Katana
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (323) 650-8585
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- La Cienega Boulevard
- Specialties:
- Outdoor Dining
- Best of Citysearch:
- Japanese Food 2006
- Hours:
- Sun 6pm-12pm, Mon-Wed 5:30pm-12am, Thu-Fri 5:30pm-1am, Sat 6pm-1am
Message from Katana
Every Sunday Night-DJ Thomas Golubic, 6pm-11:30pm
- Japanese Beer Garden Sundays
- Private Dining Room
- Patio Overlooking Sunset Strip
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Editorial Review for Katana – by Jane Tunks
The Scene
The team behind Balboa and Sushi Roku has put its muscle into this stylish Japanese restaurant and lounge. The decor verges on "Blade Runner" territory, with ultramodern touches such as steel I-beams substituting for traditional teak rafters, and security grills standing in for Japanese lattice. A swanky patio overlooks the Strip.
The Food
The encyclopedic Japanese comfort-food menu can be overwhelming. Get your bearings over fragrant red miso soup, then turn your attention to the specialty of the house, robata. The traditional Japanese skewers are roasted over an open flame, infusing the meat, fish or vegetables with a smoky essence. Served in dainty portions, the choices range from chicken breast to a more ambitious sea bass marinated in ponzu. Other inspired dishes include giant scallops and shiitake mushrooms loaded with minced chicken. The chefs also turn out gems like the lobster roll loaded with broiled meat and the buttery toro roll.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitNo reservation? Seating at the sushi and robata bars is available on a first come, first served basis, but the grill end is smoky--head for the sushi side.
Happy HourVisit weekdays between 5:30pm and 7pm for $5 select sushi rolls and skewers. Happy hour prices only apply in the bar area.
Know Before You GoWaiters deliver your skewers whenever they happen to be ready, so order all at once or a few at a time.
What to DrinkAsk for sake tips--Katana has one of the largest selections in town--and one of the only certified sake sommeliers. Redsun is a house beer created to complement sushi.
User Reviews for Katana
07/06/2008 Posted by mhb1954
Four of us went for dinner, promptly seated, decent table, very dark inside. The place was slow but it quickly filled up. The service was generally good until they got busy. We liked some of the food a lot, and hated some of it a lot... we sent back a raw tuna that was fishy smelling and then later, we had a shrimp tempura roll that was completely inedible. I mean, it just tasted like over fried pork rind! It look a long time to get that sorted out, and by the time we were done, we wanted out. Not planning a return. I've had better sushi in less pretentious places. Most of the staff seem congenial, but many of the hostesses look a bit overly Beverly Hilled.
Pros: Nice atmosphere for the most part
Cons: A little too snobish and "Hollywood Scene" for me, nothing, "real," or down to earth about it.
06/26/2008 Posted by Buster0102
I've been here several times for "date nights" and am always impressed by the great service and the good sushi. My fav is the spicy tuna roll and the asparagus wrapped filet! Oh, and try the infusion drink at the bar - it's great as a martini or over ice. Yum.
Pros: the infusion drink at the bar!
Cons: the parking lot gets full easy...but if you make a reservation, you should be fine.
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