ATTO — Restaurant in Torrance

Real Gem Found!

To the point: Taste: GREAT! Vibe & Service: Relaxing :) Price: VERY GOOD Recommended: YES Returning: YES

Price At first you might feel likes it’s overpriced until you see malatang being $33. But this is for 2~3 people! In fact, this portion is more than enough for 2 people. You don’t see this kind of deal in a lot of restaurants. Keeping that in mind, all prices are very good deals!

Vibe & Service Nothing to complain about. It is currently on soft opening.

Food This place was marketing “Korean style” malatang before opening. As a Korean, traditional malatang generally does kick your palettes with full roundhouse. Their malatang was interesting because I could tell that they didn’t put too much mala but definitely didn’t lack any of classic malatang flavor. I wanted to make a comparison with another restaurant but to be honest, ATTO might be the first one around the town in terms of real Malatang. I’d say closest one would be Ruiji in Torrance. But they are not the same kind of malatang.

Guo Bao Rou was on point, exactly how I tasted before and expected. I mean it was great! But I wish i could’ve ordered this with Mala Xiang Guo.

My 6 yo son had Soy Garlic Pork Ribs. And yes it was good too!

Comment I am DEFINITELY coming back here in the near future (maybe even this coming weekday)! I was very satisfied of the level of food quality, portion, and price.

I guess the only downside is that, to my selfishness as a Korean, malatang could be so much more “fun” to eat with any type of noodle they could add to their menu, especially ramyeon noodle, Chinese flat glass noodle, or udon noodle. They do have knife noodle as an option but it doesn’t cut for me. Flat glass noodle with ATTO’s malatang would be...

We happened to stumble upon this restaurant by chance, and what a lucky find it was! First of all, the interior is beautiful... super clean!!!!! It instantly put us in a great mood. We ordered the Mala Xiang Guo, Guo Bao Rou, and short ribs. The Mala Xiang Guo was absolutely delicious...you can adjust the spice level, and it came loaded with both meat and veggies. The portion was generous and the price was very reasonable. Our 3 years boy, who usually doesn’t eat much meat, grabbed the short rib with his hands and devoured it! And the highlight? The Guo Bao Rou! Even after 20 minutes, it stayed perfectly tender and the sauce was incredible!!!!!!! sweet, tangy, and not overly sticky. A MUST TRY. We already agreed we’re definitely coming back. So excited to have found a...

We were really hungry and decided to take a chance on this brand new Korean restaurant — and it turned out to be a great decision! The interior was clean and adorably decorated, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We ordered the budae jjigae and dakgangjeong, and it was honestly the perfect combo. The stew’s broth was rich and flavorful — don’t forget to order a bowl of rice with it, it makes it even better. The dakgangjeong was crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and coated in a sweet and savory red sauce. We loved it so much that we ended up ordering another portion to go. Even after it cooled down, it was still delicious! We’re definitely planning to come back again...