Yakitoriya 101 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064

"DO NOT GO HERE! I very rarely give 1 star. Let's get to it. The meat is overcooked and dry, under seasoned, really small and over priced. The best flavored skewer was the chicken breast skewer topped with wasabi... because I could only taste the wasabi, not dry and bland chicken. We averaged like 1 skewer every 10 minutes after about ~45 minutes of waiting and then sides. We were there for over 2 hours for almost no food. There is one tiny grill, like a home Asian style table top grill. He could only make maybe 15ish at a time. It's $27, per person, for food plus a min of ~$4 per drink with a mandatory 20% surcharge MINIMUM. The menu is deceptive. The Yakatoriya combination is $25 for 5 skewers and some tiny sides of salad and broth. That means, I had to order their cheapest, single, skewer for $3.50. So, about $30 for one person on bad food that was so little it left a hunger an 8 piece Chicken Mac'Nugget meal could have filled better instead. They also had this peak COVID obsession with sanitizer. They wore masks, had plastic wrap all over their cook area, had mandatory hand sanitizer on entry and messages everywhere about cleaning and sanitizing."

"So delicious. Feels like I am having yakitori in Tokyo. Definitely get the chicken skin dish, the fried soft bone (cartilage), chicken broth, and even the liver was delightful with a wonderful sauce. The owners are adorable and are working so hard so please come with patience and the desire to have a nicely paced meal. Sit at the bar and eat everything while it’s hot. I don’t have any photos because we scarfed everything so fast."

"Amazing yakitori Scored a reservation calling at 4pm Food was perfectly seasoned Nicely paced Don’t miss the grilled rice ball"