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Yakitoriya Info
Amenities
Service options
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Highlights
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Fast service
Popular for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Alcohol
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Beer
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Comfort food
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Small plates
Dining options
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Lunch
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Dinner
Amenities
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Restroom
Atmosphere
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Casual
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Cozy
Planning
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Accepts reservations
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Best WLM Reviews
DO NOT GO HERE!
I very rarely give 1 star. Let's get to it.
The meat is overcooked and dry, under seasoned, really small and over priced. The best flavored skewer was the chicken breast skewer topped with wasabi... because I could only taste the wasabi, not dry and bland chicken. We averaged like 1 skewer every 10 minutes after about ~45 minutes of waiting and then sides. We were there for over 2 hours for almost no food. There is one tiny grill, like a home Asian style table top grill. He could only make maybe 15ish at a time.
It's $27, per person, for food plus a min of ~$4 per drink with a mandatory 20% surcharge MINIMUM. The menu is deceptive. The Yakatoriya combination is $25 for 5 skewers and some tiny sides of salad and broth. That means, I had to order their cheapest, single, skewer for $3.50. So, about $30 for one person on bad food that was so little it left a hunger an 8 piece Chicken Mac'Nugget meal could have filled better instead.
They also had this peak COVID obsession with sanitizer. They wore masks, had plastic wrap all over their cook area, had mandatory hand sanitizer on entry and messages everywhere about cleaning and sanitizing.
One of the best places I've been to. Lovely hole in the wall yakatori place on Sawtelle.
Although this isn't a fancy place and service is limited for good reason (husband and wife running the whole thing), it is definitely worth the wait and time! ???? Be patient and you'll see they are working hard to make to work for us all.
The food is so clean and very good. Some of the best meat I have had. I can't wait to come back and continue to support them!! ????
Excellent Yakitori and service, friendly staff. If you like delicious chicken and veggies and other foods please give it a try, you won’t be disappointed. I had the skewer combination and added some other ones and everything was delicious. The special grilled baby scallop was also super good. I’ll be back!!! Also a great beer, wine and sake menu ????
So delicious. Feels like I am having yakitori in Tokyo. Definitely get the chicken skin dish, the fried soft bone (cartilage), chicken broth, and even the liver was delightful with a wonderful sauce. The owners are adorable and are working so hard so please come with patience and the desire to have a nicely paced meal. Sit at the bar and eat everything while it’s hot. I don’t have any photos because we scarfed everything so fast.
This is a prolonged gourmet experience, not an easy eat a few sticks and run kinda joint. Amazing how the the grill anchors the whole restaurant. The way the chef coaxes the flavors out of the different chicken parts tastes like love and respect for the chickens' sacrafice. Traditional Japanese service. Chicken liver medium well is best use of this ingredient I know. Most are lightly seasoned so the chicken subtleties really shine through.
People that dont value how rare this place is, shouldn't be allow to rate it.
If you are accustomed to going to restaurant chains, all inclusive hotels and don't like a truly artisan run place, don't come here.
Yakitoriya is a ???? gem, a real Yakitory place. Served and ran by the owners.
Be patient, be respectful and you will enjoy it.
Amazing yakitori
Scored a reservation calling at 4pm
Food was perfectly seasoned
Nicely paced
Don’t miss the grilled rice ball
Wonderland authentic Japanese place. I’ve been coming here for years and the quality stayed the same with very reasonable prices. It delicious and very neat. Owned by husband and wife: he grills the chicken parts in front of you and she cooks the appetizers.
What to order: 5 or 9 stick course (comes with 5/9 stick of different chicken parts, soup, salad, appetizer) and Soboro rice is amazing (small size is quite large).
Quick Facts About Yakitoriya
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Thursday | 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday | 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Saturday | 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Sunday | 06:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
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