"One of the busiest restaurants in Pasadena, Osawa does it all—shabu shabu, sushi, and sukiyaki—and all of it is pretty great. Despite the huge menu, we usually order the sushi combination special, which includes a blue crab handroll alongside 12 pieces of extremely high-quality fish. If you’re not going all-in on the sushi, try to get a seat at the shabu shabu counter, because then you can order off both the shabu menu and a la carte sushi menu." - brant cox, sylvio martins, andrew ryce