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Neighborhood: Mid-City West"10, hands down excellent! I am going to be here every week. what you get during happy hour, you will never find anywhere else for the amount…" read more »
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This is one of my favorite restaurants in LA. Great food, fast service, fun atmosphere, and cozier than the SBE-owned Katsuya restaurants. It's always busy during dinner so make reservations or go early.
Try these:
Yellowtail Jalapeno
Albacore w/ Crispy Onion
Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice
Red Snapper w/ Shiso Leaf Sushi
Seared Salmon Sushi
Baked Crab Hand Roll
Rock Shrimp Tempura
Their lunch specials are also pretty good.
Word of advice: make a reservation :-)!! This is place is always packed.
In a world where good sushi equals snob places Ikaka-ya succeeds by offering a relaxing yet trendy atmosphere and great quality sushi!
Try at least one of their specialty sushi, the waiters are really good in recommending you rolls, just say what kind of fish you like and they will impress you.
Good prices and great people watching.
Excellent Excellent sushi. Reminds me of my favorite place, Brother's Sushi. The fish was fresh and the rolls were yummy. I would recommend getting the ceviche and the baked crab roll.
Trendy place but definitely not a club vibe like in Hollywood. Down-to-earth sushi place with experienced sushi chefs
Still awesome!! Haven't been back in months since it is always crowded. I thought this place would slow down but just went on Monday night at 7 PM without reservation and we had to wait for more than 30 minutes just to get seated at the sushi bar. The place was super crowded! That was my first time sitting at the sushi bar...the sushi chef was awesome. He was busy, but he held conversation with us and gave great recommendation. My favorites are still the same thing: Yellow Tail with Jalapeno, the Okinawa pork ribs, kobe beef with foie gras, and grilled king crab leg.
If you can contain yourself, you can limit the spending to less than $30 per person....but most likely you will go over.
This is one my favorite restaurants in LA. Anytime we have out of town visitors, I will take them… Read more »
OK they are no longer a B. I saw the A hanging in their window had dinner and it was perfection. They have redeemed themselves : )
I would normally give this place a 4 star. I have been going there before it was trendy. All the… Read more »
My boyfriend and I are still looking for our favorite sushi spot in the area, something local, reasonable, and good quality. This is a good contender. We didn't try much, but what we did have was good.
Uni with quail egg sushi - Fresh, creamy, and sweet
Sweet shrimp sushi - We actually got to see the live shrimp squirm as our sushi chef pulled him out. The way they fry the heads makes the whole thing edible.
Kinme snapper - Very tasty.
They also had great service. Our chef looked over our bill in the end to make sure we weren't overcharged and took off $9. Pretty awesome.
We'll be back to try more. The food is still on the pricey side though, but then again, we did get two orders of uni.
I'm still baffled by the magnificence of the sushi I had here two weeks ago.
My friends and I sat at the sushi bar on a MONDAY NIGHT because it was so packed, we were going to have to wait 45 minutes. That right there should tell you something!
We decided to try new things, and after every bite, we all looked at each other in astonishment. EVERYTHING was unbelievably delicious.
The price was a little high, but we did order quite a lot of food.
I highly recommend the crispy rice with spicy tuna. My vegan friend ordered it without the fish, and they were happy to serve her.
With the Katsuya name but the ambiance of a small, local Japanese restaurant you'll taste the deliciousness of the fresh sushi here but not feel the pretension of a Hollywood hot spot.
With a small space you might have a hard time just walking in and getting a seat here but once you do the wait is totally worth it. With a huge menu that they bring to your table to read you'll be dazzled by all the choices and the unique dishes they serve up. Try out their sweet shrimp that's so fresh they chop the heads right in front of you (if you're sitting at the sushi bar of course). Their spicy tuna on a rice cake melts in your mouth and leaves your mouth feeling a little tingly after the spicy kick.
