A whimsical backdrop for skewers, sake and share plates galore.

This is not the kind of sushi dinner where you order a couple of rolls and call it a night. This Missouri restaurant leans ...

“It’s not a robata concept, it’s not our take on a robata grill,” Gene Kato, former chef of Japonais, explains of his upcoming Sumi Robata Bar. “It is a robata grill, as authentic as we can make it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diners can either eat at tables or the sushi bar. (Chyna Blackmon) When a colleague mentioned he picked Kata Robata for his ...

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 ...

The most striking Japanese dish I've had lately? It's hard to say, although at the moment I am tending toward a dish of warm tofu freshly made at table: a beautifully weathered bowl, a few drops of ...

In terms of lunchtime atmosphere, it’s hard to do better than the three Rs: Robata, Ramen and swoRds. Here to add a bit of danger to your next allegedly casual business lunch: Robata JINYA, soft-open ...