🇺🇸 Los Angeles Food | Japanese Spot — Osawa

🍴 Restaurant: Osawa Shabu Shabu & Sushi 📍 Address: 77 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103 💰 Price: $35‑150 per person When I was in Beijing, what I missed most were LA’s Japanese and Korean spots — so right after coming back, I gathered my girlfriends for a feast! 👭👭🏻 Osawa is a low‑key little place in Pasadena that’s now a hotspot — if you don’t book ahead, expect to wait over an hour. A lot of Japanese food in the U.S. is adapted for Western tastes — think ramen 🍜, hot pot 🍲, and sushi rolls. But as an ocean girl at heart, I love fresh, unadorned seafood and sashimi 🍣. Osawa’s sashimi is super fresh, with a daily special menu featuring ingredients flown in that day. The price range is wide because they offer budget‑friendly lunch sets (under $35), popular with local office workers. We four girls focused on sushi — each had about 14 pieces, shared two bottles of sake, plus appetizers and dessert, coming to ~$130 per person. 🌈 Top Recommendations 🌈 🥇 Live Ark Shell (Akagai) — Today’s winner! I love that icy‑crisp texture, with a lingering taste of the sea. 🥈 Sweet Shrimp — Fresh, sweet, and delicious 👍🏻 🥉 Uni + Live Scallop — Couldn’t choose between them — so good we each ordered an extra portion. Our girl squad is united as hardcore uni fans! ✅ Yellowtail ✅ Toro ✅ Tamago (egg omelet) I always end my sashimi meal with a piece of tamago — my perfect finish 😋😋😋 ⚠️ Book via Yelp app! A must‑try in LA 👍🏻 #LosAngeles #JapaneseFood #Osawa #Sashimi #LAFoodie #PasadenaEats 🍣🍶