 Chaya Downtown Restaurant Review: Chaya Downtown, the third Chaya in the City of Angels, tends to be busiest during the week for lunch and dinner, slowing down when the office crowd clears out on the weekends. The bar area is decorated with Moroccan-style mirrors and a grand colorful chandelier made of flotsam and jetsam hanging on strings. There’s also a marble-top sushi bar, dining room and an outdoor patio, which hosts an annual summer beer garden with a special robata station cooking up various skewers. The menu draws inspiration from around the globe, often blending in Japanese influences and ingredients. Appetizers feature salads and crudo --- raw seafood infused with flavors like garlic-jalapeno ponzu --- alongside tuna tartar, a true house classic since corporate executive chef Shigefumi Tachibe invented the dish in 1983. Main dishes range from Moroccan spiced lamb t-bone served with couscous to miso-marinated sea bass on bok choy, eggplant and rice galette in wasabi soy broth. The sushi selection might include daily specials such as a softshell crab and spicy tuna roll. Finish off with the warm milk chocolate croissant bread pudding topped with ice cream and caramel. The wine list offers some three hundred wine labels, plus a dozen sakes. A wide array of imported bottled beers is also available.
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