Mills Alley

Siou a month ago

A wonderful dining experience! The atmosphere was cozy, the service was outstanding, and every dish was delicious. The salmon nigiri 🍣 was truly incredible — definitely the highlight of the meal! 🥰

Able Storage Administrator 2 months ago

I have eaten here a few dozen times now, and it never ceases to amaze me. The food was absolutely delicious every single time. You can tell they prioritize quality because the ingredients are always incredibly fresh. The ambience is warm, cozy, and inviting. What truly sets this place apart is the staff. They are always so warm, welcoming, and attentive. It is rare to find a restaurant that maintains this level of consistency visit after visit. If you haven't been here yet, you are seriously missing out!

Lily B 3 months ago

Authentic Japanese food! The chef was Japanese! Not fake Japanese restaurant. People are nice. 😊 Sushi was great! We had Kanpachi, halibut, amaebi, uni, engawa and oysters, agedashi. Everything was delicious. they didn’t let me down. Thank you for nice dinner 🍽️

Felix G 4 months ago

Came in for a weekday lunch while we were in the Pasadena area. We were greeted and seated right away. The restaurant is very clean, well designed, and very spacious. For the menu, we opted for the lunch specials with the Hakata set and I forget the other one, but it was with the teriyaki combo. Both sets were well prepared and presentation was nice. For lunch, the Hakata combo is a lot of food, but it was so good, I ended up finishing it all. No regrets. The tsukemono was little too sweet for my personal liking, but it was prepared well. The kaarage was well cooked, nothing special, in the usual aioli most places served. The tuna bowl was delicious and well prepared with just the right portion of rice. The protein to rice ratio was just right. My favorite was the tonkotsu ramen. While the noodles themselves don't stand out compared to other ramen places, the broth is delicious. Love the smokiness with the black garlic and it's not too heavy. The pork was thick and had just enough fattiness to it, plus the addition of the bamboo and egg made it a nice dish. For the chicken teriyaki plate, the salad was basic lettuce and thousand island dressing. The miso soup had plenty of onion

Erica Fung 5 months ago

Came here for my birthday celebration. Public parkings are all over old town Pasadena, so parking is not difficult. The decoration was very trendy, and clean. We were seated soon after we arrived. Our server was friendly, and she seemed to be the only one working. Service was a little slow, but I do not blame her for it. At one point, we actually felt a little pressured on placing our order, which makes sense because she might not be able to attend to us later. We ordered some sushi, and it is one piece per order. We ordered salmon sushi, yellowtail sushi, yellowtail sashimi, uni sashimi, garlic yellowtail sushi, toro sushi, blue fin tuna sushi, real crab hand roll, yellowtail hand roll. The fish was very fresh. I highly recommended on the salmon sushi. It melted in my mouth! The toro sushi is $12 a piece, and the fish was a very thin slice, and it did not give me the texture of melted in my mouth. Not worth the price. We spent $200 here for 2 people, and we left feeling hungry. The quality of the sushi was good, but not good enough to be worth the price we paid for. I can probably get omakase, and be full else where with the price I paid for.