Great izakaya spot if you want to sip on drinks and share a few dishes. Each dish is smaller in portion and makes it great for ordering different items and slowly enjoying them with some sake. They are known for the chicken wings which are juicy and flavorful but a little bit on the smaller side. Love the chicken cartilage because it has a great crunch on it and the grilled squid was great for changing up the texture. Service is friendly and fast and inside is a casual spot. Great for relaxing, catching up with friends, and sipping on beer or sake!
Itamar T.
I tried this place for the first time and I enjoyed it. I love these hole in the wall places and if I'm not in Korea town eating then I'm glad that right here locally on sawtelle I can still find some diverse food. This is yakitori which is Japanese bbq not to be confused with other types of bbq. They have a large menu with many selections. The two ladies who worked there were sweet and nice and playful and I enjoyed eating here. The service was good and we got in and got out immediately cause I am a quick eater, was hungry and food was timely. The chicken wings are a must. The rest of the items are presence. I'll be back again
Jetrina M.
I've lived on the Westside for almost 10 years and this was my first time at this restaurant! It's located in Japantown on Sawtelle across the street from the OG tsujita. There's almost never a line here so I thought it would be really empty but it was pretty full for a Friday night! They have regular seating and Japanese style seating where you remove your shoes and sit on low tables on little pillows. We came here with a group of 5. Their alcoholic beverages are very tasty and not too strong or expensive and we each ordered one (I think I got white peach). We ordered a skewer set and a half chicken of their fried chicken to share. Most of our group ordered the dinner boxes as the main meal. The skewers had a nice wood fired taste to them and their fried chicken was so delicious, I wish we ordered more to share. All their dinner boxes come with a piece of pork tonkotsu so you actually get 2 meats! I ordered the steak dinner box and it was very filling that I took it home and ate for 3 meals. Their dinner boxes are on the pricy side but I think it's worth it for the portion that you get. There's a complimentary parking lot behind the restaurant but we parked on the street as we wanted to get dessert somewhere afterwords. We definitely enjoyed our meal here!
AbbyChad C.
We love this place and we keep on coming back. Authentic taste of Japanese karaage. Their online order is very efficient and the food is always packaged well.
Kaleo Kawamura
I can't believe this is rated so highly!I ordered the Tarzan chicken with a yaki onigiri.The chicken is greasy and dry, not very well seasoned, either.And be careful of the yaki onigiri! It's not grilled but BURNT, and made the table smell acrid, sour, and of course burnt.The staff works hard but gives lots of attitude, so if you want to cancel an order, get ready for lots of sass.Overall, the atmosphere was hostile, which was very odd... maybe go to the one in torrance. Good luck!Parking: The parking was OK. The asian man in charge will berate you for asking questions and threaten you if you don't know what's up. so make sure to know what to do when there
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ilwoo H.
I wanted give this place 1.5 star. If you looked up my reviews I only gave few places 5star. 3star mean's recommended. I'm not easy to give star up to 3star. I visited my friend's area for dinner and they took me this place. This place likes ijakaya style. But we were here for dinner. We ordered a lot of food for 4people. My favorite Japanese ijakaya style restaurant was in Manhattan. I liked this place aged tofu and croquet. Rice was too salty to me also steak. I ate better food anywhere else. My friends favorite restaurant so they recognized my friends. Service was great. My friend ordered Japanese so easy to order. Our server was speak Japanese. If my friend asking me to go this place again with them I would try one more time and ordered what I want. Every menu was my friend recommended. I thinking there's better food more than I was tried at this time.
tengen uzui
I can understand Japanese!Apparently it's in Nagoya, but it's unclear if the company is connected.There are some standard ones too!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Victoria
Extremely slow service so be ready to order all at one time when the server comes. The food is OK, but not worth the price. Nothing is particularly juicy or seasoned. It’s passable but doesn’t taste authentic to a real Japanese yakitori
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Sarah H.
