Bon Yagi

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Bon Yagi is a New York City based Japanese-American entrepreneur. He has created many successful Japanese-themed restaurants in the New York area.[ citation needed ] He is also a board member of the Gohan Society for Japanese cuisine. [1] His success has been compared to that of David Chang. [2]

He opened the Japanese sake bar Decibel in 1993. [3] He opened Sakagura in 1997. [4] He also found success with the soba restaurant Soba-Ya in the 1990s, [5] and later ramen restaurant Rai Rai Ken. [6] He opened Curry-Ya in 2007. [7]

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