Hamada-Ya Bakery — Restaurant in Torrance

Small bakery located inside Mitsuwa with a good selection of pastries, breads, and cakes. In the past, we have tried their red bean bun and chocolate croissant which were pretty good. My favorite so far has been their fruit tart. There is a generous amount of fresh fruit and the custard is light and not too sweet. The pastry shell itself is a bit on the thicker and more crumbly side but overall a very...

I always love their bread. I was super excited that they finally reopened after Mitsuwa moved in the beginning of the year. I grabbed a bag of their toast as usual, but only to go home and find out that one side is entirely burnt. This never happend in the past 20 years of shopping here. For a bag of toast that you charge $10 for, this is entirely unacceptable and I expected much better quality...

Food: 4/5 -Mochi strawberry pastry was good. Make sure you beat near the base so you get a bite of everything. That is where the red bean and mochi are hiding. We went back for more and everything was gone -Strawberry mochi shake was quite good. Thicker in consistency than the milk jelly. -Strawberry milk jelly is weird. Taste, flavor and...