Ichimi Ann
Two Torrance branches for the straightforward pleasure of noodles with tempura, including ten zaru on the official Old Torrance menu.
How we calculate this
We combine ratings from independent platforms and weight each source by how many ratings back its score.
- Google Maps4.5148 ratingsCounted
- Yelp4.1402 reviewsCounted
= 4.2 / 5 · 2 independent sources, each weighted by how many ratings back it.
Our own Taster score is never mixed in.
Public platform ratings, shown as of when we last checked, kept separate from our own Taster score.
What diners are saying
Distinct notes drawn from the public review sample, attributed summaries, not verbatim quotes or our own review.
Two identifiable commenters include Ichimi Ann among their tempura-soba recommendations
That is useful directional feedback, but the discussion does not reliably identify which of the two Torrance branches each person visited
Two commenters, one thread; branch unspecified. Display at concept level with the limitation, never as a branch-specific review.
Best tempura soba?, FoodLosAngelesWhy it matters
A useful everyday counterpoint to expensive tasting menus. Keep the branches together as one concept, but do not transfer a review of one location to the other.
Dishes highlighted in the coverage we read, not a promise of today’s menu, and not our own picks.
Listed on sources checked today; live operation was not phone-verified.
In the press
What critics and reporters have written, attributed summaries, not our own review.
The Infatuation’s review of the family-run Torrance shop praises its fresh handmade soba and udon; the piece is noodle-focused and does not assess tempura.
A single-venue review focused on soba/udon, not a tempura assessment.
ContextLocation & visit
1618 Cravens Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 · Torrance, California
2537 Pacific Coast Hwy #A, Torrance, CA 90505 · Torrance, California
Each branch’s rating and directions are shown for the selected location only, one branch’s score is never presented as the whole brand’s. Feedback is concept-level unless labelled otherwise.
How ratings work
Diner ratings. We show each platform's public rating as of the date we recorded it, on a 5-point scale, with a link to the current rating. Our tempura rating is our own firsthand tempura score, always kept separate and never blended in.
Diner consensus. We combine independent platforms into one score, weighting each by how many ratings back it. Platforms that share the same reviews are counted once, and the consensus only appears with two or more independent sources.
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