I don't visit Normsv very often but today was my friends 93 bday and she wanted to go. I can see why as our servers treated us like we were at a 5 star restaurant. It was fairly busy but we were treated with so much courtesy and great service I would definitely come back to this location. The food I almost forgot to mention! It was good- the Mediterranean pasta and grill chicken was very flavorful and the salad was crisp and fresh. The garlic toast very delicious. The cream of chicken soup looked rich yet didn't have much flavor- no problem, I just added a little pepper. Overall I almost didn't even mention the food because it was how they made us feel that mattered even more to us. Thank you Rene and Hipolito- loved hearing you both sing! You both deserve a bonus! read more

The restaurant was extremely cold, because the HVAC has been having issues for over a week. According to our server, he said the HVAC company hasn't been able to figure out the problems. We were seated near the wall in the back of the restaurant. When I looked up at the air vents, there were huge clumps of dust, as well as the vent fins being covered with dust. When I brought it up to our server, he said, "we deep clean the restaurant once a month and it's a pain because they move all the tables and chairs around". As they should since it's supposed to be a deep cleaning. It was hard to enjoy our food because it was so cold in the restaurant and the fear a clump of dust would fall from the ceiling into our food. For the time being, I'd advise people to eat elsewhere until the HVAC is fixed and they deep clean the restaurant. read more

I live close to this Norm so I come here every now and then maybe at least once a month. They are all the same like Denny's, iHop, Coco's when it was till around. They used to be a good place too have breakfast and care about customers. Now it feels like they just exist to be there and work to survived without a care in the world like customer service or making customer happy. All I wanted was that my two eggs, I requested one is cook over easy, and the other one over hard and I was told we do not do that. How hard can that be? Not like they are busy because they just opened up at 7am and we were the 1st customer. Whatever happen to making customers happy? This is not an outrageous request. This place used to be busy and it looks like it is slowing down. All I can say is that, this kind of attitude will cause a business to close and if the corporate management is reading this, IT IS NOT TOO LATE to SAVE your business because of stupid mistake like this. Poor management is what makes restaurant business to close. read more

René is amazing!!!! Super friendly. Caring. Checked I'm on us frequently. Great conversation. Ask for Rene. read more

Norms is underestimated. Their T bone steak is made the way I like it sorry no pic I couldn't wait. I ordered mine with garlic mushrooms and it was delish. Service was friendly and professional. Restaurant is clean. The interior needs an update. Plenty of parking. Norms doesn't disappoint. I never eat any other choices in the menu. My son had the breakfast omelette with pancakes and hashbrown potatoes and it was pretty good as well. I only took a pic of their freshly squeezed orange juice. It's so good! read more

NORMS Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Lomita, California

Rene had an amazing service with such a positive attitude. Very much enjoyed my meal and experience

Our 40 member senior club had a Mother's Day breakfast at Norms. We couldn't have been happier with the service, and the food. We've been there for Mother's Day breakfast many years before, bu t I truly believe it's the manager, Erin, who made all the difference! She was very hands-on, and made sure everything ran smoothly. I highly recommend this Norms, and Erin! read more

René was super friendly, super attentive and always made sure to check on us throughout the duration of our visit. Give this man a raise!

Awesome service and very attentive.Food also very good . Special thanks for the great service to Rene .. will be coming back soon for sure

Went for brunch party of 7 we were seated quickly less than 5 minutes before getting a table , we had an excellent server named Rene he was amazing!!! Very attentive got all of our orders in and we were served our meals within a few minutes, he topped my coffee off multiple times through out my meal as I enjoy my coffee hot. Rene was professional attentive to the needs of the large party and provided excellent customer service will definitely be returning to this location. read more

Norms is simply the best- good food, friendly environment, good mood and the best servers!!! Today's order Country Fried Steak with gravy, hot cakes, scrambled eggs and hash browns with grilled onions!!! I always order a side of gravy- which makes the hash browns dunk worthy for this savory gravy!! One of the greatest servers of all times introducing PATRICIA!!! Kind heart, very respectful always attentive to the customer!!! My breakfast this morning - i can sum up in a few short sentences- It was lit.. I ate.. catch the flavor in your feelings!! read more

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Food was delicious Rene was attentive and knowledgeable A nice dining room Almost old school This is our fourth time there We go for the food and prices Ambience was perfect read more

