Service was fast for just one dude working, he was super nice…read moreAmbiance is lovely I like the vibe and the seating Honestly things needed salt but I like the Brussels sprouts a lot, the aioli that comes with the karaage and sprouts are nice. Gyudon needed more flavour. I enjoyed the fact that they had a jar of pickled veggies on the side

Came here with my bestie for a quick dinner. Located on the second floor of the strip mall,…read moreKontentsu is a cute little restaurant with a cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. We ordered one of their new menu items, the curry udon. It came out fairly quickly and was surprisingly flavorful. The dish was also incredibly filling. All in all, we enjoyed our dinner. ****************** My Ratings: 1 Star: Terrible; just thinking about it makes me angry. 2 Stars: Wasn't a fan so Not likely to return. 3 Stars: Meh. Average. Might return if others drag me. 4 Stars: Yum! Likely to return. 5 Stars: Amazing! Would plan my day around it.

Haruka is a splendid local sushi spot in La Canada offering excellent sushi and exemplary service…read morein a clear, unassuming atmosphere. I brought my family here on a Sunday evening. We were seated promptly by the friendly host and our effusive, upbeat waitress took our order. I got the Garlic Albacore roll ($20), which was a unique, exceptional dish - delicate albacore on top of spicy tuna, a sour lemon (ponzu) sauce with rich garlic, and crispy onion and garlic on top. Somehow, this roll captured all the flavors - savory, sour, crispy, and sweetness all in one go. Unique and exceptional. The rest of my family got the Tonkotsu Ramen, Salmon Bento Box, and Alaskan rolls, all which were excellent. A special word must be made for the staff. We were seated promptly, our kids' orders taken first so they could start eating earlier, we were promptly offered a free switch to a different bowl of Ramen when, on delivery, we were informed it may be somewhat spicy (which we didn't employ - it was perfect!), and all food came out within 10-15 minutes. The inside is unassuming and spartan, as is common for sushi joints, and prices are quite reasonable. Bonus points for being right next to Handel's ice cream (another 5* review in my catalog) for a perfect, easy dessert and great outdoor vibes. While sushi tends to be fairly uniform across restaurants, Haruka deserves special celebration for several unique, impeccable rolls and exceptional service. A new local favorite - we will return soon! Food: 4.5/5 Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 4/5 Value: 4.5/5

