Otafuku

🇯🇵 JAPAN (via Eat the World Los Angeles) - Like any great izakaya, the menu is expansive and can cover any direction you want to bring your meal. It also seems to have a lot of more special and/or rare things that are not seen on a ton of other menus around town. Most likely at dinner there could be a wait if you show up unannounced, but it is always worth it as proven by the wide variety and ages of customers who are consistently enjoying meals.

Instead of sitting through traffic I decided to hop off and have dinner. Best Japanese food I've had in California. Authentic everything including the vibes and service. I'm shocked with the attention to detail and delicate flavors. Yey for spontaneous adventures! I ordered the grilled steak (half portion) and cold sero soba (half portion) and it was the perfect combo and portion. I recommend eating every part of the steak. It's perfectly grilled even down to the rendering of the fat.

Dined in the outdoor patio. Indoors is open for dining as well but it’s a bit cramped for my taste and the outdoor patio is nice enough with cute bistro lighting and some nice plants. Everything we ordered was top notch delightful from the sashimi to the tempura. The tempura was light and delicate, the karaage was very juicy, the pork cutlet permeated all the rice in the bowl in the best way possible. Dining here was a treat.

Absolutely amazing. The staff is friendly and attentive. The food was amazing. Hubby amd I came forna date night we shared a few appetizers the blue fish tuna sashimi absolutely delicious, the egg omelet (Dashimaki Tamago) Delish, we had the char grilled Prime rib steak with ponzu and a mixed greens. Would definitely come again. Wonderful experience. DESERT WAS AMAZING TOO, NO COMPLAINTS .

This was incredible Some of the best sashimi I’ve had in a long time And the yakitori was phenomenal as well - we got everything!! They were out of tendon and chicken wings unfortunately but we got just about everything else on the menu. We were in a group of 4, with one of us having spent 6 months in Japan recently so it helped to have his expertise in ordering. Parking was plentiful and service was excellent. They were able to accommodate most things for my gluten free preference wife. With the yakitori sauce having some gluten they just prepared it with no sauce and a bit of salt only - still delicious. Can’t wait to go back!

Japanese restaurant specializing in soba. Came here for dinner on a Sunday around 5pm with a friend and got seated immediately. There’s a couple of outdoor tables as well as indoor seating available. There’s a private lot in the back or you can park in the residential neighborhood. Credit cards are accepted. There are single occupant bathrooms available. Dogs were allowed outdoors. They do serve alcohol. The kitchen is open so you can see the chefs prepping all the food, which is cool. For the soba, you have the option to get cold or hot, and then get add-ons. I got the hot soba with a Jidori chicken curry mix, and the soup was extremely viscous and hot. They did provide more hot water at the end to thin the broth. The noodles still kept the next day for leftovers and they made sure I got two containers so I could separate the soup from the noodles. My friend’s cold soba with tempura was lighter and more refreshing - a more summery meal. The waitresses were polite and helpful.