A hidden gem on the Redondo Beach pier [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
Oriental Breeze, the most authentic Japanese restaurant almost nobody in the South Bay knows about Oriental Breeze offers a variety of seafood, including everything from crab to more unusual fare, such as salted squid liver. Photo Near the end of the Redondo Pier is a stand that sells funnel cakes, hot dogs, French fries, nachos, and ice cream, among other fast food. It has been open for many years and is reminiscent of places I’ve seen at New Jersey boardwalks, North Carolina ferry terminals, and other tourist attractions. The place probably has a name, but I don’t know what it is – the signs and the writing on the awning just list the specialties, such as they are. I’m not going to write about the food at this garish eatery, but at the place next door that is in the shadow of the glaring lights and the big plastic ice cream cone. Oriental Breeze doesn’t look like much from the outside, an unpromising architectural hodgepodge dominated by a pink and blue neon “SUSHI” sign. The name, exterior, and neighborhood certainly don’t suggest that inside is an unusually authentic Japanese restaurant, but in fact that’s exactly what it is. [scrollGallery id=292] The restaurant is small…
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