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Yama Sushi Marketplace , the cult-favorite sushi and sashimi market, just opened its third outlet in Koreatown. The first Yama opened in the San Gabriel Valley in 1984, followed by a second location in West LA in 2022 . Yama is best known for its affordable quick-service sushi and sashimi.
While pre-packaged sushi often doesn’t come close to what is offered at restaurants, Yama’s team is constantly preparing rolls, guaranteeing that the servings are fresh throughout the day. The Koreatown location offers rolls with spicy tuna, unagi, cucumber, and avocado alongside nigiri sushi, inari sushi, Spam musubi, chicken katsu, and other daily specials. For those looking to purchase just fish, Yama also sells sashimi-grade seafood like Scottish salmon, ahi tuna, otoro, Hokkaido scallops, and octopus.
Yama Koreatown is currently open for limited hours between 11 a.m. to 5 p.
m. every day. The new location is set to host a grand opening on February 1 , after which hours will be extended to 8 p.
m. Memorials pour in for David Lynch at Bob’s Big Boy SF Gate reports that in the wake of David Lynch’s passing on January 15, fans have flocked to Burbank diner Bob’s Big Boy to assemble a makeshift memorial for the beloved director . The diner was a favorite of Lynch, who was known to come in for a chocolate milkshake and a coffee.
Cigarettes, slices of cherry pie, and cups of coffee have been among the items left to celebrate his life. A restaurateur on the effects of the 2025 Los Angeles fires KCRW’s Evan Kleiman spoke to Dina Samson, the co-founder of Rossoblu , Superfine Playa , and Superfine Pizza , about the long-term impacts of the fires . In the interview, Samson talks about the thin margins restaurants run on, what disaster relief resources are available, and how the greater restaurant community is reacting.
Lunar New Year at Kato Taiwanese tasting menu restaurant Kato is hosting restaurants from across the country at its Downtown LA location for a Lunar New Year dinner series. The first dinner, in collaboration with Chicago’s Kasama happened on January 20 and 21. Dinners with Brooklyn’s Sunken Harbor Club, Oakland’s Commis, and San Francisco’s Kiln are still coming.
Reservations are available through OpenTable . A fundraiser for Altadena Night Off, a collaborative dinner series, is hosting a benefit for Altadena on January 26 . LaSorted’s, Amboy, Guisado’s, Howlin’ Ray’s, and Yeastie Boys will be on deck to provide food, while Engkanto, Hurray’s Girl Beer, Le Chill, and Rancho West will sling drinks.
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