Tendon Tempura Carlos Jr

Japanese restaurant · Torrance

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"This blink-and-miss-it spot in Torrance (with a second location in Pasadena) is dedicated to bowls of tempura in the same way The Rock is dedicated to bicep curls. Run by a Peruvian chef who trained in Japan, Carlos Junior specializes in tendon, or sauce-seasoned tempura over rice. Bowls come mounded with hot and crunchy things like fried shrimp, vegetables, seaweed eel, and a mind-melting tempura egg with a runny yolk. Order the fully loaded Special Tempura Bowl for a perfectly portioned lunch. " - garrett snyder

The 20 Japanese Restaurants In LA
Garrett Snyder

1510 Cabrillo Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 Get directions

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