Kiwami by Katsu-Ya

awesome happy hour! off the hh menu, we ordered the garlic edamame, sashimi, sushi, yellowtail handroll, salmon collar handroll, hot sake & sapporo. all good! off the reg menu, we had the oyster trio, crispy rice tuna (we both agreed we wished the rice was crispier) anddd the softshell crab roll, all delicious. easy valet parking!

I haven't been here in a few years, but I came back last night and I was pleasantly surprised, the quality of the fish here was really good. I like that they have an outdoor patio that will be nice on summer evenings. The food, service, and ambiance was great, I will definitely be back again.I recommend the 4 1/2 & creamy salmon rolls, and from the assortment of sushi we had, the standouts were the salmon special and yellowtail belly. The quality of fish and flavors on the sushi were delicious.

I am shockingly disappointed by Kiwami! I had high expectations but this restaurant fell really flat. The hostess was incredibly rude, the food took forever to come out, and the ambiance was nothing special. The sushi/sashimi was good but the rolls were really subpar and lacked flavor. There was really no redeeming quality. I'd definitely skip this place and go to one of the many other sushi spots in the area!

You can't beat how great their happy hour deal is. In fact, it's easily one of the best in LA. We ordered 3 of the $4 hand rolls (yellowtail, spicy tuna, and spicy albacore), $3 popcorn shrimp, and the $10 sushi sampler. All of the items tasted fresh--an unbeatable deal!My only note is about the ambiance. Kiwami resembles an upscale restaurant, and while the service and interior feels that way, the music doesn't align with the overall atmosphere. They were playing 2000's pop when we went, and while that's not a bad thing, it just didn't seem fitting for a sushi restaurant. It's not significant enough to knock off a star, just a suggestion. Highly recommend coming for happy hour!

Kiwami is a MUST do whenever I am in Studio City! Service is impeccable and very accommodating. Make a reservation!Must haves are baked crab hand rolls - I ordered two! Albacore with crispy onions is to die for - I could eat those crispy onions all day! Spicy tuna on crispy rice is the absolute best at this location- the rice is warm and sticky and is perfect with the tuna. Every other sushi restaurant should take lessons on Kiwami's crispy rice. Shishito peppers are classic. Crispy spinach is a unique twist on an otherwise normal vegetable - delicious and taste like chips. Scallop sushi is fresh and sweet. Salmon with caviar is AMAZING. I'll never miss a trip to Kiwami when I visit LA!

I am in town for a trade show in Anaheim and I was visiting a customer who is up in the area. He chose to come here, and I was very, very happy that he chose this location. First of all, they have valet. It's $8 for lunch, not sure if it goes up for dinner but this is pretty reasonable for lunch. Max was the valet that took my car, I was early for the lunch but no problem, I went and checked in with Luke at the host stand. I made a reservation for lunch to make sure we had a table, but to be honest my customer is basically well known here and eats here with his family often. So we received excellent service and I let him order everything for lunch. We had two servers for our meal. First off, Erik was the starter for our meal, and then Hana was the server who ended and closed out our check. I won't recall everything we ate, but I took photos and I will tell you that the meal was epic. The edamame was so tasty- spicy garlic flavor...hard not to mow it down right away, and the cucumber salad is a pretty simple dish, but you can tell how good a place is by the effort they put into making both dishes. The crispy rice spicy tuna roll was also crazy delicious. Texturally the crispy rice is an awesome idea for the juxtaposition with the freshest of fish. We had the spicy tuna with popcorn shrimp ("popcorn") because they were large pieces! They offer low sodium soy sauce, but also their own homemade soy sauce so I went with that. I was so full at the end of the meal. It was a long drive back to my hotel, but it was worth it. Many thanks to the entire team here at Kiwami. Not only did I entertain my customer who went to a great place he loved to eat- but now I'm hooked as well. Hope to be back sometime soon!Support small owned businesses!

This, along with its sister restaurant group Katsu-ya, may be one of my absolute favorite restaurants in the entire world.The dishes are always creative and consistent, with wild amounts of flavor, care, construction, and execution that is honestly up there with the best of the absolute best restaurants.Crispy rice-spicy tuna, garlic albacore, albacore sashimi with crispy onion in yuzu ponzu...all absolute gold with nothing like it anywhere else. In-credible.Everyone I bring is always surprised and can't stop talking about how great it is, even if they're doubtful when I tell them it's mind-blowingly good.The service is always great but this past visit was particularly above and beyond - they managed to fit my group of 6 on the patio in a bind on short notice with a large celebrity party next to us and they kept everyone happy and attended to throughout the entire dinner.The patio isn't big but the lighting and acoustics are pleasant.I can't say enough about this place.Had several noteworthy and milestone celebrations at Kiwami and plan to have many more in the future pretty much any chance I get.

I went here for my first sushi experience in LA and was definitely not disappointed. All of the food is really tasty, and they've got some great options for patrons that don't eat fish. We had a reservation for the outside patio (which is very nice), but after we decided it was too hot, they were able to move us inside with no issues. We ordered a lot of food, and the service was very quick.I personally do not eat fish, but the people who did absolutely loved the spicy tuna crispy rice roll. I tried the veggie tempura, and it was very classic and delicious. The teriyaki beef was the highlight of my meal, the flavor of the meat was good, and the teriyaki sauce was delicious. The table also got some cucumber and avocado rolls (which were very tasty)The prices were not bad considering the portions, location, and quality. The inside of the restaurant itself was very nice, even though it's small, the restaurant doesn't feel too cramped or crowded. My only complaint was that a server recommended a roll to a person at the table, and they immediately didn't like it after they tasted it, but I believe we were still charged for the roll. A little bit of a bummer, but still a great experience overall, and I definitely recommend it

Visited this place with my friend We both got sick,having nausea and diarrhea Be careful

Solid Sushi in the sushi capital of LA. GREAT service that cares and with a smile. Just really very good. Would make this a return to place for sure.