R-23 Japanese Cuisine and Art Gallery
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 784-6600
11/02/2007 Posted by famousblueraincoat
This is what downtown, loft-living, hip artist space with great sushi should be. I've been here a few times over the past five years, and I've been really impressed each one. This is one of my favorite spots to take out-of-towners who say LA isn't a real city and there's nothing really "cool" about our city. They do really nice, fresh sushi, but they are probably better known for specialty dishes from the kitchen liked crab salad, pine mushroom soup and lobster tempura. The wine list is impressive as well, with selections that were selected to actually pair with the food. The art on the walls is cool, the staff friendly and then there's the famous Gehry cardboard-looking chairs! It's kind of hard to find, down a small street off East Third, but that's part of the charm. They have a valet now.
Pros: funky location and design, great food, nice wine list
Cons: neighborhood still coming up, valet parking only now
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