(Dined/Drank 06/12/26 FR @ 8:00pm): This sake and sushi place wasn't too "far away" from my…read morehometown's stomping grounds! A dear friend and I caught up for her belated birthday at Haruka Sake And Sushi, which was once the home of one of our favorite sushi restaurants years ago in Inchiban. Neither of us could recall how long it's been since Ichiban left, but we were amazed that neither of us have tried this replacement since it opened sometime around the pandemic. We both loved to support local businesses in our old neighborhood, so we were excited to see what the new restaurant did to the place. Was it a blissful evening filled with sake, sushi, and stories, or was this place a bit far off from what we happily remembered it to be!? PURCHASE(S) Sapporo Breweries Sapporo Premium Beer 4.9% ABV 22floz Bottle ($9.00 x2): Rich amber color, malty sweet aroma, low body, light malty sweet flavor, clean smooth finish, and light malty sweet aftertaste. Always a favor with sushi! Deep Fried Shishito Peppers ($9.50): Butter sautéed shishito peppers with ponzu sauce, these slightly spicy tasty treats were fun to nibble on between sushi rolls! Sesame Chicken Karaage ($12.50): A bountiful amount of deep-fried sesame seasoned chicken pieces, this was a meal itself as I had to stop myself from feasting on these hot tender crispy nuggets! Garlic Albacore Fresh Cut Roll 8pc ($18.95): Albacore on top of a spicy tuna roll, accompanied by refreshing cucumber and topped with crispy onion and garlic served with a savory garlic ponzu sauce, this was an aromatic delight with plump succulent pieces of fish that melted in your mouth! Lion King Baked Cut Roll 8pc ($18.95): Baked spicy tuna on top of salmon wrapped California roll topped with smelt eggs, green onions, and unagi sauce, each flavorful packed piece was the size of shumai that almost made me snore than roar due to an onset of food coma! Hot Night Tempura Cut Roll 8pc ($17.95): Jalapeño, spicy tuna, sriracha on top of shrimp tempura roll, mild spicy crunch and spicy mayo on top, a beautifully-presented roll with warming spices from start to finish, I was fanning down a bit. Salmon Crazy Tempura Cut Roll 8pc ($17.95): Spicy chopped salmon on top of shrimp tempura roll, topped with spicy mayo and green onions, another beautifully-presented roll this time with buttery salmon and a light sweet tempura casing. SERVICE Warmly greeted by a young hostess, she asked if the bar was fine (which it was) and led us there where we were then met by a friendly gentleman who gave us menus and glasses of water. After a few annoyed attempts by our female server to take our order (we weren't ready), we finally got our shit together and threw it down! Within minutes, everything arrived like an assembly line with minimal space to put it all... but we managed. With plenty of leftovers, they kindly packed everything up, we paid, and off we went into the night - arigato! PARKING (FREE): They shared parking within a smallish strip mall that featured a handful of other businesses such as Handel's Homemade Ice Cream, Rice & Nori, Kobeissi Properties, and more. Otherwise, there were spots along the main drags of Foothill Blvd. and Oakwood Ave. - 'nuff said. ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE A clean modern open spacious layout with plenty of barstool, booth, and table seating, and a quieter small back dining room. The bar counter gave access to the chefs as you watched them prepare each creation. No promotional items at all, while the decor was minimalistic Japanese. A decent amount of natural lighting entered through the front doors and windows while an assortment of electric ceiling lights filled in the rest. There were no TVs while faint music played in the background. ATTIRE Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops. OVERALL Haruka Sake And Sushi was a wonderful replacement for our beloved Ichiban, and we will definitely return! The food was fresh and tasted wonderful, the portions rocked, the menu was vast with plenty of options, the prices were comparable, and the service was outstanding (sorry for making the server wait for us). And, I preferred to support small mom & pop businesses (they had three total locations). I found complete value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around $126.00 BEFORE any discounts, points usage, and/or tip). And, they accepted my credit card of choice... AMEX! 5.0 STARS

Cozy, amazing mom and pop type business serving the freshest Sushi in Glendale. Place is an…read moreabsolute gem, service is great and food is amazing. The Wasa toro roll is king, packs a punch for its size. Ramen is also solid here as well. Highly recommend this spot and feels good to support local small businesses

Our go to approachable sushi spot in Glendale. Service is good at the sushi counter. We never eat…read morethe rolls. We come here for appetizers and nigiri. The place is always full of families and all kinds of people. It's a chill spot but parking can get crazy in that small plaza. We always get the salmon collar! This is a must. The special Inari was really good too.

My husband requested for his birthday dinner this Thursday 5/21, so after a long day at work I…read moreattempted to place a delivery order via DoorDash but the restaurant was showing "temporarily closed" on the app. Puzzled--I gave them a call and learned they were just slammed for dinner (6:30ish) so they turned the app off. The gal that answered was happy to take my order over the phone for carry out though, and the wait was about 45 minutes which was fine since I had a 20 min or so drive. Not sure if they turn the app off as-needed, but it was a bit annoying ;) I wouldn't have gone out of my way to order if it wasn't my hub's bday. Needless to say, their food is delicious and consistent but I wouldn't rely on it for delivery again due to this random occurrence. I look forward to dining in one of these days!

The food was okay -- we got the sashimi deluxe and the lunch special tempura plate. The sashimi had…read morescallops and unfortunately it was too fishy, the rest were ok. Also, the tempura sauce tasted way too watered down and didn't really have much flavor. The servers were nice and attentive, and the place itself was clean. Just keep in mind it's street parking only, so parking can be a bit limited depending on the time.

