Shin-sen-gumi Yakitori Chanko Gardena

I'm not an expert of yakitori by any means but I know good food. They are really solid. They have a crazy busy operation going on but people definitely seem to love it because they are definitely filling the place up! I went with my friend and we had a great time! Our favorites were the Kobe yakitori. SUPER tender! Like, I've been dreaming of that! Everything else we ordered was solid. We enjoyed the shishito peppers, the chicken karaage, the cucumber salad, the asparagus wrapped in bacon (I think? was delicious!!! My friend thought the plain pork belly yakitori was just okay. We sat at the little bar area because all of the tables were filled but we didn't mind at all. It definitely added to the experience. The chicken yakitori with dots of wasabi was good but not my favorite. The gyoza was solid too. It was super loud in there because it's such a small space, plus they grill in front of everyone, which is super cool and they shout phrases in Japanese (I wish I knew what they were saying! . There were times where my friend and I both had to repeat ourselves because we couldn't hear each other and we were sitting next to each other. I've never been to Japan (not yet anyway so, I'm unfamiliar with this type of eating environment. But we still had a really great time! Service was very fast! The staff is super kind and friendly! We just wished we had ordered more of the Kobe beef yakitori and wrapped asparagus yakitori!!! I'm still dreaming about them! I would definitely go back and try more of their items, but especially that Kobe steak and asparagus!!!!! We had a really fun time!!! Would definitely recommend!!! OISHII!!!!!

Incredibly tasty food. No joke, bit expensive but delicious.

Love this yakitori place, which tastes and has an authentic feel. I really enjoyed the chicken and meat ball skewers. I used to work in the area and need to back to Gardena more often.

Great little place with good food. The service started out fantastic and petered out towards good later on.

Awesome yakitori place, but the lunch menu is even better. Get one of the combo plates with chicken meatballs. And the cucumbers are the best. And I don't even like cucumbers.