sun, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM · Ototo, Echo Park, Los Angeles
A guided sake tasting, usually three sakes (sometimes four!) No ressies required, just drop on in! Price varies but usually around $25 for the tasting đź©· come see us and expand your sake experience
Minimal wood, paper lanterns, and a long white-oak bar set the calm, sexy tone. The sake list is deep and approachable, with playful tasting notes so you don’t feel like you need a PhD. And the food is built for sharing: soft okonomiyaki pancakes, pork belly yakisoba, kara‑age, katsu‑sando, and other snacks that beg another pour.
Fried jidori chicken on toasted Japanese milk bread with snowy cabbage, pickled jalapeño, tonkatsu
A curated tasting of small-batch jizake from Ototo's James Beard award-winning sake program
Osaka-style cabbage pancake with okonomi sauce, kewpie mayo, aonori, bonito: pick the rock shrimp
Japanese shochu spirit. Barley, rice, or sweet potato base.
Tare-glazed pork ribs, sticky and savory. Off-menu.
Cold Japanese somen noodles with dashi dipping sauce. Summer dish.