| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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The service is good, the decor is tasteful, and the crowd can be very easy on the eye. ”
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Awesome, cool atmosphere ”
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The other three ladies at the front bar couldn't have been less comfortable as the bartender made no effort to chat to them while they apparently awaited their dates too. ”
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Service was stuffy and while the decor was great the crowd was not. ”
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Great atmosphere, good drinks ”
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Cool atmosphere ”
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Love the location ”
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It is nice to have great sushi ALONG with good atmosphere too! ”
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otherwise there are hundreds of decent, better quality, more romantic sushi places in West Los Angeles that provide much better service and sushi. ”
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adored Katsuya -- the decor is beyond fab, the service is excellent (they will do anything to please) and the food is divine. ”
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The food is excellent and the atmosphere is to die for. ”
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Maybe they worked out some kinks, but the food was great the service was perfect and the atmosphere was the perfect combination of elegance and fun. ”
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Great ambiance and amazing service! ”
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Food melts in your mouth, atmosphere is romantic and modern ”
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Very cool and trendy atmosphere. ”
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Great food, great atmosphere. ”
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I'm a huge sushi/japanese food fan (Matsuhisa, Nobu, Hamasaku, & Tengu are my top spots) but Katsuya has the best of both worlds - the BEST sushi AND BEST atmosphere! ”
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Pretty small portions for the price, but you are also paying for atmosphere. ”
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However, we had a great view of most of the dining room, and this was perfect. ”
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Excellent food, great decor, good crowd! ”
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bottom line is if you are a Hollywood wanna be and really want to impress your date with fake glamor, and rather be uncomfortable than enjoying a good romantic food go to Katsuya. ”
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With Katsuya in the Valley, as well as the new location on Third St., which are both fantastic, I thought the Brentwood location would be just as spectacular. ”
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| drinks |
95.83000183105469% positive |
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every drink they made tasted as good as the last--great food and great drinks. ”
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The drinks are perfect, a perfect blend of ”
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totally unique (albeit wild) drinks like watermelon mojitos and spicey martinis are made from fresh juice and fruit and are all measured and mixed in front of you--considering the volume i was very impressed that the only thing that came out of their soda ”
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The King Crab on the Robata bar is one of our favorites, the Kobe with Foi and the tuna with ceviche is oh so yummy. ”
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drinks were great, and food was very high in quality. ”
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The other three ladies at the front bar couldn't have been less comfortable as the bartender made no effort to chat to them while they apparently awaited their dates too. ”
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best cocktails on the westside! ”
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amazing sushi and great cocktails all under one roof is something almost impossible to find in LA, especially west of the 405! ”
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Their drink menu is great too. ”
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The bartender that we had befriended by this point was nice enough to comp our drinks at the bar and inquire into our table. ”
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drinks are pricey and so is the food. ”
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While waiting in the front bar, the bartender had incredible attitude and seemed bothered to make a simple martini and his mood did not change despite my $5 tip on a $12 drink. ”
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many drinks here are made with fresh fruit. ”
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Highly recommend the Robata and the specialty cocktails. ”
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The cocktails were tasty, but nothing so outrageously delicious that I couldn't find it elsewhere. ”
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After dinner, we went to one of the bars and enjoyed some cocktails. ”
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As for drinks, I always always order the katsuya fresh and the grapefruit cosmo. ”
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Great atmosphere, good drinks ”
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started off with a delightful grapefruit cosmo (they have very tasty trendy drinks). ”
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The specialty cocktails are amazing, as well as the night crowd. ”
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My top 5 are the miso baked black cod (melts in your mouth), crispy rice w/ spicy tuna (great texture), baked scallop roll, baked crab hand roll, and creme brulee trio - vanilla bean, hazelnut and coffee. ”
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the food is some of the best sushi i've had in LA, but i think what's sold me the most is the bar. ”
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The food and drinks are amazing. ”
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also noticed that this place quite a scene: all well dressed, beautiful people and nice bar area to the back right. ”
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| food quality |
86.42000198364258% positive |
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fantastic beef ribs and chicken meatballs. ”
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Instead of these fancy rolls with fancy names, why don't we stick to good food and good sushi. ”
