Izakaya Tenko

Same here after a Soka concert, Mostly empty on a Sunday night. Pleasant Japanese decor and soft jazz music. Ordered a bunch of grilled stuff -- mushroom, salmon, zucchini, beef tongue, chicken meat balls, shishito beef - all very good. My favorite was the beef tongue. Also ordered - agedashi tofu (not good - soy sauce instead of dashi broth, tofu too crispy and hard); spider roll (good taste but too soggy)Good attentive water and tea service.Would I come back again? Yes, for the skewers only.

The service here is hit and miss. It depends on which night you go to and which server is serving you. Sometimes you call, they'll tell you no wait, but you go, there's a wait. It's a great place for yakitori if you don't want to wait in the long line at popular yakitori places. Is it the most authentic? No it's not. I think this place used to be owned by a Japanese owner, but not it's not. There's no food here that really stood out, but if you're craving for a few skewers or some light Japanese food and don't feel like waiting, then this is your type of place. The restaurant is located in a small shopping center next to The Gooddard school. There's plenty of parking for how few people actually comes to this restaurant.

So glad that this place is now on the LF gift card list! 4.5 but rounded up because of service and LF gift card eligibility. They have HH Tues-Thurs and Sundays which lasts until 6:30pm. There are a decent amount of items on there that's worth ordering including a skewer sampler and sushi rolls. It's nice that the yakitori grill is behind glass so that it doesn't smell smokey inside. We haven't been able to try a bento since we've been sticking more with the HH and skewers but we'll eventually try it! Plenty of parking and we haven't had an issue with wait time for a table. There are some high tops at the bar area too with a tv usually playing sports. Overall definitely worth a try for some delicious Japanese food.

Service wasnt as friendly/attentive. The iced green tea had low matcha quality. The sashimi wasn't as fresh. I enjoyed the skewers, garlic pork belly, shrimp tempura. - 1 star.

The salmon cut rolls are perfect for little kids. The scallop and sashimi rolls were yum. 4 fancy rolls and 4 salmon rolls for around 110

The best sushi I have ever had! This place beats all my other experiences with Japanese cuisines. I was here for a business dinner and we ordered chef's specials, sashimi, garlic edamame, chef's choice of sushi rolls (8), wagyu, blackened cod and seared scallops the sashimi quality, preparation and presentation was one of the best, same with sushi. The scallops were cooked to perfection and I loved the sauce it came with, the cod was tender and juicy and again cooked perfectly. I don't eat beef but colleagues cudnt stop talking about how good the wagyu was. The service is good and ambience was perfect for a business dinner, not too casual or loud or formal. Enjoyed my dinner and the experience here. Will be back again to try out their hotpot.

We're always on a hunt for yakitori and this place really surprised us! We love finding local gems. Reminds me of Honda-Ya in Tustin. Also important to note that if you're coming here for Yakitori, they only serve this during dinner time.Came in for dinner on a Sunday and we were seated fairly quickly. Not the biggest dining room, but they also have bar seating available. We basically ordered a little bit of everything to try. Tried their rainbow roll ($17.95) which was decent. Chicken gyoza and crispy garlic pork belly for appetizers. The garlic pork belly was served sliced and on a bed of shredded cabbage, it was amazing. I'd order that again for starters. The cucumber salad was okay. BBQ pork ramen was delicious, 2 big pieces of BBQ pork, half an egg, and the broth was so flavorful. The yakitori menu ranges from $3.75 to $14.99 per skewer. Great selection but we tried the chicken leg meat w/ sauce and one with pepper and sea salt only, chicken meat ball (3 pieces in a skewer), garlic pork belly (fave!), prime rib eye beef, prime garlic rib eye beef, zucchini (2 skewers in an order), shitake mushrooms, and quail eggs. Amazing flavors, we really enjoyed all the yakitori. Service was great despite the short staff, they attended to us in a timely manner. This place makes it to our list of date nights. Highly recommend!

We've been here numerous times over the past few years and sad to say the food quality has been on a steady decline while the prices have risen significantly. We usually order a mix of yakitori, sushi rolls, appetizers, etc. but have recently left the restaurant always feeling like we overpaid. Their service is a hit or miss and the last time we tried to order takeout, we were put on hold for almost 10 minutes. We hung up and just drove there to order. It took them 20 minutes to prepare 1 fresh cut roll and 4 hand rolls. The nori they used to wrap the hand rolls were already soggy/chewy and looked like a kid prepared them. This is most likely the last time we eat from here.

This was our 4th visit and I finally remembered to check in! Our new go to for Japanese food. Service is always good, food is delicious, and $5 happy hour beers! It's a small place so we get there early before it gets too busy. We love their Bento Box dinners. Lots of food!

Such a good hidden gem! Their sushi is great, and they have a wide variety of other options! The atmosphere is unique and fun