Habuya Represents the Perfect Prefecture

Tustin is dense with great restaurants, having perhaps OC's most eclectic collection of eateries that include not just the original location of the preeminent (and now increasingly ubiquitous) izakaya known as Honda Ya, but also Cream Pan, one of...

End-of-year lists like these are fun to do, but hard to write because it is always difficult to just pick five of anything, let alone restaurants in a year full of great meals. This year, I used the same measuring stick as last year: in picking my...

If you’re ever stuck in a rut of sushi, ramen, and teriyaki, wondering what else is out there, try these ten other great Japanese dishes that you can eat right now in OC. Bento (Lunch Box) at Mitsuwa You can go at lunch time to get a bento box...

Welcome to our annual Top 5 countdown, where most of our our SAFII writers tell you what impressed them over the past year! Here, restaurant critic Edwin Goei tell you what he loved—enjoy, and drink up! 5. Shimauta Awamori at Habuya If you settle...

Do you know how to tell if you're in a true Okinawan restaurant? Check if there's awamori on the menu. Awamori is the tropical Japanese island's rotgut, unique to it and only it—inextricably linked to the region, much like Champagne is to the area...