I'd also recommend their fried chicken, but id skip on the kalbi. The meat slices are super thin & not worth it for the price point. Overall, Ladybug is great! The workers are all friendly & personable. read more

Ladybug Café - Kalua pork - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

I was on the way to get parts for a x3 and I was hungry so I went on yelp to find a restaurant and came across this little place. As a person whose lived in Hawai'i all my life the food is absolutely amazing. The servers were astonishing and they were all super helpful and nice. I would definitely go back again. There was only one thing wrong, there was music and it keep beeping every other second or so. It didn't bother me a lot but if it was removed it would've been better. If you do go, GET THE CHICKEN KATSU WITH THE CURRY, IT IS THE BEST THING IVE EVER TASTED. read more

Ladybug Café - chicken katsu with all rice. - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

My second time back in less than a week. We ate in and ordered to go. That's how good our food was. We will be back. The flavor is so fresh and crisp. Did I mention the service is A one. Everyone on the floor is attentive. No table assignments, just everyone be helpful it seems. read more

Ladybug Café - Potato- Mac Salad dis not disappoint with the wings was delicious - Japanese Near Me - Gardena, California

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