Tampopo is always a good spot to order takeout ramen, although not my first choice , but since they're open early for dinner, Tampopo it is. The fried rice and gyoza are good choices p, as for the ramen, we usually order the Tampopo ramen. Prices are fair and the service, well for picking up is good. read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Good price for good ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

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I went to Tampopo years ago, and felt the food was average. I came back today and I still feel the same. We got 4 rolls and miso. They have a large but non-interesting sushi menu with the large majority of the rolls being crab, cucumber, and avocado inside just with small differences of the outside ingredients. Multiple of our plates were chipped with rough edges, which wasn't an issue but just could use upgrading. Miso was just broth and green onions, no seaweed, no tofu pieces. Service was attentive, we were quickly seated. The restaurant itself is cramped especially if seated at the tables next to the walk way. We had you people brushing past you through out the meal. Parking can be a nightmare in this plaza as well. With so many high quality sushi places in the South Bay, this is simply a skip for me. I paid an average price ($10 a roll) for just ok food. If you value convenience and a quick meal, this is for you! read more

Came in today 11/23 at around 7:30 pm. Parking is limited on weekends as it gets super busy. Short wait time to be sat. The problem for me personally was the food. I ordered the chashu ramen and it was ok. We also ordered the spicy crunch role (which btw was HUGE for a sushi roll ). The roll was kinda sloppily made, and when picking it up with my chopstick, it literally disintegrated. The taste wasn't that good either. Moving on to the spicy edamame. Not sure how you can mess this up but the sauce was just way too overpowering. It was like a citrus kinda spicy?? And laying in a pool of it. As for the service itself, staff looked slightly miserable and a bit rude. When it was time to pay one of the waiters literally said nothing and placed the check down while passing by. read more

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Ramen was good, been awhile and usually go to the Garden Grove location. Large ramen is huge, good for two people. Service excellent read more

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Food is fresh and very tasty The ambience is cute and quiet. The service is great and friendly. Lovely place will definitely be back. read more

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First time seeing restaurant at neighboring shopping complex at corner of South Street & Pioneer Blvd, Artesia (literally sandwiched in the middle of City of Cerritos. Food was mouthwatering delicious. I love their sushi & sashimi. Service was superb, I was greeted with wonderful smile as soon as I entered the door. Seating area was clean, neat and very well organized. I love my experience at Tampopo. I will definitely return. Highly recommended. read more

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As you all know I have not asked anyone who owns a restaurant give me discounts or preferences or anything what so ever!!. Every review does come from my personal experiences and yes I have helped the little guy. Because most people don't know this, independent restaurants don't make lots of money or profit. They just survive. Truth Ok, since I don't beg or ask for anything My reviews are authentic and real. I went back to Tampopo and I needed to update you guys. And to be fair and transparent I will write this week again a review on these four's establishments. Tampopo, Marie Calendar, The Crab Shack, and others. Here is the list of what I had Simple good food Salmon sashimi And salmon roll A sake hot And lots of water and wasabi No disrespect to the food or service But look at the pictures behind the house Behind the restaurant and restaurants What a shame !!!! Shame !! I don't go to any of you for free and I will expect the best from you No excuses! Either you clean up your disgusting mess all of you and I am happily to come back!!! Not supporting any of you anymore!! What is the matter ? We will control the outcome of your success in the future Because we the consumer makes you or breaks you!! How can you pretend not to know ???? Everyone drives behind your restaurants! Yes, look everyone deserves a clean restroom and a clean restaurant from the front of the house or back!!!!!! No excuses!! I don't care anymore- when you don't care about us - we keep alive. I and everyone, all your customer base is what keeps Alive!!! read more

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My favorite place to eat Roman and have sushi with some ice cold Asian beer . Me and wife come here our regulars here we come here once a week to have dinner after a long day, especially with this cold weather nothing like some warm Ramen. read more

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We first discovered Tampopo at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, and it quickly became our go-to comfort ramen spot! While we've tried other ramen places since, none have quite measured up and keep coming back. What sets Tampopo apart is its broth--flavorful without being too rich or oily, and with just the right consistency for our taste. We've sampled all their ramen offerings, but our favorites are the classic Tampopo and the spicy variation for times when we need a kick! read more

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Our meal today was downright average, bordering on not good. I got their Sushi Combo A 50% off special thing - it came with 5 pieces of nigiri, a special roll of my choice, and miso soup for $24. The nigiri tasted very flavorless - as someone who loves nigiri, this sushi did not celebrate the fish at all and some were chewy or fishy. My special roll (Hulk roll) was very average - I think I just made a bad choice in my selection, but I disliked the sauce it was coated in. For the price, I think the food was fair, but there is WAY better food in the local area. Wont be coming back. read more

Located in tozai plaza. Parking can be limited in the evenings especially weekends. I usually eat sushi here and they are decent. Two plates is quite enough for a party of two. They do have 50% off on certain menu items and they are so worth it. read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

The best ramen spot I've ever been too. The service is always friendly and prices are reasonable. I usually go with the spicy ramen, but the miso ramen is also excellent. Would recommend to everyone 10/10 read more

Love the food and super nice staff. Definitely recommend! It's a little small but a cozy feel.

