Wadatsumi@Beverly Hills ★★★ (closed)

Christmas Eve at Wadatsumi. Watatsumi is like Tokyo Midnight Dinner Series (except that it doesn't open that late). His Kaiseki Omakase Course was amazing as usual. Makoto-san's flexibility is incredible. I can just bring an ingredient in by surprise, and he will make something out of it! This time, we brought Crown Melon from Shizuoka. We ate 1/2 as is and requested 1/2 with sake!

Her name is Jessica

Jessica after a hot tub bath

Wadatsumi Beverly Hills
410 N. Canon Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 888-0036
wadatsumibh.com

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

Kanpachi@Gardena ★★★

Superb Quality. Great Lunch Price. The sashimi was so fresh. Uni, Salmon, Negitoro, and Salmon Roe were my favorite. They have Renkon, Mushroom, and Sweet Sakura Powder in a corner, which made the Chirashi more interesting. Lunch Specials available on weekdays Tues-Fri only.

#3 Chirashi Lunch $22
11pieces sashimi over sushi rice: tuna, albacore, salmon, yellowtail, mackerel, surf clam, shrimp, squid, uni, salmon roe, egg

 
Kanpachi Sushi & Sake
18220 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 817-4581
https://kanpachigardena.com

ShariNori@Santa Ana ★★★

High-End Sushi Box with Dry-Aged Fish Appears in Unlikely Food Court. Premium quality. Not traditional but paired with interesting garnish instead. Fantastic with Premium Sake. Order on website in advance to pick up. Free limited street parking.

A5 Motobu Wagyu Sushi Box $88 (special sale price)

Blue Fin Tuna Box $69

Premium Omakase Sushi Box $63

Paired with Leftover Sake from n/naka and Gozen

Food Court Location

Dry-Aged Fish

ShariNori
201 E. 4th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(Located inside 4th Street Market)
(949) 864-6818
www.sharinori.com

Tanakaya@Tustin ★

Japanese Noodles Restaurant with long wait in Tustin. For a Saturday lunch, there was an hour wait to get seated. Food took about 30 minutes to come out. Soba Sampler was nice but not worth the long wait. Ume Shiso had the strongest flavor. Their food tend to be salty, so don't pour all the dipping sauce into the cup. The tempura was great too.

Cold Soba Sampler $14.95

tanuki/ matcha soba/ ume shiso/ nameko oroshi/ match soba/ sansai

Assorted Tempura $15.95

shrimp & vegetables

Hot Udon with Oysters $15.45

homemade noodles with oysters, enoki mushrooms, & wakame seaweed

Tanakaya
654 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
(657) 231-6245
www.tanakaya-soba.com