Urasawa (restaurant)
| Urasawa | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2003 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Head chef | Hiroyuki Urasawa |
| Rating |  2019 (Michelin Guide) |
| Street address | 218 N Rodeo Dr |
| City | Beverly Hills |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
Urasawa was a Japanese restaurant located in Beverly Hills, California run by head chef Hiroyuki Urasawa who used to work with Masa Takayama.[1] As of 2018, the restaurant was considered the second most expensive in the world after Sublimotion at $1,111 per person.[2] Urasawa closed in 2020.[3]
Restaurant
[edit]The restaurant opened in 2003 taking the former location of Masa Takayama's restaurant Ginza Sushi-ko, after Takayama moved to New York and opened Masa in the Time Warner Center.
Urasawa had a daily changing 30-course omakase menu.[4]
Hiroyuki Urasawa
[edit]The head chef and owner Hiroyuki Urasawa's culinary journey started when he was young at his parents' restaurant in Shinjuku, Japan. After graduation of high school, he worked in Kyoto where he learned basic Yuusoku Ryori, Kyoto Style Tea Kaiseki at a two-Michelin starred Kaiseki Restaurant Mangamerou. After years, Urasawa moved to Los Angeles and became an apprentice of the former owner of Ginza Sushi-ko, Masa Takayama.[citation needed]
Legal issues
[edit]In 2013, Urasawa was ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in penalties and unpaid wages.[5][6] In 2016, another lawsuit alleged unpaid overtime wages and unfair treatment of a former sous chef.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Balla, Lesley (November 9, 2007). "BREAKING: Michelin Stars ARE OUT". Eater LA. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Santana, Fabiana (December 5, 2014). "The world's most expensive restaurants". Fox News. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Sushi Yamamoto (Beverly Hills): A Pictorial Essay". April 23, 2023.
- ^ Bill Addison (April 29, 2014). "The Road to the 38: Urasawa in Los Angeles". Eater. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Medina, Jennifer (July 20, 2013). "At an Upscale Beverly Hills Restaurant, Claims of Underpaying Workers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Beverly Hills Sushi Bar Urasawa Fined for Wage Violations". March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Labor Violations, Chopstick Assault and a Death Threat? The Fishy Legal Battles of L.A.'s Priciest Sushi Bar". The Hollywood Reporter. March 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Former Sous Chef Sizzling at Pricey Restaurant". Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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