Service was decent. You can hear the girls talking about their personal lives while on their not so busy times. The food was not good as I expected it to be. I've had better. The salmon and the scallop did not feel and taste fresh. Their teriyaki sauce was watered down. Easy, but busy parking lot. I don't think I would come back again. read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Baked Salmon Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

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Very good!! I live in Big Bear but was down for the night and decided to get dinner here. Very good food, totally recommend! Didn't love the ramen so 4/5 but that's my personal preference! Would try a different flavor text time read more

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If you like sushi do not go here. Go happy sushi next to it. They are wayyyyy better. They didn't even season sushi rice. Rice suppose to be cold and seasoned but they skipped ot and put fresh hot rice below cold fish. What a joke. and bathroom smelled like pee, I had to tell male server that your bathroom smelled like a pee. read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Chirashi bowl with hot fresh rice. No seasoning - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

The bakes salmon roll is literally so good. I will going back for this roll again. Good portion, sushi was filling. Staff were nice and customer service was great as they are really attentive. It's a perfect casual sushi spot. I would definitely come back! read more

The food was amazing, flavorful and the price was decent for the amount of food received! Totally recommend read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Miso soup, Gyoza (Pot Stickers), Salmon Sushiand Hulk sushi roll. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

One of my favorite sushi spots to visit when I am in town. Great selection of sashimi, sushi rolls, and japanese dishes. Their service is quick and complimentary to the friendly atomsphere this cozy spot offers. I recommend the sushi boat if youre with friends or one of the combo platters! read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

A really good sushi spot where majority of their sushi is on a 50% off deal! Parking is somewhat difficult as it is a packed plaza, inside dining is small but many spaces to sit. I ordered to go and the servers were very nice! Their sushi is always great and the quality is pretty good, many many different options to choose from when it comes to the sushi but I recommend items from the crunch/tempura section! One thing to add is if you are looking at the menu online make sure you are looking at the right location as both locations have different options! read more

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i love this place so much very nice and clean peaceful and great customer service will definitely come here again food 10/10 read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Sushi & Roll Combo A - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

Decent tasting, good service. A little pricier than it should be for the amount of food. There are a lot of nearby ramen options that I want to try before returning to Tampopo. read more

tl,dr: nice place for some interesting Japanese food. Likes: + I like that they offer a variety of Japanese food, from sashimi to bento boxes to ramen. + My friends' bento boxes came out quite tantalizing. Variety of ingredients in every order, from various proteins to macaroni salads, to rolls, and the rice. + Polite, helpful staff. Non-likes: - The ramen comes out slow. After the sashimi and the bento boxes orders were brought out, we had to wait about 5-10 more mins for the one ramen order to come out. - Their ramen bowl gives only a few pork slices compared to the amount of noodles you get. My total for one sashimi order and one ramen order came out to $34. read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Cute pen for filling out the bill. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

Their signature ramen, the Tampopo, is not like how I remember. We had been coming here several times over the years, and this was our go to place for ramen. The broth has less of a depth of flavor. The service is quick, the lack to clean up after a prior customer left me in shock. Debris and trash was left on the floor by a previous customer without it being cleaned up by the staff. It is unfortunate that this place has lost my respect. Portions are also smaller than what I remember. Too bad since this was one of my favorite places for ramen. read more

I'm surprised this place is still open , with so many way better options in Gardena and even in the same food court , I would pick this spot last . Very average restaurant,more like fast Japanese food not a restaurant just my opinion.... read more

Haven't been to Tampopo in years. What's great about this place is you can order sets where you get a plate and a ramen for one set price. There's a good amount of food and depending on your appetite you may have leftovers. Sushi deals are available as well. Service was good and the place is old but clean. Food so came out at a good time. read more

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Good ramen and sushi place, clean and the servers are quick to respond because the place is not that big that you can almost whisper and they can hear you and they always face the customers. read more

I used to come here all the time with my parents and siblings, but forgot out this place. My fiance and I actually came to Tozai plaza to go to the sushi place next door (one of our faves), but as we were walking up-- noticed their health score was a "B". We turned around and I asked him if we could have lunch here at Tampopo. Everything was great. The sushi was fresh, the hot rolls came out HOT and not overcooked. The servers were attentive. There wasn't too many people inside, it was about half full on a Wednesday afternoon. We enjoyed all of the food we ordered. Everything was tasty. I would recommend this place for family/friends to come to. read more

