musha
424 wilshire blvd.
santa monica, ca 90401
310.575.6330
Despite the torrential rain, we decided to go out for dinner, and even with many a food allergy, a whole spectrum of diets, and particular preferences, I made a reservation that was a bit daring for our group: Musha - a tiny japanese (izakaya, to be exact) place on wilshire that before last night, I completely ignored on my countless drives over to Santa Monica.
we had to wait a bit, even with a reservation. the place truly is tiny, with only one table large enough for our very wet group of eight. a troop of shiny pink-faced japanese girls were still twittering away over their sake at the table, though it was apparent that the food had been finished and cleared away long before.
"** atention ***** did you know that musha's no.1 waiter hideo in serch of a female friend who can help him to inprove his english. please feel free to ask anybody about him."
thank goodness for the little delay, else i would never have wandered to the back of the restaurant to use the restroom. i discover that for next time, i should reserve one of the curtained off rooms hidden back there, where patrons remove their shoes at the door and sit on the floor inside! eating sexy.
and of course, i discovered the gem of the evening in the restroom - the head waiter at musha, hideo, is searching for a female friend. forget internet dating. just post a cute little sign in the ladies restroom!
i love almost everything we ordered, though i wish we could have been a little more adventurous:
- tofu cheese - soft cheeses blended with tofu, served with crackers, bread and honey
- green bean salad - green beans and baby greens tossed with a sesame dressing, served in a deep-fried eggroll skin bowl
- negitoro - green onion (negi) and toro sashimi (tuna belly) served with nori
- nasukani - eggplant (nasu) stuffed with crab (kani)
- lobster roll - lobster and avocado rolled in soy paper
- sake sashimi - sake (salmon) sashimi
- ribeye - grill yourself at the table on a tiny charcoal grill
- musha fried chicken - similar to chicken katsu, but with tempura batter instead of panko
- shrimp tempura - unusual tempura of small shrimp rather than the large "prawns"
rating out of 5: food = 4, experience = 4, overall = 4
i'll definitely go back.
Anonymous says
The shrimp were OUTSTANDING! I don't know what was in that pink sauce, but i dipped everything afterwards into it!
-Eve
lawchick says
There's a salty pork hotpot that is really good. Try it on your next visit!
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