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Los Angeles Times
Eastside Sushi? Si
The bar-like wooden counter was still there, and so were the stools. The three booths still had the same cushioned red backrests.
“It was like stepping into history, like stepping back into the 1950s,” said Yoshioka, 65.
Los Angeles Magazine
The Last Bento-Ya in Boyle Heights Transports Diners to the Neighborhood’s Past
“Time stands still as she talks. Wearing home-team whites, Hideo Nomo is frozen mid-pitch on an old Dodgers poster taped to a wall. The chef, who goes by Negishsan, can be heard frying the tempura, and a few moments later Watanabe has managed to fit it all, even the long green beans, inside a Styrofoam container secured with a rubber band. “This,” says the bus driver as he heads toward the door, “is a treat.”
KCET
Otomisan: The Last Japanese Restaurant in Boyle Heights
“Otomisan is the only remaining Japanese Restaurant in Boyle Heights. Decades ago the now heavily-Latino neighborhood was home to a large Japanese population, party due to its proximity to Little Tokyo, and there are still traces of that community that remains.”
L.A. Taco
THE L.A. TACO GUIDE TO JAPANESE CURRY AND WHERE TO FIND THE BEST IN LOS ANGELES
“Those places may be a little harder to find, but they’re there, just waiting to be discovered. Otomisan on 1st Street near Soto in Boyle Heights radiates homey comfort.”
Eater LA
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“The air smells of miso paste at Otomisan, the 64-year-old Japanese restaurant in Boyle Heights. Settle into a plush red booth and start with an order of the pan-fried gyozas before moving onto a sizable platter of curry with crispy pork.”