The Best New Restaurants in Los Angeles According to Eater Editors, March 2025

"Popular Japanese yakitori and izakaya chain Torikizoku has opened its first U.S. location in Torrance. The first Torikizoku opened in Osaka in 1985. The restaurant specializes in yakitori (chicken skewers), but offers a wide range of kushiyaki (any kind of skewers). Chicken options include kizoku yaki (jumbo yakitori), momo (thigh), teba (wings), tsukune (meatballs), hatsu (heart), sunagimo (gizzard), and yagen (cartilage); the rest of the menu is rounded out with hotate (scallop), ebi (shrimp), uzura (quail eggs). Chefs prepare the kushiyaki in a glass-enclosed “yaki-bar,” dipping the skewers into tare (sauce) before putting them on a gas grill. Non-skewer options include karaage, okonomiyaki, yuzu shio ramen, and soboro don. Reservations are not currently available at Torikizoku. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Rebecca Roland, Matthew Kang, Mona Holmes