Torigoya

Eric Misaka

Great food and experience at Torigoya. Be there just at their opening their business at 6 was kinda important if you didn’t make reservation - tables can fill up really quick. Ordered their 10 combo and the chef cooked them beautifully. Genuine experience, although it could be little bit pricey but definitely worth it. Don’t forget to put some of their homemade seasonings on it if you feel a bit light seasoned.

Chelsea Hoang

Long wait since we stopped by to put our name down up front at 7pm and didn’t get seated until 8:50pm. We saw so many great reviews about this place and are huge fan of izakaya, so we decided to walk to all the near by shops and got onigiri at one of the stores to hold us over. What a great call to wait since it was hand down the best skewers restaurant we’ve been to in the US. If you had a chance, get everything with sauce. There wasn’t a huge difference in flavor than dry but they’re definitely more juicy. The meat was lean and just flavorful by itself. We ordered cucumber with special sauce and ot surprisingly a delicious choice to have as a side dish. The miso sauce can also be a dip for the skewers. The sodobodon (ground chicken rice bowl) was a must. All the veggies skewers were delish as well. Cannot recommend this place enough if it wasn’t for the wait, but what good foods weren’t worth waiting for right?

Dom Ku

Torigoya is a small yakitori spot that fills up very quickly so get there when it opens or you’ll have to wait. When seated, you have a paper slip to order skewers and then they have a menu with items and prices. Their staff are hustling to serve all the guests and they were timely, despite being so busy. Unfortunately they were out of Chicken Nanban when we ordered. All the skewers were very good, no complaints. The chicken thigh is incredibly tender, and the soft thigh is even more! The sauce is flavorful but maybe a little bit too much. They use the same sauce for any of their skewers so I prefer the salted option to let the chicken and charcoal flavor shine. Prices are average for yakitori in LA, but it tastes above average and they don’t skimp out on portion size or ingredient quality.

Christine F

This is my favorite place to eat Yakitori in Little Tokyo. I stopped by for dinner on a chilly night and it's so cozy inside. I visited 3 years ago during covid so business was slower than usual and tables were turning fast, however now it's probably hard to get seated. You can smell the fragrant juices of the chicken skewers if you're anywhere on the second floor of this shopping complex. I ordered to share, beef, soft and negi chicken thighs, chicken breast, chicken wings, chicken hearts and gizzards and chicken meatballs skewers. The grill master here is Japanese and he definitely knows how to preserve the succulent texture of the juices in the meat skewers while also giving you the smokiness from the charcoal. In addition to the yakitori they also have a la carte side items like Oyako Donburi, quite fluffy and seasoned just right and an incredible chicken broth congee that warms your soul. The name of this congee on the menu is Zousui Chicken congee with vegetables. The pricing structure is very fair given the location, our bill came out to be $65 for two people. FYI they have Kirin and Asahi on tap here! This little izakaya is definitely worth a visit.

Francisco Escalante

Without a doubt, one of the best meals I've had, the chicken nanban alone is worth the visit, so full of flavor, an actual dance in your mouth. You get the skewers as they cook them one at a time over the course of the meal and it's fantastic, you get them fresh and ready to eat and can really isolate the flavor and the texture without being overwhelmed. The course meal is the way to go, you get salad and a light chicken soup, a few veggie skewers as well as a series of chicken skewers, you get to taste the whole bird and let me tell you the liver is amazing, so creamy. Order the cucumber appetizer it's so fresh. This was a wonderful night and I'll be thinking of this meal for a long time to come.