The fish here is SOOOOO fresh. Like, holy shit, so so good. You can genuinely taste the quality and…read morefreshness in every bite. Bowen was our server and gave us such great service. He also helped pair our meal with sake, which was perfect. Alberto, the manager, was super nice and welcoming too. Everyone on the staff was friendly, attentive, and genuinely made the experience feel great. The ambience was also beautiful and relaxed. Between the incredibly fresh fish, great sake pairing, amazing service, and really nice staff, we had such a good experience. Huge shoutout to Bowen, Alberto, and the chefs!

Was at the Americana the other night and feeling like sushi, so decided to walk across the street…read moreand try out Seabutter. Started out with the beef gyozo, scallop with uni and wagyu with uni. The gyozos were your basic gyozos, you know what you're going to get with them. The scallop with uni was decent, feel it lacked a missing flavor profile that was needed. The wagyu with uni, on the other hand, was really tasty. We also got the salmon collar, which was pretty big in size, and had a decent amount of meat on it. But it was your standard salmon. For rolls, we got the Mr. Crab and Miss. Crab. The Miss Crab has blue crab and avocado topped with seared scallop, masago, kewpie mayo, sesame seeds. It was decent but really felt like something was missing with it. The Mr. Crab has crab mix, shrimp tempura & baked freshwater lobster in soy paper topped with eel sauce. This was more flavorful and would be the one I recommend among the two. Overall, decent sushi spot that didn't necessarily stand out amongst the items we ordered. I would recommend the Mr. Crab and A5 wagyu with uni, but you can skip on the other items.

Excellent service. Sushi rice was delicious…read more Fresh sashimi fish. Small dining area plus some outside patio tables as well. Daily lunch specials

We came here on a Friday evening with no reservation. We were seated outside right away…read more The Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice was just okay. The rice wasn't crispy enough and the Spicy Tuna was missing a significant taste. The Albacore Crispy Onion Sashimi was kinda dry and wasn't as tasteful. The Baked Salmon was overbaked and the inside of the rolls were dry. The Tuna Lemon was the best for me, it was generous portion and tasted well. The Salmon Belly Sashimi was good as well. The prices are above average. The place is okay to try but it's something I'll be craving or wanting to come back.

Seriously delicious! I know Oishi Sushi has been a staple of Glendale for a while, but can't…read morebelieve it has taken me this long to try it! We came for a friend's birthday party, and DEVOURED. Started off with the Matcha IPA beer (green deliciousness, a bit strong on the hop + matcha so beware), and ordered a few appetizers to start--edamame, karaage, seared albacore with onions, yellowtail jalapeño, ceviche (omg so good), shishito peppers--everything was amazing! And we were off to a great start. We ordered a few rolls, and sushi, and hadn't realized that each portion came with 2 pieces so we definitely ate a lot. Everything was very fresh, and the quality was amazing. As if it couldn't be better, the service was superb! The owners came to check on us multiple times, ensuring everything was according to our liking and nothing was amiss. Can't believe it was my first time here! Will definitely be back for my sushi cravings!!

So, my daughter saw this place on TikTok and had to try this place…read more It was happen to be a really scorching hot day, Sunday afternoon. The restaurant was pretty empty due to the extreme hot weather. We ordered the lunch specials and they were really fresh and delicious. (like their restaurant name) The server lady was very friendly and answered the questions that my daughter had. I accidently left my key after the lunch and they kept it safely for me. This restaurant deserve more business and highly recommend. Obviously we will be back this restaurant again sometime soon.

Very tasty and affordable spot! My first time trying this type of cuisine and I was not…read moredisappointed. Lots of options to pick from. Very nice employees there as well!

