| ambiance |
90.0% positive |
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Everything about this restaurant is excellent: The food, ambience, service! ”
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It was quiet enough to have a comfortable conversation with people at your table, but at the same time, you felt like it was the place to be. ”
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Great drinks, great crowd, great atmosphere and most importantly FANTASTIC FOOD! ”
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Great atmosphere, people their tend to be very beachy and laid back. ”
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the service is decent, and the location is great. ”
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:) Of course, it's not going to SUPER romantic, b/c it IS kinda loud. ”
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thought it had a great location, fun atmosphere, innovative menu and the food was good - I would especially recommend the salad with the white nectarines and walnuts. ”
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thought the decor was a little silly (stupid sculptures...) ”
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fun atmosphere, tasty food ”
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Chaya is a great place to have a romantic dinner but, perfect for a tasty happy hour. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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didn't have a reservation and didn't get in right away--as expected at any popular restaurant, but I decided to wait in the bar for a table in the restaurant--great mojitos, not too tart. ”
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The drinks are great and they have a nice bar area where you can get a seat and order appetizers. ”
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Great bar scene, and the happy hour is the best in town. ”
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They have some nice cocktail concoctions but the savings you get on the food will quickly be lost on the drinks. ”
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They have great sushi and whether you're in the bar or the restaurant, the service is excellent! ”
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I've never been particularly excited about the food here, but the drinks and happy hour bites do not disappoint (actually the food gets better after a few cocktails). ”
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The happy hour would be great considering the appetizers are great and has a great selection of beers. ”
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Great drinks, great crowd, great atmosphere and most importantly FANTASTIC FOOD! ”
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| food quality |
79.27000045776367% positive |
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bad food from the 80's with 21st Century prices. ”
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The service was excellent and the food was amazing. ”
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Once it bumps up to full price it isn't as worth it, as better sushi awaits elsewhere. ”
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The food is just as beautiful as the crowd! ”
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The roll was delicious, the salad was interestingly good. ”
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Fun environment with some really great food! ”
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They have great sushi and whether you're in the bar or the restaurant, the service is excellent! ”
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They have some nice cocktail concoctions but the savings you get on the food will quickly be lost on the drinks. ”
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Service was a little slow from server, but most of the food came from the sushi chefs in front of us- which was quick! ”
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Everything about this restaurant is excellent: The food, ambience, service! ”
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fun atmosphere, tasty food ”
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It's a good thing that the food tastes as good as it looks! ”
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I've never been particularly excited about the food here, but the drinks and happy hour bites do not disappoint (actually the food gets better after a few cocktails). ”
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We had to ask the bus boys to check on our food since our waitress didn't bother to check on our table. ”
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got the filet mignon too taht was pretty good - I've had better (wasn't the fondest of the black truffle sauce), but it was still enjoyable. ”
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The sea bass was good, the rib eye steak average, and the crispy butterfish okay. ”
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So I only went to this restaurant once, but I am crazy about ceviche and get it everywhere that i can and their salmon ceviche was AWESOME. ”
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The rolls are delicious and the alaskan king crab is extra sweet. ”
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My meal here was pretty impressive: a yummy, big goat cheese salad and then some kind of a Cajun-marinated fish. ”
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The food is good but not as good as the original. ”
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thought it had a great location, fun atmosphere, innovative menu and the food was good - I would especially recommend the salad with the white nectarines and walnuts. ”
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There are only 3 rolls to choose from for happy hour, which are california rool, spicy tuna roll, and chef's special roll, each has 6 pieces and for $4, so the price is not impressive, just okay. ”
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Dinner is delicious here, but if you're on a budget, go when someone else is paying (boss, parents, date with a trust fund. ”
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Always great food ”
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The calamari was amazing with its curry sauce, nice twist. ”
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they do have great sushi and soups. ”
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The appetizers were great - we ordered some salad and a roll. ”
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Fun atmoshpere, good happy hour specials, and wide variety on menu including sushi. ”
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The service was great and the sushi was amazing. ”
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the food was amazing. ”
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It's every bad stereotype about LA restaurants: self-important underdressed wannabe crowd mixed with expensive, terrible food. ”
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So far I have ordered callops wrapped in new york steak, paella, and salmon, which were all great. ”
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Horrible service, mediocre food! ”
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Way overpriced, mediocre food ”
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Chaya is a great place to have a romantic dinner but, perfect for a tasty happy hour. ”
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The food is a wide variety of Japanese and french with an amazing Sushi happy hour that can't be beat. ”
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All of the specials looked great and the appetizers were delicious! ”
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But it was tasty, our waitress was helpful, I love the neighborhood, great for an after dinner stroll. ”
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one of my favorite places- great happy hour sushi deals and a great crowd. ”
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The signature fish dish done to death; the sauce though pretty in appearance was tasteless; and they left the garlic out of the garlic-mashed potatoes. ”
