Emon

another late work day, & im starvin like marvin. wanted some good ole style home cookin, & nothing feels better than a nice hot plate of beef teriyaki. gotta grub on, but go get you a plate...

This is a review SPECIFICALLY for the Spicy Tuna Don. I've ordered this dish multiple times and Emon has consistently delivered a delicious, quality bowl. The sushi rice that they use is amazing flavor wise and texture wise. It's not overwhelming nor flavorless and has a nice chewiness to it. The perfect sushi rice. The spicy tuna also tastes fresh. My favorite meal when I'm in Burbank.They accept phone orders and the workers are always friendly and efficient. Restaurant has limited seating but it's not difficult to find a table.

I was craving sushi and I was in the area so I stopped by to have lunch. Found them on Yelp. I was looking for a fast food kind of place and this worked just fine. The sushi was fresh and tasty. Very simple rolls but I enjoyed them much cause it truly was fresh. I ordered a spicy tuna, spicy salmon and albacore roll and loved all of them. I noticed they served teriyaki, noddles, sashimi, salads and more. Customer service was friendly and genuine. I got my order within ten minutes, I was on a short lunch break. Would love to come back and try other things from the menu cause everything people were eating around me looked and smelled wonderful.

YUMMERS!!! we were stopping by for a quick dinner before picking my cousin up from Burbank airport. the place we originally wanted to go to didn't have any seats so we stumbled upon Emon and I'm so glad!!! it is a family-owned restaurant - the family is SO NICE!!!! a lot of people placed to-go orders, seemed like regulars. a patron told us "everything is good" while we were looking at the menu. we ordered an Emon Combo Bento, Emon Noodles, and Sashimi salad. the Emon Combo Bento had so much food! Enough for my husband and son to share. The Sashimi Salad was fresh and the dressing was so delightful. We ended up buying some dressing to-go and now that I've opened the jar, I'm wondering when I can go back for my next fix!!located in a really large plaza so parking is easy peasy.

Simple, but elegant. It's a phrase that could describe a lot of Japanese culture, but summed to a tee, this is Emon.From the outside, nothing screams simple like signage that just reads, "Japanese Food." For years I mocked that sign..."what kind of food do you think they serve there?" Then I moved into the neighborhood and was told there was an amazing Japanese restaurant near us. To my surprise, it was that place and I finally had to give it a try.Inside the simplicity remains...it's a bunch of tables and mostly bare walls. If not for the sign on the building and some Japanese snacks sold at the counter, you'd never know what kind of restaurant it was until you order your food.The menu, again, is simple: bento boxes, rice bowls, noodles, and sushi. Their main staple are the bento boxes. All come with rice, salad, and pickles...the main dish/protein is the only difference. The teriyaki meats are delicious and grilled to perfection. The teppan yaki, while lacking the showmanship of Benihana, is a wonderful mix of stir fried beef or chicken with vegetables. I've yet to have their signature curry, but surprisingly the Korean BBQ short ribs are some of the best I've had.Some of the bento boxes come with tempura...since I live close by, most of the time I take my orders to go. Tempura is not a to go or delivery food. A lot of times, I've had tempura in the restaurant and even there it goes soggy and cold before it hits the table. Not here. One of the best tempuras I've ever had...the veggies are tender, the shrimp cooked perfectly, and the batter stays perfectly crisp and crunchy no matter how long you let it sit.While side dishes are something to look past, here they are not. Westerners think of balanced meals as a health metric, the Japanese consider balance in terms of flavor and visual presentation. The salad, rice, and pickles offer the color and flavor contrasts to the dish. The pickles are bright, sour, salty, crunchy. The salad dressing, which they sell by the jar, is garlicky...sweet...salty, poured over a brightly colored mixed salad. The white rice isn't soggy or too dry, just sticky enough to be picked up by a pair of chopsticks. The rice, carefully layered out onto the plate, act like a canvas for the meats that are served on top of it. In harmony, it adds up to umami, both visually and in taste; palette and palate.If you want even more comfort, opt for one of their udon noodle soups...perfect for those cold nights. While I'm not a fan of thick noodles, these are excellent. They sit in a flavorful broth of beef, chicken, tofu, or shrimp. It is a salt bomb in the best way possible. Each spoonful makes you want to slurp up more until you're drinking the final drops from the bowl.At this point, nothing should surprise me about this place, but we finally ordered the sushi one day and it did. This is not Nobu or n/Naka, but it might as well be. Yeah, maybe that was an oversell, but if you want good, fresh, quality, simple sushi, this is the place to go.To the rest of us, bento boxes may seem nothing more than a combo plate or a lunch box, but in Japanese culture, it can be a symbol of love. Emon has served everyone from Johnny Carson to, well, me. If you dine in you'll realize that the stream of people ordering food aren't just customers, they're regulars. They don't just ask how are you, they ask how your parents or children are doing. That love is shown in every order and it's no surprise that Emon has been giving out that love now for 41 years and I hope they continue to do so for many more years.

Food was good for lunch time, service was decent, we just ordered the food at the counter and they come and bring it to your table. It was cute little place. My gripe is that the menu board has no pricing!!!! Since my boss took myself and my friend/work partner to lunch, it would look weird if asked for pricing...I don't recall seeing a take out menu. I did however, called this place afterwards and asked why there were no prices on the board, the worker said "Their prices change".

Super family friendly!!When I say I've never had such incredible service, I mean it! If you have kids, you know it can either be a peaceful meal or a very crazy one. The lady serving us went above and beyond and made our family outting so enjoyable. She even entertained my 2 year old so that I could finally eat! By the end of the meal, my kid didn't even want to go home with us and wanted to stay with her!! Besides the phenomenal service, the food is delicious. I am a bento box girl through and through and everything on my plate was outstanding. The teriyaki chicken had perfect flavoring, the tempura is fried to perfection, and the rolls are chefs kiss. I would drive the 40 minutes again to eat here!

I grew up in Japan and this is easily one of the best Tempura I've had in the LA area. Great value, great food, everything is served fresh--and their veggie sides are perfect! The restaurant is not huge by any means but they make enough space to comfortably dine. Staff are friendly.

I love everything about this place. It's clean and cozy, though we typically order for takeout. Service is great and always friendly. Their prices are far more reasonable than nearly all the other sushi places in the area, and their sushi is FAR superior. Also, their udon noodle soup is my absolute favorite! I usually get it with tofu, and it's so light and comforting yet still filling. Love everything about this spot - hope it never changes!

We have been coming here for about 20 years. The owners are terrific, and the food is simple but delicious.