With a wide array of Sake you'll feel like you've stepped into Japan itself. Small and cosy this restaurant makes you feel comfortable and filled to the brim with Japanese delicacies. Of course, where they loose a precious star is the prices. The name Katsuya attached to it makes it astronomical. You aren't paying for a cool night spot or fantastic drinks and while the food is fabulous the pricing is depressing. On top of that, the small space makes for a loud eating environment where you might straining to hear or screaming to speak.
Go here when there's money in your wallet and you're in the mood to feel some good Asian flava.
Izaka-ya serves sushi, as it should be. None of these generic Philadelphia rolls nonsense. In my opinion, sushi should be focused on the fish, not the rice or the other ingredients. The other stuff should just compliment the fish slightly, not overpower it. My absolute favorite is the spicy tuna on crispy rice. The smooth and rich flavor of the tuna against the crispy rice was such a perfect combination. The sashimi were all very good, as well as the hamachi, and the Japanese pumpkin (cant recall the exact name) was amazingly good. Tempura was very very light and crispy.
Minus a star since I didn't think the rolls were very good. Too much rice and the rice was way too soggy and soft. Could have been just a fluke though.
By the way- I just read in People, that Eva Longoria and Tony Parker love Katsuya, their sister store.
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good food! really cool so if someone you go on a date with doesnt eat fish get the KOBE BEEF burger and FRIES sooooooooooooooooooo good!
I love this chef!
way better than katsu-ya much more intimate!
yum yum yum
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First meal in LA on last weekend's mini-getaway trip and it was fabulous!
I can't remember the exact names of everything we got, but you can take a look at my pictures -- they speak for themselves! The most memorable things were the salmon sashimi (SO FRESH! melts in your mouth like butter) and seared tuna w/ fried spinach (really different in a good way -- a must try!).
Tip: It's a small restaurant and can get really crowded! Either come early and hang out w/ some sake or make a reservation.
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yes yes yes yes.
honey hand rolls and baked crab rolls.. are what sushi dreams are made of.
i really have experienced bettter... service sucked and i was not impressed at all... the only things i liked was their agedashi tofu... i was very good... but honestly, we asked for the bill and went to cafe sushi instead. Katsuyas restaurants usually are top notch... ive been to all of them, but this one fell short for some reason. maybe i went on an off nite (tuesday)...
I've always heard that the sushi in Texas can't beat Cali, and I always suspected that, but this place just put the nail in the lid! Having lived in Japan for some time I also have my own idea about what is "good sushi."
Izaka-ya is for the most part a "traditional" style restaurant. The sushi chefs behind the bar are Japanese, as are the waitstaff. You won't find as many fusion rolls or things like that but they do have them and they can do them well. Nigiri, sashimi, chirashi zushi, and even traditional appetizers - this was the first time I saw cold tofu on the menu, you have no idea how much I missed Japanese style tofu!! My host mom used to serve it to me that way!
We went with the cold tofu, hamachi with jalapeno, crab and mozarella tempura, maguro nigiri, sake sashimi, live octopus, arugula salad, izakaya rolls, crab rolls, and the lobster rolls. All of it was very good, exceptional for the price! The house seems to be known for fried cruncy onion things which could very well be habit forming.
If you're in the area for lunch do stop by. The lunch prices are very reasonable. The waiters are quite good and accomodating. It took some time to get seated because of the crowd there for lunch but I would definitely eat here again. Authentic, delicious, fast.
This place definitely seems like the place to be on a Friday evening in Los Angeles. I was recommended this restaurant by my roommate who had been here a few times just recently, and it definitely lives up to its seemingly good reputation. I'm not a huge fan of sushi, but my friends are, and I can say with certainty that they serve very fresh cuts of fish and have a wide selection for you to choose from.
In terms of their best item, the four of us thought that the spicy tuna on crispy rice was no doubt the best item for appetizers. The rolls were good, but nothing special. The sashimi and sushi were very good-- fresh, and it wasn't that expensive. Don't get the duck, as that dish was disappointing with its gamey flavor.
All in all, with only two alcoholic drinks ordered, it was $58/pp with tip. Not too bad, but not cheap either.
I have been here 5 times in the last 4 weeks...
