I took my girlfriend here, and I was not all too impressed. We chose the most expensive selection, the HIGASHIYAMA Omakase, thinking we will get what we paid for, but I was a little disappointed. What attracted me to come here was the Wagyu Tempura. The photos on yelp and even on their menu shows it. When asked if they serve this, they no longer have it, and they have changed their pre-set fix menu. To me, this is false advertising, if they charge so high, why canât they at least afford to update the photo on their menu. What they have instead is a 3 paper thin slice of Wagyu, that we have to cook over a hot stone. It was good, but the amount was a tease. Yes itâs true the tempura was probably the lightest and crispiest Iâve ever eaten in my life, but the amount of food offered did not equal to $320 per person. We were only given one piece of shrimp. Other than the tempura batter that was light and non-greasy, I will give them that, but the seafood was mediocre. There was no awe moment for me. The lobster was a little dry, and did not bring the sweet and fresh ocean taste for an expensive restaurant. People who eat fresh seafood knows what I mean. I understand frying might lose the freshness, but they need to figure this out to retain it, by not overcooking. I believe the chef missed this time control. Also the group of patron at the bar was very noisy. I believe they were Indonesian, but was very loud. Just to be fair, it was only one guy in the group was speaking very load in their native language. It totally ruined the ambience, and our enjoyment of our meal. It was very distracting on every bite of my food! I would not recommend coming here. You can get better quality food and ambiance elsewhere with only a quarter of the price. For example, Yama Seafood Market in San Gabriel, you can get Hokkaido Scallops for less than $2 a piece. ð
So close to Japan! I would recommend this to anyone who wanted authentic tempura.
Brilliant, just absolutely brilliant
Actually ，the food we ate that day was not fresh enough and it was very uncomfortable after eating, but the service attitude of the chef and staff was very good
Actually ï¼the food we ate that day was not fresh enough and it was very uncomfortable after eating, but the service attitude of the chef and staff was very good
Awesome food and services!! Itâs the art of tempura. The chef and servers are amazing. Itâs fantastic to be amazed once and once again by each course.
Interesting and tasty food, delivered course by course with excellent service.
Interesting and tasty food, delivered course by course with excellent service.
It’s so good. Don’t try to think it as the other tempura. You will get mind blow if you first try omakase tempura. The environment is quiet. Th food is super good. I like all the fish tempuras and vegetable tempuras. The fish is so fresh and juicy. I don’t even believe that vegetables is dried. However, the sashimi is not as good as the other omakase on the same price level. But, of course, is better than other sushi. The only thing I will consider is parking. A little bit hard to find parking. Advise is Linden Dr have meters parking. And another advise is try cheapest tempura omakase first.
Food was good, but not great. For almost $300 per person, all in, I expect great. Service was very attentive.