Credit: John Anderson

Takehiro and Kayo Asazu got their start selling bento boxes at the farmers’ market in 2006; the Sushi-A-Go-Go trailer followed in 2009. In 2011, they opened their brick-and-mortar shop with a full Japanese menu including ramen, and there is almost always a (well-deserved) line out the door. – Melanie Haupt

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