The Best Tempura
Torrance · Soba + Tempura

Ichimi Ann

Two Torrance branches for the straightforward pleasure of noodles with tempura, including ten zaru on the official Old Torrance menu.

4.5 Google Maps 4.1 Yelp 4.2 Diner consensusOur tempura rating: not yet rated
Braised pork over house-made soba at Ichimi Ann (Torrance)
How diners rate it
Google Maps
4.5
148 ratings
Observed Sep 27, 2026Google Maps

We recorded this score on Sep 27, 2026.

External ratings change over time. View the source for the current rating.

Ratings & reviews by Google

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Yelp
4.1
402 reviews
Observed Sep 27, 2026Yelp

We recorded this score on Sep 27, 2026.

External ratings change over time. View the source for the current rating.

Ratings & reviews by Yelp

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Diner consensus
4.2
Based on Google Maps + Yelp
How we calculate this

We combine ratings from independent platforms and weight each source by how many ratings back its score.

  • Google Maps4.5148 ratingsCounted
  • Yelp4.1402 reviewsCounted

= 4.2 / 5 · 2 independent sources, each weighted by how many ratings back it.

Our own Taster score is never mixed in.

Public platform ratings, shown as of when we last checked, kept separate from our own Taster score.

The Best Tempura verdict
Not yet tasted

We haven’t reviewed the tempura here yet. Our score only appears after a firsthand visit, a promise, not a missing value.

In-house ReviewerThe Best Tempura TasterHow we rate →

What diners are saying

Selected diner feedback from public sources, attributed summaries, not verbatim quotes or our own review.

Two identifiable commenters include Ichimi Ann among their tempura-soba recommendations. That is useful directional feedback, but the discussion does not reliably identify which of the two Torrance branches each person visited.

Selected diner feedback
pelotte, SnooFoxes7207 · Exact dates not independently extracted; source displays relative dates.
⚠ Two commenters, one thread; branch unspecified. Display at concept level with the limitation, never as a branch-specific review.
Best tempura soba?, FoodLosAngeles ↗

Why it matters

A useful everyday counterpoint to expensive tasting menus. Keep the branches together as one concept, but do not transfer a review of one location to the other.

SpecialtyTempura-forward
What to order

Dishes highlighted in the coverage we read, not a promise of today’s menu, and not our own picks.

Listed on sources checked today; live operation was not phone-verified.

ten zaru soba or udonkakiage

In the press

What critics and reporters have written, attributed summaries, not our own review.

Ichimi Ann Bamboo Garden, The Infatuation

The Infatuation’s review of the family-run Torrance shop praises its fresh handmade soba and udon; the piece is noodle-focused and does not assess tempura.

A single-venue review focused on soba/udon, not a tempura assessment.

Context

Location & visit

Old Torrance

1618 Cravens Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 · Torrance, California

Rolling Hills Plaza

2537 Pacific Coast Hwy #A, Torrance, CA 90505 · Torrance, California

Selected, rating & directions aboveDirections ↗

Each branch’s rating and directions are shown for the selected location only, one branch’s score is never presented as the whole brand’s. Feedback is concept-level unless labelled otherwise.

About these ratings
How ratings work

Diner ratings. We show each platform's public rating as of the date we recorded it, on a 5-point scale, with a link to the current rating. Our tempura rating is our own firsthand tempura score, always kept separate and never blended in.

Diner consensus. We combine independent platforms into one score, weighting each by how many ratings back it. Platforms that share the same reviews are counted once, and the consensus only appears with two or more independent sources.

Independence. How we rate and recommend is never affected by any advertising, partnership or sponsorship. Ratings and reviews remain the property of the platforms they come from.

Diner ratings
Recorded from public platforms
Diner consensus
Our combined read of the crowd
Independence
Never pay-to-play