The best laid back vibe with the freshest sushi in Hollywood :)
You will always see a celeb but throw on your skinny denim, tees, and ACTUALLY chill out. BEST sushi in Hwood....
Obviously order the sake, and any roll you get will rock your world!
My favorite sushi in LA. It's really casual and loud. It's not about presentation, it's about great sushi. That's all. They run around with a big chalkboard of specials. Pretty much everything is small plates. All of them good. Fish is crazy fresh and melts in your mouth. Prices are incredibly reasonable for LA. And there are lots of bars in the area to have drinks before and after. So it's all good.
newsflash: there's a new hostess on the block and boy is she a piece of work. What a B-I.
hey lady, the Japanese mermaid perm is not a good look. take that asshole!
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Yes I do like:
Spicy tuna on crispy rice
Seared albacore with crispy onions
Kobe beef burger
Mushrooms…
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Ever since eating at Izaka-ya over a year ago I haven't stepped foot inside another LA sushi joint. This place is THAT GOOD. The prices seem reasonable enough, and the special board is the way to order.
Personal favorites: Albacore w/crispy onion, spicy tuna on crispy rice, and the baked crab hand roll (one for each person at your table). It never fails to impress.
Expect to wait a half hour unless you get lucky. I've never made a reservation.
Ok, so honestly, I think that the quality of the food at this place is distinctly superior to the "real" Katsu-ya... and Katana... and Sushi Roku... and all those other expensive go-to-be-seen circuses that happen to serve raw fish.
This spot has creative, delicious sushi in a totally digestable atmosphere. The albacore and eggplant in sweet miso? Divine. Hamachi with jalapeno? Heavenly. So it hasn't been run through a cloud of Lindsay Lohan's perfume on it's way to the table, so what?
Just... trust me.
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I absolutely love Izaka-ya!
First time that I was here, I had no clue what to order. I wanted to order something that was ranted and raved about. Their baked crab roll was divine! Once in awhile, I do crave it - more so than other foods. Their spicy tuna on crispy rice was good as well. I loved their creamy rock shrimp tempura. So yummy!
I was only disappointed with the Kobe beef steak w/ sauteed mushrooms. It seemed like they gave us a lot less steak than mushrooms. Other than that, I have no complaints with Izaka-ya. The food's quality is great for half the price of Katsuya. This is the place to go!
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My two friends that once lived in Chicago, (now in LA), my bf and I, dined at Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya this past Sat evening. They eat here a few times a month, so we put our lives in their hands and they ordered their favorites for us. I was hesitant at first, but after tasting everything that was brought to us, I must say, my friends did a fantastic job!!
We were promptly seated no more than 5 mins after our arrival, and handed our menu's, sans prices. I found it strange they weren't listed, but later when the bill arrived, I was shocked at how inexpensive our meal was!! The place is super loud, so prepare to shout! Here's what we had -
4 1/2 honey hand roll - tuna and baked crab I believe. Loved these!! A unique, soft outer wrap, so good!!
Rock shrimp tempura - heavy, but I didn't mind bc they were bite sized and very tasty
Seared tuna w japanese salsa - very tender, delicious
Crispy rice spicy tuna - w a spicy jalapeno on top - so fiery I turned red
Overall, every dish was unique to what I've had before and quite fantastic. The sushi was tender and had that wonderful buttery consistency. I was hoping I'd get to try some West coast white tuna but they didn't have any. If I lived in LA, I'd be ordering those hand rolls all the time. Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya is a sushi spot I will definitely stop through on future LA visits.
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i dont really know what the fuss is about this place! its always packed and quite honestly i think its just the in place right now and once people realize that their food sucks and there are waaaay better sushi spots out there, then the hype will die down. ya i get it the tuna on crispy rice is good but a) thats the only good thing i had here and b) you can get just as good tuna on fried crispy rice about anywhere else these days. this place was just blah not to mention the nasty after taste i had for days after eating their soft shell crab roll! ewww just the thought alone wants me to drop this to 2 stars... anyway point blank there are better sushi spots out there in LA with better prices!
