Cherrystones Grill & Grotto

Every Friday my friend and I do D&D (dinner and dessert) and we choose restaurants in Gardena cuz we want to support local. After being a lifetime residents of the city we FINALLY came to Cherrystones and we're made we didn't make it sooner.It's a smallish place filled with locals (the servers knew people by name). The Dodger came was on and it felt like we were hanging out at someone's house. Laid-back with attentive service. Their chili is AMAZING no wonder it's award winning. We can't wait to go back!

Every meal is terrific, there are many favorite meals I've enjoyed that I cannot suggest just one. The servers and owners are all friendly and make a casual comfortable ambience to dine in. You'll soon have your own favorites.

Food is delicious at this place. There is such a variety at lunch that a regular entree can be turned into a Bento on most items. I had the Shrimp with lobster sauce bento and it was so delicious. Everything is good you will not regret. Service is fast and the restaurant is nice. Employees are so pleasant.I recommend this place but hours are limited.

As close as it is to home, I never got the chance to come through since they're closed on the weekends and they're closed by the time I get out of work. But when WFH finally caught up at my line of employment, and with the ability to flex my time, I thought of stopping by and picking up lunch here one day! Showed Hubbers the menu and told me his choice.Came through about 45 minutes past opening hour and was told they were having a private event.(NOOOOOOOOOO!!!) "... but we are taking takeout orders." Ah, cool then! Put in three orders and waited patiently. Since they were having a private event, I expected the wait to be a bit long, but my goodies were surprisingly ready quicker than I expected. (This on top of previously called in orders, too!) So I was on my way home sooner than I expected. CHILI CHEESE TATER TOTS: Boy, were they generous with this! It's pretty much a meal in itself good enough for two, maybe three people! Loved the crisp on the tots and the amount of chili was commensurate with cheese. This was delish! LOCO MOCO: I was a little disappointed with this. Came with two eggs, I asked them cooked over easy. They were cooked over done. Only came with one patty- I guess I'm used to two from everywhere else I've had this at - and last, it came plain. No sides, just eggs, one patty doused with gravy, and rice. They were generous with the rice, though, I'll give 'em that. The patty was cooked and seasoned well. Just got too honed in about it coming solo... might order an extra next time. CHILI CHEESE BURGER + FRIES: Hubbers liked this set a lot a LOT that his plate was clean by the time he was done! FOOD: 3.5.SERVICE: 4.. Host was very nice and friendly!VALUE: 4. PARKING: Private lot and street. OVERALL: 3.75. It's a really small place - prolly won't fit more than 50 people, so if you have a big party, plan ahead. I was told they serve prime rib on Fridays starting at opening hour (11am) vs. 3pm to 7pm. It's also a fine-in option now (vs. take out only.) Hubbers and I will be checking that out soon! Good first run - will return probably sooner than later.

*This review is based on catered food as a guest of several events.* Cherrystones food is delicious! I recently had a plate of kalbi beef, Hawaiian BBQ chicken, cold noodles salad, Chinese chicken salad, fried won tons, and mac salad. (Yes, I piled all that onto my plate!) The star dish was the kalbi--so flavorful and delicious. My friend and I were amazed at how tasty the mac potato salad was. Perhaps it was the type of mayo used because at other competing Hawaiian places, mac/potato salads kinda have this standard, okay flavor. Cherrystones is set apart from others in some dishes including the kalbi. They have catered large scale events at my church and friends that I have sat with have raved about their food. Later on there were to-go boxes at the buffet table and I was able to pack a box for my hubby.I hear that they have some outstanding award winning chili. Will have to pay a visit to their restaurant at some point and try it.For now 4 stars and may need to update this after an in person visit at their restaurant in Gardena.

I can't believe that I've lived in the South Bay for most of my life and only recently discovered Cherrystones! I was in the mood for some chili and found this spot through Yelp. They're known for their chili, but they also offer a wide variety of Japanese and Hawaiian food.There aren't many restaurants around the South Bay Area that offer chili, but Cherrystones is by far one of the best. The meat is slow cooked and incredibly tender and super flavorful. It also doesn't have beans which is great for people who enjoy chili but don't like beans. I placed an order for pick up and it was ready within 15 minutes. The woman working behind the counter was super friendly and asked what my favorite dish was from here. I told her that it was my first time coming here and she was happily surprised. It seems like this restaurant has a lot of regulars and I'm not surprised that they do. I'll definitely be coming back to try their other dishes!

Love their Prime Rib, Spaghetti and Chili...best in this area. There are other choices and they always punch a pack of flavor.We love coming here, being greeted like a family member coming home to visit.

Some relatives and I met here for lunch after seeing good reviews. I wanted to try the award-winning chili and it was, indeed, rich and noteworthy. It came with shredded cheese and diced onions on the side. I also ordered the fish and chips which came with a tangy cole slaw. The others ordered the teriyaki chicken and pineapple chicken bento boxes which also included potato macaroni salad, rice, Hawaiian somen salad, and broccoli. Our server Angelica was great. She gave samples of the chili to the others. The restaurant isn't large and has limited hours, but you can tell that many of the people who came in were regulars/faithful customers. I was very surprised that the restaurant was located very close to a place I occasionally go to for meetings so I'm very likely to come again in the near future.

We don't go here as often as we should. It was a wonderful dining experience and the people could not have been nicer. We walked it without a reservation and were able to be seated almost immediately. We will know better next time to make a reservation. The food was delicious! Thank you for coming by the table to chat Leonard.

Plenty of parking outside every time I've come here usually don't lunch time and not really a big lunch rush here. They get your order pretty quick and service was fantastic. Ended up getting burger with Mac salad everything was cooked to perfection. Keep in mind there is a full bar here with liquor and few bottled beers. Place was pretty quiet no need to yell to speak and place was nice clean and very good at upkeeping. I did here that there prime rib is a must try and does sell out on Fridays. Haven't tried but will be back.