I had a quick dinner here on my birthday. The skewers were not bad but wouldn't say memorable. The servers were great and very informative which I appreciated.
Ali Mustafa KAHRAMAN
Terrible food , service so slowEmployees very very very rude , nobady work goodDirty kitchen and dirty service , smell
Not impressed. Small portions. Rice bowl was $16. The waitress was rude my son asked for drink menu she rudely grabbed the menu out of his hands! I did not appreciate that rude mannerism. This is for Santa Ana location on Bristol street
Elaina E.
Great atmosphere. I feel like I'm in Tokyo. Amazing small plates, beer and sake all at a reasonable price, and the people here know their stuff when it comes to a giant party and plain old fashioned fun.
taku
Amazing Japanese style Izakaya. I thought myself being in Japan. Dishes are high quality and not so expensive.There are also variety of Japanese beverage including beer, Sake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isaak Ottmar
Some of the best chicken I’ve had in the area. Furaibo has a unique interior that transports you to Japan, and a wonderful staff that was nice and courteous. Great for budget and quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Erika Liang
Stumbled upon this place while looking for something for lunch at around 11:00. A.m. Most places weren't open as this area has a slow start. I came in here with a group of four. We had to wait till the restaurant opened. But they were nice enough to allow us to sit down with some waters.We ordered a cutlet curry, mushrooms, kimchi fried rice. Hanpen cheese. Chicken kaarage. Teba and chita lunch combo (recommend by server). And a side order of the croquette.The cutlet curry tasted pretty good. Better than the curry over rice down the street at curry house. (But not better than the curry udon ?). Chicken kaarage, hanpen cheese and croquette were very tasty and I'd order them again.However, the teba and chita lunch combo , was a terrible recommendation. I think each of us took a bite out of the wing and put it down. The leg was pretty tasty though, so I'd recommend getting that if you want something savory.Now the dish that I was most excited for was the biggest disappointment. I don't even know how they can call what they served. Kimchi fried rice because there was no kimchi flavor. There was no kimchi, it wasn't even spicy.For enjoying half of the things we ordered here. I wouldn't be back for a second try. I'll take my business elsewhere unfortunately.
Great izakaya spot if you want to sip on drinks and share a few dishes. Each dish is smaller in portion and makes it great for ordering different items and slowly enjoying them with some sake. They are known for the chicken wings which are juicy and flavorful but a little bit on the smaller side. Love the chicken cartilage because it has a great crunch on it and the grilled squid was great for changing up the texture. Service is friendly and fast and inside is a casual spot. Great for relaxing, catching up with friends, and sipping on beer or sake!
I tried this place for the first time and I enjoyed it. I love these hole in the wall places and if I'm not in Korea town eating then I'm glad that right here locally on sawtelle I can still find some diverse food. This is yakitori which is Japanese bbq not to be confused with other types of bbq. They have a large menu with many selections. The two ladies who worked there were sweet and nice and playful and I enjoyed eating here. The service was good and we got in and got out immediately cause I am a quick eater, was hungry and food was timely. The chicken wings are a must. The rest of the items are presence. I'll be back again
I've lived on the Westside for almost 10 years and this was my first time at this restaurant! It's located in Japantown on Sawtelle across the street from the OG tsujita. There's almost never a line here so I thought it would be really empty but it was pretty full for a Friday night! They have regular seating and Japanese style seating where you remove your shoes and sit on low tables on little pillows. We came here with a group of 5. Their alcoholic beverages are very tasty and not too strong or expensive and we each ordered one (I think I got white peach). We ordered a skewer set and a half chicken of their fried chicken to share. Most of our group ordered the dinner boxes as the main meal. The skewers had a nice wood fired taste to them and their fried chicken was so delicious, I wish we ordered more to share. All their dinner boxes come with a piece of pork tonkotsu so you actually get 2 meats! I ordered the steak dinner box and it was very filling that I took it home and ate for 3 meals. Their dinner boxes are on the pricy side but I think it's worth it for the portion that you get. There's a complimentary parking lot behind the restaurant but we parked on the street as we wanted to get dessert somewhere afterwords. We definitely enjoyed our meal here!
