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this place is probably the best Russian restaurant in los angeles. the food is so fresh and so familiar that it feels as though my grandmother is in that kitchen cooking the food.

the restaurant is very quaint and nicely decorated. the wait staff knows the food so thats always good. definitely start with the traditional cucumber and tomato salad. if you like borscht, its supposed to be really great here. i love the potato dumplings and the vareniki dumplings which have meat inside with a little sour cream and butter over the dumplings.

if you want a good, traditional Russian meal like they serve at Russian households, you need to try this place – its fantastic!

I am not at all biased, being that my friend’s dad owns the place, but this place is reasonably priced and very fresh. the food is good, the ingredients are always fresh and the atmosphere is perfect for people watching.

dont leave without trying the dessert pizza… thin sweet dough baked perfectly with nutella and strawberries…. O-M-G

I have heard sooo many good things about this place, so I was really excited to try it. If you are looking for your regular americanized sushi, stay away.. this place is all traditional and they specialize in Japanese cuisine, not “sushi”

the food was good.. but it was the attitudes of the waitresses that left a bad taste in my mouth. They think they are more important than the chefs. Don’t try to ask for extra sauce.. oh no. they will straight up say NO. basically, the customer is NOT right in this place..

i had originally planned to buy cupcakes from sprinkles for my brothers birthday but i was running late and didnt have time to make it to the city, so i walked into the Big Sugar Bakeshop hoping their cupcakes would be as good.. well let me tell you.. i think they are BETTER than sprinkles, and i am a HUGE sprinkles fan – was..

they are smaller, which is good for portion control! but they are TASTY and not at allll dry. I bought them out this nice and they were a hit at the party!

i have never eaten inside, but i we have had take-out for lunch many many times. i LOVE their warm goat cheese and grape salad. it is sooo light and healthy.

so after years and years of wanting to try out the “sushi nazi” and see what he is so famous for, we finally made our way in. the restaurant is TINY! it is very plain – reminds me of a pizza parlor with the typical red chairs, plain tables, plain plain plain tablewear, etc. we arrived pretty late, around 9:15pm (the place closes at 10pm and is not open weekends) and there was no one there.. we sat down and proceeded with the “TRUST ME”

the chef sent over tuna sashimi in ponzu sauce, albacore, toro sushi, yellowtail, halibut, blue crab handrolls, toro handrolls, freshwater eel.. everything was reallly reallly really good. i can definitely say that i am now completely spoiled. the fish was amazing and the rice was soft and warm. i guess when i heard all the “trust me” stuff from other people, i thought that chef nozawa would give us more exotic sushi.. but instead it was just good cuts and quality of the regular stuff i order anyway. i would definitely return!

i have only ordered take-out for lunch at this place but the prices are cheap and the food is plentiful and filling! i recommend the vermicelli and beef. yum yum yum!

you need to come here for steaks! on weekends, make sure you have a reservation or you will be waiting at the bar/lounge – which isnt a bad thing because there are plenty of places to sit and relax before dinner.

dont eat anything else but the steaks.. the other food is like airplane food. i tried the seakabobs once because for some reason i wasnt feeling like meat.. well.. i regretted my decision they served my plate. it was terrible. the shrimp was hard and over-seasoned, the scallops were so dry and overcooked that i could not eat them, and the “lobster tail chunks” tasted like grainy mush. i was super disappointed.. but that’s what i get for choosing seafood at a place known for steaks. everyone else’s food (everyone ordered steaks) was delicious and i kept picking at my boyfriends juicy manager’s special cut steak. excellent.

your steak will come with its own juice sauce and usually one onion ring so ask for extra onion rings and sauce. very flavorfull.

i wish this place stayed open longer for dinner. the hours are odd but the food is good. egg salad sandwiches are great and the roast beef is good too. really cute neighborhood place!

we always come here! its better to go on weeknights then weekends because this place will get packed quickly and you will be waiting a while. (they have a really cool 2 player pacman arcade in the waiting room though)

we usually start with a couple of appetizers and some soup. i always get the clam chowder. its very hearty and thick here. lots of potato chunks and tons of clams in the soup. 2lbs of garlic crabs is usually enough for us. thats about 6 crabs.. they really are small so the most meat you will get is from the belly area rather than the claws. if you are up for it, they also have steamed crabs a la carte and by size. these crabs arent sauteed in the garlic and butter sauce though.. the best part of it is actually breaking and cleaning the crabs, but if you want someone else to do that for you, just order the crab claws because its just easier to eat.

they also have a full bar so take advantage of their special martinis. super super gooood. highly recommended.