Furusato Bbq Restaurant

I love korean bbq, but since I’m not willing to drive to DTLA everytime I want it this is my go to place. It’s nothing special, but it’s cheap and gets the job done. Props to their young Latino server and the other slightly older Hispanic guy, I need to find out his name! But he is the best, always on it even when they are busy. The other women there hardly check to see if you need anything and 90% of the time only come back with one of the four things you asked for. Anyway we come here for the food, not service.
Food menu A includes pork, brisket and chicken. I only do brisket. Their house salad is simple but good. Love their cucumbers and their sweet potato. They also give you kimchi, rice paper, rice, oil, sauce, and you can request onion, hot sauce, garlic and fresh jalapeños at no extra charge which is what makes Furusato my go to in gardena/​torrance. Other places in the area charge for each extra item like onion. I like their grill set up but the ventilation isn’t too great so dress accordingly. You’re going to smell like you were at a bonfire all night when you leave.
If you want great quality korean bbq this isn’t the place, you’re gonna have to spend more money somewhere else. (Gen in Torrance) But this is great to quickly satisfy your korean bbq cravings for $ 11. They also serve two choices of beer, one Japanese and one Korean beer, for about $ 5 – 6. One is enough for two people to share.
Parking lot is small but you can usually find street parking nearby and don’t forget there’s also spots behind the restaurant through the alley.

Going to Furusato was part of my high school phase. I remembered all the North High kids thought they were so cool by eating what they thought was delicious food and always bragged about coming here for dinner/​hangouts. I remembered the first time I came here. I admitted that I was pretty excited to come here bc it was finally my chance to see what the hype was all about. Man, they were ALL WRONG LMAO
This place absolutely sucks. Man, I wondered why people would bragged about coming to this place? If you see a high-​starred help review of this place, ignore lol. Maybe it was because the whole KBBQ phenomenon was starting in this generation and the 9.99 price was being nice and high school/​college friendly to my wallet that lots of people came here and it still gets busy to this day! The menu only offers 3 items which is pretty pathetic. They offer basic chicken, pork belly, and brisket. Poor meat quality. Nothing else much to say. Service here is bad. And the place gets really dirty and stuffy inside! :(Not the ideal place to have lunch/​dinner with friends. Pay more for better quality of meat at a different KBBQ place like Moon. Your taste buds will thank me for that LOL
Never coming here.

This place is alright! The other Koran BBQ’s weren’t open until much later and we needed to have lunch around 1. It is kinda hidden, behind a few businesses so make sure to not drive past it.
The place had a lot of people & the food looked pretty good. We had a young Mexican waiter, he was really nice. People aren’t lying about the Korean women… very rude. I saw them at other tables hovering and not bringing items to the table. So we lucked out with our waiter he was very prompt! Food was average. very fatty meats. Beers were good! They didn’t have much sauce aside from hot sauce and soy sauce. we got the lunch B combo definitely enough food! We only had like 2 rounds but it was decent.
MAKE SURE to check your bill. They have been known to add tip. Also make sure to tip the waiter directly. The Korean lady tried to be slick and drop the check off and wait for the tip. Nope. I made sure when she wasn’t looking I handed it to our waiter. She didn’t help us at all! So when she got the check that was it. Don’t leave tip on the table they will take it.
Doubt I’ll be back unless I have to.