Mizu 212° - Los Angeles

Right on the corner of Sawtelle and La Grange. Parking can find tricky, it is either road or there is a paid amount on the other side of La Grange. The professionals: Very nice and clean atmosphere. Mostly bar seats scattered with a few tables, probably not ideal for big parties, unless you have nothing to spread out. The staff is friendly and helpful. The food is delicious. Probably some of the best beef cuts I had at a Shabu place. Instead of getting large portions of a type, grab small plates of their variety and see what you like best! Most people can: No tastes. People want their sodium and options. Personally, I had nothing to do with the different flavors of the meat. The cost. Because of the smaller shares with a slightly higher price point, I feel like the cost is a tiny piece on the high end. It definitely means that this will be an occasional dinner rather than an ordinary place.

This place has been in place for awhile now. It has been the first place I experienced the joys of Shabu Shabu dining. I still hold it as a minimal standard for what this type of meal should entail. Granted just recently it has changed hands in management the quality in ingredients have not suffered. Maybe the quantity a bit but the decor and process still holds true from way back. The place is minimalist stools and a wrap around food bar. It has one big event room for semi large party and a couple of tables. Just recently the menu has changed under the new management to include organic food items (still taste the same The brewed ponzu is a level above and the Goma sauce is the on point. Not sweet at all allowing the flavor of the meat to shine through. I tried the grass fed beef option (small, standard and large The standard should get you through but if you want your grub on Large will do. Felix the cat is still hanging on the wall. Glad the new management left that well alone. : Service is still good and friendly. I will miss however the lady that makes the dipping sauces to specification.

A rather upscale shabu shabu experience. I'm personally not a fan of the flavorless broth approach, but the available sauces and seasoning did a decent job. Overheard that this restaurant will be under new management soon so take my review with a grain of salt :

My favorite shabu shabu restaurant located in the Sawtelle Japantown area of Los Angeles. It 's a small, manageable menu that excels in the optional organic-farmers-local high-quality market fresh veggies that I highly recommend for the add on of a handful of dollars. The dark leafy green vegetables of rainbow chard and dino kale, trumpet and shitake mushrooms, okra, kubocha squash, snap peas, bok choy, napa, artisanal tofu and other seasonal organics are worth more than the token upgrade price. I chose the $25 prix fixe menu because I could not decide whether or not I wanted land proteins or sea proteins. This choice already includes the organic veggies (refills too, that is if you could manage to plow through the humongous bowl of garden fresh organic veggies! 1 choice of 4 types of land protein options (wagyu for me 1 choice of 3 types of sea proteins (calamari for me dessert (Cabernet sorbet . The Prix fixe and other single protein shabus are shareable (add $5 per person , but really good for a hearty solo shabu. There are also a la carte shabu protein options that include their regular, but still very fresh non organic veggies. The prices for those single-choice proteins range in the low-to-mid teens: kurubota pork, wagyu, nigori chicken, and grassfed ribeye. The grassfed wagyu $45 to $55. There are three sizes of Shabu: small, medium and large. Choice of white or brown rice. Ponzu sauce, sesame sauce, and spring onions soy sauce are all set out for each diner. The really cool thing about this place is the majority of the restaurant is situated in a tastefully appointed and thoughtful bar seating set up shaped in an inverted J from the point of view of the doorway as you enter at this corner Sawtelle restaurant. Each seat has it 's own shabu pot that your host-server orchestrates and controls of heat and procession of sides and mains for your yummy shabu meal. They use convection heating for each diner, so there is no radiant heat to make you sweat, and cooking your shabu is actually a sweet and pleasant experience! There are plenty of flavoring condiments to add to your cooking liquid including two types of yuzu sauces, sriracha, spicy sesame oil, Japanese pepper, ground fresh ginger, chopped spring onion, and chopped white onion to flavor to your heart 's content. Your server will also place a bowl of ponzu sauce, a bowl of delicious homemade sesame sauce, and the soy spring onion sauce to dip all of your ingredients into after you 've cooked your shabu to taste in your own individual Shabu pot in front if you. There is a nice assortment of hot and cold beverage choices that compliment the healthy take of this brilliant little gem of a restaurant. I went for lunch, and it was pretty busy, but the counter tables turned over quickly. It is the same menu for lunch as for dinner. If you have a large group of four or more, they do have tables that are off to the side of the bar setup. Reservations can be taken for four or more peopl

This place is some of the best cook it yourself Shabu Shabu on the Westside of Los Angeles. It is a little bit pricey but worth it for how fresh the food is. Service was good, food was fresh, and staff was friendly. You can share a platter but they do charge a 5 dollar fee for this which I found to be a bit ridiculous. If you want a great cool it yourself place and good service then come here.