The service here is always amazing! The food is delicious their fish is fresh. The restaurant is…read morealways nice we always sit at the sushi bar.

Maybe a 3.5 but unfortunately I'll have to round down today…read more The combination dinner was good but underwhelming and definitely not worth $40. Potions were very small and took a very long time which is fair but we were waiting far longer than other tables that had been seated after us. Nigiri was fresh and probably the best part of the meal. The Agedashi tofu was flavorless and disappointing. Staff was great and very attentive. Probably wouldn't return though.

I ordered a few times from this place and it's usually when I feel like I want to treat myself…read moresomething delicious. I usually order this Salmon Premium Bento which included the side dishes. I also ordered extra Potato Salad because it's so delicious. I also tried the Tofu bowl and my coworker tried the cod bento. They also tasted very good. The price is considered a lot higher than average but being in downtown LA I don't blame them with great quality like that! I think I'm going to treat myself again tomorrow with a Salmon Bento again!

Food: Phenomenal, one of the best bento boxes I've ever had! Their sides are great; not cheap, but…read moreit's also a generous amount of food. I usually get the shio koji marinated premium bento box. Ambiance: Nice and cool inside, they have little games to use if you're eating with friends. Service: It's good, but this is the reason I gave them 4/5 stars instead of 5. I'm a frequent buyer; either ordering delivery or pickup online. I just really, really dislike that I cannot reach a person via their phone! They have an AI phone operator that has made it incredibly grating to try and call. I had a question regarding an order once, and despite my best attempts, I could not reach a person. Their food is phenomenal, but I really value customer service, hence my rating.

Love love loved our dining experience here. For the price point and what you get, this is an…read moreabsolutely a high quality and value experience. (For reference, I have 30+ Michelin starred restaurants that I've dined at) Food: 5/5 Alternating between innovative flavor combinations and elegantly upleveled classic. My favorite was the mini burger with fatty tuna and shiso. It was a French twist on nigiri and instantly recognizable. Service: representative of fine dining. Attentive and respectful. The chefs explain the courses and finish plating and cooking the dishes live in front of the bar seating style counter. Ambiance: clean, simple and traditional

french-thai-japanese is not a combo i've ever heard or thought of before.. but i think maison…read morekanatha has created something really special! all the dishes had high quality ingredients with expert textures, prepared with beautiful precision and detail - something you expect from an upscale tasting menu. but what was unexpected were the flavors - the sourness and spices of southeast asian food - combined with the high quality preparation. RESERVATIONS i went to restaurant ki with two of my friends, and our host told us that maison kanatha had recently opened in the same location under the same restaurant group. we looked into reservations on the spot and booked one about a month out. it wasn't hard since they are newer. PARKING/GETTING IN the default option the restaurants here give you is parking in the garage, which i heard is $10. but i've been able to find free parking on the street nearby. the restaurant will send instructions on how to get inside. it's on the basement level of the building attached to the garage. SERVICE/AMBIANCE everything feels very calm, clean, and respectful. i felt very taken care of by all the hosts, servers, and chefs. we were seated a bar so we got to watch the chefs prepare everything, and they put in so much care and attention to detail to everything. overall, the hospitality we experienced was a 10/10. FOOD some overall notes: my friends and i liked everything we got, but there were definitely some things that stood out. my menu excluded shrimp items because i am allergic. there were 4 items on the menu that were different due to my allergy, which felt like a lot.. but i still liked my replacements so i'm not complaining. my friend has an aversion to cilantro, and it seemed like a lot of dishes had cilantro. sometimes i wouldn't even really notice the flavor of cilantro but my friend did because she's sensitive to it. if you don't like cilantro i would let them know when making a reservation, and maybe they can accommodate. now for specific dishes: - crispy salmon w/ soy butter sauce: well cooked salmon, i loved the light crunch and the sweet sauce - caviar w/ white sesame mousse: all of us loved this! perfect balance of salty, creamy, nutty, and light - charcoal grilled black cod w/ holy basil sauce: the fish was SO SOFT. softer than miso black cod anywhere. combined with a crackly skin and mushrooms? i don't think you could design a more perfect dish for me. i will say the skin felt a biit burnt to a crisp for me, but i didn't care as i was just obsessed with the texture of the fish itself - cold asparagus soup w/ crystal salmon: DELICIOUS. the salmon was perfect and fatty. my only note was that the crispy bit was super thin and delicate, but i could have done with a more hefty crunch to go with this dish. - crispy tart w/ squid and uni: similar to the soup, i felt that the tart was so delicate and thin, and i would have wanted just a bit more. i enjoyed the fishiness of this, with the textures of the squishy squid and soft uni. but one of my friends felt it was a bit too fishy for them. personal preference! - tomato and flounder w/ mozuku seaweed: there was a tartness and sourness that i really enjoyed. the flounder was the perfect texture (i think it was shrimp for everyone else). - mini burger w/ charcoal seared bluefin tuna: my friend's favorite dish of the night. the seared tuna was a 10/10 for me. i just felt that mine tasted a bit strongly of shiso, and i couldn't really taste the cream cheese. but still good and you get two fat pieces of tuna which felt generous. - green curry in pani puri with hokkaido scallop: this dish was interesting. i loved the flavor of the green curry. the scallop on top tasted and felt more like crab, but it was still good. there was rice at the bottom but i couldn't really notice it unless i specifically looked for it. - chawanmushi w/ french onion soup: unique dish, a combo i've never seen before. i was skeptical of the flavors working together but they really did! perfectly soft egg custard, overall delicious. - sea bream beignet w/ yuzu sake cream sauce: this dish was the only thing on the menu that i kind of had a hard time with. the sake cream sauce was sour in a slightly unpleasant way, like when you want yogurt to be sweet but it's unsweetened greek yogurt. the texture of the sea bream was just ok - wagyu shabu shabu w/ tamarind ponzu sauce: big fan of the ponzu suace. perfect, balanced bites with meat, veggies, and sauce. - somen noodles in tom yum soup: sour, warm, delicious - passion fruits coconut: yummy, though the passionfruit was a bit too strong for me - pudding w/ blackberry sauce: the perfect dessert, tbh. i could eat this every day. finally there was a good amount of crunch if you like thai food and upscale asian food, especially seafood, maison kanatha is the place to go! i don't think i've seen anything like this anywhere else in LA. try it before it gets too popular :)

