Our History
Bungoyaki is a family tradition that started when our grandparents, Kazutoshi and Yoshiko Ojiro, immigrated to Los Angeles in 1965 to start a restaurant that they named Bungo Cafe, later to be renamed to Bungo Restaurant. Over the next 40 years, they served their community delicious, traditional, and memorable Japanese dishes, with their original Bungoyaki teriyaki sauce being the staple of their restaurant.
Our Sauce
Starting with high-quality Japanese ingredients, we meticulously cook each small batch of Bungoyaki teriyaki sauce by hand using the same exact recipe that our grandparents created decades ago. Sweet, salty, and with a hint of garlic and ginger, our teriyaki sauce is perfect for all kinds meats and veggies. It’s also not as thick and molassesy as some of the other sauces out there.
Our Recipe
After retiring, our grandparents taught us how to make their teriyaki sauce and the recipe has remained unaltered ever since. We carry on the tradition by ensuring our ingredients, cooking methods, and flavors live up to the same quality and standards that would make our grandparents smile. From our family to yours, when you use our Bungoyaki Teriyaki Sauce, we hope you enjoy traditional Japanese flavor, made by you :)