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Japonica in Redondo Beach is a two star Japanese restaurant. Located in the Redondo Beach neighborhood, this restaurant is inexpensive.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazingly fresh sushi....everything on the menu is good (except the lemon salmon or something...I wasn't a HUGE fan of it....but it was decent)DEFINITELY TRY IT OUT! You won't be disappointed!
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
More like 2.5 stars. We had appetizer Japanese mushroom tempura, yuzu beef, spicy tuna tofu, a few nigiris and a roll.Nothing wowed us.None of the dishes were unique nor excellent for us to want to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A nice ambience and decor. I loved the ohashi holders and the fact that each table had a sort of privacy to it so it is a great personal touch.They had some interesting sushi creations if you are into...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The service is great as usual, and people are friendly. Glad we called ahead to reserve a table as all the tables looked to be full when we got there. Had a couple of appetizers/side dishes to start....
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3 and a half stars! The food was alright, but the ambience was a definite two thumbs up! You couldn't guess how nice the decor of this place was by the outside, but once you're inside you feel as if...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Izakaya setting or Japanese Tapas. Keep the menu and just take your time to eat. Let's get the bad stuff out of the way... some dishes were "ma-ma" pork dish is like they forgot the sweetness, I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my mom knows the owner of this place so this is the place we go to for some izakaya japanese dining and sake drinking. oh, and they have lychee liqueur, which is prettty rare to find in places other...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good option for Sushi, a little off the beaten path, but worth the drive if not in Redondo Beach or somewhere nearby.
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
went back for dinner and wow! the food was pretty good, especially the hamachi kama. man was it cooked to perfection! moist and seasoned well. also, somehow, an order of the calamari in a garlic...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent experience sun evening here. Beautiful dining area and music to start. The menu is creative and offers lots of unique dishes. The standout dishesPepper steak - which was perfectly cooked and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Japonica is an amazing restaurant. I have driven past this location a bunch of times, and was not sure what to think. So went there without any expectations. Going in, the decor was amazing. There...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Overall, I was impressed; I was skeptical given its location and wanted to turn around, but we already made reservations and were hungry. I definitely loved the atmosphere. A cozy and intimate...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you want to suck down some sake in a swanky place - this is it. Come here to drink and maybe chew on some edamame. Go elsewhere for great sushi. We chose the "Sake Sampler" - 3 huge shots...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome little place. Don't forget to order the tuna tataki and the sake sampler :)
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks to the help of female yelpers, I decided to take my girlfriend here for her 21st birthday. The sake sampler was very good and man the fish was fresh! Definitely rivals Casa Arigato for the best...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! This place is a hidden gem in Redondo. They have quite a selection of sake, and their food is great as well. This place isnt cheap, but it is worth it when you wanna splurge....
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was impressed. you dont see anything this trendy (Japanese place) and good in the SoBay. Many of these places are up in the westside. Very large sake selection and the JFC (japanese fried...
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went on a Sunday evening for the first time last night. Not crowded (a plus for yours truly). Very pleasant wait staff. The interiors are very comfortable, invoking feeling of authentic Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a few times for dinner. The last time I took some friends from out of town who wanted to experience a place with cool atmosphere. From the front it doesn't look like much and my friends...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything we ordered was either good or excellent. Definitely coming back to this place. Everything was fresh and the atmosphere was great. Service was good as well. The only reason I gave them a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Super cute dinning areas that are sectioned off by curtains--the feeling of intimacy was a-brewing ;)The sake comes with a little wooden box, so I guess that makes it traditional and hip--because how...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
oh my god I LOVE this place!!! My friends and I came here for a birthday dinner last week. We were originally supposed to go to Musha but since they were full, we reserved at Japonica instead. We were...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We give five star for their sake collections!!Very nice Sake Bar!This is the only place I know where they let you try different kind of sake before you order one. The manager is really nice!Very nice...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great ambience, top notch service, good food...outstanding sake selection. While this isn't the best Japanese food I've had in LA, it's within walking distance of my place and is certainly one of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Got a girl?Who doesn't have a refined palate for quality food? Take her to Japonica and you'll definitely get action tonight. Promise!Japonica is not a true sushi joint. It is not a true izakaya. It...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm so proud of my hubby for finding this place for our most recent date night by checking yelp! I really wanted to go out for sushi and was bored of the sushi scene here in Pedro. He also reserved...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OH!!! my Japonica!!! This is by far the most awesome Japanese Fusion restaurant I've ever been to in the South Bay area. There's nothing like it actually. I fell in love with Japonica after the first...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My first experience here was phenomenal. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. The place is cute for a date or just taking out a group of your friends. You get your own private...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely fabulous sushi restaurant! The dining setting was intimate with booths separated by bamboo curtains. There were also options to sit at the bar or at a more open table up front and even a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's really 3 1/2 stars. Atmosphere was nice. Lighting was dim. Sake bottles coolly displayed behind the bar. Semi-private tables separated by curtains.Service was slow. Do they really need 20 to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Never had a bad experience here. The food is great, the service is impeccable. Good, diverse menu where you can sample a lot of different things. I would not only take visiting family here, but in...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I live in the neighborhood and am happy to find a great local Japanese restaurant with great service, good food and nice ambience. The Japonica roll was ok, but we really liked the abacore...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
