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    4.6 (95 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Richard O.

    This roughly the same size as the Gardena Tokyo Central. The food and the restaurants are different which I appreciate. The differences make this location special. Overall, this is my favorite Tokyo Central location.

    Hot Bar (ig: @cravingswithcat)
    Catherine N.

    I was in the area on a Friday morning and wanted to check out their premade bento/sushi, but stumbled upon a hot bar. This is the biggest Tokyo Central I've been to, I've never seen a hot bar section either. There wasn't signs that listed the prices of the hot bar, but it was pay per pound. Since I was there in the morning a lot of the stuff was fresh and there was more variety. I liked everything I tried and found that some of the items were better than food I've had at restaurants. ig: @cravingswithcat

    Rox C.

    What an amazing store!! They have everything and I mean everything. We came here to grab a few boxes of chocolate and found goodies galore. The place is kept very clean, service is fantastic and the workers are very helpful. Prices are comparable to most other stores, but the quality is definitely great. Come on by and try this gem that is anything but hidden. You will find hot lunch, cold lunch, take away, snacks, chocolates.. anything! Definitely a new go to.

    Kathy K.

    What a gem when visiting my hometown Torrance! It's a great place to shop for groceries, Japanese beauty products and also a fabulous place to dine. The place offers in dining options as well as hot food and fresh sashimi/sushi on the go. I've had the opportunity to try their sashimi and it was delightful, very meaty and fresh fish: tuna, salmon and yellow tail. Sushi and sashimi options were fantastic- it's a must try! There are plenty of tables to sit and dine in and the bathrooms are clean. I can't wait to come back to try their hot food corner along with the food court which provides Japanese spaghetti, fresh rice Yasuda, Onodera Ramen, and Kimukatsu restaurant. Options are plenty! Parking is easy, and the staffs were helpful when I needed to find certain items at the store. Hope you get the opportunity to try Tokyo Central on PCH. Have fun shopping and Bon appetite!

    Sylvie C.

    Loved visiting the PCH Tokyo Central. It's so interesting to me that every Tokyo Central stores are different. This location had a strong emphasis on fresh fish selection. I wish I had brought my insulated bags with ice packs because I would have loved to purchase some raw fish and karaage cut ready to use raw chicken. Both items were of good value and perfect to make poke or oyakodon. The store itself is very well organized and well stocked I really liked how the aisles were set up in a more vertical manner. Many of the Tokyo Central stores are more of a mix of horse shoe aisles configuration with extra mix of horizontal/vertical aisles. It can be confusing and disorienting but not so at the PCH location. I think it helps with customer traffic and flow because compared to the Gardena location, it feels less overwhelming. I also really liked the hot food bar selection and would love to return again armed with insulated bags. Some of the meat items were very good values even compared with the nearby Nijiya store. Parking is also free and checkout was very fast too. No lines for both self checkout and in-person cash register. Food court has a nice selection of sit down restaurant, ramen, Wafu spaghetti shop, and sweets shop. In sum, what is there not to love?

    Jie G.

    A gem I finally visited to grab bento and sushi. The quality and selection are way better than mitsuwa and other Japanese grocery stores on the west side. I ended up getting a deluxe sushi tray, poke salad, and two bento boxes. The sushi try has many premium ingredients like squid and clams. The poke is also spot on and flavorful. The four items costed $65 reasonably and can definitely last for 2 meals for two people.

    Miriam S.

    Loved this market , it instantly brought me back to my days in Japan. We stopped by to check it out and ended up finding so many delicious food and drink options that we came back the very next day. The seafood section (sushi, sashimi, onigiri, etc.) was incredibly fresh and full of flavor. We also discovered the hot foods buffet ($10 per pound), where every item we tried was well prepared and absolutely scrumptious. Great service, very clean, and well illuminated, making the whole experience even more enjoyable. Prices are reasonable, and here's a bonus tip: after 7:00 PM, most food items are 20% off , the perfect excuse to indulge a little more!

    Drink heaven
    Kate L.

    If you are a fanatic about all things Asian or want to try all things Asian, this is a place to go. Walls of great Asian drinks things from my childhood that I haven't seen in ages are here the cookie and the chip aisle goes on and on this is not Tokyo Central. This is junk food central!! Give yourself a ton of time to enjoy every aisle.

    Eating in the food court
    Carolyn C.

    Super great! Such a huge selection of sushi, sashimi, hot bar, and even premade food that you can microwave right here in the food court! After 5 pm, all the food made during the day is 20% off. I like to walk to the frozen dessert section & get a little dessert too

    Mentaiko pasta $9.50
    Jonny M.

    Still like this place ... hit bars are dicey affairs so arriving later than normal allowed time for hot bars I watch the clientele closely. Seeing that everyone was behaving and spying their delectable shrimp shumai, I couldn't resist. I grabbed a few along with some seaweed salad and cool squares of tofu prettily topped with delicate colorful yellow vegetable garnish , I made one last grab for the last rib to test out Tokyo Central 6 months later. The shumai was darn good. The tofu a refreshing contrast and the rib was much like before- spots of it overcooked to a toughness that was beyond but interspersed with heavenly fatty meat marinated with flavor. Next stop - mentaiko pasta at Pasta Stories also inside TC: a healthy serving of spaghetti perfectly cooked and seasoned with fish roe, chili and butter then topped with seaweed- it's a bargain. Of course if I made it at home I would triple the sauce and seaweed, but that's just me. The self order screens bug the crap out of me... the first couple times using them is never self explanatory and it seemed to demand that I enter my phone number. With all the weird phone calls and texts I get lately, hell to the no am I giving it out randomly any more. Luckily the guy kindly took my order without stealing my info, er, I mean- taking my number... Will def be back!

    Kaelyn R.

    My favorite Tokyo Central location. Huge superstore sized groccery with a excellent by the pound hotbar. You must try everything, especially the tempura imitation crab legs. Literally the best imitation crab I have ever had. A small food court with restrooms. Excellent raw fish/sushi selection. Anything you need, you can find here. Always appreciate the free sake samples on the weekend. Lots of beauty and bathroom items too. Always worth the drive down PCH.

    Uni - my favorite!
    Debbie L.

    I love coming here. There are so many fresh foods to choose from and the parking lot is huge and stress free. My favorite is how they always have lots of uni at a very reasonable price, and it's so fresh and tasty. And the one time we came when there wasn't any uni displayed we asked one of the employees and he immediately went to get several more to replenish, so nice and such great customer service. I hope this Tokyo Central is here forever! Also can't wait to try some of the food court businesses inside!

    hot food we brought home :)
    Pam Y.

    our neighborhood market, we come here 2-3x weekly! this is probably the biggest Tokyo Central in SoCal (& we've been to most of them). you can find just about everything here (we haven't noticed any shortages yet due to the tariffs). the hot/cold food selection is really good... sashimi, soba, yakitori, etc. there's a huge selection of booze & ready-to-drink teas. I love how they have a dedicated section that rotates with items from different regions in Japan; one month might be Hokkaido, another month Okinawa, etc. we also love buying their potted plants; Japanese eggplant, shiso, etc., most of the plants we've bought here have done really well. the food court is also a great place to hang out & meet-up w friends. there are new ramen & pasta restaurants & more vendors coming soon. highly recommend to check out T.C. PCH if you haven't already :)

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    Will the new Tokyo Central in Irvine have a food court?

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    They've got a huge variety of stuff from Japan (and Hawaii) as well as a a great hot food and sushi section.

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