Geisha House
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 460-6300
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Cherokee Avenue
- Hours:
- Daily 6pm-2am
Editorial Review for Geisha House – by Tara de Lis
The Scene
Glowing pink squares on the building's exterior set the scene for the "Paris was here so I should be too" crowd at this Dolce Group standby. The mostly 20-somethings enter through a red-painted wood hallway, arriving at a full-length mirror--a not-so-subtle hint at the see-and-be-seen posing to come. Inside, the prominent main bar's white-grid-enclosed plasma screens are a focal point from every vantage point. Further back, a three-tiered fireplace anchors the main dining room, which is lined with kimono-like swatches and a twig-enclosed private booth. The less showy second floor caters to earlier-arriving diners.
The Food
Sharable Pan-Asian cuisine and sushi achieves a few highlights. The maguro on crispy rice cake is a study in contrasting textures, with its sticky grains and melt-in-your-mouth tuna, and hamachi sashimi can be quite fresh. The tender Mongolian lamb chop is cooked exactly medium rare, and a tasty tempura lobster hand roll wrapped in delicate soy paper.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitRequest a table in the first floor's dining room, which isn't typically seated early in the evening--it has the best proximity to the bar. For a more intimate meal, venture to the back booths upstairs.
ParkingThe valet can be a bit pricey on busy nights--save a few dollars by using the lot across directly across the street on Cherokee.
What to DrinkThe Shikomi cocktail is like a decadent spa beverage, with sake, midori, lemon and cucumber.
User Reviews for Geisha House
09/30/2008 Posted by sushi33
I love geisha house 8 out of 10 times we've been had wonderful experience. Went again a few Saturdays ago, and this time realized why this place doesn't always get the best reviews. (Also just went to Katsuya hollywood and can't resist to compare).I already knew it had to do with the food, so lets start there. Order what the waiter recommends, they always seem to know best, or take my recommendations. Order: spicy tuna crispy rice, albacore carpaccio, kobe, lamb, red samurai, surf and turf, all the sushi wraps. This last visit we ventured out to try new things but weren't so pleased. Now, compared with Katsuya, the food is about equal in taste, except dessert is a different story. Molten lava cake, molten lava cake!! Also the fried bananas and fruit wontons. Worth every calorie. Next problem people seem to have is the service. I have to say it just depends on the luck of the draw. Most times we have had great and sometimes really fun service, but this time not so much. I understand that usually when a restaurant gets busy the service might go down a bit but I don't appreciate rushed service where I feel like I'm annoying the waitress. This time it wasn't even that busy, how rude!! I did hear that the restaurant is under new management, so maybe they don't understand that you shouldn't just hire a waitress because she's pretty. However i won't let 1 bad waitress ruin all my experiences at Geisha. My husband made a good point, to request a server, if they allow you to do that. Ryan, Alicia, Tiffany, Alan, are amazing. Don't remember the others by name, but we've had a few more and they were really good as well. Next on the list where you sit, and it was our first time at the upstairs bar, and we hated it. People smoking, dirty tables (yuck). Last to compare, drinks. Great sake list, and a variety of delicious martini drinks, Try the geisha cosmo, kiss, or minori. Also good drinks at Katsuya but the bartenders serving them.....not as friendly or as good looking.
Pros: Service most the time, Food, and DRINKS.
09/26/2008 Posted by McV1247
I went with a group of friends last Saturday night...The place was packed, and with good looking people. I have never been to a restaurant that had more large parties of good looking women; groups of six and eight of them celebrating bachelorette and birthday parties. The vibe was fun and upbeat. The DJ was spinning a great mix of 80's 90's classics with a dance beat. The food is great for groups, served family style so I got to try a bunch of different dishes. The Taru Taru is amazing. Our server was very helpful in suggesting dishes for us to try; she actually brought us a free round of shots. I will return and suggest it to my friends.
Pros: Great atmosphere
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