finally!!!!I I found it! The perfect resturaunt. this resturaunt isnt very well known. like to think of it as my hidden gem. they have authentic japanese cuisine as well as very creative fusion...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoy eating their chicken salad. All of the salad I had was great. Including the sushi rolls. The dynamite and spicy cajun tuna rolls are good. Overall, everything I ate was tasty. The...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the restaurant was a little hard to find, but we eventually found it located next to a small market (7/11?). i had some doubts, but was immediately amazed by the trendy, modern, intimate ambience...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We go here often when we're looking for a "nice" dinner with some good ambiance. I prefer to sit up at the counter with the dozens of sake bottles glowing in my midst. The sake/shochu list is fabulous...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Don't you love it when food arrives and it's happy to see you?http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/PE4ICHXqT9yg7sRYnenGcA/lThis was an enjoyable meal overall. So why 3 stars? It's in the details. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good ambiance, cool decor, nice hangout. But nothign too special about the food, probably above average for the area, but I'd rather drive a few miles to Torrance/Gardena for authentic japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice decor. Each table is screened off with bamboo screens hanging from the ceiling. Service was friendly.Sushi and rolls are okay. I enjoyed the yellowtail carpaccio and scallop dynamite. Others...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I found it. I found a romantic restaurant in my 'hood. Japonica.Private booths. awwwwww.Intimate lighting. awwwww.Sexy jazz. awwwwww.We tried the grilled chicken, yuzu filet mignon, udon, tempura rice...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A friend introduced me to the place. I've seen advertisement but for whatever reason I thought it was a Japanese Denny's type of place. Yup, wrong. What a moody interior! What are all those bottles...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My best friend came into town the other night and we wanted to go somewhere to talk and have sushi. It was about 10:30pm so we were very happy to find Japonica still very much open and serving food....
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to this place a couple of times now, and I was glad I did each time. It's a tiny place and easy to miss, but once you get inside you'll find a hip yet relaxed ambiance - rare in South Bay...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing sushi, romantic and private setting, don't need reservations, order the Japonica Specials!I recommend this place to everyone, business associates, friends, family - EVERYONE!Do not miss out on...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! The decor is trendy, the service is extremely attentive, and the food is orgasmic. I like the semi private rooms and romantic lighting...great date place. We went for their 5...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's an izakaya style place with a sushi bar. The place itself has cool tables that are separated by this thin cloth to give it a more private feel. The atmosphere is wonderful. The selection of food...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
FRICHEN DEE-LISH-OUS!!!! All the dishes they had were really tasty. If the presentation and plating of the dishes were vamped up just a little, it would totally transform this restaurant from 4 to 5...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A trendy Izakaya in Redondo Beach with an extensive sake/shochu list.They offer variety of small tapas as well as sashimi/sushi.The wait staff for the most part all speak Japanese. A good place to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is legit. I keep hearing about how Vancouver has the best Japanese cuisine scene and this and that. I went to Vancouver and tried three of their most heralded izakayas, and they dont...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Japonica last night and must admit I was blown away. It was a Wednesday around 8 pm so there were only a few diners still there. The place is small with tables on either side of a platform,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a best kept secret in Redondo. I was invited to a birthday dinner there, and was not familiar with it. But once I got to the restaurant, was very pleasantly surprised. Not only is the decor...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It is extremely sexy & intimate. It has a chic vibe and the food is amazing. You will not be disappointed.
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Impressive!I showed up kinda late Sunday night so it wasn't busy...very nice! I sat at the bar and ordered the sake sampler which was great.Then I ordered the daigingo that was servered in the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I want to marry Japonica. The albacore tataki is sinful. It can't possibly be that good, but it is, every f'in time. (note: please don't be allergic to butter or garlic. there's a perfectly...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has a very nice set-up. As you walk in the dining "rooms" are on each side and the sake bar is straight ahead. The rooms are divided by walls or curtains or blinds, but each seems like a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For months, the BF had been asking to take me to his favorite sushi place. Usually we rendevous in my neck of the woods (aka Santa Monica) so I finally agreed to go with him. And now all i want to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Once again I am reunited with my old flame... sake. It's been, what, two whole weeks since we've rendezvous-ed? Where have you been?I absolutely loved this place. The only reason I gave it one less...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
in the 1.5 years i lived in san francisco, i managed to fall in love with the tiny food establishments that grace the many streets. i loved how they were intimate venues with great atmosphere and had...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am so glad that a place like this exists in South Bay!Inside the restaurant, it almost feels like one of the cool bars in Tokyo... or maybe Hollywood... very hip modern Izakaya style sake bar, and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sweet candle lit ambience, attentive staff, bountiful list of sake, and balanced blend of old and new decor. Redondo Beach is lined with chains that serves up tourists like cows that have come home...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
they call themselves Izakaya, but it's a bit too modern to be an Izakaya for my taste. it's super clean & metropolitan inside. they utilize the space very well, and most of the four-person tables...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2006
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sophistication is its name as soon as you step in. very contemporary japanese styling the dishes speak for itself. there are many different choices of alcohol such as sake, shochu, and cocktails, which make...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/19/2005
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the south bay has no shortage of sushi bars and japanese restaurants where you can get a good if unimaginative meal of tempura, teriyaki and ramen. japonica is something different, a restaurant specializing in...
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