"Walking into King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant in Torrance is an instant reminder of Hawaii. The suburban restaurant, just south of downtown Los Angeles, sports a large lanai (patio) and palm trees, as well as island music that plays endlessly through the restaurant speakers. At the entrance, a wall of packaged sweet bread in the form of dinner rolls, buns and slices greets customers, alongside a large bakery case filled with cream puffs, turnovers, cakes, pies and mochi doughnuts."
"Los Angeles County has the largest Native Hawaiian population in California, many of them concentrated in this broad, semicoastal South Bay part of town. And so, for former Hawaii residents like myself, going to King's Hawaiian restaurant is about much more than just the food. It feels like going home. It's a place where you meet people who know people you know. It's where you end up talking with someone who graduated from the same high school and where the Hawaiian Pidgin English flows freely."
King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant in Torrance recreates Hawaiian atmosphere with a large lanai, palm trees and continuous island music. A wall of packaged sweet bread and a bakery case filled with cream puffs, turnovers, cakes, pies and mochi doughnuts greet customers. The restaurant serves comfort dishes such as kalua pork, loco moco, Spam musubi, chicken katsu and oxtail soup alongside signature sandwiches and breakfast plates. Crowds include large celebratory groups and regulars seeking breakfast grinds. Many Los Angeles County Native Hawaiians and former Hawaii residents frequent the spot, finding familiar people, Hawaiian Pidgin English and a sense of home.
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