Saturday, January 31, 2026

Otafuku@Gardena ★★★

Favorite Japanese Comfort Food. Quality food. Homemade Seiro Soba. Remember to ask for Sobayu when you are about to finish your soba. After finishing the soba/ udon, dilute the sauce with sobayu to drink. It's healthy. Soba Tea is now $4.50 with no refills. Call in at least the day before for reservations. 

Seiro Soba $18 (cold), Tororo add $4

Nagaimo Okura (Ponzu) $9.50

Aji Tataki $24

Buckwheat Hot Tea (now non-refillable) $4.50

Sashimi 4 Kinds $38

Tebasaki (Chicken Wings) $6

Shrimp Tempura Add-On $14




Chicken Karaage $15

Soba-Yu

Otafuku Restaurant
16525 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 532-9348

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Sumibiyakitori Kidori@Arcadia ★★★

dineLA.  Amazing authentic Yakitori. Great with beer. Rare Chochin available (seasonal, limited quantities). Love the smoked soft-boiled Quail Egg. dineLA Special $45/$85 per person Jan 23 - Feb 6 with 1 alcoholic drink (beer, house sake, or highball) included. A la carte available. 18% service charge will be automatically added to bill. Reservations on Tock. Free parking in lot.

Chochin $7 (seasonal)

Aburi Mentai $12

$45 dineLA Special:
3 appetizers, 6 skewers (Teba, Negima, Sasami, Zucchini, Tsukune, Heart) & 1 alcoholic drink


Tosaka (Crown) $5.50

Furisode (Wing Skin) $7

Liver $5.50

Sasami (dineLA)

Momo (Thigh) $6

Teba (Chicken Wings) (dineLA)


Heart (dineLA)

Nagaimo (Mountain Yam) $4.50

Negima (dineLA)

Zucchini (dineLA)

Tomato $4.50

Tsukune (dineLA)

Tori Soba $15

Momo (Thigh) $6

Okura (Okra) $4.50

Uzura (Smoked Quail Egg) $5

Bonjiri (Tail) $6.50

Sumibiyakitori Kidori
1108 S. Baldwin Ave. #B7
Arcadia, CA 91007

Monday, January 26, 2026

Wafu Bento Pop-Up@West Hollywood ★★★

Special Kue (Wild Longtooth Grouper) Omakase Pop-Up. Sushi Chef Taishi-san from Osaka is amazing & friendly. $275 per person with tax, unlimited hot green tea, unlimited beer & add-on included. Pop-up location at Mutsu in West Hollywood. Metered street parking.

Chef Taishi



Sea Cucumber

Kue Fish Flown from Japan





Crispy Taro Root, Simmered Kabocha Squash & Baby Octopus



Grilled Eggplant with Simmered Anago (Conger Eel)



House-Prepared Monkfish Liver

Unlimited Beer

Kue (Wild Longtooth Grouper) Sashimi, Karasumi


Steamed Egg Custard with Hairy Crab & Kue Liver

Crispy Kue Okaki Style

Doraemon Plate

Kue Slider




Gobo Root for Kue Shabu Shabu

Kue for Shabu Shabu

Kue Shabu Shabu

Kue with Lotus Root Manju


Teriyaki Kue

Clay Pot Rice with Kue

Kue Spring Roll

Clay Pot Rice with Kue & Ikura

Kue Skin Hand Roll

Clear Kue Soup

Strawberry Daifuku

Uni Sushi

Uni Hand Roll

Mother & Son Uni (special request)




Wafu Bento
https://www.instagram.com/wafubento.socal/