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Good Food on the Road

Robata Jinya

Jonathan Gold reviews Robata Jinya, on 3rd Street and Crescent Heights in Los Angeles, which serves a very specific style of Japanese food, prepared on a charcoal grill.

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By Jonathan Gold (1960-2018) • Nov 19, 2011 • 3m Listen

Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly, reviews Robata Jinya on 3rd Street and Crescent Heights in Los Angeles. Robata restaurants serve a very specific style of Japanese food, prepared on a charcoal grill. Oddly enough, one of Jonathan's favorite dishes is the tofu. He also likes the agedashi and the bagna cauda, which is like a cheese-fondue. They also serve ramen, which is the specialty of their sister restaurant in Studio City.

Robata Jinya

8050 W. 3rd Street

Los Angeles, CA 90048

323-653-8877

All of Jonathan's restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food restaurant map.

(This commentary originally aired on April 22, 2011.)

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    Jonathan Gold (1960-2018)

    Good Food on the Road

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