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LA s Oldest Japanese Restaurant: Keeping the Legacy Alive

LA s Oldest Japanese Restaurant: Keeping the Legacy Alive

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2
This Japanese restaurant in LA has been in business for 66 years without advertising. Otomisan, owned by Yayoi Watanabe, claims to be the last Japanese restaurant in the Los Angeles Boyle Heights area. Some locals don't even know it exists. Still, those who do, flock there for the tempura, udon, oyakodon bowls, and karaage. VICE met up with Watanabe and learned how she went from being a dry-cleaner owner to the face of one of the area's most beloved word-of-mouth restaurants in LA.
Date: 2022-12-30

Comments and reviews: 8


If I lived in that neighborhood I'd totally be there regularly. My mom died a while back, and because I'm an idiot I didn't ask her for her recipes knowing she wasn't going to be with me for long. I've tried to replicate them on my own with limited success. Watanabe-san's cooking seems to have so much love and home-style in it that it reminds me of her cooking. Not that it matters or anything but that's the highest compliment I can give about Japanese food like this. Whenever I head down to LA again I'll have to stop by.
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I'm so damn proud of Otomisan and Mrs. Watanabe for making it on here and keeping Otomisan open for this long. I still go there to this day and live so near to them. Warms my heart
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I usually come here for a quick lunch, and Mrs. Watanabe is super sweet. She always has my plate ready in advance and that's always a plus! I can't believe she is on here! Wooo!
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The food looks so delicious!
I hope the restaurant will never close and that someone will continue to run the restaurant even when the current owner retires or passes away.

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please note - this is factually incorrect, sakura on centinela has been in business 70 years. while this is great content, you should strive for more accuracy.
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Place is so good its like you're at home, sometimes Ill make the drive from Simi if not in the area. If you do go, check out specials always a good choice.
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OMG she is so cute. LOVE her. Hope her to have continued success and great health for years and years to come. :) LOVE stories like this.
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i love otomisan! happy to see this pop up in my recommended and hopefully otomisan will get love for many more generations
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