I recently went to a lovely dinner with a very sweet fellow food/wine enthusiast who treated me to an awesome omakase experience at Takao in Brentwood.I love omakase style sushi because I think it gives me a chance to experience different types of things I may not normally order, and also, it is always exciting to see what the chef can whip up.
They have different levels of omakase by price: $60/$80/$100, and we went with the $80.00 one, which came with about seven courses, many of which I cannot remember due to the multiple orgasms my mouth was having, but I will try to re-construct the meals as best as I can.
We started with an interesting crab and apple salad, which consisted of thin apple slices, spring greens in ponzu sauce and a few shreds of fresh crab. Following that was a series of various nigiri, and the "new sashimi" (photo above), which included uni with cavier, tuna and avacado and snapper, all drizzled with truffle oil (which made it amazing). We were also served fresh clam miso, which was delicious, although it was hard for me to eat at this point, because I was stuffed, and a baby squid calamari.
The chef, Takao, is one of Nobu Matsuhisa's creations, as indicated by the creative use and fusion of ingredients, and nouveau sauces, very reminiscent of Costa Mesa's Ikko, also a restaurant with a Matsuhisa student.
The interior is unassuming, but very cute, and in a cute part of town.
Takao Sushi
11656 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 207-8636
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