TANAKAYA Japanese Soba Restaurant

Best cold soba and udon in SoCal!! Everything tastes so fresh since they made it in-store. The karaage was fragrant and juicy! Perfectly paired with the mayo and freshly made rice. The katsudon was also amazing. The sauce coated the rice evenly and was jam-packed with flavor. Even the side salad was super fresh!

Be careful with the waiting time. We came for lunch first waited for 15 minutes for a table, after sat down and ordered we waited another probably 45 minutes to an hour something. We were so hungry couldn't even remember the taste after. We ordered the soba combos. The soba and the curry was good. Just the waiting time was so long maybe eat something beforehand.

inside is quiet and chill, not loud, so it is good to talk with your friend sitting together. but since the noodle is freshly made, there was about 40 min waitings. There were not many people ahead, but I get it why it takes so long to be sested. their food is decent and savory. Portion is also enough.

Took 2 hours for us to get a table with four tables ahead of us. It’s NOT worth the wait. We waited ANOTHER 40 mins for our food to arrive. They also had more than 5 staff in there making the food. Karaage is delicious. Soba and the rice bowl are great. Don’t get the curry tho it tasted super bland.

Hot duck soba noodles sounded great on a cold evening and tasted even better. The duck was tender and soaked up all the flavors of the broth and the noodles were a perfect consistency. The side dishes like the mixed tempura and karaage were on the pricey side but all the portions ran large and we took a good bit of food home. I recommend everything I had tonight. Atmosphere was nothing special but the service was quick, attentive, and friendly. Plus, I heard it’s a family-owned business and we can always support more of that!

I got the hot soup with duck and udon and it was so good. Very flavorful broth, duck was good quality, noodles were well made. The servers were attentive and nice and patient. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. Would come here many times over. Will report other dishes when I try them.

What a wonderful place to get some quality noodles. They handcraft their noodles daily and your order, all of it, is made only when the server turns in the ticket. I got the soba noodles with karaage and the texture of both was perfect. The broth was devine. We split the assorted tempura and each piece was delectable. Parking is easy and plentiful. If you are going for lunch then get there early otherwise wait 10-15min.