page_title: Yoshinoya
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Yoshinoya / Locations / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Yoshinoya in California
context_page_description: Yoshinoya is a Japanese multinational fast food chain, and the second-largest chain of gyūdon restaurants. The chain was established in Japan in 1899. Its motto is "Tasty, low-priced, and quick".
context_section_description: Yoshinoya entered the United States opening a corporate office in Denver in 1973, and then its first retail location in Denver in 1975. (This location later became "Kokoro", a similar restaurant run by Mas Torito who had previous experience at a location in Japan.) Yoshinoya is currently only present in California. A location in Las Vegas, Nevada, closed in February 2017. A location in Goodyear, Arizona, opened in 2008, but was closed in December 2011.  A Dallas location that opened in June 2011 was Yoshinoya's first venture into Texas.  But it closed in December of that year. The first location east of the Mississippi River opened on 42nd Street off Times Square, New York City, in 2002.  Two more stores opened in other Manhattan locations, but all the New York City stores closed by  January 2012.
  The main menu in the United States includes the beef bowl, chicken bowl, combo bowl, and shrimp bowl, along with soup and desserts, and has variations such as "beef with vegetables bowls", "teriyaki chicken bowls", and barbecue-style plates. Skinless chicken is available upon request. Tempura bowls are no longer available. The menu of Yoshinoya in the U.S. is similar to that in Japan. At a basic level, both companies serve several recipes over a bowl of rice, which includes the trademark beef bowl with very thinly sliced beef plus light sauce and onions.
caption: Yoshinoya in California
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