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I'm a huge sushi/japanese food fan (Matsuhisa, Nobu, Hamasaku, & Tengu are my top spots) but Katsuya has the best of both worlds - the BEST sushi AND BEST atmosphere! ”
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drinks are pricey and so is the food. ”
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many drinks here are made with fresh fruit. ”
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totally unique (albeit wild) drinks like watermelon mojitos and spicey martinis are made from fresh juice and fruit and are all measured and mixed in front of you--considering the volume i was very impressed that the only thing that came out of their soda ”
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My absolute FAVORITE sushi place! ”
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My husband and I ate here last night and had the most delicious meal we've had in a long time! ”
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We then were seated in the center of the main room in front of the robata or whatever you call it & proceeded to order things like those unusual peppers (that aren't hot), salmon nigiri (not outstanding,but good enough), the miso-glazed black cod in banan ”
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Their spicy tuna cripy rice and nice deco kept me going back. ”
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its made with fresh fruit, vodka, and serrano chilis. ”
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got admit the Robata was fine, Sushi was fresh but soso, Sake tasted water downed, funniest part was the Huge bowl of soybean with 1/5 of the bowl actually being full! ”
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I've eaten at great sushi restaurants all over LA. ”
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Liked the Burning Mandarin cocktail (great if you like spicy hot!) ”
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Beautiful, fabulous, trendy place on the Westside with scrumptious food ”
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For sushi rolls we got the Specialty Sunset Roll, which was sooo good and the basic spicy tuna roll. ”
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The food, however is mediocre at best. ”
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It is nice to have great sushi ALONG with good atmosphere too! ”
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especially tuna on crispy rice. ”
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My girlfriend ordered the white grapefuit comso which she loved, and we had a bottle of Australian shiraz which was a bit dry but went great with the meal. ”
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The food is delicious and fresh and the choices are endless. ”
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The food is excellent and the atmosphere is to die for. ”
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The cocktails were tasty, but nothing so outrageously delicious that I couldn't find it elsewhere. ”
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Maybe they worked out some kinks, but the food was great the service was perfect and the atmosphere was the perfect combination of elegance and fun. ”
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We had the kobe beef with foie gras, spicy tuna on crispy rice, baked shrimp roll, herb crusted seared tuna with spicy mustard, miso glazed black cod, and the creme brulee. ”
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The Chef's Prix Fixe menu is the way to go with about 7 different courses all delicious and interesting. ”
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Lastly, I was stunned by the number of west side mommies dining with their small children - simply ridiculous watching so many 5-10 yr olds struggle with chopsticks to eat sushi. ”
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This place is for people with little appreciation for good food but who can afford to go to an expensive restaurant, with decent quality food. ”
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drinks were great, and food was very high in quality. ”
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Crispy rice with tuna is consistent and the sushi was better than expected because we had low expectations. ”
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great place, i am sorry, but except food. ”
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Excellent food, great decor, good crowd! ”
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The food and drinks are amazing. ”
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Don't let the hype of the Sam Nazarian Westside and Hollywood Katsuya's deter you from trying delicious and affordable sushi in LA (or in the Valley I should say). ”
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Bartenders were very nice and friendly and the food was good, not awesome just good. ”
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started off with a delightful grapefruit cosmo (they have very tasty trendy drinks). ”
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Confetti shrimp and the creamy rock shrimp tempura came out in overwhelmingly big portions and were surprisingly different and truly wonderful. ”
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Plus, we got to watch the experts prepare sundry tasty entrees. ”
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Never had a bad experience or a mediocre dish here. ”
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will say 2 things: 1) must order crispy onion albacore and crispy rice spicy tuna 2) Try the original Katsuyas in the Valley, even if you go to this one and think it's overrated. ”
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great tuna dishes. ”
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adored Katsuya -- the decor is beyond fab, the service is excellent (they will do anything to please) and the food is divine. ”
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The food was decent but not as good as the valley locations. ”
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(I rather MoonSoon, Katana, Yen or even Crazy Fish for good sushi) , but the management was horrible, 1 Hr later all the chairs still being empty we repeatedly asked the waitress, supervisor and the manager, to change the table but their best response was ”
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The food is genuinely good, and it is well-priced. ”
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They served us a nasty Nigori saki with chunks of floating sour rice in it. ”
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What happened to authentic good sushi? ”
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highly recommend the lobster dynamite, crispy rice w/spicy tuna and the creamy rock shrimp tempura by itself or as a roll. ”
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Besides those annoying little things the place has fresh and good food. ”
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As for drinks, I always always order the katsuya fresh and the grapefruit cosmo. ”
