Tokyo Kalbi

We haven't been back to Tokyo Kalbi in about 4 years and it's still super delicious. What a great hidden gem win the Culver city area. There are not a lot of good quality Japanese BBQ (Yakiniku) in West LA so we were glad that Tokyo kalbi is still serving high quality meats and dishes.The service was excellent! Both our servers were very attentive and friendly. It's a casual dining experience and if you are craving ramen they have their ramen restaurant connected to Tokyo kalbi. We'll have to try that next time. Thanks for a great dining experience!

So our experience here is shaped by the expensive menu. Overall, we enjoyed the food and the experience, but frankly, this is not a good place for value of money. We spent $74 for dinner for two, without any drinks.. and we left hungry. When you order a protein or seafood item, you are given five items, the meat especially is smaller in size and not thick. To be fair, they should be giving you 7 to 10 pieces for the price.The atmosphere is decent, but definitely could use some music in there. It was pretty quiet. Service was acceptable, but again for the price we expected a little bit better with faster follow through on requests.

A Japanese BBQ experience in Sawtelle. I recommend trying the Tokyo Kalbi Mix A combination, which offers a sampling of short rib, rib eye, and skirt steak. I also got a selection of a la carte items like scallops, Kobe beef, and shrimp. While portions are somewhat modest, you can order a variety of dishes to make up for it. The interactive cooking experience, paired with some hot sake, makes it a fantastic dining destination.

This review is so long overdue its insane. My family and i have been coming to Tokyo Kalbi since they first opened in 2009. Its been so long that i took my then new boyfriend (now hubby) there and introduced him to this amazing spot and he loves it. Its been almost 15 years but the quality and service has never changed. Koichi and Young have been there forever and they are my favorite servers of all time. The owner is also extremely pleasant. The meats here are so consistent- when you can you should try the Gold Short Rib. They dont advertise it but trust me...youll thank me later. The menu is not huge but its all down to quality. The spot is not overly fancy and its very simple but its always clean. Best part? Charcoal grill and you dont walk out smelling like bbq. Highly recommend

I just have to update my review years later to let y'all know, Tokyo Kalbi was, is, and will always be the BEST Japanese BBQ on the westside! We come twice a month and are always blown away at the quality and service.There have been a few times we came in for late reservations after evening church services, and they always accomodated us with a smile.You can't go wrong with Tokyo Kalbi! Our go to every time is the kalbi, beef tongue, daikon nori salad, garlic shishito peppers, namul, seasoned green onions, kimchi and a few other different goodies. You can't go wrong!

Great quality of meat. We tried meat combinations, vegetables and butter mushrooms. Everything was delicious but very small portion. Service was good!

Can anything beat Korean bbq? Well yes. Japanese interpretation of K bbq. Staff are amazing. Food spectacular.

Overpriced for what you get..the meat slices are thin. Honestly, I've had tastier meat at an ayce kbbq for not even the price of the combo A. Will be sticking to ktown kbbq

Went here on a Saturday night with no reservation (around $8) and was seated within 5-10 minutes! There's only indoor seating options but they seemed pretty spaced out. The owner/manager man was Japanese and very attentive. He was not our server but educated us on how to eat certain things, changed our grill, and made sure our finished plates were gone. Our server was nice as well and she spoke Japanese. This place is definitely on the pricier side since it's NOT AYCE and everything is a la carte. However, the quality of the meat is wonderful! The meat was very tender and fresh. So was the scallop. The daikon nori nori salad was surprisingly delicious (shaved daikon with sauce). The Bibim bop was an interesting addition to the menu but it helped fill us up! We would definitely come here again on a date night or something. It is quite pricey if you're the type of person to eat a lot. We ordered all items shown and another Set B but we're still hungry after it all. we did have four people though.

Great place for a special occasion. Everyone complaining about small portions need to stop thinking just about themselves and consider the whole financial ecosystem of where they decide to dine. If you think the menu is expensive, just go somewhere else. Higher end restaurants don't need bums making a fuss about the fact that they themselves can't afford to dine there. America is a free country meaning you are free to go to McDonald's. That or learn how to budget and plan to come here on occasion like me.Anyways, if you come here be sure to try the daikon nori nori salad, the beef tartare (unless you're squeamish of course), definitely get the types of meat YOU like, and last but not least, try the coffee creme brulee (I HATE sweets but this I absolutely LOVED). I guess what I am trying to say is that you guys leaving bad Yelp reviews for restaurants are such self-interested, "my way or the highway", cancer to American society. I do not care that your budgeting doesn't allow you to dine here, but stop trying to damage their business just because YOU decided to eat here.