We love this place and we keep on coming back. Authentic taste of Japanese karaage. Their online order is very efficient and the food is always packaged well.
I can't believe this is rated so highly!I ordered the Tarzan chicken with a yaki onigiri.The chicken is greasy and dry, not very well seasoned, either.And be careful of the yaki onigiri! It's not grilled but BURNT, and made the table smell acrid, sour, and of course burnt.The staff works hard but gives lots of attitude, so if you want to cancel an order, get ready for lots of sass.Overall, the atmosphere was hostile, which was very odd... maybe go to the one in torrance. Good luck!Parking: The parking was OK. The asian man in charge will berate you for asking questions and threaten you if you don't know what's up. so make sure to know what to do when there
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
I wanted give this place 1.5 star. If you looked up my reviews I only gave few places 5star. 3star mean's recommended. I'm not easy to give star up to 3star. I visited my friend's area for dinner and they took me this place. This place likes ijakaya style. But we were here for dinner. We ordered a lot of food for 4people. My favorite Japanese ijakaya style restaurant was in Manhattan. I liked this place aged tofu and croquet. Rice was too salty to me also steak. I ate better food anywhere else. My friends favorite restaurant so they recognized my friends. Service was great. My friend ordered Japanese so easy to order. Our server was speak Japanese. If my friend asking me to go this place again with them I would try one more time and ordered what I want. Every menu was my friend recommended. I thinking there's better food more than I was tried at this time.
I can understand Japanese!Apparently it's in Nagoya, but it's unclear if the company is connected.There are some standard ones too!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Extremely slow service so be ready to order all at one time when the server comes. The food is OK, but not worth the price. Nothing is particularly juicy or seasoned. It’s passable but doesn’t taste authentic to a real Japanese yakitori
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
I had a quick dinner here on my birthday. The skewers were not bad but wouldn't say memorable. The servers were great and very informative which I appreciated.
Terrible food , service so slowEmployees very very very rude , nobady work goodDirty kitchen and dirty service , smell
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Not impressed. Small portions. Rice bowl was $16. The waitress was rude my son asked for drink menu she rudely grabbed the menu out of his hands! I did not appreciate that rude mannerism. This is for Santa Ana location on Bristol street
Great atmosphere. I feel like I'm in Tokyo. Amazing small plates, beer and sake all at a reasonable price, and the people here know their stuff when it comes to a giant party and plain old fashioned fun.
Amazing Japanese style Izakaya. I thought myself being in Japan. Dishes are high quality and not so expensive.There are also variety of Japanese beverage including beer, Sake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some of the best chicken I’ve had in the area. Furaibo has a unique interior that transports you to Japan, and a wonderful staff that was nice and courteous. Great for budget and quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings
Stumbled upon this place while looking for something for lunch at around 11:00. A.m. Most places weren't open as this area has a slow start. I came in here with a group of four. We had to wait till the restaurant opened. But they were nice enough to allow us to sit down with some waters.We ordered a cutlet curry, mushrooms, kimchi fried rice. Hanpen cheese. Chicken kaarage. Teba and chita lunch combo (recommend by server). And a side order of the croquette.The cutlet curry tasted pretty good. Better than the curry over rice down the street at curry house. (But not better than the curry udon ?). Chicken kaarage, hanpen cheese and croquette were very tasty and I'd order them again.However, the teba and chita lunch combo , was a terrible recommendation. I think each of us took a bite out of the wing and put it down. The leg was pretty tasty though, so I'd recommend getting that if you want something savory.Now the dish that I was most excited for was the biggest disappointment. I don't even know how they can call what they served. Kimchi fried rice because there was no kimchi flavor. There was no kimchi, it wasn't even spicy.For enjoying half of the things we ordered here. I wouldn't be back for a second try. I'll take my business elsewhere unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4