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The cucumber-watermelon mojito was also very tasty, but it's mainly filled with ice. ”
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Love the rice with tuna, the black kod fish ”
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great vibe, great food, great sightseeing. ”
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With all the hype, I thought the sushi was extremely mediocre. ”
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Good food. ”
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the food is some of the best sushi i've had in LA, but i think what's sold me the most is the bar. ”
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excellent food ”
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If I'm in the mood for sushi in B-Wood I go to Nagao where the food, service and cost are all good. ”
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When I arrived at the restaurant, they informed me that the sushi chef will not make a special order I requested (since my wife is pregnant, I asked to change the spicy tuna on the crispy rice with avocado). ”
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Beautiful space decent food and terrible reservation management ”
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s, wait staff and management for a field trip to Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo for some of the most decent fish in LA. ”
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Tagao down the street has much better fish as does Sasabune on Wilshire or even Asakuma on Barrington which has the best miso marinated cod in LA. ”
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The King Crab on the Robata bar is one of our favorites, the Kobe with Foi and the tuna with ceviche is oh so yummy. ”
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The only good side of this story is that the food is pretty good. ”
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Unfortunately for us, we weren't there to witness a 'scene', we simply wanted incredible sushi. ”
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bottom line is if you are a Hollywood wanna be and really want to impress your date with fake glamor, and rather be uncomfortable than enjoying a good romantic food go to Katsuya. ”
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amazing sushi and great cocktails all under one roof is something almost impossible to find in LA, especially west of the 405! ”
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Small portions of grilled tofu, eggplant, etc etc were all very well done (although the last time I came they served the wrong kind of eggplant, not very tasty. ”
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The food was so fresh and tasty. ”
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flavours. The robata grill is always a good bet, but the sushi is very fresh. ”
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highly recommend the seared tuna and crispy rice, baked scallop roll, and the black miso cod. ”
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the dishes are some of the best around, but most of them are non-traditional, so if you're looking for traditional sushi, then this may not be the best place for you. ”
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My top 5 are the miso baked black cod (melts in your mouth), crispy rice w/ spicy tuna (great texture), baked scallop roll, baked crab hand roll, and creme brulee trio - vanilla bean, hazelnut and coffee. ”
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The most flavorful food! ”
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The salmon on cedar planks was pretty good too. ”
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Great food, great atmosphere. ”
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The food was good but they do RUSH YOU! ”
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otherwise there are hundreds of decent, better quality, more romantic sushi places in West Los Angeles that provide much better service and sushi. ”
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The sushi was good, but not as good as a place like Sasabune. ”
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We got the salmon, yellowtail, sweet shrimp, sushi which were amazing, especially for this late in the week with the terms of the freshness of the fish. ”
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every drink they made tasted as good as the last--great food and great drinks. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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The food is delicious and fresh and the choices are endless. ”
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Everything on the menu is delish. ”
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The Chef's Prix Fixe menu is the way to go with about 7 different courses all delicious and interesting. ”
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Katsuya is lively and I love the menu. ”
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Their drink menu is great too. ”
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| overall |
61.11000061035156% positive |
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While this is a good place to be seen, go elsewhere for dinner. ”
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the dishes are some of the best around, but most of them are non-traditional, so if you're looking for traditional sushi, then this may not be the best place for you. ”
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All in all, very good place to eat, albeit expensive w/ small(ish) portions ”
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This is probably my favorite restaurant at the moment! ”
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great restaurant for a special date ”
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The sushi was good, but not as good as a place like Sasabune. ”
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Katsuya is a great restaurant to dine ”
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great place, i am sorry, but except food. ”
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I'm not a huge fan of posh / shishi restaurants in general, but I heard good things about this place so tried it out. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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Let them go back over the hill if they like the "original" better. ”
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| service |
88.38000297546387% positive |
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Yes, the interior design is great but the service is horrible. ”
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The white peach martini was fabulous, altho a little strong even though i asked for it not to be & the bartender was super friendly. ”
