Best thing I ate: A beautiful bento on Robata Wasa’s charming new terrace in Irvine

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • September 26, 2018
Robata Wasa, the classic sushi and robata bar at the Irvine Spectrum has moved into a larger, much more elegant space adjacent to the new Apple store. I stumbled into the restaurant by accident, not realizing it had just opened a few days prior....
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