Used to just drive by but stopped for breakfast. The waiter Hugo was so kind and gave great service! The food is great and the prices are very reasonable. Highly recommend AAAAAA+++++++++ read more

Rene was waiter and he was amazing food was delicious. I thought norms was just for coffee

I ordered the full rack of BBQ ribs with the Memphis dry rub for $19.99. The seasoning was flavorful. The ribs are on the lean side but still tender. The slaw was crunchy, creamy and not overtly sweet. They allowed me to swap the fries for a baked potato at no extra charge. Very good potato. They also included a generous amount of butter and sour cream. I added a side salad thinking I was not going to get enough veggies from the slaw. I was wrong. Service was very friendly. read more

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Searching for a place to eat along PCH on Christmas day and this was the only restaurant operational. The staff were friendly and service was great. Food: the original patty melt was ok and nothing special but the lentil soup was on the salty side; the chilaquiles verdes with sirloin steak was good and the steak was fork tender; their flavored cold brew and jamaica was too sweet. Nevertheless, the crew were fantastic working on a holiday. read more

NORMS Restaurant - NORMS ORIGINAL PATTY MELT - Diners Near Me - Lomita, California

I came to eat here at Norms again Tues Aug 19, 2025 and Wed because I am attending the Apartment Owners Association Convention at the Long Beach Convention Center on Wed Aug 20. There, I met contacts today that I am expecting to change my life and relieve me of the specific real estate and tax problems I've been suffering for the last 2 years. I have been eating at this Lomita Norms location since it was built in 1999. But 1995, I moved to Scottsdale, AZ and still live there. There are other Norms in other LA OC and Riverside locations, one I used to eat at in Riverside when I lived in Moreno Valley. I been eating at Norms somewhere since the 1980's when I lived in Tustin too.. Tues Aug 19, 2025, , I ordered 1 pound porterhouse steak used to be $14.95 1993, but I paid $25.99 plus tax and with tip $31.40. This Norms used to had a flame charbroiler. The 2 stars is because I really specified to the server that I wanted my steak medium rare, but as it defines ON the MENU, Med Rare is warm red center, and I wanted mine with RED center. Well it came out well done, which is defined as no pink in in the center. I don't want to pay $31.40 for well done, so I sent it back and the steak came out looking like the T-bone picture, very small tenderloin. I said I paid more for the porterhouse because it has the large tenderloin. The server went and showed me what a 3/4 T-bone looks like. But that T-bone was twice as thick as my porterhouse, but it was missing the tenderloin. I said "That's a NY Cut , but with the bone, cos it has no tenderloin." Well, I never got a Porterhouse looking like a T-bone at any Norms I've ever eaten at since the 1980's, So the 2 stars is about this paragraph of my review. It was not 1 star because this is not the server's fault but he was trying to accommodate with "What Is". The second time it came out, by definition on the menu, rare, and cool, so I sent it back a second time, and it came out just right, for me to pay $31.40 and be happy. Wed night I had the full rack baby back ribs with super delicious potato leek soup with Parmesan cheese, and cole slaw $19. I chose sweet and spicy Korean BBQ Gochijang sauce. Ribs are moist and fall-off-the- bone. I saved 2/3 of the rack for another day. Server let me substitute the fries for the delicious potato leek soup, so much better than the fries. But I learned you cannot substitute the fries on a cheap $9.99 meal like the trout, because they are not making enough on that price. Norms dinners STILL Aug 2025 give you both soup and salad and did not charge you extra for Caesar salad and fettuccine side. Long ago cut out the fettuccine choice as a side. Maybe one day they will cut out giving you both soup AND salad. I lived in Torrance from Dec 1988 - June 1995. Norms was my favorite restaurant when I lived there. Norms family started the Norms in 1949. Norms family sold all the restaurants in 2014 and people's good and memories experiences went with them. Everything was better when the family owned it. Norms is the kind of place were your servers at each location, worked for Norms for 15 - 35 years, still serving me today. There is man mopping the floors. I am told he worked at this Norms since it opens in 1999. Norms locations used to be open 24/7, but everything everywhere cut their hours. Can't pay employee $22/hour to work after midnight. When I came into this Norms at 6 pm Tues and Wed, I was the only customer. BTW, I was eating a delicious bowl of Korean spicy noodles on this parcel of land this Lomita Norms was build on before 1999. I called it The Roach Motel because on top of the restaurant was a transient motel. The restaurant had roaches running on the back of your booth and on the floor while you ate. I was afraid to put my feet on the floor while I ate, for that reason. But the bowl of thick Korean noodles was sooooo good ! I also met a lady at the AOA convention last year, and we became friends. On Thurs, Aug 21, she treated me for lunch at the Bellflower Lakewood and 91 fwy Norms, so I ate at Norms 3 consecutive days. I wrote separate review for that location. I live in Arizona now, so will come back to Lomita Norms when AOA convention at Long Beach Convention center happens again Aug 2026. read more

