Inakaya Watanabe

The infamous Sato took on multiple restaurant jobs and trained in as a pastry chef, sushi chef and even as a French chef from an early age in Japan to finally fly overseas to start his dream of opening up his own restaurant in the US by the age of 21 in 1979. He started as a hibachi chef at Kyoto Steak House, and then opened his own Kyoto Hibachi chain in 1983 but later renamed to Sato Steakhouse. In 1995, he then launched the more traditional Japanese restaurant, Inakaya-St. Andrews location in 1995 and Oneil Court location in 2000. His business did not stop there: in 2005 he opened Furusato in Greenwood, SC and Tsubaki Karaoke Lounge in 2008 beside Inakaya-Oneil Court location, which he serves his French-Japanese cuisine in a multi-culture karaoke lounge with private rooms. His most recent business venture (2012) has been into Menkoi Ramen House that is now a new hot spot in downtown Vista. The Inakaya St Andrews was then sold to top chef Ryo Watanabe, renamed to Inakaya Watanabe