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    Tokyo Kalbi

    4.2 (186 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Shishido peppers
    Malibu B.

    We had such a wonderful time here the food was amazing. Everything we ordered was delicious. The eggplant Miss, so the salads, the tofu, all wonderful and look like art.

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    Kenny L.

    We haven't been back to Tokyo Kalbi in about 4 years and it's still super delicious. What a great hidden gem win the Culver city area. There are not a lot of good quality Japanese BBQ (Yakiniku) in West LA so we were glad that Tokyo kalbi is still serving high quality meats and dishes. The service was excellent! Both our servers were very attentive and friendly. It's a casual dining experience and if you are craving ramen they have their ramen restaurant connected to Tokyo kalbi. We'll have to try that next time. Thanks for a great dining experience!

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    Eric R.

    So our experience here is shaped by the expensive menu. Overall, we enjoyed the food and the experience, but frankly, this is not a good place for value of money. We spent $74 for dinner for two, without any drinks.. and we left hungry. When you order a protein or seafood item, you are given five items, the meat especially is smaller in size and not thick. To be fair, they should be giving you 7 to 10 pieces for the price. The atmosphere is decent, but definitely could use some music in there. It was pretty quiet. Service was acceptable, but again for the price we expected a little bit better with faster follow through on requests.

    Liv B.

    Great quality of meat. We tried meat combinations, vegetables and butter mushrooms. Everything was delicious but very small portion. Service was good!

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    Gavin S.

    A Japanese BBQ experience in Sawtelle. I recommend trying the Tokyo Kalbi Mix A combination, which offers a sampling of short rib, rib eye, and skirt steak. I also got a selection of a la carte items like scallops, Kobe beef, and shrimp. While portions are somewhat modest, you can order a variety of dishes to make up for it. The interactive cooking experience, paired with some hot sake, makes it a fantastic dining destination.

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    Lexy A.

    Went here on a Saturday night with no reservation (around $8) and was seated within 5-10 minutes! There's only indoor seating options but they seemed pretty spaced out. The owner/manager man was Japanese and very attentive. He was not our server but educated us on how to eat certain things, changed our grill, and made sure our finished plates were gone. Our server was nice as well and she spoke Japanese. This place is definitely on the pricier side since it's NOT AYCE and everything is a la carte. However, the quality of the meat is wonderful! The meat was very tender and fresh. So was the scallop. The daikon nori nori salad was surprisingly delicious (shaved daikon with sauce). The Bibim bop was an interesting addition to the menu but it helped fill us up! We would definitely come here again on a date night or something. It is quite pricey if you're the type of person to eat a lot. We ordered all items shown and another Set B but we're still hungry after it all. we did have four people though.

    Yoshi W.

    A Yakiniku restaurant where you can enjoy delicious Japanese BBQ!!! This is a very good restaurant with great service from the staff. I take my small children to this restaurant, and every time I go, the whole family is very satisfied. A place with very good draft beer.

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    Shelley Y.

    Overpriced for what you get..the meat slices are thin. Honestly, I've had tastier meat at an ayce kbbq for not even the price of the combo A. Will be sticking to ktown kbbq

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    Mike H.

    The Louis Vuitton pattern they use on the wallpaper had me sold when I walked in here. Kinda off to the side in a small strip mall, this restaurant is definitely a hidden gem. They serve a fusion of Japanese bbq along with Korean dishes. What can I say, the meat is some of the most buttery marbled beef I've had in a while. They have some of the freshest cuts on the West Side, that's for sure. We also ordered bibimbap along with some other various appetizers and everything was top notch. The only "beef" I had with the place was the side dishes weren't unlimited. I usually like having side dishes with my meat, and was surprised when the server told me they weren't ayce. I mean if you're dropping $60+ on a Japanese/Korean bbq meal you'd expect at least that fam!

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    Gid K.

    Overall, 3.5 stars. To start, this place is quite pricey. The premium meats are very good, but also small portions. The service is great, and the restaurant is clean. It's a good option on the west side, and the place gets filled up. We had premium meat Combo A, with ribeye, short rib, and skirt steak. The first two were very good, but the skirt was average. We ordered another ribeye which had seven thin pieces :( The dips are good; vinegar, salt dip, and spicy sauce. The veggies order for grilling was mediocre. The kimchi veggies were ok, but it normally comes free as banchan. The banchan was good, with bean sprouts, cabbage, and seaweed. Another order was $3.50 which is fine. The bibimbap was very good (as usual) but it cost $5 for a side of warm kimchi to add in. Even though everything was good, the overall taste and value for money just wasn't there. My friend works near Koreatown, and it's tough to compete with all the options there. If you don't want to drive out there, this restaurant is a pretty good option.

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    The food was delicious and very good I love the food at the restaurant and everyone enjoy it

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    Just Ok overpriced small portions was not great mediocre at best service was so so and probably won't go back

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    Can anything beat Korean bbq? Well yes. Japanese interpretation of K bbq. Staff are amazing. Food spectacular.

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