I was in LA for the day and didn't have time to make it all the way over the hill to Studio City. A girlfriend told me about The Izaka-ya. Since it's the same owners of Katsu-ya, it's pretty much the same quality food. We came for lunch and the service was quick. I got my Katsu-ya faves: Seared Albacore Tuna with Crispy Onions and the Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice. These are staples here so you pretty much can't go wrong if you order these.
The one thing I did notice is that the prices either went up for the Katsu-ya chain or maybe this particular location and the portions of the food didn't accordingly. They've definitely down-sized. I can't complain. I love their signature specials so I'll gladly pay what their charging...hopefully this trend won't continue though..otherwise they'll be Recession-ya pretty soon!
A true Izaka-ya. Everything fabulous. Just don't go there without a reservation after 7:30 pm. You'll wait awhile.
The Cluster F*ck by Katsu-ya :)
All that waiting around and scooting and excusing and mild elbowing biznizz was quickly forgotten after my first bite. The food tastes rad, (see suggestions below, I ordered a good amount of them and was very pleased) and with quickly developing lip-reading abilities my friends and I were able to converse freely. Its a good sign when you spend 1/2 of your time or more talking about what you're eating. Price? No idea cuz its not on the menu and my friends picked up the tab cuz twas me birfday :D
Get a reservation, show up, go to St.Nicks for a quick drink then come back. Thats prob the best idea.
Its a small place with a really cool mini telephone pole in the center. Sparse but interesting decor. They should totally put fake pigeons on the pole that poop out wasabi or something.
If you take that idea, Katsu-ya, I want credit, dammit!
I'd go back on a Tuesday at like 6pm or something.
5 star absence is due to the cluster f*ckiness.
;)
kampai!
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Definitely worth trying... It has many unique dishes for an affordable price. We ordered the creamy rock shrimp and the spicy tuna on crispy rice and it is very good. The crispy rice was soft inside and crunchy outside as promised, unlike some places where the rice can be tough and stale. The rock shrimp is a bit heavy as it has lots of mayonnaise but still good to try. We also ordered the sashimi bowl which was like leftover sashimi bits with a vinagarette. The kobe burger was yummy! I definitely will return to try all the other dishes!
Since it gets crowded, I would recommend getting there before 7pm if you dont want to wait.
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When a restaurant has a line out the door, we can't be but a little intrigued. When it serves Japanese food, we can't help but wait for a table.
Across from Sushi Roku, the Izaka-ya is a small bare bone looking sushi restaurant with a sushi bar surrounded by wooden tables and chairs. On a saturday night the place was packed and the host told us 30min-1hr wait which isn't too bad on a Saturday night anywhere. This place attracted all kinds of diners, young and old, those on dates and those on big group outings.
Although no official bar, someone actually came by to ask us if we wanted drinks or cocktails. That was a nice touch and we were definitely seated in under one hour.
The menu has a mix of Izakaya type items but also has a good selection of rolls and a ton of sushi specials. We ordered a mix of everything: miso cod (cooked to perfection! more cod please!), scallop sushi & dynamite special (scallops were fresh but seemed to be thinly sliced, the dynamite was pretty heavy on the sauce), creamy rock shrimp over spicy tuna (it was on soy paper wrap and they were sort of skimpy on the tuna) and the Izaka-ya roll (albacore on top, crab tempura inside) which was really tasty but it cost about 2x as much as the other rolls.
The prices here are all over the map. Some items are in the single digits whereas some of the specials and entrees were $30+. The place is also really loud but we liked it, seemed like people were having a great time sharing food and talking. It's definitely more casual than Katsuya and we liked it better, at least here when they greet you "Irasshaimase" (welcome) it's by real Japanese chefs and not by some wanna be actor/actress hostess or sous chef!
Yummers for sure. My favorite is still Katsy-Ya in the valley but since I live on this side of the hill, I like Izaka-ya. Same delish specials and my faves, but there's something about the original Katsu-ya that I'm drawn to. Maybe it's the chef's touch... who knows.
