Manpuku Japanese BBQ Torrance

Walk-in, waited for a while before someone greeted me (but in fairness they had full tables). There weren't people waiting other than me. I didn't eat here. When I had checked in I was given a reasonable estimate of 15 mins and they fulfilled that. However as I was going to check in again, there was visible smoke over the ceiling and they had to open the doors because people were getting smoked. I canceled because my lungs started hurting before I even went in. I don't know about the food though.

I don't want you to think that the food here is not good. It was fine. I just think that this is not a fine dining establishment, although it certainly attempts to put itself in that category by price. You should realize that wafer thin slices of meat spread out on a platter create a bountiful impression, but in terms of weight there is truly little there. Now as to what was there, the quality of the beef was excellent if somewhat lacking in flavor. The best thing I had were the tasty scallops. Be prepared to pay for what you get, albeit enjoyable.

Authentic Japanese BBQ. By far the best in California. The meats on offer are incredible. I visit every time I pass through from the UK.

Great food. Worth the price. Nice place

The meat was pretty good! we ordered the tongue, skirt, pork belly, and galbi. We also had the beef stew, tartare, salad, and dessert. The food was good but I would say that the service is a bit fast because they ask about getting new dishes a bit too often so it felt a bit rushed.

Really good Japanese BBQ. The kimchi was stellar and the shrimp was also a favorite!!

Our party of 4 each did the Prime Beef Tasting menu ($69 pp). In total, we got 18 slices of meat per person (3 slices of each meat). We got our starters family style--huge bowl of cabbage salad, bean sprouts, 3 kimchis (cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes). The 1st meat tray was the hangar stake & short rib, then a shrimp tray. Then they served our individual soups (tho the spicy beef soup wasn't too spicy, they allowed subbing for egg soup) and the family-style garlic fried rice in a hot stone pot which they mix for you so everyone gets the good crispy bits. The 3rd tray was ribeye, tri tip, and skirt steak. Also included was ice cream for dessert (we all got matcha). All of us were full to the gills after dinner! Even tho they were busy, the servers' timing was impeccable-they intuitively knew when to bring out the next course. This was a truly enjoyable quality meal event for all of us! Note: They're in a mini-mall w parking but the spaces are narrow and 5 spaces right in front are taken by white utility vans from a neighboring business. They do employ parking security to keep an eye on things but we had a jerk park 4" from our drivers side door. Parking: They're in a mini-mall w parking but spaces are narrow and 5 spaces right in front are taken by white utility vans from a neighboring business. They do employ parking security to keep an eye on things but we had a jerk park 4" from our drivers side door. There's an adjacent neighborhood with street parking and also a neighbor mini-mall with connected parking, so you could just walk over.