Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Kinjiro@Little Tokyo ★★★

Nice Izakaya. Pricey but great quality. Family style. Server Sean made good recommendations. Great seafood & meat. Hot Kuheiji sake available. Roasted Green Tea $6.50. Mandatory 18% service charge will be added automatically to your bill. Located inside Honda Plaza. 

Uni Risotto $45

Suntory Premium Malts $14

Kuheiji Eau du Désir $80 (bottle)



Wasabi Potato Salad with Ikura & Smoked Salmon $20

Cold Tofu with Chilled Dashi $14

Sashimi Salad (Red Snapper, King Salmon, Scallops) with Blue Crab $42

Nakazuke Pickles $14
vegetables fermented in rice bran, slightly funky

Kibinago Japanese Sardine Tempura $24

Thick Cut Beef Tongue with Yuzu Negi $42

Bone Marrow Dengaku $30 (add $10 for extra piece)

Bone Marrow Dengaku

Squid Ink Udon Noodles $32

Kuheiji Eau du Désir $80 (per bottle)

American Wagyu Sukiyaki Don $38
simmered beef over rice, poached egg

Hot Inaniwa Udon Noodles with Braised Beef Tongue Soup $30

Sesame Mousse $12

Sake Kasu Crème Brûlée

Kinjiro 飲屋 金次郎
Honda Plaza
424 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 229-8200
http://www.kinjiro-la.com/

Monday, September 29, 2025

Wafu Bento Pop-Up@West Hollywood ★★★

Funnest Omakase Pop-Up Ever. Incredible night. Truly special & quality full-course omakase. Generous offerings. Fun underground private party vibe. Sushi Chef Taishi-san from Osaka is amazing, friendly & super fun. $350 per person with tax, unlimited green tea, unlimited beer & add-on's included. Pop-up location at soon-to-open Mutsu Love in West Hollywood. Metered street parking.

Chutoro

Fun Night with Friends & Mutsu Love

Kuheiji Special Limited Release Sake


Sushi Chef Taishi-san is a character


Cheers to Kuheiji

Sujiko

Katsu (Bonito)


Kawahagi Monaka

A little Doraemon surprise after finishing the food

Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi with Matsutake Mushroom

Shin Ika (Baby Squid)

Ginger

Ika Geso (Squid Legs)


Ishigaki (Black Snapper)


Tachiuo (Beltfish)

Tachiuo Sando (Beltfish Sandwich)

Tachiuo Sando (Beltfish Sandwich)

Mame Akamutsu (Baby Nodoguro/ Blackthroat Sea Perch)

Ohmine 3 Grain

Kinmedai (Golden Eye Snapper)

Scallop

Cheers

Sanma (Pacific Saury)

Cheers


Kuheiji Sake for the win!!

Aimane with Myoga, White Onion & Radish

Kanpai with Ohmine

Saba

Saba

Barracuda

Aji

Kuruma Ebi


My Special Treatment "Wasshoi Wasshoi" Ikura (half-cooked)


Akami (Lean Part of Tuna)






Regular Uni Sushi

My Special Treatment "Meccha Uni Sushi"

My Special Treatment "Meccha Uni Sushi"




Chutoro

Anago


Tamago

Negitoro Hand Roll



Dessert

Pop-Up Location at soon-to-be-open Mutsu Love

Meccha Ninki (Very Popular)

Wafu Bento
https://www.instagram.com/wafubento.socal/