I understand that this is a community restaurant and the staff is super friendly but all those high marks for their food seems inflated. The best party of our meal was the fried gyoza dipped in tempura batter. I highly recommend those as appetizers. Unfortunately the rest of the meal fell flat. The broth for the ramen lacked any real deep flavor and the egg was hard boild. I'm more accustom to the seasoned eggs and a much richer broth with deep flavor. The soba with dipping sauce was ok. The soba noodles were a bit too thick and chew for my taste but I did enjoy them. The tempura was crispy but the parts touching the rice were not and the bowl though small came with 3 or 4 small pieces. The menu listed as small bowl but I kind of expect more for the price. The kaarage also crispy but got soggy as they laid in the bowl on top of each piece and also lacked flavor. Neither the kaarage or tempura came with the usual dipping sauces so that didn't help. The Duck Restaurant got such high marks that I changed our dinner plans because we love Japanese food. This one really did not live up to it's rankings. I'm happy they have good community follow but I wouldn't recommend based on what we had. I would recommend trying so many of the incredible Chinese restaurants in the area. Especially if you are coming from out of the area.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Tony Le
Quick and attentive service, friendly atmosphere that makes you feel welcome. Food was delicious as always, freshly fried appetizers and entrees. Never disappoints. I had the Yaki combo udon, mini curry, and chikuwa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Katsu Don, Pork Cutlet Curry Rice, Mini Curry Lunch Special, Unagi Don, Small Cabbage Salad
Wendy Peng
Still the best katsudon in town 🫰🏻🫰🏻🫰🏻
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Catherine Tsai
Yum yum yum, so yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Vasquez
This place dishes up good Japanese comfort foods. The dishes look kinda blah but man do they taste good. Seriously good stuff.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Val T
Cute homey Japanese vibes. It’s a small restaurant so I can see there’d be a wait on busy days. Luckily we only had to wait about 5 min. The menu is straightforward. Comfort Japanese dishes. Service was great, they’re super nice and very attentive!
The tempura was good, sauce was great too. Katsu was fried perfectly, sauce was tangy and fantastic, just wish the pork was more moist/tender. Karaage was just okay, probably wouldn’t order it again, most of the flavor came from the sauce. My dad loved his eel bowl set, flavored and cooked well. My katsudon bowl was delicious, again katsu was a little dry, togarashi is a must with this bowl. And the cold soba noodles were great, the sauce dip was perfectly seasoned and noodles were perfect texture, very refreshing to eat.
Parking - small free lot! We had no issues getting parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ping Long
Food quality excellent. Portion sizes good. High price but what isn't these days. Very good tonkatsu and would recommend eating here for Japanese comfort food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nathan Liu
They got the most unique homemade taste Shoyu Ramen in the town, most try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Katsu Don
MÖzil 99 (Mo)
Fast, delicious, amazing! I dined at Ducks recently with my freinds. We had Ramen, Chicken Katsu Curry, and the Udon and tempura. It was really delicious. Some amazing Japanese food, and definitely some of the best I’ve had for sure. It was extremely delicious and authentic, having travelled to Japan on two occasion I can affirm it was of the highest quality. It was definitely one of the best Japanese food experiences I’ve had in Los Angeles, and I implore you to come eat at ducks. The service is amazing and extremely friendly! 5 stars
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shawn Sheng
A great spot that is casual, comfortable, delicious and filling. The food is very well made and extremely satisfying. Their signature is the Katsu curry and it really hits the spot. Had to wait around 20 minutes on Sunday evening since it is so popular. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. There are lots of cute duck decorations inside too. Highly recommended for a quick and delicious meal.
This place is so cute! We got lucky and sat next to the counter with all the duck decorations. I was super happy! I got the hot udon and mini katsudon combo while my friend got the ribeye. My food was really good. His steak wasn’t that good tho and we found ourselves chewing a lot despite it being cooked correctly. I wouldn’t recommend ordering that. However, to our surprise, the staff took it off the tab for us. I think despite all of it, I had a good time and I would def recommend and come again
Ira John Abando
Good food!
Julia Yip
Small, friendly neighborhood restaurant. The curry is fine, but don't order the ribeye steak.
Susana Xu
I love Japanese food, especially these small cafes. My boyfriend and I loved the interior designs and decorations but agreed that the food could be better. We ordered the kaarage chicken, pork katsu curry rice, and pork katsu teishoku I have eaten kaarage before, and this place's chicken was slightly different. In fact, it smelled like KFC, but it's way more crunchy, and the meat is so tender with juices that I give it a plus! But it was disappointing because it reminded me of American fried chicken. The pork katsu was not too crispy, and the meat was dry. The food is not bad, but I had better pork katsu before. The price was also a bit high, but the portions of the rice and salad were big. The miso soup was a bit salty, so I had to add water to balance it out,but the service was good. And the food was coming out fast.
