Japanese BBQ Yoshi is bustling with business as usual and “firing up” its high-tech infrared grills. The yakiniku spot has seen great success in its first year of business and continues to welcome new patrons and regulars alike. Adding to…
After a delightful meal at Japanese BBQ Yoshi, make sure to indulge in its new dessert menu. In an attempt to utilize kitchen manager Ryan Lai’s extensive pastry background, the restaurant has introduced the new selection, which features sweets such…
story by MARIA KANAI Whether at a casual backyard barbecue or a fancy restaurant, something about charring your own meat over high heat appeals to our carnivorous sides. At Japanese B.B.Q. Yoshi, yakiniku’s (Japanese for “grilled meat”) simple concept of…
When going out to eat, regardless of the type of cuisine we are craving, there is one ingredient we all seek: quality. But as many of us know, seeing through clever marketing tricks and behind-the-scenes shortcuts some restaurants employ can…
The story behind yakiniku eatery Japanese BBQ Yoshi reads almost like a restaurateur’s fairy tale: A man who knew Yoshi’s co-founders from another restaurant loved the way they prepared their meat so much that he actually funded them to start…
If you love the thrill of the grill — the tabletop grill, that is — for cooking savory and succulent meat yakiniku-style to your heart’s content, look no further than Japanese BBQ Yoshi. And if the sound of that particular…
Since opening its doors in February, Japanese BBQ Yoshi has been making waves with its pristine selection of meats — eaten yakiniku-style — including its various wagyu beef options, which are notable customer favorites. And according to supervisor Scott Motoda,…
As of February, what once was an empty lot has become a restaurant offering an elevated level of yakiniku dining. Japanese BBQ Yoshi opened its doors to customers and showcased top-of-the-line meat and service right off the bat. Having started…
There are plenty of aspiring restauranteurs who strive to open their very own eateries, but here’s someone who followed a different path: Hajime Saito, the force behind Japanese B.B.Q. Yoshi, actually was asked by an investor to start the culinary…
Any visit to Honolulu’s newest yakiniku destination, Japanese B.B.Q. Yoshi, will quickly reveal its undeniable motif: meat. And not just any meat — only the highest quality, premium kind. Whether it be U.S. Kobe kalbi or ascending grades of primo…