NIKU X

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   Tiffany

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The bar was over priced !!! But the food was great
   

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   Wendy

   New York City

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Rately do I post a glowing review of restaurants, but @nikuxla will be getting one. From host, server (thank you, Wilson), to details: A+ King crab 🦀 legs were so fresh, that when you pulled the shell from on end, the crab meat slides off the shell of the other. We were most impressed by the Wagyu Udon, which had the exact Al Dente texture and taste, with the coated level of wagyu meat sauce around the veggies, noodles, and overall. Serving was correct for 2 people per order. Would have loved to have tried the fresh scallops (which were not available upon our visit). But the lobsters were adequate to adjust our attention, along with the King crab and Snow crab legs. Sashimi was constantly being topped off, and the ponzu and soy were good quality. The toro and hamachi were good quality cuts, and not veiny. Wagyu Japan and American options were a variety of 5 different choices. We were impressed with the quality. We also tried the Chilean sea bass (not hugely impressed), the Miso Corn (very good), Wagyu Black Pepper Don (average), but our Lamb Lollipop Katsu was our chef cooked favorite. Wilson was excellent. He provided us with a special cheesecake that was not available to the public, and we will definitely return for this reason. Thank you. Overall for the $99 price tag, we would consider returning. Our experience was the day before Xmas. I specifically requested a table with a grill, and was provided exactly the table. Would not ask for more. We will return. Thank you again.
   

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   Leng

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   13 reviews

   3.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Not enough disclosure for need to ask for table with grill. Disappointed to be seated at one without a grill. Meats the were grilled for us arrived cold and not at the temperature requested. We requested all our meats to be medium rare. Majority came medium well. Scallops and foie gras not available as advertised. Preordered tomahawk that was not served. Couldn’t even get linens. For this type of establishment, linens were expected, not napkins.
   

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   Gail

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Kevin was great! I would love for him to host my next reservation when I go back. Best, Gail
   

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   David

   VIP

   Los Angeles

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   great experience dining there for the first time. great tasting, high quality food and excellent service. we'll definitely return.
   

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   Jane

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is good but a little bit disappointed because we choose the full service menu expecting that the japaneseA5 wagyu will be unlimited but it is only 1serving per person. The great thing is our sever Kelly is great and amazing.
   

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   Francis

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food &ambiance is great and server are nice. Its just they have to many guest to accommodate thats why when we ask for a beer and drinks it takes too long like something they forget what we order. I talk & remind them 3 times and that the time they told us about the last order for the Chef menu. Less than an hour just for our drinks.
   

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   VIP

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   AWESOME EXPERIENCE, DEFINITELY I’LL BE BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN
   

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   Thuy Van

   Orange County

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My son and i had a dinner date here on 12/19 at 5:45. We were seated right away which was nice. The server JJ was very approachable and knowledgeable of the menu and provided recommendations. He was attentive to our needs. The buffet layout was a little hard with only one side for the customers to get their food which causes a long line. It is a short selection of food. Food wise: crab and lobsters were decent. The large prawns and cold shrimp were dry. The prawns were over cooked so it's a little mushy. The fried rice was cold so i had to heat it up in the foil butter container and put on the grill. Otherwise the fried rice had good taste and it's dry like how i like it. The dessert was a disappointment because there was no variety and very small selection. The meat selection was good. I say overall the $99 was good due to all the seafood. But other items are just fillers.
   

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    Phillip

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    The place is good to try once but value doesn’t compare. While the service is good, the hot food like Wagyu steaks from the full service menu at $139 doesn’t hit the mark. I prefer small orders of the meat to come out so it doesn’t get cold but they served all 8 orders since we had a part of 8. I would recommend to let them know to separate it and not come all at once. Also going by height for the children isn’t ideal. We had two girls age 4-7 and they barely ate but was charged half of the full service price. It work be better if they offered a children menu just for kids that will be for their appetites and adults can choose to upgrade to adult menu for the kids.
    

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