Best thing I ate: Japanese A5 wagyu in a bento box to-go

Critic Brad A. Johnson says these bento boxes from one of the region’s finest Japanese barbecue restaurants are designed to travel
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • June 9, 2021
One of the region’s best Japanese barbecue restaurants, Yakiya in Hacienda Heights, is far more elegant than anything else in its genre. The restaurant features an omakase-style menu focused on Japanese A5 wagyu and American USDA Prime beef. It’s...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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