Faves:
Spicy tuna crispy rice
Seared Albacore w/ crispy onion
Cucumber salad
Baked crab roll
Hmmm...I'm getting hungry
The food was decent, but I was really overwhelmed by the frenetic energy of this place. I felt like I needed a yoga class afterward...and I don't even really like yoga! (Namaste!) I rolled in at 9:15 on a Friday and was told that there would be a 30 minute wait. Normally, I'd protest, but I was too tired from my abusive personal trainer and still dealing with the euphoria associated with being touched by Joel McHale. My party of 3 was seated at a 4 top at 9:40, which was nice because I saw them seating parties of 3 at 2 tops (and that would've made me really upset).
Long story short: we ordered a bunch of stuff: salmon carpaccio, yellowtail tasting, rock shrimp tempura, spicy tuna on crispy rice, some assorted rolls, shrimp tempura, and uni. The quality of the fish was pretty good, but I didn't really enjoy the menu with no prices on it. When the bill came, I found it a little surprising that the salmon cost $13. It was literally four slices of salmon over a bed of marinated onion slices. The salmon was good, but the onions overpowered the dish. I thought the creamy rock shrimp tempura was a waste of time. It was basically japanese popcorn shrimp. We also got a bottle of sake and the total came to $44/person incl tax and tip. For a big meal and a bottle of sake, I thought that was very fair, but I think they should put the prices on their specials menu.
N.B. this place is a scene...an annoying scene. Lots of fat slutty girls in tight dresses, LOTS of douche bags, and hipsters...
I am honnestly a huge fan of this place, the sushi is always super great and comes out of the kitchen/sushi bar very quickly. They did use to have these awkward white bords with their menu, but have since reformed and now use plastic ones which are must easier to read.
Their spicy tuna on crispy rice is amazing, I DIE!
The only caveat that I most recently noticed on my 4th time there, is that they have a B rating....cleverly hidden by a chair in the window.
Ate here with a date last night. The sushi was great and the place had very high energy. Accompanying the energy was an extraordinarily noisy environment good for the average college aga patron but a little distracting for someone "slightly" older like myself :-)
The food was really excellent confirmed by the 20 or more people outside on 3rd St awaiting a table. Make a reservation, wear comfortable shoes and dress casually.
I went to Katsuya for lunch.
But nothing was special, over priced and boring menus.
Even lunch I dont want to wast money.
i tried some sushi but rice was too warm for sushi, but fish was fresh. their menu was interesting.… Read more »
This may just be my favorite place on earth!
In fact, I come here every chance I get.
Top Tier: Cannot live without
* yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno
*spicy tuna with crispy rice
*baked crab hand roll
* love their iced green tea!
*the green tea ice cream tempura is always the most perfect ending.
2nd tier notable dishes:
-miso cod
-king crab
-albacore with crispy onion
-snapper sashimi with kumquat prepared 4 different ways- this is a special and not always available.
beware though, this place is addictive.
* Not a good place for quiet conversation. It's a bit noisy in here.
You guys? I feel taken advantage of. Like I just woke up with a bit of a hangover next to someone I swear I only meant to make out with. I'm not going to the cops or anything, but I'm pretty sure there was a consent issue there.
The bottom line is that The Izaka-ya needs to print The prices for all The items on The menu. I ended up paying $70 before tax and tip for a meal that didn't even leave me full. There was a lot of sharing at the table, but the items I was responsible for were: yellowtail and jalapeno, mirugai sashimi, kinme carpaccio, half of an order of miso cod, half of an order of edamame. The yellowtail and jalapeno was $13.30, the full order of cod was $9.50, the full order of edamame was $3.50. These prices were printed. So where was the warning that the four pieces of mirugai would be $24.50 and the kinme carpaccio would be $25.50? These items were hand-written in adorable marker on the menu, looking all harmless without their price tags. Fine, so mirugai is expensive and I knew that going in. The kinme? Not so much. Our server just recommended it as a very good special, so I ordered it unawares. Unconscionable, I say.
