Urasawa is a 2 Michelin Starred Japanese
restaurant
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located in
Beverly Hills
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Los Angeles County
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California
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run by head chef Hiroyuki Urasawa who used to work with
Masa Takayama.
As of 2018, the restaurant is considered the second most expensive in the world after
Sublimotion
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at $1,111 per person.
Restaurant
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 has a daily changing 30-course
omakase menu.
Hiroyuki Urasawa
The head chef and owner Hiroyuki Urasawa's culinary journey started when he was young at his parents' restaurant in
Shinjuku
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Japan
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. After graduation of high school, he worked in
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
where he learned basi
Yuusoku Ryori Kyoto Style Tea
Kaiseki at a 2 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.
Legal issues
In 2013, Urasawa was ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in penalties and unpaid wages. In 2016, another lawsuit alleged unpaid overtime wages and unfair treatment of a former
sous chef.
See also
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List of sushi restaurants
References
{{Beverly Hills, California
Sushi restaurants in the United States
Michelin Guide starred restaurants in California
Restaurants established in 2003
Asian restaurants in Los Angeles
2003 establishments in California
Japanese restaurants in California