faq

• what does wagamama mean?
  

  translated from japanese it means 'willful / naughty child'

• birthplace of wagamama?
  

  bloomsbury, london in april 1992

• ethnicity?
  

  pan-asian

• where is wagamama?
  

  wagamama have several restaurants worldwide, for full map and location details of all sites please visit our locations page

• does wagamama take reservations?
  

  of course! all of our boston area locations accept reservations . click on our reservations tab to fill out an online request and the restaurant of your choosing will get back to you shortly

• is smoking allowed in wagamama?
  

  all wagamama restaurants are and have always been non-smoking

• does wagamama cater for specific dietary requirements?
  

  we have a wide range of dishes and main courses which can cater for your specific dietary requirements. for more information, view our dietary table and our menu selection

• who is the head chef?
  

  each wagamama restaurant has its own head chef and we have an executive chef and development chef who work very closely with each of them

• who owns wagamama?
  

  wagamama is owned by its management and venture capital investors duke street capital and hutton collins

• when was wagamama founded and by whom?
  

  the first wagamama was opened by alan yau in 1992, he left in 1997

• are there franchise opportunities?
  

  all uk and usa wagamama restaurants are company owned, all other international restaurants are franchised. for further information refer to our franchise section

• is wagamama merchandise for sale?
  

  yes. nearly all of our restaurants sell a variety of wagamama t-shirts, cookbooks, and gift vouchers. you can also order online through our webshop

• is there any information about jobs at wagamama?
  

  feel free to pop into any of our restaurant to pick up an application form or check out our jobs page

• where should press enquiries go to?
  

  for press information please check out our press cheat sheet, if you require additional information please contact nancy at nancyb@wagamama.com