Izakaya Tenko

20491 Alton Pkwy A, Lake Forest
(949) 215-2898

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Hunter J.

I ate here a few days ago with my family and enjoyed the experience. I ordered the Crunch Shrimp Roll and Chicken Gyozas and found them both delicious. We also split a big bowl of Shrimp Fried Rice, and had Green Tea ice cream for dessert.
The atmosphere is very intimate and cozy and the food was brought out in quick fashion.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

LeRoy Touchard

I I am a 70-year-old lady who were really right views, but I felt compelled to share my experience so others would be aware.

The food presentation was extremely poor for below. Anyone would expect from a restaurant when I politely raised my voice and concerns to the owner who responded in a shock, unprofessional manner, even threaten to call the police on me for simply voicing my dissatisfaction.

This was the most unpleasant dining experience I’ve ever had and I would strongly advise others to think twice before try this restaurant.

In the future, he could think about telling his tone to be more formal, calmer and a different approach.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

boricuaslc

Disappointing. Something has changed. Acceptable food altho many izakaya items were unavailable. Same for Japanese draught beer. Disjointed service that felt rushed.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Brian Murillo

Oh boy. Get the beef-wrapped shishito peppers. This place is lovely. The service is absurdly good and the drinks keep on flowing. Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Curtis Lorincz

Friendly staff. Delicious food. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shahram Mehraban

Stopped by this Japanese restaurant in lake forest on a Friday night with family. We sat down promptly and the service was fast. Tried an assortment of sushi and hand rolls edamame cucumber salad and their spicy beef bowl. All gray and fresh although the the spicy beef bowl wasn’t spicy and was more sweet than anything else. Overall a solid 4.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Chris Bell

Great sushi, plus skewers and such

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Yakitori Sampler

Edward Handog

Cozy japanese restaurant. Food and service was excellent, comfortable atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristen Kress

Great food and happy hour!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beth Walti

Delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Roll, Japanese Beer

Gabi Reyes

My family went here and loved it. Comfy seats and interior, great & high quality food that’s hard to find around here, and attentive service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Navin Poonpipat

Doesn’t seem 100% authentic, but still pretty good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Yakitori Sampler, Seasalt Soy Bean, Japanese Beer, Roll, Spider Roll, California Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll

Mathias Koeppel

Nice place to have a drink and tasty grilled meats. The quality of the product was better than most places around. It was like the hydro quality vs the mid quality you got when you were in middle school on your first "deal."

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Masashi Kawashima

If you go here, I recommend Habuya.
There are Japanese staff, but it's a bit strange.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tony Huang

The taste is good, the price is ok, the service is nice, it's worth a visit. ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

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