My husband was the first one to discover Rice Things when he moved to Hermosa 6 years ago. Being the one that was hesitant to try new things, I was happy to hear that he found a Japanese restaurant he was ok with.

Chefs don’t prepare your meal before your eyes, there’s no sushi bar, so don’t come in with any of those expectations. Rather than any of these things, it’s a no nonsense, no frills Japanese fast food place. The dining area can get quite packed at lunch with guests eating a plethora of reasonably priced Japanese fare from sushi, to sashimi, and bento bowls.

We frequented this place for a while but admittedly stopped going once we moved to Torrance. However, we happened to be in the area of this one time favorite on a Friday evening so we gave it a go.

Chairs were being flipped onto the table tops but guests kept walking in. Sure enough, we were greeted with a “it has to be to go” so we obliged.

No complaints on my yellowtail sashimi that sat on a bed of rice. Everything was as good as I remembered. It would have been nice to enjoy the meal at the restaurant but there wasn’t much we could do.

All in all, Rice Things is a good place for Japanese food in a hurry. However, their service can be hit or miss. There’s no operating hours posted so their closing time can occur whenever they please, as we found out.