The fish and food are fresh and tasty, but my group of 4 people paid over $200 for the meal and walked away still hungry. For a casual chow, it didn't feel very worth it. The service was good as we had a friendly waiter. But sheesh, did we really leave wanting (and needing) more. If you don't mind spending a pretty penny, you will enjoy the food.
Based on the pictures and the reviews I saw on Google I was very excited to give this place a try, As they have a 4.6 rating. I was really shocked and surprised when I arrived at the place. This place is a dump. From cheesy decorations to piled up boxes everywhere, you would not expect to walk in to a place like this with a 4.6 rating. And then there was the food. Almost Everything we ate was overly sweet. We ordered the sashimi salad. It was extremely sweet with a drizzle of strawberry yogurt on top. I have never experienced anything like that and hope I won’t ever again. It was so nauseating. They also forgot to add the gobo and avocado to the salad. The waitress told me different chef at the restaurant prepare the salad differently, which made no sense to me. Later on she came over with a plate of avocado and gobo on the side and told us that the chef had forgotten to add it to the salad but we can go ahead and enjoy it with the rest of our meal. We had the crunchy albacore roll that had a sickly sweet sauce Followed by Sea bass tempura with more sweet sauce. We had the miso sea bass skewers which were delicious And the yellowtail jalapeño sashimi was also good. We had the salmon Donabe Which is a bowl of fried rice with cooked salmon, salmon egg, and masago All smashed together in a pile of gooey mess. The whole experience was so disappointing.Considering Nobu Malibu is rated 4.4, I’m not really sure how this place has a 4.6 rating. The bill came and we were shocked by the price. It was super expensive. I do not recommend this place and do not be fooled By the pictures and the ratings.
I love this place! The food is fantastic! And I’m a regular for a reason ?
Pure gold - literally - gold on the halibut ?????Ask for Tony - he deals with most of their celebrity clientele and made flawless menu recommendationsEverything was amazing - Phil hooked it up behind the sushi bar for some very discerning palates- “Dragon Slayer” Saki is the bomb.
I visited Izakaya Tora for lunch on a Friday afternoon & had quite the feast! There’s indoor and outdoor dining, and I opted to sit indoors at the bar because I had the omakase set.I’ve had omakase at fine Japanese restaurants, so I was pleasantly surprised at how good the quality of fish was at this Izakaya joint. Each piece of sushi had unique toppings & flavor profiles with a good range of fish. My sushi chef was Phil, who’s such a friendly & entertaining guy!9 PIECE OMAKASE SET BY PHIL:⁃ Red Snapper top with yuzu⁃ Black Snapper tiger tobiko⁃ Goldeneye snapper with tobiko and green onion⁃ Salmon belly with tobiko⁃ Yellowtail with tobiko⁃ Chutoro with A5 Wagyu, kizami wasabi & green onion⁃ Otoro with caviar, truffle & gold⁃ Santa Barbara uni with shaved truffle⁃ Engawa with shiso leaf and ankimo⁃ Fried baby crab⁃ Tamago made on stovetopAPPETIZERS & AL A CARTE:⁃ MISO SOUP: Classic miso soup with cubes of tofu and seaweed.⁃ SALMON DONABE: This stone pot with salmon and salmon eggs was so delicious! I loved that the rice at the bottom got crispy.⁃ KUSHIYAKI SKEWERS: There’s such a wide range of proteins you can choose from, and even chicken skin! Each skewer was glazed in a sweet & savory sauce and had a nice smokey flavor.⁃ SWEET & SOUR SWAI FISH: This tastes like Korean tang suyuk, but rather than pork it’s swai fish! The sauce was sticky, sweet & sour.⁃ TUNA SASHIMI: The presentation of these fatty fresh slices of tuna sashimi was so cool, it sat on an icy tuna fish!⁃ YELLOWTAIL SASHIMI SMOKED IN APPLEWOOD: I love when fish is torched or smoked, and the applewood flavor really came through! Super tender & loved the tangy sauce it was dressed in.⁃ A5 WAGYU: You get a generous amount of A5, probably like a dozen pieces! You can grill it on your own on the stone slab, or have a server do it for you. It was so fatty & tender!I love that Izakaya Tora has a casual ambience, but the quality of food is so too notch! Will definitely return to try the other items on the menu!
Great food and excellent service I recommend chef Lim’s wonderful food!
We were rushing to catch a show, they seated us quickly and gave us great service, Phil the chef took our orders directly and made some delicious veggie rolls, the Unagi was 5 star
Hole in the wall, one if the best sushi places I have ever been to. It's a bit above average in price but totally worth it.
This place has the best sushi in the area. You can see and taste the freshness of the sushi. It is very authentic and they just know how to get the rice right. As good as in Japan I must say… but not just their sushi is amazing, the rest of their menu, like the yakitori and donabe are to die for. Oh and one more thing, the prices are equally good. Definitely a must go to if you love Japanese food.
Ordered Takoyaki, Sushi (Otoro, Chutoro, Eel), Soft shell crab, Kushiyaki (Sea Bass, scallops, beef), Wagyu uni truffle sushi.Our favourite are beef and sea bass. Miso soup is a bit salty.