Azuma is an izakaya, Japanese style pub, that is crowded with devoted fans every day. The restaurant’s menu is loaded with dishes made from carefully selected ingredients and an uncompromising approach to creating authentic flavors. Japanese style teriyaki sauce goes really well with steamed rice, as well as being a good flavor to wash down with beer. Try Azuma’s plump chicken cooked with teriyaki sauce. As summer approaches, people are destined to crave ice-cold beer. There is just nothing like having a glass of cold beer on a hot summer day in the pleasant homey atmosphere of Azuma. You will soon find yourself becoming a regular customer at this home away from home.

There are seven Japanese chefs here with an abundance of experience from Japan. It is not unusual to say that throughout America this restaurant has the largest number of Japanese chefs with the most years of experience. Chef’s special teriyaki sauce is based on a recipe from Monkogen, which is Chef Yukio’s favorite yakitori restaurant in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture. They’ve made it an opportunity for anyone to easily enjoy the skill and refinement of traditional and delicate Japanese kaiseki cuisine.

MITAKI has long been a popular Japanese restaurant for the local residents of Long Beach. They opened a branch in downtown Los Angeles in August 2006. In the middle of the busy commercial district, MITAKI offers hearty Japanese food in a clean and cozy space. MITAKI provides food in a very convenient fashion, so that business people can enjoy a quick lunch easily. Tender and juicy teriyaki chicken is smothered with their original sweet teriyaki sauce, making an appetizing accompaniment for steamed rice.

Good old fashioned Japanese decor represented by traditional Japanese paintings and a modern interior combine to create the cozy atmosphere of Mugen. Since this restaurant is situated in an area where commercial and residential districts meet, Mugen is crowded with business people during the lunch hour, and is filled with families at night. They have special stoves in the kitchen with extra strong burners. In order to utilize that culinary firepower effectively, careful training of the kitchen staff is conducted. Mugen pays close attention to every detail and takes particular pride in their homemade sauces.