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Robata-Ya

310-481-1418
2004 Sawtelle Blvd. , Los Angeles, CA  90025
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S. Irene Virbila, LA Times Restaurant Critic
 

When we sit down at Robata-Ya, a casual new Japanese restaurant in West Los Angeles, our server hands us a long narrow paper listing the...

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Robata-Ya, a small, relaxed place with 15 seats at the counter and half a dozen tables, is moderately priced by Westside standards. But for chef-owner Mako Tanaka, it's something of a departure. The Japanese chef headed up the kitchen at Chinois on Main, now owns the namesake Mako in Beverly Hills and is a partner in the newly launched retro-Hawaiian called Luau, also in the general vicinity. But this is his most traditional restaurant.

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    Posted by Arammaru K. on Yelp_small
     

    I love Yakitori & Izakayas! However, this place was just okay for me overall. The menu is not as extensive as other yakitori places OR izakayas. But they...

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    Posted by Kristen W. on Yelp_small
     

    More like Robata-NAH! It was the night before Halloween and we actually wanted to go to this great little Lebanese joint. However, because it was late, we...

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    Posted by FML F. on Yelp_small
     

    A solid izakaya joint in the Little Osaka area. Visited for the first time last Friday for dinner. It isn't as quite good as Furaibo, which is just a...

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