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Katsu-ya
is located on Ventura Blvd, comfortably nestled in
a trendy, high-traffic area amidst a plethora of other
shops and restaurants. Roughly ninety percent of Katsu-ya’s
customers are American and the restaurant is popular
enough that celebrities of all types can often be
found amidst its diners as regular customers. Also,
Katsu-ya always boasts a lively dining environment
that draws many patrons in, filling the tables all
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roomy layout is stylishly modern, as Katsu-ya
takes pride in not only providing a delightful
experience for all of its guests’ s taste buds,
but also in providing similarly appealing stimulation
to its guests’ visual sense through the atmosphere
of its decor as well. This restaurant serves
highly popular forms of traditional Japanese
food as well as various other uniquely creative
one-of-a-kind dishes. These unique entrees have
been invented in the spirit of the current owner
and chef’s personal ideology, which is to provide
the locals of California with great-tasting
and freshly inventive Japanese fare. |
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secret to Katsu-ya’s popularity lies in the fact that
guests can enjoy a deal called the Chef’s Special
for around $50. Reservations are required in advance
for this particular special experience, but it is
well worth the efforts as, after holding a personal
conversation with each diner in order to get to know
him or her, the chef decides on the entrees he will
serve depending on the diner’s personal tastes and
preferences in food. If you want elegant Japanese-style
cuisine that is unlike any other in the world, why
don’t you trying dining at Katsu-ya? |
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Spicy Tuna Crab Corn: $9.80 |
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Among the a la carte items, this is one
of the most beautiful dishes. Fresh tuna and
crab is dressed with a special homemade miso
mayonnaise sauce and mixed with sweet corn
before it is wrapped with a lightly fried,
thin spring roll skin. The dish is served
with lovely green wasabi-flavored tobiko placed
on top. The vivid pinkness of the tuna and
crab filling is a delight to the diner’s eye.
Boasting a soothing texture as well as a perfectly
struck balance of sweetness and spiciness
and a wonderfully contrastive combination
of moist interior and crispy outer skin, the
Spicy Tuna Crab Corn dish is sure to become
one of your familiar favorites.
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| As the name of this item suggests, the Seared
Scallop with Pepper is a simple dish that combines
seared scallop with delightful yuzu vinegar to
bring out the natural good taste of the ingredients.
A dish as uncomplicated as this is made possible
purely by the fact that the chef can confidently
rely on the freshness, natural flavor, and the
high quality of the ingredients used to create
it. The scent of yuzu vinegar is refreshing, while
the combination of the pepper’s spiciness and
the vinegar’s tanginess will arouse your appetite.
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Seared Scallop with Pepper:
$10.80 |
At the same time, the vinegar sauce draws out the
natural sweetness and smoothness of the scallop, creating
a complimentary harmony bound to delight.
This dish is perfect for the upcoming summer season,
especially when served as an appetizer along with
a chilled bottle of beer. |
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