Bellyaching aside, the food was pretty solid, with fresh ingredients and interesting preparations. I managed to try several dishes, and most of them were good to great. The standouts were the yellowtail with jalapeno and an absurdly flavorful steamed mushroom medley that honest to goodness reminded me of pizza, and I mean that in the best of ways. The mirugai, expensive as it was, was good enough to order again. The black cod with miso was wonderful, but I think that combination is hard to mess up. The spicy tuna with crispy rice was good but nothing special. Sauteed asparagus was what you'd think - tasty, but nothing you can't do at home. Edamame - shelled beans, straight up. They could've held a bit more salt.
There were a couple misses, and these made me sad. Creamy rock shrimp tempura was heavy, though I suppose I knew that from the title and only tried it because my friend was sharing. Still, she didn't really like it either. The real killer, though, was that I was utterly unimpressed by the $25.50 kinme carpaccio. The six thin pieces of fish were doused in an oily vinaigrette and served with tiny bits of underripe avocado and baby tomato. The result was flat and oily. Mind you I made this judgment before the bill came.
Service was good, but you need friendly faces to run a CON. No, just kidding, there was no malice in sight. Hot tea was good and always pouring. I also like the vibe of the place. The decor is bare-bones and comfortable with wood tables and a sushi bar in the back. It's on the noisy side, but lively noisy, not obnoxious. Definitely a great place for a group of fun-loving friends.
Now that I know to be careful and ask about prices like the classless cretin I am, I wouldn't be against making my way back to Izaka-ya as the food was good and the place was fun. I just think the menu should be a little more honest, and I don't think that's asking too much.
Naturally, the valet didn't offer me change on the fiver I handed him for the $3.50 charge. Not a big deal as I would've let him keep it anyway, but I was feeling ripped off and would've liked the disingenuous offer.
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If I were grading this place simply on food, it would get 5 stars! The sushi was delicious. The fried ice cream was amazing.
Too bad you don't just go to a restaurant for food. You also get a long wait and an EXTREMELY LOUD ROOM. Sorry for the caps, but no one else seems to have commented about this. My friends and I, sandwiched into a small table, couldn't hear one another. If you're looking for a place to take a date, bear this in mind. It may work to your advantage if you want to impress your date by having your finger on the pulse of tasty restaurants with gorgeous clientele and you want to hide the fact that you can't hold a conversation. If you prefer a place where you can actually talk, find another spot.
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Absolutely yummy. I had lunch there today and everything we ate was delicious. We tried the crab roll in rice paper, spicy tuna on fried rice nigiri, yellow tail and jalapeno, albacore with fried onion, spicy tuna tar tar, and roasted duck.
Service is great and the place is really cute too. YUM!
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My best friend wasn't a japanese food eater for the first 5 years of our friendship and finally caught, so when I visited LA, she took me to this place, raving about it. The food was very good. I had the vegetable tempura lunch special which was about $10 for soup, salad, rice and vegetable tempura. It was excellent. My friends got a few rolls and enjoyed them as well. The prices for some of the rolls were a bit pricey, I mean $16 for a roll is a little much for me. They were pretty quick but weren't the nicest people. If I asked for extra ginger or water or a spoon or something (things that shouldn't be an inconvenience) they were frustrated with me. $80something for lunch but it was very yummy.
NEVER AGAIN WILL I COME HERE.. without a reservation.
Honestly, we waited for about an hour for our table. Perhaps it is part of their charm to have clients wait and drool over the food that you see going past you. This place is the epitome of the LA Lifestyle. We saw 2 sets of stars last night- Nicole Richie with husband and Jennifer, the lesbian lady that got upset and threw a chair after judge's table with the pretty girlfriend. I swear, everyone was so good looking here I felt self conscience.
To give Nicole credit, there was this annoying pregnant lady sitting next to her that kept talking to them. I was thinking, dude, let them eat rather than you yapping about your baby and stuff... how annoying. But I did get upset because I think they gave her VIP treatment and they got seating right before us as a "reservation"
Ok, on to the food.
