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Ojiya
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Sushi Bars [Edit]
15904 E Gale AveHacienda Heights, CA 91745
(626) 855-3500
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:30 am - 2 pm
Mon-Sun 5 pm - 10 pm
Sat-Sun 12 pm - 2 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Dogs Allowed:
- No
177 reviews for Ojiya
Review Highlights
"The Kobe beef is like "butta."
(in 29 reviews)
"bacon-wrapped asparagus, kobe beef, and the eggplant."
(in 12 reviews)
"...asparagus, pork belly and chicken and green onion skewers."
(in 4 reviews)
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177 reviews in English
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Review from Elmo S.
Arcadia, CA
1/6/2012
Awesome place to get some real deal Japanese food, especially their Yakitori. Sit at the Yakitori bar and start with a ice cold draft beer. It'll help wash down their yummy Yakitori sticks.
There are just way too many fake 'Americanized' Japanese restaurants to just your mediocre standard ones. This place would just be considered mediocre in Japan, but for LA, it's about as good as it gets.
Staffs have always been friendly and the chefs behind the counter are great to chat with as well. -
Review from Naomi G.
Upland, CA
12/18/2011
This place is pretty good for being in a random strip mall.
The servers are super nice, but they seem to change over often.
They changed their menu a few weeks ago, but will still let you order off the old one, if you know what was on there.
The two item bento is a pretty good deal.
I often get the daily lunch special as it's a great price. Get there early though, it gets crazy busy at noon most days.
The inside is always clean and fresh. -
Review from Cesar R.
12/5/2011 6 photos
About an hour after we ate here... my buddy almost shat himself. It made me laugh hard enough to give this place four stars.
A tall, cold Asahi is the perfect way to start a day off....
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followed by some crunchy, hot deep fried friends from under the sea...
CALAMARI
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I think my buddy's downfall was ordering something as plain and fu*king boring as this....
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Yeah, I had a bite and it tasted just as mediocre as it looked. WHY!? It was his own gawdamn fault.
Next came the saving grace of this impromptu lunch.....
PORK LOIN CUTLET N STEAMED EGG OVER RICE
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Hallelujah.
Praise the Lard. -
Review from Andrew N.
Fullerton, CA
1/28/2012
Been here numerous times. Usually to order their lovely chicken skewers and beef tongue skewers for take out. I'm kind of puzzled why the restaurants here, if they serve skewers, they only serve it for dinner and not lunch? Cause I don't like to drive at night, so I'd rather go out for lunch than dinner.
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If you like beef tongue, you should definitely give the beef tongue skewers here a try! I like how the pieces are big, and it doesn't taste like normal beef tongue, not sure how to describe it. Their salted pork belly is also pretty good, a bit greasy/oily though. So you should order rice with it if you can. -
Review from Daisy K.
11/28/2011
I have dreams about Ojiya sometimes. Okay, not really... but a craving sets in every now and then.
This restaurant is set in a random strip mall that some may consider dodgy. It's the best type of place to find good food!
I come here for the yakitori - yummy beef tongue, kobe beef rib (delish but EXPENSIVE), bacon wrapped asparagus, pork belly, chicken and more. Nom nom nom. Prices are reasonable - with the exception of the kobe beef, which can add up after a few orders.
I also ordered the salmon sashimi and the fish was fresh and delicious.
I'd definitely rec this place if you want a good authentic izakaya experience - and be sure to order the skewers and not the sushi for that experience!Listed in: Good for groups, Delicious Sushi Places
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Review from Jaclyn N.
Diamond Bar, CA
One of the best Japanese places in the area!
I love that it really is owned by Japanese. (Authentic!)
Sushi is always fresh, they always have different special sushi such as Blue Fin or Kobe Beef sushi and many more.
Superb yakatori, I recommend the beef tongue, pork belly, kobe beef rib, and the bacon wrapped asparagus. Make sure you put the paste on your yakatori and if you like pepper try asking them for Sansyo. (It's in a little S&B green bottle.) Very reasonable prices, great service. Always call ahead or come early they get really busy. And for dessert make sure you get the sesame ice cream. -
Review from Marial L.
Los Angeles, CA
10/11/2011
Special Lunch Combo!
Good value for good food!
