Oto-oto Izakaya Japonaise - Monrovia

I bought a salad and they forgot the salad dressing which was disappointed. The food was good.

I waited an hour for drinks and decided to leave before placing my food order.

This was our second visit, and both times the service left much to be desired. We waited an hour and a half for our food, which consisted of just two rolls and the $29 bluefin O-Toro tuna sashimi. The sashimi was laden with white streaks of connective tissue, making it incredibly chewy and stringy—so much so that I had to discreetly dispose of it in my napkin. When I asked the waiter for a better cut, he returned with the same plate and said that all their pieces were like that. This was very unprofessional. When the check arrived, we refused to pay for the sashimi since most of it had ended up in my napkin, and we had asked for it to be removed. The waitress shot me an angry look and condescendingly remarked, “Next time, don’t just leave one piece if you don’t like it!” Honestly, it’s absurd to think there would be a next time. When we requested to speak to a manager, she told us he was at home. I replied, “Well, call him,” which I didn’t expect her to do, but she surprisingly did and handed me her unclean cell phone. The man on the line was somewhat aggressive and sounded like we were bothering him. He insisted that sashimi couldn’t be stringy since he cut it himself. However, he eventually instructed the waitress (who might have been his wife) to remove the charge from the bill.

The service and food are consistently excellent! If you're craving delicious yakitori, this is the place to be. A tip: visit on the weekend for the best yakitori experience—while they do serve it during the week as well, the grill master just seems to shine more on weekends!

? sushi combo premium the sushi combo premium comes with 8pc tuna roll and 8pc nigiri sushi. I asked them to upgrade the tuna roll to a yellowtail roll and they agreed for an extra $4.00— totally worth it! I also asked them to not put wasabi on the nigiri pieces it was soooo yummy! I actually was surprised to see some of these fish instead of unagi and shrimp but very much happy with the uni! I will definitely go back to try other items on the menu like the negitoro maki and citrus roll.