Hello once again to the charming Gardena Bowl Coffee Shop!
HELLO KITTY FOODIE
November 30, 2014
When I first came to Gardena Bowl Coffee Shop for Easter brunch earlier this year, I instantly became a fan of the charming coffee shop offering homestyle cooking. If breakfast was good, lunch and dinner had to be great as well and I made a note to come back to check it out. I recently came back and indeed their lunch/dinner entrees are just as delicious!
All of their dinner entrees come with green tea and a miso soup.
Their miso soup is delightful. The warm broth is tasty and not salty like other miso soups. I was also pleasantly surprised to see vermicelli noodles in the miso soup. The vermicelli noodles add a nice touch to the soup. It brings a little more depth to the soup.
One of the entrees, I really wanted to try here was the tempura. A coworker mentioned to me how huge their tempura plates were and my curiosity was peaked! On my trip here with my friend, we ordered the tempura dinner and was indeed impressed. The plating is beautiful and there is a good array 
of crispy tempura. There is shrimp and various veggies such as bell pepper and zucchini. The tempura was served piping hot and simply delicious!
The other entree I got to try was the karaage and beef teriyaki This Japanese dish was another winner. Their karaage similar to the tempura was fresh. I loved that the instant crunch at first bite. It came with a tasty potato macaroni salad. The crispy karaage and the creamy potato macaroni salad were the perfect pair. The beef teriyaki in this dish was excellent as well. The tender beef with sweet teriyaki flavor went well with white rice.
Gardena Bowl Coffee Shop continues to be one of the most charming spots in the South Bay for me. Their homestyle cooking continues to make me smile.