I joined a group of long time friends for lunch a month ago.
The daily combo special $8.99 came with 3-4 pieces fresh sashimi, a big piece of grilled fish, salad ... and miso soup, and puffy steamed rice.
A big portion that I had left over for dinner.
Today, I brought my sister-in-law back. We both decided for lunch combo special for $9.99.
It came with "chopped sashimi & cucumber mixing" in sushi rice (freshly best best), a piece of grilled saba , small portion of lettuce and potato salad, five pieces of tempuras - and one of the best miso soup I have ever tasted. We both had our own left over to take home.
A good place for simple meals where we enjoyed each other's company. -
Review from Benson and Karen I.
Diamond Bar, CA
11/14/2011 2 Check-ins Here
They have 2 Chirashi choices. reg for 14.95 and deluxe for 18.95
the deluxe has more fish variety. . . i went wiith the reg.
the reg. fish was fresh and enjoyable .. i asked for no shrimp and no octopus (since i do not enjoy consuming those) they serve 'denbu' with it... (the pink sugary substance found in some chirashi bowls) so if you don't enjoy that... order without.
Oyaku Ju - egg, mushroom, sweet sauce, non-fried chicken over rice
the taste is more clear than most since most japanese restaurants use fried chicken instead. it is a very light taste that gets better as you keep eating. (9.95 w/o tax and tip) -
Review from Michelle C.
Diamond Bar, CA
9/11/2011
Came here on a saturday night with the girls and had a yummy dinner here. (= We are all pretty much carnivores at heart and really enjoyed the yakitori. We ordered: pork belly, cartilage, beef tongue, meatballs, and chicken heart. Putting a smear of the miso salt paste on top of our yakitoris made it even more delicious.
From the dinner menu, we ordered the eel roll, rainbow roll, tempura udon, fried rice w/ pork, and curry katsu. All the seafood in the rolls were really fresh and the sashimi on the rainbow roll was so tender. (= Most of the other cooked foods were standard, but the fried rice was seriously pretty bomb-diggity.
So why the 2 stars?
WHILE, the bitchy waitress claims that i did not pay tip when i left a decent 15% tip. She has the audacity to chase me outside of the restaurant and scolds me for not paying tip! WTH! -_-
The food is good, but the service was just horrible. -
Review from k k.
Menlo Park, CA
12/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
The place gets a 4 star for food and 2 star for service.
The ingredients of everything were fresh and of good quality. The bento box is good and reasonably priced. We got the chicken and mushroom yakitori, both were good.
The service on the other hand was very slow. There were about 5-6 wait staff and they were constantly running around. It was hard to flag anyone down.
All in all, a decent Japanese restaurant. -
Review from Vivian L.
Hacienda Heights, CA
11/3/2011
I love this place!
Their fresh oyster is really good, we had oyster for appetizer and oyster for dessert . =P
Not a lot of ppl know this place, so usually there in no wait line, or not too long, but their food are all fresh and tasty, and their yaki is really good, especially the beef tongue, really thick.
Me and my husband love to go there. -
Review from Brandy A.
9/3/2011
I ordered the tempura and sashimi combination box that was supposed to come with miso soup (I think? but come to think of it mine never came). Hm. Maybe I read the menu wrong.
Anyway, verdict: Yummy tempura, and ok sashimi. The pieces were a bit small. The salad had a delicious dressing on it I haven't tasted before--kind of tangy and sweet. Portions were just enough.
Service a bit slow at the beginning. It took a while for the wait staff to come around and take our order. On the other hand, the bill came pretty fast ;) -
Review from Stephanie T.
San Dimas, CA
8/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Ojiya is like FLAVOR EXPLOSION in your mouth! Can't believe I lived in Hacienda Heights for YEARS and never discovered this place. We kept reading about the yakitori in the reviews so when we got there, that's what we ordered. OMG THE BEEF TONGUE! It's SO GOOD. After you finish chewing it (cuz it's a big piece), the flavor kinda rolls back into your taste buds again. Overwhelmingly delicious. We tried to order more after but it was sold out already! We regretted not ordering more the first time around. We also got the chicken wings, chicken & green onion, chicken heart, gizzards, soft bone chicken, tripe, chicken skin, asparagus with bacon, Japanese chili, and pork belly... all of which were really good. No complaints there.
