No Sushi, No Problem at Izakaya Meijiya

Izakaya With SeoulSushi and bulgogi burritos live together in perfect harmony, side-by-side at TustinNs Haru Izakaya Is it just me, or is every other Japanese joint opening these days an izakaya? The trendy Japanese equivalent to the gastro-pub...

Ennar Calasian Grill has gigantic-yet-dainty shoes to fill—Haley Nguyen's, to be exact. Xanh Bistro, Nguyen's Vietnamese eatery, has been gone for a few months now, and Ennar has moved in, taking over the space with the same restaurant layout. But...

If you keep up with the food magazines, I’m guessing you know about the original Aburiya Raku, even if you’ve never quite made it out to the place. It’s the loud, informal Japanese restaurant in Las Vegas’ tiny Chinatown, nearly as famous for its...

Los Angeles, I believe, has yet to reach Peak Ramen. New sushi bars seem to open each week. In some parts of town, you are rarely more than a few minutes’ drive from a curry house, a Japanese spaghetti parlor or a plate of okonomiyaki. Yet...

Photo by Edwin Goei For years, there were two warring Japanese restaurants at Irvine Spectrum. Izakaya Wasa opened about 10 years ago and Kabuki four years after that. They were located almost directly across from each other at the Edwards Cinemas...