The Food is always great Service is excellent, the servers…read moreare extra sweet and friendly There are many options , from Ramen to Bento Boxes and everything between Parking , Street and parking garages in the area, a must stop when you visit Little Tokyo Village Recommend !!

It's like a miniature Kagura, meaning you can expect a traditional set meal with miso soup and a…read moresolid variety of Japanese dishes--with Katsu seeming to be the main attraction. The interior goes for a traditional Japanese vibe with some fun design choices. I ordered the Tuna Tuna Donburi, and honestly, it wasn't very good. The ingredient quality felt lacking, yet it was more than twice the price of the toro rolls you'd find at a local Japanese market. It also misses out on the better salads and finer drink options you'd get at a full-sized Kagura. That being said, the service is a huge strong point. There was very little waiting, and the staff was highly attentive in typical Japanese fashion. My younger son also really loved the Ebi Tempura and edamame, so there are clearly some winners on the menu!"

I've long heard about this place, so I decided to come here for lunch. There was a line, but it…read morewent by fast. We place the order at the door, and they'll hand us our order when it's ready. I got the mitarashi dango, takoyaki, and chicken karaage. One of each was very filling. I liked the chicken karaage the most out of the three. Parking is available at the Japanese Village Plaza Parking Garage.

Getting a full plate of tasty, made to order food in little Tokyo for less than 15 bucks is still…read morepossible! My wife and I stopped in for a couple of their "special" plates today and were really impressed. You could easily walk right past the place because it's more or less a takeaway spot couched into the side of the Japanese village. We saw a short line though and got intrigued...I got the special plate an and she got the special plate b and we topped it off with a red bean cake. The plates were each about 12 dollars - wow! Everything was very fresh. We particularly dug the tempura crusted potato and the tempura shrimp, but both the barbecue pork and beef were super tender and flavorful too. Both plates hit the spot, the portions are generous. It's a little mom and pop operation, so please be patient with the order time if you order hot food. That said, great flavor and experience. We'll be back.

So so good! I literally do not understand how this brand is…read morenow available at Erewhon yet. The packaging is so beautiful. All instructions all clear and concise. But...most importantly, the food is so good. I tried one of every flavor available and found that the sauces perfectly complimented each flavor profile. I got contactless delivery and felt very safe in times of COVID. I've been trying to eat cleaner and better lately. You definitely feel better when you eat better ingredients. I highly recommend. Would get again. Can order via the website or on grubhub.

Korean Kimbap Rolls but make it with quinoa!…read more First time trying this creation and the no rice concept and honestly did not miss the rice. The flavors combinations are all done so well and fresh! The accompanying sauces deliver quite a potent and spicy punch so you will not need that much in each dipping. Of the three flavors of Sweet Pork, Spicy Anchovy, and Kimchi Quinoa. I liked the Spicy Anchovy the best as it provided a strong crunch with the fish and had a spicy component as a standalone roll. Their packaging and bags all come with handwritten names and through the COVID-19 crisis, they offer contactless delivery drop off options. Also for April 2020, all profits from Ganchi are donated to the LA Food Bank mission :)

Food is good but for the money and time spent i think better for casual snacking, did not hit the…read morespot for a meal. Dont even have pics bc the food comes out so few and far btwn

My family and I recently tried the new Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori location in Little Tokyo, and we…read morereally enjoyed it! We ordered a little bit of everything -- A5 beef, chicken meatballs, liver, hearts, gizzards, and more. Everything was grilled perfectly and full of flavor. The chicken liver was definitely my favorite. It was so soft, rich, creamy, and buttery that it almost felt like eating foie gras! I honestly didn't expect chicken liver to be that good. The hearts and gizzards had a great texture, the meatballs were juicy, and the A5 beef was delicious too. It's a fun place to go with family because you can order lots of different skewers and share everything. And very good customer service as well. Great addition to Little Tokyo. We'll definitely be back for more yakitori -- especially that liver!

We had Bengara's upscalish, izakaya-inspired, yakitori-esque tasting menu which was extremely…read morereasonably priced *with* bev pairing (alcoholic and NA). Right off the bat, Xavier was welcoming, addressing us by name as we walked in. Their tasting menu is a delicious 'best of' compilation from their regular menu. And while the environment is nice & casual, the tasting menu feels refined with the drink pairing. The food was different: familiar foods or techniques were paired with ingredients or methods that aren't normally; it was a fun, tasty & creative departure from typical degustations. How do we measure if the food is worthy? We ask ourselves, "will we come back?" We're already planning on it. NB: as someone who was raised in both Japan and the US, I'm picky abt and partial to restaurants w Japanese influences. I don't expect Japanese chefs; just that chefs, wherever they may be from, respect the techniques & traditions of the culture, while putting new touches on the craft. And Bengara does it well.

Went for the first time last night and it was absolutely delicious!…read moreThe owner greeted us at the door and walked us over to our reserved table. The avocado salad and chicken katsu sando were to die for. So so good. Chef Angel had amazing recommendations on the duck and pork ribs that were both seasoned so well. 10/10 experience. Will definitely be back!