Tokyo Central Torrance — Attraction in Torrance

I visited the Torrance location today at around 3:30pm with my nephew, and as we headed to the registers my nephew decided to go back and get another item so I followed. As I’m following my nephew I notice the male security following us. I turned around and looked at him and said, “I’m not going to steal anything if that’s what you’re worried about”. He then smirked and responded with, “you’re trippin” to which I responded, “well you’re clearly following me”, and he laughed and said, “yeah whatever”.

I ignored his response and proceeded to the area of the store where my nephew was. For whatever reason, the security guard felt the need to come up to my nephew and I and tell me that he wasn’t following me to which I didn’t respond. He told me I “was trippin” again and then I was like, “yet here you are following me again”. So then he replied with, “normally people who tell me they aren’t stealing do steal” and he laughed. I ignored him and he went on laughing to the back of the store where another employee was stocking and greeted him.

After a few minutes my nephew and I head to the register area and I can hear him talking about me to the other cashiers, 1 female and 1 male which were both laughing. Telling them I was “trippin”. They got real quiet but kept smirking at me as I was paying. The male security guard just stared at my nephew and I the whole time during the transaction with a huge smirk on his face.

We exited and I could feel everyone’s eyes following my nephew and I out the door. When we got in my car which I parked right by the entrance to the store, the male security guard came out and stared at me again and smirked at me again. I ignored him and drove away.

My nephew and I have never felt more uncomfortable in my life. I wholeheartedly believe that he was being biased towards us on the account that we are Latino. This was our first time ever shopping at your store and the visit was very unpleasant. The employees are ridiculously small minded and...

This is a smaller Tokyo Central but it is very easy to get in and out and they have everything you will need from groceries, meat, sushi, prepared foods, produce, dishes, gifts, cosmetics and the list goes on and on. Back in the day they had a little poke stand that made the very best poke bowls ever with the nicest lady.. but they ended up closing however I still kept coming to the store because of all the other great stuff. There is a nice flow to the store with produce on the wall to the left when you walk in, sushi and prepared foods to your left, back left if meat and then frozen foods in the rear.. central food isles have condiments, sauces, extensive selection of teas and packaged foods.. then as you move west the checkout side they have all the candy, cosmetics, personal items, gifts, etc.. they fit a ton of great merch into this little Tokyo.. they even have a armed guard at the entrance where if you get silly he will bust a cap.. so keep the soy sauce packets sealed until you are outside and return your carts promptly. Their sushi is super fresh daily and represents a great value compared to a take out place.. great prices on iced green teas.. unique meat and seafood.. just a great place to shop if you don't have all day to...

Yesterday, my older sister, Jennifer, and I went to the Tokyo Central Torrance, a Japanese grocery store, for the first time. And overall, it’s a very nice place to go grocery shopping if you want to be healthy. I liked it. There exists plenty of Japanese products to choose inside such as, drinks, fruit juices, soda, teas, deserts, curries, bentos 🍱, rice balls, fruits and maybe vegetables; there’s even American products that we Americans grew up with, but they’re different from the ones we got, if you understand the difference. Not to mention, there exists an adorable plushie of a cute penguin called Donpen, makeup (women only) and products with anime characters such as Naruto and Oshi no Ko (I’m sorry I didn’t watched them, but hey, how could I say no to cute anime girls being cute and funny. Cute anime girls for the win!). Also, the store itself even accepts EBT. There’s so much more to explore, but we have to stop somewhere. In conclusion, the Tokyo Central Torrance grocery store is a place you and I want to come back and visit sometime, and if you want to try something new, then this is...