This place gets really busy once school let's out! I mean for $4 onigiri, on a student budget,…read morethat's a great cheap eat for an after school snack before dinner! I got the 5 HR set just so I can try out all my favorites 1. Negitoro - so good, not fishy at all, rice was nicely seasoned. 2. Blue crab - slightly too much mayo but otherwise pretty good, sweet and fresh 3. Yellowtail - there are some scallions in here as they should. Nothing to complain about, but the fish wasn't exactly top tier, just good. 4. Salmon - very slightly fishy likely not cured enough or at all? 5. Spicy salmon - the chili they use is quite strong in flavor so you couldn't taste the fish. Yama sushi still makes my all time favorite spicy tuna. I also got the yuzu miso salmon onigiri. Had the filling not been so salty, I would've complained that there was far too much rice. With that said, it was a delicious and balanced onigiri, but I personally would prefer more fish to rice ratio of course. You can taste that they use very good sea salt or at least it definitely wasn't basic table salt. The rice ball was very lightly packed, so it did start to fall apart as I ate. And I accidentally bite and ate a piece of the paper or was served on lol. Edamame tasted very plain with a lot of salt sprinkled on the top only. If you are sodium conscious, I guess this would be good as you can ask them to leave the salt off. However, I wish they boiled it in salted water so at least the flavor is penetrated into the pod. Pineapple yuzu lemonade - this was fine, not as refreshing as I was hoping it would be, but that's my own fault for setting expectations. It was slightly too sweet so we did water it down half way. All the men working there were amazing and would go above and beyond when serving and delivering your food. There was one older lady there I would consider to be more "lazy?" She would only go to the counter and call out the names. Even if you were seated against the wall where it was difficult to get out, she would not budge to deliver to your order too the table. The other two men on the other hand would deliver your order and hand you your meals directly if they noticed you in that situation. Also, maybe I'm just extra irked because she didn't give me utensils and I had always gotten back to my seat against the wall having to inconvenience several ppl having to get up out of their seats for me. The only other con here is the nori on the HR. I wished they would've roasted the seaweed so it's at least somewhat crispy when you bite into it. That would've knocked them out of the park!!! Instead, you get soggy chewy seaweed to bite thru

I had the Tonkotsu Shabu with my friend, and we both absolutely loved it! The broth was rich,…read moreflavorful, and so comforting. Everything tasted fresh and delicious. The service was wonderful, friendly, attentive, and welcoming. We felt very well taken care of throughout our meal. The atmosphere was cozy and relaxing, which made it perfect for enjoying a meal with a friend. We had such a great experience and will definitely be coming back.

We went on a Sunday around 7pm. Short wait. Outdoor seating was very nice…read more Our server was very good to us. Food itself was very good. Fish tasted fresh and I thought they pairings of toppings and sauces on the sushi was very well curated. Overall very good experience.

I've been to Kopan a couple of times. They are really busy on Saturday night with a waitlist so…read moreplan ahead. The interior is cool especially if you have the opportunity to sit in one of the booths. They are very private and have curtains that add to the mood. Both times I've been here, I've had the ramen and it was perfect with beer. Service is speedy and the wait staff pass by often so you can always get what you need. This is a great restaurant to have in the neighborhood.

I keep trying Kopan Ramen and I've been to other locations, but it' just doesn't hit the spot for…read moreme. I'm not sure what it is. I know it's a franchise, but I've had other ramen franchises just fine, but it might just be the broth and flavor profile for me. I like that this location is much bigger than the others and is a bit nicer as a result and even during the dinner rush there really wasn't a wait and our food came out decently quickly. Service was friendly and fast too. Ambiance is fancier than the other locations with the dark wood and the dimmer fancy lighting. With every visit, I try to get my ramen super spicy since a lot of, not only ramen places, but Japanese restaurants, spicy means not bland (no offense). And this is the same. I got the super spicy and it just tasted like slightly chili flavored ramen. Imagine someone did cook something spicy in the bowl of ramen and then rinsed the bowl quickly twice. I got the tonkotsu ramen with chashu (2 pieces), seasoned egg, green onions, corn and no bean sprout. Pretty oily and a bit salty and again, not a hint of spiciness. Noodles had a nice chew to it at least. Just alright if anything.