The one thing we could have lived without ordering would be the kobe beef sashimi. It was really tender but not flavorful at all. It actually didn't really have any lasting or impressionable taste even after we dipped it in the sauce.
The sushi was also really good. We had an assortment of fresh nigiri sushi that was good for size and melted just right. AHHH salmon toro, I will come back for you! The cut uni roll was also surprisingly delicious. It had just the right amount of uni in rice and seawood and not the usual blob of uni so no overpowering fishy taste! :D
I was pretty happy already but then we got dessert and that sealed the deal for this place! I'm not a usual fan of green tea ice cream but their green tea ice cream sundae is also served with red bean, and two mini red bean buns and a sprinkle of cereal flakes for a really unique mix of flavors. My friend ordered the sesame ice cream that tastes just like sesame mochi in cold, creamy form. I wanted to eat all of his but I refrained.
The one Debbie Downer would be the slow service we got. There were several occasions where we had to actively search for our waitress to put in orders for more water, beer, or yakitori. It would have been nice if she came more to just check up on us to see if we needed anything since the restaurant was fairly empty.
But overall, our food experience at Ojiya was just happy, happy and happy. We'll be back. :) -
Review from Julie T.
8/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
I finally had a chance to go here with my husband's family.
I found their sushi to be actually pretty good quality (counting that their approximately 40miles away from the closest ocean). One thing that really impressed me was the sweet shrimp. It was really fresh. The tail still moved even after I ate the body! Squeal all you want folks but that's when you know it tastes...well....sweet! Other than that, there's nothing crazy to report. You're not missing much by going elsewhere for sushi.
But of course, this place is not crazy known for their sushi anyways. It's their yaki! They have all sorts of weird things. Apparently, if you grill anything here, it becomes edible. Their chicken heart yaki may sound super weird but it was actually pretty good! I had a hard time getting through the texture especially because I'm pregnant but it ain't so bad! But the kicker is their kobe skewers. Now those were off the hook.
I probably would be back if I need a yaki fix. Other than that, I may go to my regular sushi place for...sushi. Plus, their service was meh... -
Review from Daisy C.
Los Angeles, CA
6/13/2011
After being seated, the first thing I did was grabbed the rubber pencil they gave me and started marking uP the yakitori list. Yes I am telling you that's what you should do as well. Do it now. Don't even look around here on yelp for people that complain about little things!! I'm telling you now that yakitori is the way to go at a place like this. K now you can proceed!
Ordered: beef tongue, tsukune, negima, pork belly, tomato bacon. My favorites were the beef tongue and tomato bacon! Both were delicious and flavorful only your taste buds and nostrils can explain to you.
I didn't care for the pork calbi, tsukune(chicken meatball), and negima(chicken meat with green onion) because I've had better.
I do want to try their hatsu, sunaigimo, nonkotsu, and scallop next time.
I also tried their chazuke which I believe was rice in clear broth with salmon. It was flavorful and comforting.
Ordered their salmon onigiri, wasn't a fan. I had better.
Salmon toro sushi, fat and pretty good.
Kobe beef sashimi: this was mediocre, I don't find it worth at all the 9.80.
I highly recommend yakitori. Highly. I didn't try their sushi much so I can't judge. But it's Izakaya so I wouldn't be surprised if their sushi weren't that great.
The yakitori prices are so affordable compared to what's out there and for the quality and quantity that you get there's no reason to complain.
Order tons of yakitori and fried food! Drink beer and sake while doing this. Order more yakitori! Drink more! LAugh with friends and eat more!! Drink more!! -
Review from atie p.
5/30/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Okay first of all, let me say this:
***KNOW -- THEIR -- TIME!***
Holy!!!! I came there twice and they were closed!
(well, once on a MONDAY -- and the other one was sunday 2PMish)
I know, it was my fault.. but such a disappointment, all I wanted to do was to eat your food, why do you have to play with my heart with your weird hours! sigh.. (yes I'm still upset, but I'll get over it)
I guess I still like you a lot because your food is yummy.
-Yakitori bacon asparagus is always a winner. But Honda-Ya has more smokiness to their yakitori.
