Robata-Ya on Sawtelle in West L.A.

When we sit down at Robata-Ya, a casual new Japanese restaurant in West Los Angeles, our server hands us a long narrow paper listing the various items you can order. It's something like a sushi menu, except this one is for robata and everything is grilled on skewers.

By S. IRENE VIRBILA

December 10, 2008