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We have moved to a bigger, better showroom! Visit us Saturdays, from 12 noon until 5pm
New visitors are consistently overwhelmed by the quality and the amount of material we have in stock.
Hours Saturdays, from 12 noon until 5pm We are also available during the week by appointment. Directions
We are located in lovely Torrance, California, home of King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant, Musha, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Marukai Market, and other delights. We are approximately 15 miles southeast of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and 15 miles west of the Long Beach Airport (LGB). Our Torrance showroom is located near the intersection of the 405 and 110 Freeways.
From the 405 Freeway: From the 91 Freeway / Artesia Blvd: From the 110 Freeway: Click Here for a Printable Map and Directions
Click Here for a Printable Map including Area Attractions
Area Attractions Torrance has a wonderful mixture of Hawaiian and Japanese culture, restaurants and shops. Any visit to our showroom should include a great meal or other shopping in the area. We highly recommend the following: Mitsuwa Marketplace & Food Court - A lot of our visitors stop here before or after they come by the shop. It is only eight blocks south of our showroom. According to my daughter, Mitsuwa has "the most beautiful food court in the world." Uniformly great Japanese food from seven different vendors including the best katsu and ramen stands in the area. Santouka Ramen is the best ramen I've ever had. King's Hawaiian Restaurant & Bakery - Great comfort food in a relaxing setting - it's like being in Hawaii. The Local Place - Just off the 405, a take-out version of King's Hawaiian. They've recently added Shave Ice to their menu! It is only one mile north of our showroom. Marukai Gardena - The biggest mainland branch of this Hawaiian / Japanese Market is a cultural immersion and lots of fun even if you don't buy a thing. Stock up on your Lion Coffee and chocolate covered macadamia nuts here. Marukai Pacific Market - A Hawaiian / Japanese supermarket with an adjoining food court: Beard Papa freshly made cream puffs, Shin-Sen-Gumi Ramen & Yakitori, sushi, etc. Musha - "Izakaya style" Japanese cuisine. Small dishes full of flavor that you order and share like dim sum. Everything is good here. Try the "Typhoon Fried Rice" and "Tastes Like Chicken" an amazing tofu dish. We take everyone here. It is only ten blocks south of our showroom. Opens at 6pm. Los Paisas - This hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant was recommended by Justin Sweet and it has great authentic Mexican dishes. It does dine-in or take-out, has a dozen tables, a big screen playing Mexican television, and is attached to a small carniceria/market. Try the Carnitas Tacos! It is located at 21168 S. Western Ave., only four blocks south of our showroom. Open 9am-7pm.Gina Lee's Bistro - An upscale pan asian fusion restaurant close by in Redondo Beach. We've never had a bad meal here. The whole fried catfish is excellent. I can't describe the cuisine, so just take a look at the menu . Opens at 5pm. L & L Hawaiian Barbeque - This chain of authentic Hawaiian plate lunch restaurants have sprung up all over Southern California. Honestly, the quality varies from location to location, but this one is definitely great! I get an order of the Chicken Katsu Curry just about every other week! At Crenshaw and Lomita in the Torrance Crossroads shopping center. China Buffet - An all-you-can-eat buffet that has both Chinese and Japanese cuisine and is very reasonably priced. 3525 Pacific Coast Hwy # G, Torrance, CA - (310) 325-8424 Creme de la Crepe - a lovely authentic French restaurant in Redondo Beach serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert! It's located in the heart of the Riviera Village, a lovely shopping/dining district near the beach. Back Home in Lahaina - A great Hawaiian restaurant with two locations: Carson and Manhattan Beach. Lahaina's menu features several Hawaiian dishes not offered at King's. (The Leiato Special is my personal favorite: Two eggs and two Portuguese sausage patties over a big mound of bacon fried rice! Drizzle some Tabasco sauce over it and you'll be in Heaven.) By Brazil - All-You-Can-Eat Brazilian BBQ. Big skewers of meat brought to your table and carved to order. You don't even have to get up! Oh my God, it's good! The Farmers' Market at Wilson Park - Every Tuesday and Saturday - excellent plate lunches as well as fresh produce from 60 California farms. Del Amo Fashion Center - This sprawling enclosed shopping mall was at one time - and for a long time - the biggest shopping mall in the country. An open-air section has been recently opened adding an 18 screen AMC theatre. Eat at the Lazy Dog Cafe, Jerry's NY Deli, or Outback's Steakhouse. Walser's Art Supplies - They don't have any Blackwings, but you never know what you might find in a big warehouse-sized art supply store like this. Redondo Beach Pier - A triangular pier & boardwalk due west on Torrance Blvd. Salt air, sea breezes, and sunsets. Full of seafood restaurants and kitschy souvenir shops. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - A small aquarium and marine science center that is great for kids and families. Very well lit and rarely crowded, so it is conducive to sketching. Lomita Railroad Museum - Our local train museum. Aquarium of the Pacific - This aquarium in Long Beach is the largest aquarium in the greater Los Angeles Area. Click Here for a Printable Map including Area Attractions
Four of the top five Southern California ramen restaurants are in the Torrance area!!! From the Los Angeles Times - January 2, 2008: Five ramen restaurants that'll bowl you overShin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen: In Japan, Wong says, Hakata ramen is "super popular, and is actually my favorite style of ramen overall; Shin-Sen-Gumi's version of it comes close to what I miss most about living in Kyushu." Hakata ramen is made with ultra-thin, firm noodles; is a purely pork bone soup with no shio, shoyu or miso; and has a wide range of toppings. 2051 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., No. C, Gardena, (310) 329-1335; 8450 E. Valley Blvd., No. 103, Rosemead, (626) 572-8646; 18315 Brookhurst St., No. 1, Fountain Valley, (714) 962-8971. Daikokuya: Though this Little Tokyo standard is a favorite among Internet foodies, Wong demurs. "It is a decent place," he says, "but I have to say it's also the most over-hyped place in L.A. You have to wait for hours to get in, and it's just not that great." 327 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, (213) 626-1680. - Russ Parsons Stuart Ng Books 20655 S. Western Ave., Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90501 |
