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 various items you can order. It’s something like a sushi menu, ...

Sumi Robata is a food writer’s nightmare—or maybe just this food writer’s nightmare—because the food is deserving of gushing praise, and yet this food is so simple there’s almost nothing to say about ...

Those who know chef Gene Kato from his years as executive chef (one of two) at Japonais should be advised that while the quality of his cooking hasn’t changed at Sumi Robata Bar, the restaurant he and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diners can either eat at tables or the sushi bar. (Chyna Blackmon) When a colleague mentioned he picked Kata Robata for his ...

The Robata comes to the West Coast by way of LDH, a massive conglomerate involved in everything from apparel to modeling agencies to martial arts. Their restaurant and nightlife wing is known as LDH ...

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Sushi Robata is nestled in the hinterland that is farthest North Dallas in a nondescript strip mall that houses the requisite grocery store, Jack in the Box and urgent care center. It has fine sushi, ...

Though ultra-seasonal tasting menus are the main draw at this recent Financial District addition, don’t miss à la carte robata-style offerings like Texas-raised Wagyu cooked to medium-rare over ...

If there's one thought chef Manabu "Hori" Horiuchi came back with after his recent trip to Bangkok and Tokyo over the summer it is this: Simplicity. The Thai street food (charcoal-grilled chicken and ...

There are two kinds of people. The first kind will look at Seven Sushi & Robata's all-you-can-eat menu and think, "That's nice." And the second? They'll see the puzzle waiting to be solved at Houston ...

The “honesty is the best policy” maxim can be a golden ticket in the hospitality industry. Tell a waiter, bartender or sommelier that you don’t know much about a particular cuisine, spirit or wine, ...