Best Japanese Speciality Restaurants in Atwater Village

The food was amazing. We had the 6 course and the omakasse sushi tasting menu ($120). Steak was a little tough but the fish was fantastic. Ambiance was a little sterile. Lights too bright. Overall very good.

Toku Unagi & Sushi is a great place for a very intimate dinner. They do not over sell the place and concentrate on service and quality. Definitely recommend the Chawanmushi.

From beginning to end Luis was there to help us enjoy our evening! It was a rare date night for my husband and I so we made the most and went for the tasting menu which was amazing!!!! Simply divine. We ordered a couple of extra dishes as it was SO good and we wanted to explore more. It was a taste explosion!! We were so full at the end of the eve. A wonderful treat, highly recommend!

Wow! This place is perfection! Every food item that the server suggested was amazing . Service was great. They really don’t lie when they say they have the best seaweed ! YUM

I took my mom here for her birthday who is half Japanese and she had a wonderful time! We all really enjoyed experiencing flavors that were unique and fun to share with each other. We all ordered the omakase and ordered the almonds and chinmi separately. Maybe the only ding in the experience was the servers mispronounced omakase, which was weird considering it's a high-end Japanese restaurant. They don't put the emphasis on "ma", rather they make it sound like kamikaze which is off-putting at the ordering stage. I loved the Grilled California Holstein Beef Strip the most. It was so simple to look at, but the flavor of the beef with the salt crystals was divine. Loved the fresh seaweed shot with grapes! This made all of us say Wow! The omakase came with a mackerel sushi roll which wasn't on the menu, but it was a flavor bomb. The steamed rice was beautiful with the pork jowl. I could eat that rice on its own though! The miso soup was super tasty! I would skip the shiitake tempura but it's part of the omakase. Too oily, don't eat the whole thing. The new katsu with wagyu beef is a huge amount of food. My mom ate 1/4 of it and had to take the rest home, but my boyfriend ate the whole thing! The cocktails were fantastic, along with the sake pairings throughout our meal. The bartender was stellar. Loved the Yuzu Reviver (vodka) and the Old Fashioned. We left feeling full and satisfied, but not stuffed. It was all delicious! Expect a 2 1/2 hour delectable experience! Enjoy!