Description: Yamashiro is a very special place. We'd been coming to Los Angeles for years and never heard of it. Then when we stayed at the Hollywood Hills Hotel for the first time one year, we discovered this elegant sushi restaurant at the top of the hill, overlooking the whole city of LA.
The view and setting could not be more spectacular. If you go at night, reserve a table with a good view by the windows. All of Los Angeles will be sparkling beneath you like a tray of diamonds. There is also an interior large koi pond and garden that is peaceful and gorgeous, as well as the place to eat if you are still a smoker!
The food is uniformly excellent. While we don't usually eat fried food, we had a flash-fried calamari appetizer that I still dream about. The raw sushi was fresh, creamy, and delicious. The crab cakes were the best my partner had ever tasted, crisp, moist, and savory all at once. We also shared a delectable teriyaki salmon dish. We had tempera ice cream for dessert that was memorable, sweet coldness on the inside, warm crustiness on the outside.
The service was unobtrusive yet friendly and attentive.
While the place is pricey (about $80 for the two of us, without sake), this is the most wonderful location to celebrate an anniversary, birthday, or any special event. Yamashiro is one of those places where you feel the cost is worth every penny. When something especially wonderful happens, we sometimes fly down from San Francisco just to celebrate there. Now you can too!
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