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TENSHO 5.3.2022 NEW OPEN Right in the heart of Little Tokyo! A top tier SHABU SHABU restaurant “Kagaya” has been handed to a new head chef & owner, the next generation to carry the torches of tradition and exquisite flavor with the new name “TENSHO”. Trained in traditional Japanese cookery, this 23 year veteran chef is on his way to introducing a new wave of Japanese delicacies to the States. As close as you can get to Japan itself, this chef brings his revisioned menu with patron favorites & extensive sake. The desert and a la carte menu is designed by their French trained chef. The wagyu beef is A5 rank. The seafood, carefully selected to be of highest quality. Food that is not only delicious but also good for health. Thank you.
Japanese shabu-shabu specialist serves fixed menus featuring premium meats or seafood, plus sake.
Hours
| Friday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 418 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 617-1016
Website: https://www.instagram.com/tensho_la/
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Reservations: opentable.com
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Reviews
黒木
Female owned and operated, service & food are excellent. The appetizer and dessert were the main home runs for me. I got a sweet tooth and a thing for small delicious dishes like the monk fish and king crab that are one bite dishes.
As for the main entree it’s as fresh as it gets, price is for a set meal so it’s worth it. You’ll definitely feel stuffed by the end even if it looks like not much. The scallops and shrimp are my favorite . Also, the creamy scallop on cucumber owner special was a great start to service. ☺️
My only feedback for the soft opening would be to reword the requirements for sharing a set meal.
… moreAs for the main entree it’s as fresh as it gets, price is for a set meal so it’s worth it. You’ll definitely feel stuffed by the end even if it looks like not much. The scallops and shrimp are my favorite . Also, the creamy scallop on cucumber owner special was a great start to service. ☺️
My only feedback for the soft opening would be to reword the requirements for sharing a set meal.
PangPang Arabica
Authentic Japanese shabu shabu with premium ingredients such as beef and seafood
… morePeter Pak
Tensho occupies the former Kagaya location. While it offers the required A5 Wagyu cuts, their prime cuts are marbled and have a very tender consistency; plus an expanded seafood option for the hot pot. Unless you want to take a chance, reservations are highly recommended.
… moreSamuel Smith
Amazing experience at Tensho. Wonderfully attentive staff and delicious dishes. Especially recommend the Wagyu Sushi that just melts in your mouth. Great for a special night out in Little Tokyo!
… moreClement
Have known of this place for quite a while, but only recently stopped by. The experience I had here was really good! The menu itself is designed to be a set menu, with courses coming out as your table finishes. Each course came out quickly and the service in between was amazing. My tea/water was almost always topped off without me asking and just overall very attentive to our tables needs.
So you must be wondering why the 4/5 * (I’d want to do 4.5 if I could).. Unfortunately it’s because I found the soup (just water?) used for the shabu had almost no flavor. This became more apparent after we cooked everything in it, and the broth essentially still just tasted like water. This affected part of the course, when they create either a rice porridge or udon soup (udon soup ended up being better). Both came out with minimal flavor and the ponzu was the saving grace of this second to last part.
Overall, I think this place is great from top to bottom (especially the apple pie) and I don’t mind having a light flavored meal, but I just felt for the price point there could at least be some more to the broth. I don’t know maybe I’m just uncouth with how it’s supposed to be. I’d def still give this place a try if you haven’t had.
… moreSo you must be wondering why the 4/5 * (I’d want to do 4.5 if I could).. Unfortunately it’s because I found the soup (just water?) used for the shabu had almost no flavor. This became more apparent after we cooked everything in it, and the broth essentially still just tasted like water. This affected part of the course, when they create either a rice porridge or udon soup (udon soup ended up being better). Both came out with minimal flavor and the ponzu was the saving grace of this second to last part.
Overall, I think this place is great from top to bottom (especially the apple pie) and I don’t mind having a light flavored meal, but I just felt for the price point there could at least be some more to the broth. I don’t know maybe I’m just uncouth with how it’s supposed to be. I’d def still give this place a try if you haven’t had.
Cue Chin
The beef was top quality and the service was great as well. Super cozy nice spot. Overall great restaurant. There’s a reason they’ve been open for decades
… moreChe-Pin Chang
Kaiseki course that food without over seasoning. Fresh seafood and good quality meats. The appetizers are amazingly delicious. A great place to have good Japanese foods.
… moreJoshua Kremer
Unreal meal! Same as in Japan shabu, even better than next door sushi!
… moreSung Won Choi
One of the LA’s best restaurants and my absolute favorite restaurant. A few things I realized: price increased by around 40% over the past 10 years. The meat was recently changed during the pandemic. A new chef was in place of the owner chef, but I am not sure if it is a permanent change.
… moreLinda Nguyen
One of the best restaurants my friends and I went to during our LA trip. Agumi, our server, was bright and attentive despite us coming in near closing time. We are so thankful for the wonderful experience and DELICIOUS food. The apps that were part of the hot-pot course meal were filled with so much flavor. Next time I come to LA, I’m definitely going to try their nigiris because the wagyu nigiri we ordered was mind-blowing!!
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