-Their pork belly is different than Honda-ya. This one has a thick cut, like chinese bbq pork style. I guess it has more fat (which is a good thing, right?)
-My friend got the katsu curry, and he loved it. He said it was one of the best curry he tasted. Presentation was quite nice too!
-He also ordered the squared looking sushi (box sushi?) with mackerel, he said he tasted better though.
-Broiled salmon was pretty juicy..
Yes, lesson learned. I WILL CHECK THE TIME BEFORE COMING (twss?). -
Review from Sandy K.
7/30/2011
More like 3 1/2 stars. My first time visiting and I came in for lunch since I was carving Sashimi.
I saw they had combos so I went with the miso black cod and Sashimi. My combo included Miso soup, steam rice and salad. The black cod was moist flavorful and was a good size portion. The Sashimi was pretty good and included 6 pcs of assorted fish although they were on the smaller side. I finished up with some green tea ice cream which really hit the spot and was tasty.
Service here was solid and the waitresses constantly checked in with meet to make sure I was happy!
I'd probably come back here again since it's close to home and convenient. -
Review from Jessica L.
Fullerton, CA
11/20/2011
I don't think I've ever really been to an authentic Japanese restaurant before and damn, it was a pretty good experience. The prices are a bit high, but it's reasonable. I tried the Kobe Beef Yakitori (nomnomnom, so delish!), the chicken yakitori (not too bad), white tuna sushi (I always love this), and spicy salmon roll (i've never tried this before, and it was pretty yummy). They give tea for service and the place is quite nice. It gets cracking towards dinner time. From what it looked like, it's better to either arrive early or make reservations. My boyfriend and I got here at around 530pm (it closes at 2 and opens again for dinnertime at 5) so we got seated right away. I guess the only downside of this was that service was pretty slow.
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Review from Lakwanza W.
West Covina, CA
7/2/2011
So I came here today in hopes of having a four star Japanese meal in the area, which lacks quality Japanese food. Boy was I wrong.
The inside of the restaurant was dark and dingy, and the tables looked like they haven't been cleaned. I ordered the Katsu bowl, which was just mediocre at best. During the course of my meal, there were flies pestering the shit out of me, landing on the rims of my bowl and cup. FLIES.
Mediocre food, shitty location, shitty ambiance, FLIES; my meal at Ojiya is one which will easily be forgotten. -
Review from James E.
Cerritos, CA
Kobe Beef Yakitori style is all you need to know. Like Butter.
Forget about the service or atmosphere. Just sit at the counter and enjoy. -
Review from Andrea H.
CA
7/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
Came here with an old schoolmate for dinner. It's a whole in a way type of place but lots of parking. They also take reservation which is cool because at times it will get packed. The waitress/waiters are very friendly. For starter, we had a refreshing drink....Umeshuu soda rokko!! This is the place to have yakitori instead of the usual sushi especially if you don't want to drive out to J-Town. We order the bacon wrapped asparagus, pork belly, chicken meatball, eggplant...they're reasonably priced so we were checking off pretty much everything on the list. Plus, its a great way to try everything!
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus: The asparagus was soft to eat and it was favorable due to the bacon flavor. Chicken meatballs: Come in three on the skewers, the flavor was tasty and it was juicy.
I did read the other yelpers reviews. Every place you go can be a hit or miss place, so you have to try it yourself. I would highly recommend this place if you want or craving for yakitori....so try this place for yourself especially if you don't want to drive all the way to J-Town. -
Review from Belle B.
Los Angeles, CA
5/30/2011
My friend introduced me to this spot, and I almost hate her for it because I cannot eat sushi comfortably anywhere else now. This sushi makes you realize how unauthentic most places are out there. The fish is beyond fresh, the sushi melts in your mouth, never falls apart. I have not had a bad item on their whole menu. Even their UNI is amazing, perfecto.
I never would've guessed that something in such a skanky strip mall could be so wonderful! -
Review from Mi C.
Azusa, CA
5/11/2011
I went there during lunch time for their sashimi lunch special.
I believe it is $19.99?
You get your basic miso soup, salad, white rice and your good ol' box of sashimi.
My memory is a little rusty but these should be it:
albacore, salmon, yellow tail, tuna, scallop! (2-3 pcs ea)
The albacore was served with little pieces of fried garlic on top. I've never tried that before, but it was a nice little additive to the flavor of the fish.
