Cows that are being massaged daily and induced with beer and sake makes the best kind of meat. 😀

Yes, Japanese BBQ is pricy and most of the time not All You Can Eat, which I know most people usually prefer, but I love Japanese BBQ! I don’t usually hate myself after like with AYCE KBBQ.

Here are a few of my favorite spots in socal:

Anjin
3033 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Recommended: all the above

Tsuruhashi
18798 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Recommended: beef tongue, pork belly, Yukke Raw Beef, outside skirt,
prime ribeye, cold noodles and family combo (mon-thurs $35)

Kappo Honda
18450 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Recommended: yakitori, sushi, appetizers- squid legs, fries

Shin-Sen-Gumi (Yakitori)
18315 Brookhurst St #1, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Recommended: beef tongue, pork belly, chicken skin, chateaubriand steak
I really like coming here for the yuzu.

MANPUKU
891 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Recommended: garlic rice and thickly cut kobe wagyu Beef tongue
THE SIGNATURE Negi Shio WAS OKAY TO ME.

izakaya HACHI
3033 Bristol St D, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

recommended: uni & Beef sashimi, uni & Squid, corn,
beef tongue and pork cheek

Takaya Yakitori Izakaya
# B15, 4356, 891 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

recommended: happy hour — 3 yakitori + beer/sake for $10
beef tongue, pork belly, chicken skin and breast