Yasu@Beverly Hills ★★

Nice Omakase with Wide Variety of Fish. I went to their original restaurant in Toronto, first Omakase in Canada. Love the Langoustine and Live Amaebi. Our sushi chef is also called Yasu-san, happened to be the same as the restaurant name. Omakase $195 per person. Reservations via Resy. Green tea $5. Street parking.

Negitoro with Astera Caviar form China

Langoustine & Chutoro (Medium Fatty Tuna) from Japan

Hotate (Scallop)

Kinshachi Red Miso Larger from Nagoya $15

Shima Aji

Shima Aji from Japan

Hotate (Scallop) from Boston

Aji from Fukuoka, Kyushu
with ginger and green onion

Kubota Manju (10,000 Celebrations) Junmai Daiginjo from Nigata $180

Hotaru Ika (Firefly Squid)

Smoked Sawara (King Mackerel) from Toyoma
miso sauce

Bafun Uni from Hokkaido

Bafun Uni from Hokkaido

Nodoguro (Black Throat Sea Perch)

Negitoro

Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo from Yamaguchi $190

Akami (Blue Fin Tuna)

Ootoro (Fatty Tuna) from Japan

Live Amaebi

Live Amaebi

Half-Cooked Live Amaebi

Gindara (Black Cod)

Gindara (Black Cod)
with daikon radish & ponzu sauce

Anago

Ikura Handroll (add-on) $17

Tamago

Candle & Customized Plate for Birthday Surprise

Yuzu Sorbet

Yasu Beverly Hills
265 S Robertson Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(424) 355-0257

Gamjatop@San Gabriel ★

Nice Korean Spot. Gamjatang – Spicy Pork Backbone Soup, is their signature dish. Cooks in 5 minutes. The Sujebi noodles (big flat pieces) is popular, but the portion is small. Perilla Oil Noodles are a bit pricey and took forever to come out, but the taste is nice and interesting. It;s addicting. Dining there comes with 4 variety of banchan. They were small but have unlimited refills. We must have refilled 5 times. My favorite Banchan was the Crispy Class Noodles with Mayo, but the Mayo mixture was not consistent. One of them only had few glass noodles soaked in overflowing heavy mayo dressing. Rice Pop Ice Cream was nice. Could get pricey, but Korean food has been getting pricey in general. Their Raw Soy Marinated Crab ($43.99 single serving) and Raw Soy Marinated Shrimp ($14.99 4 pieces) seemed a bit pricey, looked interesting, but they were sold out of it. Free parking in lot.

Banchan – unlimited refill

Gamjatang Combo (Small, $58.99)
Spicy Pork Backbone Soup with potatoes and vegetables
includes steamed egg and noodles (ramen, udon, or sujebi)

Steamed Egg from Gamjatang Combo

Sujebi from Gamjatang Combo

Perilla Oil Noodles $19.89
perilla oil & soy sauce based noodles with seaweed

Crispy Class Noodles with Mayo Banchan

Rice Pop Ice Cream from Gamjatang Combo

Gamjatop
416 E Las Tunas Dr, Ste E
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 872-1748
www.gamjatopusa.com

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