Restaurant - Spoon House

Spoon House Bakery & Restaurant
1601 W Redondo Beach Blvd
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 538-0376

I have never had an unpleasant experience at Spoon House. A local favorite of mine since my elementary school days as an Asian kid with a bowl cut, it's a convenient place to stop by if you are interested in Japanese style pasta. Best of all, the understand what al dente means - a source of relief in a city where most Italian places will serve you a plate of crunchy spaghetti if you utter those two words.

Bacon, shiitake mushroom, shrimp, and spinach pasta
Their bread isn't bad either, but you are better off only eating a couple of bites if you want to avoid baguettes that are loaded with butter even before you take your butter knife to them.

Spaghetti bolognese with meatballs
I would personally recommend their spaghetti bolognese with sausage and egg, or if you prefer a creamy (but not buttery) sauce, their chicken cream sauce spaghetti. For the adventurous, their cold California pasta (avocados, vegetables, and canned crab meat in a light cream sauce) or spaghetti neapolitan (ketchup instead of tomato paste) may be to your liking.

As long as you don't go during a time they are super busy, you will get relatively fast and efficient service, and don't forget to pay at the cash register at the front of the store. You can buy some of their bread to take home, if you are so inclined.