Everything tasted fresh!
Since I got this to-go, I was pleasantly surprised by the way everything was packaged.
Rice and soup were saran wrapped before putting on the lid to prevent spilling, and were separated from the sashimi with a piece of cardboard so that the fish were kept cool.
Maybe this is done at all sushi restaurants? I have just never gotten to-go sashimi before, but I was pleased. -
Review from Michelle P.
West Covina, CA
4/24/2011 8 photos
I'm a huge fan of Japanese Izakaya and was delighted to find this little gem tucked away to the side of a plaza containing a 99 cent store and various Mexican eateries.
Although there is now a Honda-Ya in City of Industry, I still prefer to go to Ojiya for the value and the prices. The food and price are both comparable to Kappo Honda (whose atmosphere and food I've always preferred over Honda-Ya's) in Fountain Valley--just imagine Kappo Honda with better sashimi and sushi and a more restaurant-like atmosphere instead of a Japanese Pub.
Plus, they sell uni here - and it's pretty good uni too! I'm a sucker for uni ~.~
The cooked fish is flaky, light and tasty as grilled fish should be. However the must have would definitely be the skewers which are always cooked to perfection. I highly recommend the bacon wrapped asparagus, pork belly and chicken and green onion skewers. They also give you a small serving of soy bean paste that you can dip your meat in!
The sushi and sashimi are pretty fresh for an izakaya place. My experience with sushi or sashimi at Kappo Honda or Honda-Ya has been pretty lack luster and the only reason my friends or I even order it at an izakaya restaurant (I know, right?) is because we're trying to get our fix for our raw fish cravings. The Deluxe Chriashi Bowl is a great value - you get 2 pieces of uni, 1 piece of salmon, 1 piece of hamachi, 2 pieces of tuna, 1 piece of tamago, salmon roe and fresh crab meat over a bed of rice that is coated with Gohan Desu yo! (seasoned seaweed paste - that stuff is seriously seaweed crack on rice. I'm not usually a big fan of rice, but I ate all of it. No pock marks for my husband) and nori. It also comes with a bowl of miso soup and a potato salad over a bed of greens that's pretty tasty!
The potato croquette is also good--buttery and flaky on the outside with very smooth potato mash and veggies on the inside. Usually potato croquettes are a miss for me because they're not as flavorful as crab cream or curry. However, this croquette is very flavorful, so don't hesitate!
The staff is also very friendly and attentive--I'm not sure why others have bad experiences. They also give out these little wet towels for you to clean off your hands after your meal that are washable and re-usable. Very cool.
This spot is definitely a must if you want to enjoy some izakaya and beer with a friend to catch up sans the pub atmosphere. -
Review from Tawny S.
Los Angeles, CA
7/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
One of my favorite Japanese restaurants.
The yakitoris are excellent but the huge selling point for me was their Kobe beef sushi!!
Yum - I'm a sucker for good quality beef! -
Review from Jen Y.
Los Angeles, CA
Ordered:
Oysters
Sashimi (5 types of fish)
Uni Hand Roll
Yakitori Stick of Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Oysters: Huge, it took me a couple of bites per oyster. Loved it with ponzu sauce.
Sashimi: Good selection of fish other than the plain tuna. I could've passed on that.
Uni Hand Roll: Served wrapped all around, not like a cone-shaped handroll. It was average.
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus: The base of the asparagus was hard to eat and there was no way I was going to let my digestive system hack it so I spit it out. Bad quality asparagus, I would skip it this one.
As for the yakitori, I didn't order much because my favorite izakaya is Honda-Ya in Little Tokyo and I don't think Ojiya could compare. Sure enough, just judging by the bacon wrapped asparagus, I was right.
If you're local to the Hacienda Heights area and aren't willing to drive out, then you'll have to settle for Ojiya. There are better izakayas in SoCal, I'm just saying.
The overall outcome/summary: Ojiya gave me THE RUNS--YIKES! Although the first two items were good, the rest were average and dwindling. My bill after splitting it with a friend turned out to be just under $50 including tax and tip. I wouldn't go out of my way to make a second visit. -
Review from Hiroshi S.
