yokai

What yokai does

TheFoodiesTaste is a part-time food blog and content platform operated from San Antonio, Texas, publishing restaurant reviews (including a review of Yokai Japanese & Asian Restaurant on Thousand Oaks), original recipes, and curated food-spot recommendations for readers in San Antonio and Austin. The site is built on WordPress CMS and maintained by a single principal operator, Michael — a full-time web designer who has prior experience in commercial restaurants — alongside a secondary contributor, Jhemberly, who contributes healthy-alternative recipe variations. The platform's most distinctive technical asset is a custom Neapolitan Pizza Dough Calculator that lets users compute ingredient quantities (flour, water, salt, sourdough starter) from inputs such as dough ball weight, hydration percentage, and yeast type.

Distribution is concentrated on three channels: the blog website itself (thefoodiestaste.com), an Instagram presence (@thefoodiestaste) for food photography and community engagement, and an email newsletter for recurring updates. Monetization is informal and contact-based, relying on sponsored posts and promotional features for local restaurants and food brands, with potential affiliate referral revenue. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, no subscription product, no e-commerce layer, and no mobile app. The audience is a single vertical — San Antonio-area foodies — and the operation has not raised external funding. The entity tagged as "yokai" in this dataset refers to one of the restaurants reviewed by the blog rather than a separate company; the firmographic profile describes the blog's operations, customers (as reviewed restaurants), and content.

Name

yokai

Legal name

Yokai Japanese & Asian Restaurant

Website

https://thefoodiestaste.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TheFoodiesTaste is a part-time San Antonio food blog run by Michael and Jhemberly, publishing restaurant reviews, original recipes, and a custom pizza dough calculator for local foodies in San Antonio and Austin, monetizing via contact-based sponsored posts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Japanese Restaurant

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Asian Fast Casual (Pan-Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean) (THAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Japanese cuisine restaurant
• Asian fusion dining
• Ramen shop
• Casual Asian dining
• Local restaurant

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Reviews and Recommendations: The blog monetizes through restaurant reviews and recommendations, with potential for sponsored posts and affiliate marketing with featured restaurants and brands.
2. Content Marketing Services: The blog offers to work with restaurants for sponsored content and promotional features on the food blog platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Yokai Japanese & Asian Restaurant is a single-location Japanese and Asian cuisine restaurant located on Thousand Oaks road in San Antonio, Texas. The establishment serves ramen (including veggie ramen and spicy tonkotsu), Japanese honey chicken, edamame, takoyaki, Korean fried chicken, and various Asian appetizers. The interior features anime decor on the walls, Japanese background music, and small sliding windows that enable contactless food handoff to customers within the restaurant.

Product overview

Yokai Japanese & Asian Restaurant is a single-location Japanese and Asian cuisine restaurant located on Thousand Oaks in San Antonio, TX. It is not a technology company and does not have a software product portfolio, platform, or modules. The establishment serves ramen, Japanese honey chicken, edamame, takoyaki, and other Asian dishes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Japanese and Asian Restaurant Service On-premise dine-in service at a single restaurant location on Thousand Oaks in San Antonio, Texas, featuring ramen-shop-style seating, anime wall decor, Japanese background music, and contactless food handoff via small sliding windows. Designed for individual local diners seeking casual Japanese/Asian cuisine.
• Ramen Dishes Ramen menu offerings including veggie ramen and spicy tonkotsu, served as part of the dine-in experience for customers seeking Japanese noodle dishes.
• Japanese Appetizers

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JINYA Ramen Bar: Multi-unit ramen-focused Japanese fast-casual chain with a similar small-footprint, counter-service model and ramen-centric menu. Directly comparable to Yokai on cuisine category, service format, and target diner.
• Teriyaki Madness: Fast-casual Japanese chain offering bowls and Asian-inspired dishes in a small-footprint, counter-service format. Comparable to Yokai on Japanese cuisine, fast-casual service, and individual-unit operating model.
• Kura Sushi: Japanese conveyor-belt sushi casual concept with a tech-forward ordering experience. Comparable to Yokai on Japanese cuisine focus and casual dining format, with overlap on Japanese street-food sensibility.
• Marugame Udon: Japanese fast-casual concept specializing in a single noodle format with an open-kitchen, compact-dining layout. Comparable to Yokai on Japanese cuisine focus, fast-casual service model, and ramen-shop-style footprint.
• Tokyo Joe's: Fast-casual Asian (Japanese-leaning) rice and noodle bowl concept with multiple locations. Directly comparable to Yokai on cuisine category, counter-service format, and casual dining positioning.
• Ichiran: Specialty tonkotsu ramen chain known for its focused, single-item ramen menu and distinctive individual-booth dining format. Directly comparable to Yokai on ramen specialization and experiential fast-casual positioning.
• RA Sushi: Multi-unit Japanese casual-dining chain with a broader sushi and Asian-fusion menu. Comparable to Yokai on Japanese cuisine focus and Asian-fusion menu breadth, though operating at a larger, full-service scale.

Broad incumbents

• P.F. Chang's: National pan-Asian casual-dining chain with a broad Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Thai menu. Comparable to Yokai on Asian cuisine category and dine-in casual format, though operating at a much larger, broader-incumbent scale.

Regional players

• Sushi Zushi: Texas-rooted Japanese restaurant chain with multiple San Antonio-area locations. Comparable to Yokai on Japanese cuisine focus, San Antonio market overlap, and independent-to-mid-size restaurant positioning.
• Bone Daddy's: Texas-based Japanese izakaya-style restaurant group with a broader Asian menu and energetic atmosphere. Comparable to Yokai on Japanese cuisine focus and Asian-fusion menu breadth, with strong regional overlap in the Texas market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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