Tag: japanese food

Okonomi Fries Are Here to Stay

Fries with Okonomiyaki style toppings

Fries might not seem very traditional Japanese cuisine. Even so, our Okonomi Fries definitely pays homage to those classic Japanese flavors.

Double the Truck for Double Trucks!

Photo of Umetaro at E3

We know what people say. “Okamoto Kitchen is my favorite food truck!” Sorry, folks. Those days of saying that is long over!

Okamoto Kitchen’s Summer Events!

Crowded hall at Anime Expo

We here at Okamoto Kitchen are always on the hunt for that next event we can be at! We need to make money. But also it’s fun! We have two major summer events coming up. If they seem like your speed, definitely stop by and visit us too!

Fighting Games and Okamoto Kitchen

Image showing an example of a 3-hit combo with Street Fighter sprites.

If you follow Okamoto Kitchen on our various social media platforms, you may have noticed we touted ourselves as an “FGC truck” in our description. What’s “FGC”, you ask? Good question!

Themed Food and Anime Cafes!

Interior of Pokemon Cafe with a stuffed Pikachu seated at the table

We love celebrating the holidays, which is why we love creating themed food for the holidays! Themed restaurants or cafes are plentiful in Tokyo, ranging from things like trains to anime to animals! Let’s take a look at the different cafes out there!

Munchies Article Highlights Okamoto Kitchen

JFC Plate photo from Munchies article

Munchies of Vice recently wrote an article about our food truck, Okamoto Kitchen, mainly highlighting the fighting game culture aspect of the truck. We are truly honored for this opportunity!

Weekend Recap – Revisiting Communities!

Screenshot from SoCal Regionals 2016

It’s been an exciting weekend for us here at Okamoto Kitchen! We got to participate in a lot of events that we consider to be our community, from anime to fighting games to just local California.

Who’s LA Weekly Reader’s Choice Best Food Truck?

Okamoto Kitchen wins Best Food Truck of 2016!

Could it be? Do our eyes deceive us? Nay, they do not! We did, in fact, win LA Weekly’s Reader Choice Award for Best Food Truck of 2016! That’s unbelievable for so many reasons! Check it!

Daily Life of a Food Truck

Employees prepping the food truck

Working on a food truck isn’t always the easiest but we enjoy it enough to keep at it. We thought today we’d give you a little look into a typical shift at Okamoto Kitchen!

Festivals Every Weekend!

View of line of customers from the truck

If you would like to ask where we’ll be showing up next or would like to place a request, hit us up on Facebook or Twitter! For now we’re going to highlight some events that we’ll be participating in! So if you’re stuck on what to do this weekend while also afraid of being far from us, here’s a list you can peruse!