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Very attentive staff when it's not busy! ”
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The other three ladies at the front bar couldn't have been less comfortable as the bartender made no effort to chat to them while they apparently awaited their dates too. ”
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The people watching is great there ”
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The bartender that we had befriended by this point was nice enough to comp our drinks at the bar and inquire into our table. ”
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The hostess, waiter/waitresses are good looking. ”
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This place is for people with little appreciation for good food but who can afford to go to an expensive restaurant, with decent quality food. ”
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had no reservations and was still accomodated and the staff was really really nice. ”
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Very poor service ”
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Maybe they worked out some kinks, but the food was great the service was perfect and the atmosphere was the perfect combination of elegance and fun. ”
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This is a good restaurant to take people who have not been to Los Angeles before. ”
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would recommend people who live on the westside to give it a try. ”
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Service was good, there were many employees in the restaurant. ”
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otherwise there are hundreds of decent, better quality, more romantic sushi places in West Los Angeles that provide much better service and sushi. ”
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If I'm in the mood for sushi in B-Wood I go to Nagao where the food, service and cost are all good. ”
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Bartenders were very nice and friendly and the food was good, not awesome just good. ”
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Busy restaurant full of beautiful people. ”
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great bartender served up a wonderfully cold and refreshing watermelon cucumber mojito and a dry, not too sweet lychee martini which helped kickoff the relaxing evening. ”
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The staff was amazing. ”
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was expecting snobby service from the other reviews but I thought the service was pretty good! ”
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Very good people watching. ”
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adored Katsuya -- the decor is beyond fab, the service is excellent (they will do anything to please) and the food is divine. ”
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Great ambiance and amazing service! ”
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Our server was friendly and informative. ”
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Due to the terrible background noise, I couldn't hear anything the hostess was saying (I have perfect hearing) and she gave me an attitude when I asked her to repeat what she said. ”
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While waiting in the front bar, the bartender had incredible attitude and seemed bothered to make a simple martini and his mood did not change despite my $5 tip on a $12 drink. ”
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The service is good, the decor is tasteful, and the crowd can be very easy on the eye. ”
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(I rather MoonSoon, Katana, Yen or even Crazy Fish for good sushi) , but the management was horrible, 1 Hr later all the chairs still being empty we repeatedly asked the waitress, supervisor and the manager, to change the table but their best response was ”
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love a place that's hip and trendy, but also still remembers costumer service! ”
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also noticed that this place quite a scene: all well dressed, beautiful people and nice bar area to the back right. ”
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The waitress offered some great entree suggestions, some of which we took and were very pleased with. ”
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s, wait staff and management for a field trip to Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo for some of the most decent fish in LA. ”
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| value |
51.84999942779541% positive |
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Small portions of grilled tofu, eggplant, etc etc were all very well done (although the last time I came they served the wrong kind of eggplant, not very tasty. ”
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I'm a huge sushi/japanese food fan (Matsuhisa, Nobu, Hamasaku, & Tengu are my top spots) but Katsuya has the best of both worlds - the BEST sushi AND BEST atmosphere! ”
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Pretty small portions for the price, but you are also paying for atmosphere. ”
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Don't let the hype of the Sam Nazarian Westside and Hollywood Katsuya's deter you from trying delicious and affordable sushi in LA (or in the Valley I should say). ”
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This place is for people with little appreciation for good food but who can afford to go to an expensive restaurant, with decent quality food. ”
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All in all, very good place to eat, albeit expensive w/ small(ish) portions ”
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I'm not a huge fan of posh / shishi restaurants in general, but I heard good things about this place so tried it out. ”
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Confetti shrimp and the creamy rock shrimp tempura came out in overwhelmingly big portions and were surprisingly different and truly wonderful. ”
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drinks are pricey and so is the food. ”
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| wait time |
75.0% positive |
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it was Sunday afternoon at 6 PM and the place was very slow, 75% of tables empty! ”
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My husband and I ate here last night and had the most delicious meal we've had in a long time! ”
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After a long flight from the East Coast, a late night dinner at Katsuya erased any stress from travel and was the perfect start to a relaxing and wonderful trip to LA. ”
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Aside from a long wait (even with reservations), Katsuya was great. ”
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