Asian eateries.Could Kabuki Restaurants Inc. become the next PF Chang's? The Burbank-based Japanese restaurant chain is revving up its expansion. And David Lee David Lee may refer to:
Kabuki still has a ways to go before it's a household name outside of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . The company established its first Pasadena location in 1991 and now operates nine restaurants. The company grew by 40 percent last year and has plans to open five more restaurants this year and jump to other markets, including Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , in the near future. "Consumers are dining out more, so they don't want to eat just American food or Chinese food or Italian everyday. That has been a big plus for us," said Young Kim, a marketing manager at Kabuki. Kabuki entices diners at its 5,000- to 5,500-square-foot locations by serving sushi at a fraction of the price of its competitors and with its menu of nearly 200 dishes. Teriyaki ter·i·ya·ki n. A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish. [Japanese : teri, glaze + yaki, to broil.] Noun 1. beef, chicken hibachi and pan-fried black cod black cod n. See sablefish. are among the available items, so even a person who shies shies 1 v. Third person singular present tense of shy1. n. Plural of shy1. away from raw fish can find a suitable entree. Kabuki has settled into the restaurant scene as Asian concepts are gaining steam. PF Chang's China Bistro Inc. is, of course, the go-to example of an Asian chain on the move. But Calabasas Hills-based Cheesecake Factory Inc. also has said it will be introducing an Asian restaurant. Lee may have beaten Cheesecake to the punch: he likens Kabuki to Cheesecake Factory for the Japanese food eater. |
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