Hawthorne, CA
Can you believe their lunch SP was Korean cold noodle & chirashi sushi for just $8.95!
Of course, taste was great! Green tea sundae is very reasonable.
I ate yakitori previously and they were just great, especially tare (sauce), they have secret reciep,
I want to try their traditional soba next time! -
Review from Jsayz L.
Arcadia, CA
6/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
Yakitori...you can never go wrong!!!
Ojiya is definitely a word of mouth restaurant, tucked away from street view ... There's plenty of parking for sure!
First off, order every yakitori to your liking...beef tongue, bacon wrapped anything, pork belly, chicken meatball, eggplant...they're reasonably priced so we were checking off pretty much everything on the list. Best thing is, the bigger group you go with, the more you get to try!!
Oh yeah, be sure to order the miso black cod (delish!) and the monk fish liver (yeah, I didn't know fish had liver either...but they were pretty good)!! I remember having this amazing egg fried rice before but forgot to look for it this time. Order it if you see it, my family devoured it in seconds...and we are a carb conscious family too...so yeah, it is sooo worth it!!
I'm sure I'll be back!! Thanks Ojiya for another great meal!! -
Review from Michael S.
Industry, CA
11/3/2011
The sushi was good. No imitation crab used at all. The yakitori menu has too many good items. You gotta do the Kobe beef. Their beef sushimi appetizer was great. Definitely a must go to but be ready to spend money if you go for the sushi.
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Review from david l.
San Marino, CA
6/7/2011
I been coming to this place since the beginning. I went for their Pork/EGG Katsu Don. Rice with onions, Pork Katsu, and egg. I use to love it.
Recently, they expanded their menu and they have a lot more clientele. But sorry to say, the quality no good no more. I will not be going back. -
Review from Iva C.
Rowland Heights, CA
4/13/2011
Yum yum! I love izakayas! Food is similar to Honda-ya but the atmosphere is more chill.
Here's what I love:
-Pork Belly yakitori - This was very crispy almost like bacon and who doesn't love bacon?!
- Bacon wrapped asparagus yakitori
- Bacon wrapped tomato yakitori (I was suprised I liked this since I'm not a big tomato fan but the tomato is cooked in the middle so it's nice and juice and goes well with the bacon...sort of like a BLT i guess)
- Garlic Albacore Carpaccio (O in my mouth)
- Grilled Rice Ball with soy sauce(I was very surprised that a ball of grilled rice could taste so good. It goes perfectly with all the food) -
Review from Carol H.
Lake Forest, CA
3/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is a great yakitori place! The food is delicious and it's fun to try various dishes. My favorite items are the Kobe beef skewers and the bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes. The Kobe beef is like "butta"!
This place would have received a higher rating if it wasn't for the long wait and mediocre service. We've been here twice. The first time we waited an hour to be seated despite having reservations and the second time we were immediately seated (with reservations). It's usually busy so don't have high expectations on the service. Our waitress forgot an order and then tried to give us someone else's dish.
We will most likely return here, but the wait and quality of service is usually unpredictable. -
Review from Mimi L.
3/31/2011 10 photos
If you want authentic Japanese food, and want to feel completely satisfied, this is the place!
usually Japanese cuisine are a little pricey, and portions are small, ppl can't feel full after an entire meal. at this restaurant, you can order whatever you want, plus sake and beer, the tab is just around $100.
from Japanese skewers to sashimi, sushi, ramen, dinner box...etc, everything is good, service is always so friendly too.
better make a reservation on fri or sat. , it gets so crowded, mostly locals.
a local dinner date spot for me, and I don't need to dress up for it, sooo relaxing :) -
Review from Jerome W.
Looking for a good lunch place in Hacienda Heights? Look no further.
I gotta say...fish isn't my thing at restaurants, but at Ojiya, I'll gladly make an exception. You have to try their fish that's broiled to perfection. I love their cod with miso sauce. They leave the skin on and it's crispy, fatty, and delicious! They also have this sushi bowl that comes with a generous sampling on top of sushi rice that's sticky and mildly sweet.
I must say, after my lunch visit here, I think I'll be coming here more often. Service is good and the food is awesome.
Ojiya, you make me love fish! -
Review from Jerry L.