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Great place to eat and meet friends. We were seated immediately, orders came quick despite being busy already at 11:40 am. Impressed with the servers professionalism in quickly providing extra bowls, plates when we share our 6 dishes of ramen, plate lunches, and sushi orders., and quickly taking dishes off the table once food was finished. read more

We ordered bento sets. The food wasn't bad but would rank low in the places I've had this food before. The rating led me to have higher expectations. read more

Came here one evening during the week. Surprisingly busy. Actually had to hunt around for a parking space in their large lot. The restaurant and shopping center faces the parking lot, so you had to turn into the parking lot just to find the restaurant. Casual but nice inside. We got seated immediately and found the service fine. I had the katsu don set and I thought it was just fine. I'd eat here again. read more

Service: Attentive and pretty good however try to show you are happy to be there. Ambience: may vary, it looked like we were in a depressive room (mid-dimmed). Price: Low side for ramen but for others, avg 20 dollars Food: Tampopo Ramen Noodle - too soft and not rinsed completely off. chashu- sorry but that was just grilled pork with no flavor vege/garnish - fresh and well done soup - on a bland side, many moons ago it was more flavorful white rice - in general when I go to a new place, I always order white rice to see if the rice is done right or good. Unfortunately... the rice was pastey/mushed and was served in a manner of smashing it in a bowl. Cleanliness - perfect bathroom - wonderful Unfortunately, I doubt I will be back but hope there are improvements. read more

Personally, I find the combo of Sushi and Ramen a bit amusing, but hey if it works, it works. It's been some time since we last ate here and we couldn't remember what we liked so we stayed on the appetizer and sushi part of the menu. The wait staff were quick and friendly. The place was full and they were certainly kept busy! We ordered: Strawberry Nigori. We normally order the regular Nigori but were intrigued. The taste is a bit difficult to describe. Strangely savory yet sweet. You can definitely taste the strawberry. This is on the "order again" list. Sashimi salad. It's HUGE! Definitely more than enough to share. Glad we share everything we ordered. Simple and satisfying. Spicy tuna roll. The flavor was good and it was spicy! My only complaint was that the roll kept falling apart. I'm not sure if we will order this again. Grilled yellowtail collar. It needed salt. Otherwise the texture was fine. We may try this again. Tempura. This was the favorite of everything we ate. Well seasoned and fried perfectly. Shrimp fried rice. This also lacked salt. While it looked good, it lacked in flavor. This is another maybe. Try it! Enjoy! read more

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great sushi and ramen ! one of my favorite places to go have sushi and staff is always great as well !

It's a good place to eat has a lot of seating they have sets for ramen and they also do sushi I got the tampopo gyoza set it's a lot of food for a good price lol the pork is nice and thick and good size too read more

Tampopo Restaurant - This is the Tampopo Set - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

I had to get sushi just cuz. lol. I wanted to try their Japanese burrito that had no rice. I thought that was interesting and it was good! Now I have an option for low carb sushi type. lol The amount of food you get for the price is reasonable. I wasn't even able to finish all of it. read more

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Eating at Tampopo feels like a blast from the past because I remember coming here all the time with my brother and dad on weekends. It's been about 6 years since I've been back, but it's good to see that nothing has changed drastically about the restaurant. Most of the menu items haven't changed very much either. The food is still delicious and a great bang for your buck. My favorite is the chicken teriyaki bento. I opted to try the spicy version of it this time and I was surprised by how much heat this chicken was packing. I would give it a level 2 out of 10 in terms of spiciness. My bento came with 2 pieces of nigiri as well and the fish to rice ratio was impressive! The pieces of fish were very generous. As for service, it was pretty quick. I came on a week day during lunch and we were able to get seated right away. Overall, the food is decent and the prices are good. There's nothing special about it and there's nothing short of other great Japanese restaurants in the area. Would I come back? Maybe in a few years. read more

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I had the tampopo Ramen without meat and it was good! I also had the Golden roll which was light and tasteful. The flavors combinations worked well together! I would recommend this place. However, note they do not have dessert. read more

Tampopo Restaurant - Tampopo Ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Gardena, California

I came here with a few friends for a celebration lunch. The place was kind of busy on a Sunday. Most of us ordered a bento box. I got the yakiniku beef with tempura while the others got teriyaki chicken and teriyaki salmon. The bentos came with miso soup, rice, green salad, and macaroni salad. They also serve ramen and sushi with half price specials. This is a quaint and casual place located next to a Marie Callenders. Parking can get very busy in the lot shared by many restaurants. read more

I really likes eh food it's very fresh quick customer service they are very nice. The food is so delicious my favorite is the spicy chicken ramen and the udon soup as wellsuper yummy read more