Torihei Yakitori Robata Dining

As authentic yakitori as you can get in LA – great food, friendly Japanese service, and they don’t rush you. The food is served slowly, which is a nice touch.

The only downside is that it can get expensive if you want to eat a lot, like at KBBQ, so it’s more of a slow-paced, savor-and-enjoy kind of experience. Also please make water free 🙏

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is probably one of the best yakitori places in all of LA.

The yakitori and variety of choices is amazing here. You have so many choices of what you'd like to try and they're all very good. The chicken meatball was very tender and delicious the beef tongue was awesome. We also got the beef short ribs and grilled squid which were excellent and not overly savory. The tako-wasa was also very good.

The staff was very attentive on the items we got and we were able to order more we needed..keep in mind the food does take some time to come and you will end up spending a fair amount of time to eat but it's very enjoyable. Reservations are highly recommended as it gets packed and the wait can be up to 1.5 hrs or no reservations at all day of.

The restaurant is your general Japanese style decor with staff greeting you and serving you. The staff also knows Japanese if you happen to speak the language.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Squid Ika-Yaki No Legs Part, Torihei Meatball, Fried Jidori Chicken Kara-Age, Wagyu Beef Tataki, Raw Octopus with Wasabi Tako-Wasa, Marinated Quail Eggs

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Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Yakitori SP Best Seller, Torihei Meatball, Salad, Sausages 2pc, Liver, Yellow Tail Sashimi

Not what it used to be. when making reservation for 7 was expecting at least 2 hrs wait but was accepted right away. Sat down and realized why place is empty now.
First thing they charge $1 for water! And they changed the menu. Was pretty flabbergasted that they charge for water so we only ate one skewer each, had 3 glasses of beer and left for another restaurant.

It took 20 minutes just for someone to come take our order.

The yakitori didn’t taste anything like it used to — it used to have that authentic Japanese charcoal-grilled flavor, but now it’s just overly sweet and tastes like the meat was boiled and then dried out. The texture was also disappointing.

We ordered 16 skewers, but they came out so late that we had to ask about them. One server told us all the skewers had already been served, but another server brought the missing ones right after. Only then did they realize a mistake had been made and double-checked the order.

When we said it was taking too long and asked to cancel the skewers, the staff claimed they were already on the grill and couldn’t be canceled.
Since we were sitting at the bar, we could clearly see that wasn’t true. They hadn’t even started cooking them yet. When we asked why they were lying, the manager just said it was a “miscommunication” and didn’t even apologize.

The flavor is no longer the same, the service was rude, and the staff seemed more focused on pushing out food than actually taking care of customers. It was a frustrating and unpleasant experience. We won’t be coming back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

All items ordered and served were delicious. We recommend chicken wings, chicken meat balls, gizzards, beef tongue, sliced beef salad, and beef soup. Gizzards were done just right. Beef tongue was tender. This restaurant also sell a small sample of their special sauce/dip. I think it's soy based fermented with fish (of course i don't know their secret ingredients, just guessing), it's good to try with their meat yakitori dishes. We'll be back. Lastly, best to make reservations ahead of time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good but overpriced

Skewers came out perfect, tender and juicy. Rice is made perfectly. Service is quick and warm

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food here is really good. I came in on a friday night and got seated right away. They basically give you a paper with the options and you mark off what you want to order. They also have a separate menu for things like drinks and specials, but a majority of your ordering will happen on the slip of paper. Once ordered, they start bringing out your food. I thought that the service was pretty slow and it took them a while to actually get food out. They started slowly trickling the food in so it's hard to tell when you have received all the things you ordered. My party just assumed that they were done and we only got the confirmation when we went to the front to pay. Besides that, we would have never known if we received all of our food or not. It's a place that serves alcohol in a tight knit restaurant, so people are going to be loud. Overall, the food was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Excellent place to get your yakatori fix. The chicken skin was grilled to perfection where all the fat was rendered out and left a crispy, charred piece of heaven to enjoy. The chicken tail was equally impressive as it provided a slightly crunchy texture on the exterior but moist n juicy on the inside. What a culinary pleasure...

Vegetarian options: There r veggies but their specialty is grilled chicken skewers

Kid-friendliness: Did not see kids during dinner but do not see why one cannot bring children. Perhaps age 10 n older

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Was a little bit cramped but food was really yummy! Their hot tea is also so good to have with their skewers, would totally recommend it.

I’m really fond of the liver plate but they don’t give enough crackers for the two giant liver paste balls! 😔

Would honestly come again just for the tea!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

great food!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can't speak to rest of the menu, but the yakitori is pretty good. Elbow to elbow at the bar seating which is a tad tight, and the veggies I did have were just okay.

Parking: Free lot that usually has spaces, but it does get busy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Too ordinary, Nakanoshita

Great food. Great prices

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Galbi, Liver, Yakitori SP Best Seller