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First time at Norm's and Nelson was amazing! Food and service were great. As it was out first time here, Nelson's service was excellent.

I rarely leave reviews, but this visit was unacceptable. We were a party of four seated before two other parties of four. Our server, LaShaun, took our order first, yet both tables that were seated after us received their soups and salads before we did. At one point, our soup was delivered to the table next to us. I had to remind her about my salad because it never arrived, despite the fact that the later-seated tables had already been served. There is no reasonable explanation for soup and salad taking that long, especially when other tables are being served ahead of us. When the clam chowder finally came out, it tasted as though it had been poured straight from a can. After the extended wait, that was especially disappointing. Our entrées were also delayed to the point that my hot water turned cold, and no one checked back to refill it. Throughout the meal, we consistently watched the other two tables receive their items before us. It felt disorganized and inattentive. This experience did not meet basic service expectations. I sincerely hope I am not assigned the same server in the future -- if I decide to return to this Norms Restaurant at all. read more

My friend is finished eating. I haven't gotten my breakfast yet because the cooks are incapable of making a poached egg that has a soft yoke. They tried twice. The hash browns are under cooked. Our waiter was fantastic. read more

Great service even though they seem understaffed in the morning when we went food was brought out fairly quickly hot temperature cooked right good breakfast Experience read more

Food was amazing. I enjoy going here on Sunday mornings. Everybody was friendly. A young lady in the front Alyssa was really nice and always smiling. Will come back here and bring my family. read more

I got the value combo cheese burger with fries and a soda, recommended by my server Antonio. Everything came out nice and hot (plus free refills for my soda) . Antonio was efficient and all staff were friendly and very helpful, always a pleasure:) Ambiance was nice and clean. read more

NORMS Restaurant - Value combos! - Diners Near Me - Lomita, California

We were visiting from out of town and we saw this place not to far from our hotel. We went in for breakfast and were very impressed with the portions of their breakfast! Not only was it filling and delicious but the staff were polite and very attentive. If we happen to be in this area again we definitely will have this on our "go to" list! read more

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Honestly, Norms doesn't even hold a candle to IHOP, Denny's, or pretty much any other breakfast spot. My hash browns were practically raw with no flavor or texture whatsoever. And the steak? Seriously one of the worst I've ever tasted. To top it off, the biscuit and gravy were dry, cold, and totally bland. Oh, and did I mention the 35-minute wait for a table followed by another half-hour for the food to arrive? Seriously can't figure out why anyone would bother coming here. read more

NORMS Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Lomita, California

Great experience at Norms! The food was good, and our waiter Rene was very attentive and friendly. He checked in often and made sure everything was taken care of. Really appreciated his service. read more

I recently visited Norm's on Pacific Coast Hwy in Lomita. The service was good, and I have no complaints about the staff. Our waiter was very friendly and made the dining experience pleasant inside the restaurant. The part I didn't enjoy was the situation with the homeless individuals around the property. One man went into the restroom, left it in bad shape, and later was yelling and sleeping on the sidewalk right in front of the restaurant. Another was sleeping in an RV in the parking lot. I even had to ask the staff to clean the restroom afterward, which took away from the overall experience. I understand the challenges businesses face with this issue, but as a customer it was hard to enjoy the visit fully. If management could do more to keep the property maintained and safe for guests, this would be a much better dining experience. That said, the staff inside were great, and the food/service itself was solid. read more

Go to spot for weekend breakfast with the family. Antonio is the best server! Before you feel the need to ask for anything, he is already there. He also remembers all of his customers and is great to have a conversation with. Never had a bad experience here. Fhanks antonio! read more

