By Keiko FukudaAn Okinawan restaurant, Habuya Okinawan Dining, was opened in December of 2010 in Tustin. Mere 3 months after the opening, it was featured as “The Best Hidden Japanese Restaurant” in the Los Angeles Times, which gave this restaurant a big boost. Mayumi Burgus from Okinawa, the owner o...

By Keiko FukudaThe number of ramen restaurants have reached the point of saturation not only in Los Angeles, but also in San Francisco, and New York. Now, Japanese udon noodles have slowly begun to sneak into the market. In September of 2017, MARUGAME-SEIMEN, an udon specialty restaurant chain, land...