I always love going there, I don't bother going anywhere else because the food is superb. Have eaten at mori (quite good) and sushi sushi which is more no nonsense traditional where they don't deviate much nor is there any creativitiy (had 4 kinds of toro there) and eaten from lightest to darkest for most satisfaction supposedly. Katsuya (brentwood) I rank as one of the trendy spots and in that vein I do like katana for casual non serious commercial eating with a nice crowd for out of towners who can't appreciate sushi in a more pure form. The popcorn tempura is amazing too, served with broth made from scratch and sea salt. It's almost time to go back. There used to be this crazy artisanal tempura chef also in some downtown hotel awhile back that was 80 pp but didn't get a chance to go before he left.
Other recs not mentioned include axe on abbott kinney (menu is hit or miss, hits are very satisfying), BLD for casual dining great food (shaved rib eye sandwich on ciabatta bread, fried egg sandwich with gruyere for lunch, burger all great). I also really do love bandera on wilshire west of the 405, french dip (i never liked them until here) with side of fries is phenomenal as is the corn bread plate with a side of guac, olives and focaccia (sp?), mac n cheese sides. I have a super secret fried fish sandwich that I don't dare tell sz about at gulfstream and I don't even like fish. Maybe another time.
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