Ann Zhang
I’ve been coming here for over 20 years! They’ve maintained their food quality and service quality! This restaurant is the epitome of a local neighborhood gem!
I understand that this is a community restaurant and the staff is super friendly but all those high marks for their food seems inflated. The best party of our meal was the fried gyoza dipped in tempura batter. I highly recommend those as appetizers. Unfortunately the rest of the meal fell flat. The broth for the ramen lacked any real deep flavor and the egg was hard boild. I'm more accustom to the seasoned eggs and a much richer broth with deep flavor. The soba with dipping sauce was ok. The soba noodles were a bit too thick and chew for my taste but I did enjoy them. The tempura was crispy but the parts touching the rice were not and the bowl though small came with 3 or 4 small pieces. The menu listed as small bowl but I kind of expect more for the price. The kaarage also crispy but got soggy as they laid in the bowl on top of each piece and also lacked flavor. Neither the kaarage or tempura came with the usual dipping sauces so that didn't help.
The Duck Restaurant got such high marks that I changed our dinner plans
because we love Japanese food. This one really did not live up to it's rankings. I'm happy they have good community follow but I wouldn't recommend based on what we had. I would recommend trying so many of the incredible Chinese restaurants in the area. Especially if you are coming from out of the area.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Quick and attentive service, friendly atmosphere that makes you feel welcome. Food was delicious as always, freshly fried appetizers and entrees. Never disappoints. I had the Yaki combo udon, mini curry, and chikuwa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Katsu Don, Pork Cutlet Curry Rice, Mini Curry Lunch Special, Unagi Don, Small Cabbage Salad
Still the best katsudon in town 🫰🏻🫰🏻🫰🏻
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Yum yum yum, so yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place dishes up good Japanese comfort foods. The dishes look kinda blah but man do they taste good. Seriously good stuff.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute homey Japanese vibes. It’s a small restaurant so I can see there’d be a wait on busy days. Luckily we only had to wait about 5 min. The menu is straightforward. Comfort Japanese dishes. Service was great, they’re super nice and very attentive!
The tempura was good, sauce was great too. Katsu was fried perfectly, sauce was tangy and fantastic, just wish the pork was more moist/tender. Karaage was just okay, probably wouldn’t order it again, most of the flavor came from the sauce. My dad loved his eel bowl set, flavored and cooked well. My katsudon bowl was delicious, again katsu was a little dry, togarashi is a must with this bowl. And the cold soba noodles were great, the sauce dip was perfectly seasoned and noodles were perfect texture, very refreshing to eat.
Parking - small free lot! We had no issues getting parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food quality excellent. Portion sizes good. High price but what isn't these days. Very good tonkatsu and would recommend eating here for Japanese comfort food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
They got the most unique homemade taste Shoyu Ramen in the town, most try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Katsu Don
Fast, delicious, amazing!
I dined at Ducks recently with my freinds.
We had
Ramen, Chicken Katsu Curry, and the Udon and tempura.
It was really delicious. Some amazing Japanese food, and definitely some of the best I’ve had for sure. It was extremely delicious and authentic, having travelled to Japan on two occasion I can affirm it was of the highest quality. It was definitely one of the best Japanese food experiences I’ve had in Los Angeles, and I implore you to come eat at ducks.
The service is amazing and extremely friendly!
5 stars
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great spot that is casual, comfortable, delicious and filling. The food is very well made and extremely satisfying. Their signature is the Katsu curry and it really hits the spot. Had to wait around 20 minutes on Sunday evening since it is so popular. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. There are lots of cute duck decorations inside too. Highly recommended for a quick and delicious meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is so cute! We got lucky and sat next to the counter with all the duck decorations. I was super happy! I got the hot udon and mini katsudon combo while my friend got the ribeye. My food was really good. His steak wasn’t that good tho and we found ourselves chewing a lot despite it being cooked correctly. I wouldn’t recommend ordering that. However, to our surprise, the staff took it off the tab for us. I think despite all of it, I had a good time and I would def recommend and come again
Good food!
Small, friendly neighborhood restaurant. The curry is fine, but don't order the ribeye steak.
I love Japanese food, especially these small cafes. My boyfriend and I loved the interior designs and decorations but agreed that the food could be better. We ordered the kaarage chicken, pork katsu curry rice, and pork katsu teishoku I have eaten kaarage before, and this place's chicken was slightly different. In fact, it smelled like KFC, but it's way more crunchy, and the meat is so tender with juices that I give it a plus! But it was disappointing because it reminded me of American fried chicken. The pork katsu was not too crispy, and the meat was dry. The food is not bad, but I had better pork katsu before. The price was also a bit high, but the portions of the rice and salad were big. The miso soup was a bit salty, so I had to add water to balance it out,but the service was good. And the food was coming out fast.
I’ve been coming here for over 20 years! They’ve maintained their food quality and service quality! This restaurant is the epitome of a local neighborhood gem!
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