Furaibo@Sawtelle ★

Long-Standing Restaurant since My College Time. Good food and reasonable pricing. Features Chicken Wings & Yakitori. Okinawa Pork Fried Rice was good. Only thing is that the Beef Sashimi was not as pictured. Walk-in ok. Will come back again. Sapporo pitcher $18.50 (good deal). Hot tea is complimentary. Limited free parking in rear. 

Okura $4 (1 skewer)

Nagoya Hot Wings $9.75
spicy sweet chicken wings

Beef Sashimi $18.50
seared prime ribeye fillet served sashimi style with ponzu sauce

Okinawa Pork Fried Rice $13.50
Okinawa style pork chasu

Ishikari Nabe $14.50
Japanese miso broth with salmon, shrimp, scallop, tofu, enoki mushrooms, nappa cabbage

Ohitashi $7.25
steamed spinach topped w/ katuso flakes

Gyu Kushi (2 skewers) $9.75
seasoned beef

Yakitori (2 skewers) $7.50
leg meat

Furaibo Restaurant
2068 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 444-1432
furaibousa.com

Shunji@Santa Monica ★★★

Exquisite Omakase. Perfection. One Michelin Star. Sat at Shunji's table. Chef Shunji is chill and friendly. New Santa Monica location. $250 per person. Book on Tock. Corkage fee is $50.

Otoro

Shunji's Exclusive Personal Sake Ichigo $80

Seasonal Bamboo Shoot with Peas

Fried Ice Fish

Eel with Yamakake

Fried Lotus Root with Peas

Seared King Mackerel with Green Tea

Bluefin Tuna, White Fish, Black Scallop from Japan

Marinated Black Cod with Soy Glaze with broccoli and bamboo shoot

Soup with Steamed Uni, Abalone, Seaweed, Daikon

Ginger

Sayori (Needle Fish)

Itoyori

Shima Aji

Ikura

Amaebi

Nodogoro (Black Throat Sea Bass)

Masu (Cherry Blossom Trout)

Hotaru Ika (Chopped Squid)

Aji

Ankimo

Toro Handroll

Anago

Tamago

Uni

Pear

Chef Shunji

 

Also see:
Shunji 2016
https://www.syorithefoodie.com/2016/01/shunjiwest-la.html
Shunji 2013
https://www.syorithefoodie.com/2013/02/shunjiwest-la.html

Shunji Japanese Cuisine
3003 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 826-4737
www.shunji-ns.com