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Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant + Elevate Lounge

811 Wilshire Blvd. (Lebanon St.) Send to Phone
Los AngelesCA 90017
213-236-9600 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Sushi and robata in a downtown penthouse with sweeping city views.

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Lunch & Dinner daily

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Dining room at Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant + Elevate Lounge, Los Angeles, CAMost LA dinner and dancing dates require a car ride between the taking-in and burning-off of calories. Downtown now sports a venue where both can be enjoyed, is accessible by Metro, and offers striking city views to boot. The penthouse suite of a Wilshire Boulevard office building has been totally transformed into a futuristic indoor-outdoor dining space and a dance club. The unique Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant, which also incorporates trees and branches into its pop décor, attracts a mix of young clubgoers as well as an older crowd enjoying a wide variety of sushi, robata and beautifully-presented Asian fusion dishes. Traditionalists can stick with miso, edamame and sushi at the six-seat sushi bar, while more adventurous diners can enjoy artistic-looking creations on the patio 21 floors high such as "Pop Art Crab"---blue crab and avocado wrapped in paper---and, our favorite, "Creamy Rock Shrimp Tempura Purse," courtesy of co-executive chefs Kenny Yamada (Katsu-ya, SHU) and Stan Ota. Diners who don’t like Japanese cuisine can indulge in baby lamb chops accompanied by a generous portion of mashed potatoes and homemade potato chips, as well as a satisfying warm molten chocolate cake. The hip, high-rise restaurant features a full bar and a good selection of wine and sake, which (if ordered cold) is served by the attentive staff in a cute wooden sake bucket. Note that dining at Takami does not guarantee entry to Elevate, so call ahead.

User Ratings & Reviews for Takami Sushi & Robata Restaurant + Elevate Lounge
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Horrendous Service...NEVER AGAIN!!
by kezieench on 09/09/2008
 
Well this place is by far the worst place I have been to. We were supposed to be there for a birthday and had contacted the manager in advance and he said everything was fine be there before 10pm to get in.

We get there and he is a complete *** saying sorry too bad you can't get in you are too many people...we were 8 people and he ONLY allows us access to the restaraunt...REALLY we didnt want to be at the resto...we were there for the lounge and he FORBADE us from entering the lounge and embarassed us with everyone there especially security. Arrow Mad
 
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