Seeking recs for excellent yakitori in LA area

Friends -

Unless I’ve missed something, I haven’t seen any updated threads on great yakitori - so I thought I’d ask for recommendations. This is for my birthday with my SO - he’s not a big fan of yakitori, so he indulges me on my birthday - also, I love duck, so any place that has duck in some form would be a bonus. And I’m not interested in beef or Wagyu. Here’s some of the places I’ve come up with, but would be definitely open to other recommendations -

Torigoya - supposed to be top notch, but doesn’t seem to have duck or take reservations.

Shin Sen Gumi - various locations, does have duck - is Gardena the best of the locations for yakitori, or is the West LA location just as good?

Bengara - has duck on a different grill than the yakitori, but that would work as well.

Gokigen Tori - unsure whether it’s as good as the foregoing places.

As always, thanks in advance.

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sumibi yakitori kidori used to do duck, not sure about now.

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Neither great, but West LA far worse. Personally I like Gokigen Tori better than SSG WLA.

Torimatsu or Torigoya are the best of the bunch.

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Thanks! I was actually able to get a reservation at Torimatsu when I wanted, and they say they have duck. I’m looking forward to it.

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Gokigen is my go-to these days ever since Yakitoriya closed…Still waiting on a yakitori omakase that’s on the same level as Kono or places in Japan :frowning:

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Havent been in a while, butt Nanbankan is a decent option imo. Shin Sen Gumi’s west LA location isn’t good for yakitori…

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