Wa Dining OKAN is, and all the bloggers and social media agree, the best restaurant in San Diego serving traditional Japanese cuisine. This video features some of the lunch combos, which are priced around $10. It is definitely an excellent value for the quality of the food you are getting.The “okan” in the restaurant’s name is a Japanese word for mother, which seems appropriate here. Just like at Mom’s house, dinner is laid out and waiting for your arrival. The focal point of the cozy eatery is a bilevel wooden bar, on whose upper surface rests an assortment of beautiful platters and bowls called oozara. They’re filled with different homestyle dishes you’d see on a Japanese family’s table, from simmered casseroles to cold salads and marinated vegetables. There’s a real mom in this kitchen, too — a lady the staff calls Mama, who comes in daily just to make those dishes.Okan divides food selections into two menus: one for standard items available year-round, one that features seasonal specials that sprout from the creativity of the kitchen, which has the luxury of having one of the city’s best Japanese markets, Nijiya, next door. In addition to stocking the full breadth of authentic Asian ingredients, the market also carries a good amount of organic foods, including produce grown on its own 18-acre farm near Temecula. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=JapaneseEatsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japanese-Eats-1468578136763738
