Feeling Japanesey

My dear college eating buddy Sophie was in town a couple weeks back and the two of us hit up Raku. I was feeling Japanesey.

This place is awesome. A little difficult to park as the restaurant is located in a teeny strip mall and shares a "massive" (I'm being sarcastic) parking lot of eight spaces with a 7-11. But really, Raku is a diamond in the rough! The sashimi is always fresh (check out the super fresh yellowtail belly pictured above), the salads are creative and refreshing (grapefruit and pomello in salads work so well), and the small plates, Japanese tapas, are to die for (the miso-cod is great, but the fried fish cakes with cheese are are real must). If you're a fan of Japanese food, do try Raku. Yum, yummy, yum.

Raku Restaurant
11678 West Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064