Raku on Olympic closed?
Drove by last night and noticed a new sign with a different name. What's the story?
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J.L.
Dec 9, 2011 02:46 PM
Dissenting opinion from me on this one...
I, for one, am quite sad to see Raku go. Raku has made me a happy diner many, many times before, but Yabu Pico hasn't.
Perhaps I should hit the Yabu La Cienega location.
Is the Raku Plus location still active in Little Tokyo?
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Servorg
Dec 9, 2011 03:22 AM
Just back from my morning constitutional pedaling and noticed that the new name is Wara Ya and using that found this little blurb in Grub Street LA regarding the change: http://losangeles.grubstreet.com/2011...
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Raku Restaurant
11678 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064-
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TonyC
Dec 9, 2011 10:29 AM
*whew* scared me for a second. The dyslexic (and idiot) in me always confuses Raku with Yabu.
Never understand Raku, always thought it'd go out of biz soon. Over dressed, over sauced faux sashimi + izakaya dishes mixed with Korean dishes (and Korean owners). Won't be missed.
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re: TonyC
soniabegonia
Dec 9, 2011 12:41 PM
I think Raku downtown is still around. Yabu has seriously gone downhill (food and service) since I started going there about 8 years ago so I don't think I would miss it if it closed either. I swore it off after the last 3 bad to mediocre lunches. Still looking for a good all-around Japanese joint with easy parking on the westside that I can drop in for a quick weekday lunch. (This has nothing to do w/ Raku since they weren't open for lunch anyway and I'd only been there a couple of times and didn't have a strong opinion about it... just happened to notice the name change.)
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re: TonyC
yinyangdi
Dec 13, 2011 02:29 AM
I love Raku Restaurant! I've been following Panja since her restaurant was on La Cienega in WeHo (before she relocated it to Olympic Blvd.) And now Panja is at the helm of the downtown Raku where her cooking is as delicious as it ever was.
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Raku
424 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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