sawa Uni Night@Little Tokyo ★★★

Fantastic Special Uni Night. Featuring 5 kinds of Uni (including Aka Red Uni and Bafun Uni) from Hokkaido, Sapporo, Hyogo, and Santa Barbara. Fresh uni dishes carefully handcrafted. About 16 courses. Sushi Chef Ryo-san is amazing. Anne the bartending is very nice and sweet. Fun and chill environment. Uni Night Special Omakase Course $350. They may start doing Uni Night once a month on a Monday. Cocktail pairing $45 for 3 glasses, which was a good deal.  5 pm or 8pm time slots. Reservations via Tock. $6 parking (prepare cash) at structure or metered parking outside the building (free after 8pm).

Santa Barbara Uni with Black Truffle Salt

Blue Crystal Shrimp (New Caledonian Shrimp), Nemuro Hokkaido Bafun Uni, paired with Yuzu Martini

1st row (left to right): Bafun Red Uni from Hokkaido, Nemuro Uni from Hokkaido, Santa Barbara Uni
2nd row: Hokkaido Uni with Saltwater, Awaji Uni from Hyogo

Chawanmushi with Fresh Seaweed, Ponzu Sauce, Red Uni from Hokaido, Caviar

Shiso Highball #1 $16

Fried Oyster from Washington, Uni, Onion Sauce

Sea Bream, Red Snapper from Japan (Belly) with Uni from Santa Barbara
horse radish, shiso leaf, shiso flower

Udon with Bafun Red Uni from Hokkaido
heavy cream, dashi, chives, truffle salt, & truffle oil

Blue Crystal Shrimp (New Caledonian Shrimp), Nemuro Hokkaido Bafun Uni, paired with Yuzu Martini
marinated asparagus, uni sauce

Shiso Highball #2 $16

Nodoguro Handroll with Santa Barbara Uni

Japanese Spear Head Squid with Red Uni from Hokkaido, Australia Caviar
yuzu juice

3 Kinds of Tuna: Fatty Tuna, Medium Fatty Tuna, and Lean Tuna Mixed

Tuna Taco: Fatty Tuna, Medium Fatty Tuna, and Lean Tuna Mixed and Santa Barbara Uni
shiso leaf

Uni from Awaji, Hyogo

Uni from Hyogo

Uni from Hokkaido in saltwater

Uni from Sapporo with light sea salt

Nemuro Uni from Hokkaido with light sea salt

Santa Barbara Uni with Black Truffle Salt

Marinated Ikura

Red Uni Handroll

Donburi: Ikura, Uni, Hokkaido Scallop

Egg Drop Soup
shrimp & fish broth

Green Tea Ice Cream for Birthday

Amazing Sushi Chef Ryo-san!

bar sawa
111 San Pedro St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(323) 381-5858
barsawa.us

bar sawa@Little Tokyo ★★★

Great Omakase with Awesome Cocktail Pairing. Fun and chill environment. Fresh sushi carefully handcrafted. They did a blind tasting game. I guessed all the blind tasting sushi right. Natalia the bartender was great. I had her pick the cocktail pairing for me. All the cocktails she picked for me was perfect. $170 Omakase Course. Cocktail pairing was $45 for 3 glasses, which was a good deal. Reservations via Tock. $6 parking at structure.

Sashimi for the Night

Prep Work

Sawa Highball
toki whisky, soda water, yuzu bitters, grapefruit peel

Yuzu
roku gin, yuzu liqueur

Smoked Chutoro with Shiso Garlic Sauce

Fried Oyster

Snapper marinated in Konbu

Ankimo paired with Yuzu

Aji - Horse Mackerel

Shima Aji

Gyokuro Martini – Green Tea Vodka
haku vodka, gyokuro, lillet blanc

Aoiebi – Blue Crystal Shrimp from Australia

Smoked Bonito in Konbu - Katsuo Skipjack Tuna

Akamizuke from Mexico

Masu - Ocean Sprout with Pickes

Kama Toro

Ika - Squid

Uni with Truffle

Anago - Fresh Water Eel

Yuzu Saketini
sake, yuzu, cointreau, lillet blanc

Marinated Black Cod

Japanese Old Fashioned
toki whisky, hojicha, angostura bitters, kuromitsu

Ebi Dashi Somen

Egg - Tamago

bar sawa
111 San Pedro St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(323) 381-5858
barsawa.us