Katsuya & SBar – Brentwood – SBE

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1. JM

   JoshM VIP

   Los Angeles5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   My wife and I have frequent this location several times and this by far was the most inconsistent experience with everything going wrong. It was disappointing to see that for a Japanese style restaurant, you were out of Haku and Roku brands. The most frustrating was our service. We ordered four items from the sushi bar and it took an hour to get them. Our waitress apologized and told us that the sweet shrimp fried heads is what caused the delay. we have ordered this item from your restaurant and many other others and did not have to wait an hour. Additionally, we also told the waitress when we placed the order for the sweet shrimp that we did not need the fried heads as we would not eat them.  So she clearly did not listen and then made a point to use that as an excuse for tardiness. We told her we wanted our check and she insisted that we get the gluten-free donuts. She was insinuating that they were on the house for all the mishaps. When she brought out the bill, she also made it clear that the donuts were on her. We quickly paid the bill to get out, and when I looked at the itemized bill, I saw that the donuts were on the receipt. It’s not about the $15 but about the principal and treatment. There were also many families with kids running around, bumping into our table. The brand at this location feels more like a Chili’s in the Valley for the wealthy rather than the SBE brand that it once was.
   

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   Shirley

   Los Angeles5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

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

   Had a great experience. Our server was super nice and helpful with our allergies.
   

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   Michelle

   San Diego2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

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

   We dine here several times a month. The portions are smaller and smaller. Maybe 8 Brussel sprouts for $17. The specialty items seem to be pre- made - cold rice and fish of same temp. The chicken salad dressing seemed to be all oil and no “ zest” / flavor. Going downhill. Will find a new place to be a regular.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

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

   Atmosphere was too loud. Service was slow. Food was ok but not amazing.
   

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   Heidi VIP

   Los Angeles16 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

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

   Dolores made us feel so welcome and was so attentive and on top of things! Thanks for another great happy hour!!
   

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   Kathleen

   Los Angeles7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 20, 2025

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

   Terrible service. We had to ask multiple times to different waiter for service. The waiter who introduced himself at the beginning disappeared for the rest of the night till the bill came. We had to ask to order. We had to ask for a knife to cut our cod. Food was great though. I had a 6:00PM reservation and they put 2 women in the back not sure it was a good seat ha I g made reservations on Open Table.
   

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   Kevin

   Los Angeles1 review

   3.0

   Dined on February 17, 2025

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

   I somewhat liked the experience of the place, felt more like I came to wine test sushi as it was pretty expensive but not my cup of sushi to just go eat. This would be a place to go like once a month to try something new and expensive but that’s about it
   

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   Heather VIP

   Los Angeles4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   The sushi was outstanding ! The noise level and screams children made it less enjoyable.
   

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   Grover

   Los Angeles14 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   Not bad but not great. The sushi was mostly like Gilson except for the excellent crab roll
   

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    Benjamin

    Los Angeles1 review

    3.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

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

    Food used to be better. Portion sizes have gone down as cost of food has gone up.
    

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