Hacienda Heights, CA
3/27/2011
*Came here on a Friday night after Akasaka line was way too ridciuloursly long.
*I'm actually very glad that i did.
*It's not the best yakitori place, and it's not the best sushi place. But i live in Hacienda Heights now, so to me, for a japanese place in the middle of no where, Ojiya is as good as it gets.
*The Chirashi delux bowl for $18 is about the right price, tonight had pretty good tuna, salmon, uni, and scallop. But mediocre shrimp, hamachi, and ikura. Portion isn't huge. but most of the fish were pretty fresh.
*Now, the yakitori part is still where they shine, every stick is about $2, which is a decent price. You can see a few old chefs diligently examining each stick to ensure the right timing I highly recommend:
*Beef Tongue: thick cut, not your usual thing strips. very tender and flavorful.
*Chicken meatballs, tender, fluffy, also tasty -
Review from Wo Z.
Los Angeles, CA
3/22/2011
Checked out this place after playing a few hours of basketball on a Friday night. Fresh sushi after putting in work on the basketball court, what more can you ask for?!
I visited this place at 11:00 PM and this place is nicely decorated. Found out this place does Yakitori and Sushi. It is tough to find a good yakitori place and sushi place, but Ojiya does both.
Prices are about average. Spent $25 for a dinner bento box. Had the new your steak, sashimi, salad, white rice, and sushi. The first tasted really fresh. It was well worth the price for dinner. Sashimi was served in generous proportions. Rice was soft and fluffy. The salad dressing on the salad was miso based and tasted really flavorful. I am big fan of Japanese salad dressing so I maybe a bit biased here.
They also have different yakitori items to check out. Next time I am going take my time to visit this place instead of being in a rush. Will try this place out again and I'd suggest this place for good Japanese food. -
Review from Michael T.
Hacienda Heights, CA
9/24/2011
Came here for some yakitori. My favorite is Kobe beef yakitori. Their beef is so tender... so good. The Kobe Beef is expensive but is all worth it. I also try their chicken heart but I think it taste nasty. The bacon asparagus is nice. Their yakitori prices (besides the Kobe beef) are pretty affordable. Also, I think their service is pretty slow.
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Review from Jerry K.
Chino, CA
7/4/2011
Same great food, but without the wait like the one in chino hills! Although a bit more smokier!
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Review from King J'aime B.
Los Angeles, CA
3/3/2011
A hidden gem. In a run down retail shopping center. But this place is authentic Japanese. Everything was nearly perfect. Had the 2 item combo (mackerel, tempura), masago, cucumber hand roll, salmon skin roll, spicy tuna roll (for my friend), grilled squid, pickled spicy cucumbers with bonito and edamame. Fabulous, filling and so so good!
This place is a lot less crowded than their Chino location. I would prefer to come back to this spot. -
Review from Shulie L.
Claremont, CA
9/1/2010 1 photo
I stopped by for lunch today, a Wednesday, by myself. It was not very busy at all. About half the tables were occupied, so I was seated and serviced right away. I was afraid there was going to be a lunch rush, but it was perfect. Yeah, you could say I've got the confidence to dine by myself. I swear, I'm not a loner... It's all in the way you carry yourself and you have to say 'Table for one, please" with your head held high! Then, when you're sitting at the table by your awesome self, it's easy to look occupied by your cell phone or flip through your planner as if you have something very important to jot down!
Their special of the day was a bento box with unagi, something that looked like a coquette or a pork cutlet, stir fry vegetables with glass noodles (I think), miso soup, rice, potato salad.. a lot of food for only $7.99! I wouldn't be able to finish an entire bento box by myself, so I ordered the Broiled Cod with Special Miso Sauce.. comes with steamed rice, potato salad and miso soup. It was plenty! The cod was soooo delicious! It melted in my mouth.. like butter! (But it's actually a miso flavor.. not as artery-clogging as butter. Hehe.) The two ends of the Cod looked burnt but it was delicious and a little crispy! I highly recommend this dish. The potato salad is very delicious and fluffy! It sat on a bed of mixed green salad with a bit of dressing. I finished everything but the rice. *sheepish grin*
I'm excited to bring my friends (Yes, I have friends.. please believe me!) here so I can sample more items on the menu!Listed in: Eating Times
