Otafuku Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Otafuku Restaurant in Gardena, CA offers a diverse menu of authentic Japanese dishes, specializing in soba and noodles. Customers rave about the delicious buckwheat noodles, flavorful broths, and fresh seafood options like tuna sashimi and miso marinated black cod. The restaurant provides a casual ambiance with friendly service and a range of amenities, including free Wi-Fi and outdoor seating. Highlights include the sudachi soba, vegetable tempura, and Japanese custard dessert. While some customers mention slower service on busy nights, overall feedback is positive, praising the traditional Japanese vibes and the quality of the food. With a focus on traditional Japanese cuisine and a variety of options for both vegetarian and meat-eaters, Otafuku Restaurant is a must-visit for fans of Japanese cuisine.
Lunch Menu
Sea Eel Tempura Bowl
Whole sea eel tempura and some assorted vegetable tempuras
Fishcake Tempura Bowl
A chopped battered shrimp and scallop and some assorted vegetable tempuras. Shrimp+Scallop inside
Vegetable Tempura Bowl
Some assorted vegetable tempuras
Shrimp Tempura Bowl
Two black tiger shrimps and some assorted vegetable tempuras over rice
Juicy Pork Cutlet Bowl
Thinly pounded pork (Berkshire) breaded and deep-fried. Closed with beaten eggs and deep-fried. Closed with beaten eggs and topped with Mitsuba
Chicken & Egg Bowl
This is one of our popular rice dishes. Simmered chicken and some onion, and closed with egg, and garnished Japanese wild parsley on top
Stir Fried "Kurobuta" Pork With Ginger Soy Sauce
Served with Rice, miso soup, and pickles
Fishcake Tempura
Shrimp + Scallop inside. A battered of chopped shrimp and scallop with assorted vegetable tempuras
Vegetable Tempuras
Assorted Vegetable Tempuras (Shiitake Mushroom, Red Pepper, Onion, Asparagus, Perilla (Japanese Parsley), Enoki (Japanese White Mushrooms), Sweet Potato, Japanese Squash and so on
Shrimp Tempura
Two black Tiger shrimps and some assorted vegetable tempuras
Sea Eel Tempura
Broiled Chicken Leg
Otafuku Rice Ball
Pickled Vegetable
Angel Hair Seawood
Seaweed
Miso Soup
Rice
Small Salad
Japanese Omelet
Chilled Sweet Red Beans
with Rice Flour Dumpling
Homemade "Jidori" Free Range Egg Custard Pudding
Asahi Super Dry
Sapporo Black Label
Kirin Ichiban
Asahi Select
Small Bottle
Perrier
Iced Green Tea
Oolong Tea
Coke / Diet Coke
up
Calpico
Small Shrimp Tempura Bowl
+$
Small Horse Mackerel With Fresh Vegetable Bowl
+$.
Delicious Small Tuna Bowl
+$
Zaru Soba
Thin brown noodle made of a mixture of buckwheat flour
Special Seiro
It's our specialty soba which is quite thin white noodle made of a mixture of special white buckwheat flour. What difference from Zaru is used only heart of Soba seeds. It's that special!
Kikouchi
Dark brown noodle made of % buckwheat flour
Zaru Udon
Udon is made of wheat flour that is thicker and soft
Simmered Tender Chicken In A Dipping Soup Is Heated
Cold Zaru Or Udon With Sea Eel And Vegetable Tempura
Our Fishcake Tempura Is Made Of Battered Chopped Shrimp And Scallop
Shrimp + Scallop inside
Cold Zaru Or Udon With Shrimp And Vegetable Tempura
Assorted Vegetable Tempura
which are Shiitake Mushroom, Red Pepper, Onion, Asparagus, Perilla (Japanese Parsley), Enoki (Japanese White Mushroom), Sweet Potato, Japanese Squash
Cold Zaru Or Udon With Japanese Plum
Cold Zaru Or Udon With Grated Yam
Cold Zaru Or Udon With Grated Radish
Soba Or Udon With Tempura Crispy
Soba Or Udon With Chicken Soup
Soba Or Udon With Grated Yam
Soba Or Udon With Curry Soup
Soba Or Udon With Scrambled Egg
Soba Or Udon With Sea Eel And Vegetable Tempura
Soba Or Udon With Fishcake Tempura
Shrimp + Scallop inside
Soba Or Udon With Vegetable Tempura
Soba Or Udon With Shrimp And Vegetable Tempura
Udon With Mochi
Wasabi
Green Onion
Tempura Crispy
Soba Soup
Grated Radish
Raw Egg
Grated Yam
Rice, Miso Soup, Small Pickled Vegetable Set
Tamagoyaki
Japanese Style "Dashimaki"Jidori Egg Omelet. One of the Most Popular Appetizers.
