Apr
7,
2023
Katana Robata has been a staple of the long-lasting Sundown Strip in West Hollywood for a few years now, and it’s a eating staple you completely have to go to.
Katana boasts a stunning inside but in addition a good looking patio that’s the good place to sip on cocktails and revel in an appetizer all whereas taking in a surprising sundown. Katana is the kind of restaurant that serves scrumptious Japanese fare, recognized for his or her Japanese grilled meats (Robata), whereas additionally exuding a distinctively energetic, unique and trendy ambiance.
In order for you a extra laid again expertise you’ll be able to skip the patio and the luxurious eating room opting as a substitute, to sit down on the sushi or robata bars, crafted from a large 400-year-old fallen redwood. Talking of robata (the specialty of the home), they use binchotan wooden charcoal that’s imported from the Wakayama province to present skewers, equivalent to rooster, rockfish or miso-marinated shrimp, a particular smoky taste.
The menu at Katana could be very complete which is what makes their providing of an “izakaya feast” and an omakase incredible. Omakase lets the chef do the considering as a substitute and brings you highlights and seasonal specials.
We kicked off our meal with our private favourite, Katana’s Hanabi which is spicy tuna on crispy rice. The feel and taste is past. We will by no means go and never ask for it. Prime 10 appetizer favorites and so they nail this dish each time. Some locations can ship a little bit of a sub-par crispy rice however Katana has by no means, ever allow us to down on the supply of this beloved dish.
KATANA “IZAKAYA” – SPECIALS FROM THE ROBATA GRILL – $80 per individual (min. 2) / $120 premium
For this journey at Katana we determined to strive one thing new and let the chef delight us together with his meals decisions for the night. We went with the “Izakaya” premium for dinner. And this was our feast.
Kicking off the expertise is that this pretty and finely sliced sashimi. That is Katana’s Yellowtail Serrano, which is served with garlic ponzu and serrano peppers. It was a soften in your mouth expertise and the serrano peppers actually convey one other stage of style to the yellowtail. The mixture actually elevates all the expertise.
The subsequent course was Katana’s sashimi choice. This portion of the Izakaya expertise is served on ice to retain the fish’s optimum chilled temperature permitting for the perfect flavors to burst forth. As an alternative of a big serving to of their sashimi choice you get pleasure from a range that’s pared right down to fill however not over fulfill you which of them leaves you loads of room to benefit from the different dishes.
The Sashimi was then adopted up with Katana’s Robata choice. We’d by no means tried this earlier than and it was a success past hits. It’s nearly laborious to place into phrases the fragile smoked taste that the robata enhances the flavour of the meats with. The choice consisted of their Tsukune (rooster meatballs), their Wagyu (Japanese beef), sake (salmon), and their Ebi Bacon (jumbo shrimp wrapped with bacon in a chili garlic sauce). The Robata choice comes with a visit of sauces that vary from tangy to spicy spice!
Now we arrive on the star of the Izakaya, the sushi. An ideal combination of hand roll, rolls, and sushi this was by far our favourite picks from the chef. Every fish was so recent and tender it felt as if the chef had nabbed them straight out of the ocean and onto our desk. A MUST. You don’t even want soy sauce for these as the feel and flavors actually do converse for themselves. However, we’ll await your replies beneath whenever you run out to seize this unbelievable meal. Tell us your ideas and which model of the Izakaya you determined to go together with. Feast yer eyes on these beauties: The colour! The type! The vary! It was the chef’s kiss of our first Izakaya expertise at Katana Robata.
Lastly as we had been readying to depart it got here as a shock to seek out out the chef/administration had ready a beautiful dessert as a thanks for popping in and it was each enjoyable and scrumptious. All the time get the chocolate, all the time!