Everything is wonderful Rubi the best server very pleasant and always friendly As well all the manager and the staff very pleasant Do not change the current manager the best we had for the last 3 years Please keep her as well all the staff working here Recommended read more

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The food is not the best but it's not bad either in my opinion. The true flavor of eggs and pancakes were missing from my food is the best way I could describe the taste. The service is good. They come around asking if you'd like more coffee in your cup and also ask if there is anything they could get for you. The only thing is that when there are a lot of people at the restaurant you know it's going to be a long wait for everything. read more

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Blanca is the best! We had breakfast and she was topping us off over and over again. The food was great! Fantastic service! read more

NORMS Restaurant - Is on the 4th of July - Diners Near Me - Lomita, California

If you go to this place expecting Michelin star food, you must be the kinda person to walk somewhere instead of using gas. Or maybe the kinda person to buy a used mattress. Server, Antonio was great. This guy was lax, came to our table every 15 mins and I didn't have to order a refill. He had it on deck. These are the kinda servers that make going out fun. @Yelp. Clear out all this trash about 1 star reviews. Pretty sure they are getting paid by Dennys. read more

I'm come into this place often on for decades and overall always had a good experience but recently the food quality has deteriorated. The last two times has been noticeably worse in today is the capstone of everything in my entire family got food poisoning this evening and we had different dishes so we didn't even eat the same food but as we sit here with our Imodium and drinking tons of water, I think this will be the final nail in the coffin for this restaurant for us so I would suggest everybody be very careful going to this restaurant. Hopefully it's only an indicator of this local one and not a franchise problem, but we will have to unfortunately not go to this establishment anymore since our health is more important. read more

Torn on this one... Lemme preface by saying I (we) haven't been here since pre-pandemic times. We decided to try it again after my grandson's speech therapy session. We get there, (maybe peeps at 4 tables max), with at least 4 employees in the front, i.e., not counting cook type personnel). We were asked to wait to be seated, which we did, probably for 15-20 minutes and that is not an exaggeration. Finally, we were seated and then another 15 minutes passed before being greeted... hmmm. Once our order was taken, things seemed to be on point. Oh contraire mon frere... I stayed simple with a BLT & A, (the T& A part cracked the waitress up) while the rest of us ran the gamut. Now... here is the kicker. My son in law was screwed over by his "breakfast" and I mean screwed. We, thru the process of elimination, figured it was the sausage as my grandbabies had both pancakes and bacon, (as I had). When you are violently upchucking your meal at 2:00 am and beyond, sumpthin ain't right... May be a while before we return... wonder why. As a footnote, the employees were nice AF... read more

Got a CA omelet. It was really tasty and I really liked it. The hash browns weren't as good; I see the butter from the pancakes and that helped a lot. Our server Nelson was great. He was quick and attentive. I would come back. read more

On 09/29/24 I went in for breakfast to claim my Rewards Members Exclusive Free Bigger Better Breakfast coupon- whose regular price is $14.99 plus tax (which includes 2 eggs/2 bacon/2 sausage and 2 pancakes). I thoroughly enjoyed the meal along with it's portion size as well with the service and ambiance of the restaurant. Upon receiving the receipt and paying the bill- the most important part of this review is my very brief interaction with the cashier- "Jasmine"- she was not only expeditious in handling my transaction- whilst being very sociable and having a consistent smile. Please relay my review to management and Jasmine. read more

Came for an early breakfast. Service was good, Antonio was attentive and accommodating. He answered my question about bell peppers in the chorizo burrito and made suggestions to substitute. Food was solid. read more

This 5 star is for the Norms on PCH in Torrance, CA. Salvador and Antonio are the best wait-persons in Southern California, bar none. The oldies playing on the sound system gives the ambience a 50's-60's retro vibe minus the racism. The food at Norms is still the best value around town for the excellent fresh quality and affordable prices. The steaks are better than some popular steak houses. IMPRESSIVE!!! read more

As this is my local NORMS, I stop in at least a couple times a week for breakfast or dinner. Always friendly and attentive service, as Gina usually helps me during breakfast hours, and consistently good food. NORMS has a really good loyalty program (on the NORMS mobile app), as well, if you like promotional offers and 'free' food when you redeem points earned from prior visits. read more

Good food, good service not sure what more ypu could want? Good specials too! Inside temp can be tricky and sun mornings are tough to get in and out quickly, but that's because of how good it is! read more