Manpuku Tokyo BBQ is a popular Japanese BBQ restaurant, which opened in Japan over 60 years ago and is now in Torrance as well.
They are all about “serving the tastiest meat” so that customers can enjoy the real taste of meat.
We’re a family of beef lovers and have always been seeking out good Japanese or Korean BBQ places. Since my sister was celebrating her new job, she wanted to treat us to something more special and one that we haven’t tried.
It was a toss between Tamaen or this one, but we ended up with Manpuku Torrance because of timing and the fact that it came from Japan. We’re so glad we went here.
Manpuku was the best Japanese BBQ I’ve had. Unlike other places where I would end up sticking to one type of beef only, we selected eight beef dishes from the Yakinuku menu and all of them were just so full of flavour, marbled, tender and amazing!
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Japanese Barbeque at Manpuku Torrance
Obviously the Kobe Beef dishes would still be the best, but you can’t go wrong with the Marinated Beef as well, especially when eating on a budget. The short ribs in the Marinated Beef section were all very good from what we tried.
Travelling Foodie Tip: The Kobe Beef finger Meat ($10.5) is probably the best value in the list because it is probably the cheapest amazing Kobe Beef you can get, and it’s also cheaper than the non-Kobe dishes!
We also tried their popular Manpuku’s Leek and Tongue with Salt which consists of choicest Tokyo Negi, choicest pepper, and choicest beef tongue. This was probably the most disappointing in everything we had as the tongue was sort of tough and rubbery unlike all the other beef.
Must-Try Zabuton
If there’s one thing you absolutely must try at Manpuku Tokyo BBQ, it’s the Zabuton. This is only available in the Torrance location according to the server.
Zabuton is from the side of the beef shoulder ribeye. It’s a rare cut where only a few kgs are taken from one cow.
Then it’s prepared with a little special sweet sauce and grilled lightly by the server tableside. It’s then completed by bathing it in beaten egg yolk and wrapped around small rice ball.
You can’t go wrong with this at $5 which is much cheaper than sushi!
Hope this restaurant review of Manpuku Tokyo BBQ helps you decide where to eat in Torrance.
Manpuku Tokyo BBQ
Website / Address: 1870 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90501, USA