Showing posts with label Arts District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arts District. Show all posts

Friday, January 31, 2025

Guzzu PM (DTLA) x Toriei (Shizuoka) Pop-Up@Arts District ★★

Yakitori Omakase Pop-up from Shizuoka. Generous portion. Good quality. Meat & vegetables were nicely arranged on the menu. Nice cocktails. Definitely pre-order the drinks by Wolf & Crane. Pre-order price for $15 drinks is $10. Add-ons available. Very causal vibe. Service was very backed up. We were not seated until 8:00pm for our 7:30pm reservation. $40 per person + $10 drink (optional). Ample free parking on street.

Sasami Wasabi (Tender with Grated Wasabi)
Momo with Yukishio (Thigh with Snowflake Salt)

Yuzu Lemon Drop $10 pre-purchase ($15 value)
Japanese High Ball $10 pre-purchase ($15 value)



Zensai
Potato Salad with Crispy Chicken Skin
Japanese style potato salad topped with fried crispy chicken skin


Shiozuke and Toribushi
Lightly salted vegetables dressed with moritsuyu, topped with toribushi

Chicken Liver Pate Monaka
liver pate finished with Akashi whisky sandwiched between a roasted monaka shell with a daikon salad (yuzu kosho dressing) and tomato raisin

Agedashi Nasu w/ Steamed Chicken Tender
lightly fried eggplant in a sweet garlic soy with steamed tender topped with ginger sauce and a myoga, green onion, red shiso salad

Tsukune (Meatball with Tare)

Negima (Thigh & Tokyo Negi with Tare)
Tsukune (Meatball with Tare)

Vegetables w/ Sansho Miso
assorted vegetables with sansho miso

Teba (Wing with Spicy Soy Sauce)

Chicken Bone Soup
chicken broth with mitsuba


Shime
Soboro (Ground Chicken) & Eggs
topped with roasted shishito, served with shibazuke pickles

Guzzu Bento-ya
1102 Lawrence St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(310) 858-0336
https://www.guzzubentoya.com/

Saturday, May 14, 2022

kodō@Arts District ★★★

Fantastic New Izakaya Restaurant. Hidden gem in the Arts District. Only opened for 4 weeks. Love all the food. Could get pricey. Premium Trio Handroll is expensive ($60), but it's worth a try. Shark's Heart was very special. It tasted like Chicken Sashimi, which was great with its texture. Monkfish Karaage was moist and soft with the perfect flavor. The Shiso Gelato tasted like Green Tea Ice Cream. Great cocktails. Probably can't go wrong with any cocktails there. Great service. Dinner only. Arrived 30 minutes before our 6:00pm reservation but still got seated. Have outdoor, indoor bar, and indoor booth seating. Arrive early. Street parking could be a bit challenging in the busy area. Reservations made via Resy.

Special: Premium Trio $60
toro, uni, and black caviar with shiso leaf served on a handroll

Complimentary Brewed Sencha upon arrival (one per person)

Midori's Melon Soda $14
nankai kokuto shochu, midori, lime, chareau, clarified milk, soda, cherry
Special: Aperol Spritz! with Blood Orange $16

Special: Bonito Sashimi with Onion Salad $29

Special: Shark Heart $26

Monkfish Karaage $16

Tsukune (Chicken Meatball) $15
chicken, jidori egg yolk, yakitori-dare

Egg yolk will stay in middle – there is a hole under it

Special: Premium Trio $60

Kimo (Eel Liver) $7

Gelato Fruit Cup $14 (charged $14 but it's $12 on the menu)
strawberry, japanese mandarin, kumquat jelly + shiso gelato




kodō
710 S Santa Fe Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90021
www.kodo.la