Salt Roasted Gingko Nut
Fried Shishito And Sardine
Okoge
Sizzling Mushroom Gravy Over Crispy Rice
Cold Tofu
Locally Crafted Creamy Tofu w/ Green Onion, Ginger in Dashi
Karaage
Deep Fried Jidori Chicken
Momo Shio
Grilled Jidori Chicken Thigh
Tonkatsu
Deep Fried Breaded Berkshire Pork Cutlet w/ Shredded Cabege
Kushi Katsu
Deep Fried Breaded Berkshire Pork and Onion on Skewers (pcs)
Ebi Ume
Deep Fried Shrimp Egg Rolls w/ Japanese Plum and Shiso Leaves (pcs)
Ni Anago
Simmered Sea Eel w/ Salted and Sweetened Broth Sauce
Teba
Grilled Chicken Wings. Choice of Salt or Yakitori Sauce.
Tsukune
Japanese Style Meat Ball. Choice of Salt or Yakitori Sauce.
Potato Salad
Japanese Style Mashed Potato Salad w/ Cucumber, Onion, and Ham
Wafu Salad
Mixed Green Salad w/ Homemade Yuzu Dressing and Wakame Seaweed
Jako Salad
Mixed Green Salad w/ Homemade Yuzu Dressing w/ Dried Baby Sardines
Ohitashi
Boiled Spinach w/ Bonito Shavings
Gomaae
Boiled Spinach w/ Sesami Dressing
Appetizers
Soba (Hot & Cold)
Zaru
Zaru - Thin Brown Buckwheat Noodle
Seiro
Thin White Buckwheat Noodle
Kikouchi
Dark Brown % Buckwheat Noodle
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Shrimp And Vegetable Tempura
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Sea Eel And Vegetable Tempura
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Kakiage
Mixed Scallop & Diced Shrimp Tempura
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Vegetable Tempura
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Hot Chicken Soup
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Grated Yama-Imo
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Japanese Plum
Cold Zaru Soba W/ Grated Daikon Radish
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Shrimp And Vegetable Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Sea Eel And Vegetable Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Kakiage
Mixed Scallop & Diced Shrimp Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Vegetable Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Chicken Soup
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Egg Drop Soup
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Curry Soup
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Grated Yama-Imo
Homemade Free-Range Egg Custard Pudding
w/ Vanilla Ice-Cream
Sweet Beans Soup
w/ Mochi & Vanilla Ice-Cream
Karaage
Deep Fried Jidori Chicken
Ebi Ume
Deep Fried Shrimp Eggroll w/ Japanese Plum and Shiso Leaves
Kushi Katsu
Deep Fried Breaded Berkshire Pork and Onions on Skewers (pcs)
Tonkatsu
Deep Fried Breaded Berkshire Pork Cutlet
Ebi Ten
Wild Black Tiger Shrimp Tempura w/ Vegetables
Anago Ten
Sea Eel Tempura w/ Vegetables
Kakiage
Mixed Diced Shrimp and Scallop Tempura
Yasai Ten
Assorted Vegetable Tempura :Eggplant, Bell Pepper, Japanese Squash, Shiso Leaf, Asparagus, Onion, Japanese sweet potato, and Shiitake Mushroom
Deep Fried & Tempura
Rice
Shrimp Tempura Bowl
Sea Eel Tempura Bowl
Kakiage
Mixed Scallop & Diced Shrimp Tempura Bowl
Vegetable Tempura Bowl
Chicken Egg Bowl
Berkshire Pork Cutlet & Egg Bowl
Petite Tuna Bowl
Petite Spanish-Mackerel Bowl
Rice & Miso Soup
Ground Chicken
Thigh
Gizzard
Liver
Heart
Skin
Soft Bone
Quail Egg
Chicken Wing
Shiitake Mushroom
Shishito Pepper
Chicken Tender W/ Ume-Shiso
Chicken Tender W/ Wasabi
Pork Rolled Petite Tomato
Pork Rolled Asparagus
Pork Roll Okura
Grilled Berkshire Pork W/ Yuzu-Kosho
Grilled Whole Squid
Grilled Free-Range Chicken Thigh
Broiled Miso Marinated Black Cod
Yakitori & Grilled
Beverages & Dessert
Asahi
Sapporo
Kirin
Asahi Select
Kawaba Ale
Kawaba Weizen
Kirin Free (Non - Alcohol)
Ozeki
Karatanba
Kurosawa
Suigei
Hatsumago
Otokoyama
Okunomatsu
Koshiki Jundukuri
Osakaya - Chobei
Hakkaisan
Kubota - Manju
Fukuju
Mazakura
Chardonnay
Fume Blank
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ginza No Suzume
Iichiko Seirin
Kakushigura
Fukiage
Kurouma Silver
Kurouma Gold
Shiranami
Kaikouzu
Kuro - Kirishima
Aka - Kirishima
Hama No Imota
Perrier
Ice Green Tea
Ice Oolong Tea
Calpico
Coke
Diet Coke
up
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Shrimp And Vegetable Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Sea Eel And Vegetable Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Kakiage
Mixed Scallop & Diced Shrimp Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Vegetable Tempura
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Chicken Soup
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Egg Drop Soup
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Curry Soup
Hot Soba Or Udon W/ Grated Yama-Imo
Homemade Free-Range Egg Custard Pudding
w/ Vanilla Ice Cream
Sweet Beans Soup
w/ Mochi & Vanilla Ice-Cream