Salmon skin
a variety of sushi
Pretty small space
Regular Chirashi Don
ribs, food
Yummy Deluxe Chirashi Don with miso soup, much preferred over regular chirashi
a variety of sushi
Chirashi Don
Kids bento box with salmon teriyaki
our plate
miso soup
rewood
Very fresh, very yummy 20 Piece Sashimi
Fiery Roll, Thunder Roll
sashimi, sushi, sushi and sashimi, food
Sashimi lunch combo with Cali roll
Super fresh nigiri
sushi and sashimi, sushi, sashimi, food
California Roll
sushi bar
thunder
Geraldine H.
Dec 1, 2024
One of the few places that has sukiyaki. They also have beef gyudon. I miss the old Yoshinoya chain. I don't know what happened to them, but they may still be in Southern California. I used to love their beef bowls. It's similar here, but not at good as Yoshinoya's, not bad though.I've also had their salmon shoyiaki, a little dry, but next time I'll tell them more medium. It wasn't in the menu, just regular salmon teriyaki, but the waitress had no problem omitting the sauce. The California roll portion was very generous, too! I've always gone to the Vietnamese place next door, but I'm a fan now. Apparently a lot of locals, go there too. I've been there twice now.
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Viva_Epicure ..
Oct 23, 2024
The lunch sushi set I ordered was only $15 + $2 for spicy tuna roll. It is a good deal. The sushi is fresh and the portion is generous. Not a fancy place though. If the presentation of the sushi set can improve, I will give Torarenbou 5 stars. Overall, I highly recommend Torarenbou for lunch. Give it a try if you are around the area.
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Christy T.
Sep 29, 2024
Service was attentive and quick.Ambiance is casual and comfortable.Food was very affordable, $12 for lunch specials, and $20 for Chirashi.+$2 to add Spicy Tuna roll to the lunch specials. Will definitely come again to try other dishes. What a pleasant surprise.
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Bill Z.
Feb 24, 2025
Reasonably priced with good quality food served. This place has been my go to place for Japanese food.
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Corinne P.
Sep 6, 2024
My family and I came here for their lunch special. It was $13 during the week and it was super yummy and delicious with big portions. You cannot beat the price and amount of food. We are always immediately greeted at the door by the sushi chefs and waitress. They are so welcoming to me and my family all the time. They are very attentive and make sure to address any needs we have. I ordered the salmon teriyaki with California roll combo. It came with miso soup, rice, veggie tempura, and salad. The salmon teriyaki was tender and flavorful with teriyaki sauce! I definitely will come back during lunch and I am interested in trying their other menu items.
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Veerawan T.
Aug 15, 2024
We checked this place out even though it's always been at this specific location for as long as I can remember. I would like to say that this place is decent for their affordability with quality sushi! It's fairly small inside and not much seating (around 7 tables + a few bar seating). From my understanding, it seems like they are still in the process of renovating the restaurant. Their menu has no pictures and everything was just typed out of a printed sheet of paper. Service was great - water refills, repeated back our orders, attentive. This place is one of my top spots for dates (I'll be coming back) and quick fix for sushi for sure! Chirashi Don ($20) - LOVED the sushi rice and comes with miso soup! This came with 3 pieces of salmon, 3 pieces of tuna, 3 pieces of yellowtail, Tamago, 3 pieces of Mutsu, shrimp, and Aji(?). Fresh, thick slices - worth the price for sure.Dragon Roll ($13) -Inside only has shrimp tempera but it was fried to perfection. Super crispy. This roll is topped with avocado, eel, eel sauce, and masago. We were satisfied with this one. Lion King ($12) - Since it's baked, it was the last one that came out. This roll was a little smaller but mayo with salmon was baked great. The inside has avocado and imitation crab. It was okay - I wish it was crab mix on the inside rather than a crab stick.Shiitake Mushroom ($3) - a little burnt but still flavorful.
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Cynthia S.
May 27, 2024
Overall rate 3.5We tried several items hereThe gambler 3.5/5Interesting concept one of the piece has wasabi in it. Dragon roll 4/5 Salmon avocado 4/5Spicy sukiyaki 3/5It's standard sukiyaki and they give you shichimi on the side. They give you a pretty decent amount of meat but not enough soup imo. I would've liked a lot more. It comes with rice as well. And not a lot of cabbage.Spicy tuna 3.5/5The spicy tuna is a bit sweet. I was very surprised at this. Not bad just unexpected.
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Yi X.
Nov 29, 2024
Very fresh and good portion. Thickest sashimi I've ever seen on a nigiri, 3x thicker than Kura sushi, very satisfying. I want to come here everyday
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Flora W.
Dec 19, 2024
This was our first time dining here for lunch, and it did not disappoint! There is plenty of parking available, and we didn't have to wait for a table. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. The lunch menu offers a wide variety of choices at very reasonable prices. The portion sizes were generous and everything was fresh. Our family ordered the lunch combo featuring sashimi, teriyaki chicken, pork tonkatsu, and chicken tonkatsu. We will definitely be coming back!
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Elizabeth L.
May 13, 2024
Torarenbou Sushi Bistro is in the Valley Center Shopping Center. I had been in this plaza several times, but I had never noticed this sushi spot. Small spot in a small plaza with a shared parking lot, but there was plenty of parking here. Not much service - I ordered ahead on the phone for a to go order, so my food was ready to go when I arrived within 15 minutes. A bit inconvenient because I did not know that they do not take Apple Pay, so thankfully I had my actual card on me. I ordered a sake maki, sake nigiri, and salmon handroll. The portions for the sake maki and sake nigiri were generous, while the salmon handroll was average sizing and I only paid about $20 for all 3. Salmon tasted pretty fresh, but the nigiri had a fatty salmon taste to it and the handroll also had a slight aftertaste to it.
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