Jinroku puts its grill to good use

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 10, 2011

~~<p>The first wave of teppanyaki restaurants in the United States focused on steak and seafood, a marriage most Americans in the 1960s understood. Why scare this new overseas audience with anything more exotic?</p>
<p>It took another 30 years for the second wave to hit, focusing on the more casual comfort dish okonomiyaki, what we would more likely describe as a Japanese-style omelet or pancake, while the Japanese refer to it as a pancake or pizza, with all the "toppings" that entails.</p>
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The first wave of teppanyaki restaurants in the United States focused on steak and seafood, a marriage most Americans in the 1960s understood. Why scare this new overseas audience with anything more exotic?

It took another 30 years for the second wave to hit, focusing on the more casual comfort dish okonomiyaki, what we would more likely describe as a Japanese-style omelet or pancake, while the Japanese refer to it as a pancake or pizza, with all the "toppings" that entails. Login for more...