Kai Japanese Roots - Los Angeles

Service was good, but food was not authentic. Highly NOT recommend going for DineLA. Waste money. We ended up going somewhere for round of dinner.

The sushi was ok. Not good, not bad, just ok. The waitress seemed pretty impressive at first bc she was able to remember our large first round order. However, the service only got worse. Appetizers came out after our main order. No one came to refill drinks even after requesting. And when she did take our glasses to refill our drinks, she came back and handed back our cups at random. I’m positive she had no idea whose cup she gave to whom bc ppl at our table who didn’t order Diet Coke were given Diet Coke and vice versa. Then I noticed that the straw in my cup had lipstick on it despite the fact that I wasn’t wearing any. When we commented on this she said that she had changed the cups out. I pointed out that my straw had lipstick that didn’t belong to me and she said that she changed the cups, but kept the straws. How any of this is supposed to make sense, I have no idea. Definitely will not be returning here.

I had the Hamachi Kama BBQ over coal. It was gigantic. However, because it was so big, the chef did not leave it on the BBQ long enough to cook the deepest parts. The outerlayer was moist and tender, inner layer had a raw segment. Don't get me wrong, I like sushi, but Hamachi Kama supposed to be cooked. I also had filet mignon and Wagyu. Both taste good, somehow, the filet tasted better than the Wagyu, go figure. The bill came out to be about for big dinner. Easily can budget for decent dinner here. We were just really hungry. Overall, a nice dining experience.

Food extremely good.wait staff needs to communicate with one another.

I really don’t understand why this place is on open table and why it has such good reviews. The place is in a bad area and it certainly does not look like the pictures. The food was nasty. The sushi was fishy which is the first sign when it is not fresh. My husband ordered the albacore tuna with fried onions and the onions were STALE! so bad. We were out on a date night and the vibe got totally killed. I had the spicy yellowtail that was very fishy I could not eat it. The only thing that was edible was the crunchy rice and the shrimp tempura. I think it is because they were both fried. Our waitress was a sweetheart I felt for the poor girl because the place is definitely understaffed and she was overwhelmed. DO NOT GO THERE. Period.