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To be completely honest, it was not the food that turned me off of this place, but the rude hostesses and servers. ”
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| menu variety |
85.0% positive |
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would rather just pay the extra money and sit in the main dining room and order off the menu. ”
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The food is a wide variety of Japanese and french with an amazing Sushi happy hour that can't be beat. ”
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The happy hour would be great considering the appetizers are great and has a great selection of beers. ”
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thought it had a great location, fun atmosphere, innovative menu and the food was good - I would especially recommend the salad with the white nectarines and walnuts. ”
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Fun atmoshpere, good happy hour specials, and wide variety on menu including sushi. ”
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Staff is friendly, knows the menus, works together (I like that), and they've made honest suggestions when I've asked. ”
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The regular sea-bass on the menu is always great, but my friend ordered a special stuffed sea-bass which as horrendously overcooked, dry, and just plain nasty. ”
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It had a great menu. ”
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Never tried the full menu. ”
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Our waiter was very attentive, but his suggestions were not that great, but when we told him that we weren't happy with one of his choices for an appetizer he took it off of our bill which is something that wouldn't happen in every restaurant especially i ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Chaya is a great place to have a romantic dinner but, perfect for a tasty happy hour. ”
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They have great sushi and whether you're in the bar or the restaurant, the service is excellent! ”
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this is a great date place. ”
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However, I still recommend this spot simply because it's a great place to hang with your friends (but for a date, the noise level can be quite distracting). ”
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Its a great place to hang after work. ”
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it's best to get there before the big rush to avoid the wait since it is a popular place for the trendy Venice crowd. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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However, I feel like I've had much better meals for either the same price (which I felt was inflated) or less - so I'm not really sure I would go back, unless it was for the more reasonable happy hour. ”
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| service |
75.0% positive |
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The service was also a little slow. ”
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The service was good. ”
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Lively, great service and interesting. ”
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Our waiter was very attentive, but his suggestions were not that great, but when we told him that we weren't happy with one of his choices for an appetizer he took it off of our bill which is something that wouldn't happen in every restaurant especially i ”
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Horrible service, mediocre food! ”
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Great atmosphere, people their tend to be very beachy and laid back. ”
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the service is decent, and the location is great. ”
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To be completely honest, it was not the food that turned me off of this place, but the rude hostesses and servers. ”
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We had to ask the bus boys to check on our food since our waitress didn't bother to check on our table. ”
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The service was excellent and the food was amazing. ”
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The servers are very knowledgeable and friendly ”
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But it was tasty, our waitress was helpful, I love the neighborhood, great for an after dinner stroll. ”
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Staff is friendly, knows the menus, works together (I like that), and they've made honest suggestions when I've asked. ”
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It was quiet enough to have a comfortable conversation with people at your table, but at the same time, you felt like it was the place to be. ”
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The service was great and the sushi was amazing. ”
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They have great sushi and whether you're in the bar or the restaurant, the service is excellent! ”
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was surprised at 1 reviewers negative comments about people working there because I got a cool vibe--but obviously reviewer was negative about women and feeling a little threatened. ”
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Everything about this restaurant is excellent: The food, ambience, service! ”
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Raspberry Mojitos Rock--friendly service ”
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Service was a little slow from server, but most of the food came from the sushi chefs in front of us- which was quick! ”
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The service at this place is absolutely awful. ”
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The weekend crowd is super friendly and outgoing and the staff like to hook up tables of. ”
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| value |
40.0% positive |
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It's every bad stereotype about LA restaurants: self-important underdressed wannabe crowd mixed with expensive, terrible food. ”
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However, I feel like I've had much better meals for either the same price (which I felt was inflated) or less - so I'm not really sure I would go back, unless it was for the more reasonable happy hour. ”
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Not a good happy hour value ”
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bad food from the 80's with 21st Century prices. ”
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The place is overpriced for what it is and it's a bit of a touristy crowd there. ”
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There are only 3 rolls to choose from for happy hour, which are california rool, spicy tuna roll, and chef's special roll, each has 6 pieces and for $4, so the price is not impressive, just okay. ”
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Way overpriced, mediocre food ”
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Once it bumps up to full price it isn't as worth it, as better sushi awaits elsewhere. ”
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one of my favorite places- great happy hour sushi deals and a great crowd. ”
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would rather just pay the extra money and sit in the main dining room and order off the menu. ”
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| wait time |
0.0% positive |
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The service was also a little slow. ”
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Service was a little slow from server, but most of the food came from the sushi chefs in front of us- which was quick! ”
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