Restaurant Review: Tokyo Tempura House

(Front of Tokyo Tempura House.)


(Front banner of Tokyo Tempura House.)

My Rating: A-/B+

If you're looking for great Japanese American food at very reasonable prices, Tokyo Tempura House is just the place for you. Take a trip on weekday afternoons, especially during lunch time where the prices are especially low if you show them your school ID.
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Yesterday, I found myself craving for some Japanese food. So for dinner I drove five minutes away from my house to Skyline Plaza and made my way to this awesome Japanese restaurant (shown above). Back in high school and my middle school years, this place was always the spot to eat great Japanese food at a reasonable and affordable price. And thank god, nothing has changed since those years that I've last eaten at this place. The food, the prices, everything is GREAT!

The Restaurant itself and its Employees


(Inside the restaurant.)


(The restaurant with customers in it. For their own privacy, the smiley faces are put in front of their faces. Hopefully no one knew that I took a picture. =X)

The restaurant is clean by all means. The only place that was close to not being clean was the bathrooms in the restaurant but the only problem I had with it was that the floors were a bit sticky. Everything else was completely spotless. The restaurant looks like many typical Japanese restaurants with large wide tables, as well as small square tables for the couples (;D). Along the walls there are all the fun Japanese art and lanterns, as well as one television set right in the corner of the wall near the door with surround sound speakers all around the restaurant. Look at the Lucky Cat statue at the front. Definitely has that Japanese stereotype thing going on but that's all good.

The employees in the restaurant seem decent when it comes to customer service, not providing amazing or terrible customer service but just doing enough to get the job done. The woman that asked for my order didn't greet me in any way but went straight to the point and asked "What do you want to order?" in a serious and monotone voice. Honestly I was hoping for more enthusiasm from the waitress but didn't get any at all from her. After I had made my order she was incredibly quick to ring me up and she kind of yanked my credit card out of my hand. It might just be me being anal and one special case but who knows? In the end, she made up for it all by offering Free California Rolls with my order.

The Food


(All that I ordered for my sister and me.)


(Beef Teriyaki and Tempura Combination Meal with Salad and Tempura Sauce.)


(Chicken Katsu with Salad and Katsu Sauce.)


(Tempura Roll drizzled with the Salad sauce they provide. Also I got FREE California Rolls on the HOUSE! Good stuff.)

As you can see, the food looks absolutely amazing. And the great thing is that the food truly tastes amazing too! This restaurant offers an array of different items to choose from including sushi, teriyaki dishes, katsu dishes, etc. The great thing about this place is that the quantity and quality is there for lower prices than other high-end Japanese restaurants. At local Japanese restaurants in my area, some combination dinners go from $12 to up to $15 which is absolutely absurd in my opinion. Here at Tokyo Tempura House, the prices for combination meals is about $10-11 (not too bad in my book).

Ending Comments

Maybe I'm not too picky when it comes to my Japanese food but I really enjoyed eating from this restaurant. The food is cheap but comes at a price with so-so customer service. All in all, I highly suggest it if you're in the Skyline Plaza area for cheap, affordable Japanese food.