1. Stir Fried String Beans- nice and light, tasted like Yoshida sauce... but whatever it was, it was genius.
2. Steamed mushrooms. So simple but so delicious. Comes in foil and its steamed with butter and lemon. The natural flavors and juices of the mushrooms were awesome. I absolutely loved these.
3. Almond Scallops. Crusted with slivered almonds served with sea salt, dashi (fish broth) and lemon. Outstanding! The scallops were so delicious and perfectly cooked.
4. Agadashi Tofu. 3 slices of tofu lightly battered. Delicious and simple. Made correctly.
5. Miso Cod. Perfectly seasoned and a nice presentation, very small in portion.
6. Albacore with White Truffles... delicious and it melts in your mouth. The chef comes out and personally shaves the truffles in front of you.
7. Tuna on Crispy Rice-- awesome. The rice was crispy yet delicious and the tuna on top melted. It was really awesome!
Overall- food was delicious. The portions though are very very small. Minus the vegetables, we were given 2 scallops for $9, the miso cod was the size of a costco sample, and the albacore? well let's just say that 6 pieces of albacore with white truffles cost...... $29!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!
Our total bill for 2 people was $100 with 2 bottles of beer. Outrageous. Thank god corporate billing helped us out a bit.
If the portions were larger, I would be satisfied, however the price and the portions were upsetting and disappointing.
Btw, I think Tuesday nights are lesbian nights. I could be wrong.
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Soooooo.....I was going to give this place 4 stars before we saw our check!!
BEWARE FOR THE SPECIALS BOARD!!! I REPEAT BEWARE FOR THE SPECIALS BOARD!!
My friend Melissa and I came here, and she LOVES this place, and to be honest, most of the things on this menu here are pretty affordable. Lots of rolls for $5.50-$9 each including a few like their crispy rice roll and their baked crab roll which I wish I had tried! (I was being nice and sharing things with melissa who keeps kosher so no shellfish for her!! ha)
Everything was going well...we got there and only wait about 10 minutes for a spot at the sushi bar...great water service too! my glass never got empty and I am like a fish and just always want lots of water around me! I know funny to say that, since I was at a sushi place full of fish!! ha ha Our waiter was nice, the sushi chef nice...and we picked out three rolls from the regular menu--the creamy salmon, the crab stick and tempura roll, and the spciy tuna and scallion....and then we thought we should try a special roll too!! I mean, these boards sit in front of your faces at the bar, so it is REALLY hard not to get something on it, since the letters in their highlighter pink and green writing just force you to stare at them!!
Sooooo the spicy albacore special roll caught our eye we asked our sushi chef what was in it, and he said it was really really good, so we thought, okay!!! let's do it! and be adventurous!!
Never again...never ever again....
We basically felt sick after this meal, not because the sushi wasn't good, because the taste was all there. Everything looked and tasted so fresh, the flavors were paired well....everything was great! The creamy salmon roll was probably my favorite roll and definitely had great flavor, and their wasabi they said is freshly made, actually did taste better than the usual wasabi!!! True, the decor here is really random, with a squirt gun on one wall and a hook like tool on another wall which eerily looks it is about to fall on one of the customers!! But it was entertaining nonetheless ha ha
Like I said, everything was great until our bill came...our other three rolls total were only about $3 more than that one silly special roll which rang up as $17.80!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GOD! Do you see now why we felt sick afterward?? Our walk back to our car, we just kept saying things like, "wow, we could have gotten three more of their $5.50 rolls for the price of that one roll!!!" and it was totally true.
So, hence the warning in the beginning of this review, because that specials board doesn't have prices on it, and we wouldn't want any of you to leave feeling like we did!!
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Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Category: Japanese
Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
I like to call it Japanese Tapas! Izakaya has…
Ask me where I want to eat and I'll probably…
It doesn't matter where we are, we always want to…
...and he shall be mine and he shall be my…
My local dry cleaner, watering hole, nail salon,…
Places to check out in my old 'hood [Fairfax/3rd…
Some of my favorite dining destinations in the…
