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Where Japanese flavor meets the San Fernando Valley

Where Japanese flavor meets the San Fernando Valley

Tokyo Tenders brings Japanese-inspired flavors to Van Nuys Boulevard — crispy chicken thighs, bold dipping sauces, and milkshakes that give the San Fernando Valley something genuinely different.
The flavor idea

The flavor idea

Classic chicken thighs and fries meet Japanese-rooted sauces — yuzu soy, garlic soy, and buffalo — each one shifting the meal into something you haven't quite had before.
Built for trying something different

Built for trying something different

Guests keep coming back to work through the sauce lineup. The matcha shake has become the signature pairing — fast-casual format, anything-but-ordinary flavors.
The Pacoima table

The Pacoima table

Tokyo Tenders is rooted in Pacoima's community — open-air seating, mural-covered walls, and red mesh tables on Van Nuys Boulevard. It's a neighborhood spot that happens to serve food people drive across the Valley for.