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 ...

Update on Jan. 7: We previously wrote that chef Teiichi Sakurai was a James Beard nominee, which is incorrect. He was a six-time semifinalist. Tei Tei Robata Bar has seen its way through more than two ...

Junkichi Robata Izakaya is rooted in Japanese tradition. Meat is grilled robata style, where it's skewered and slow-grilled over hot, high-carbon style. But there's an element of technology ...