Best Restaurants that are Worth The Drive in Atwater Village

Everytime we visit LA we have to come and have the Bing!

Vegan menu is great! Bread and olive oil is best I’ve ever had. Zucchini blossoms are delish

The 3 of us ordered some appetizers and our adult granddaughter had the shrimp kabob and my husband and I split the chicken kabob. I ordered the kofta, which was delicious. Carousel is the only restaurant that makes it perfect. Everything was delicious and we ate way too much and still have leftovers. The restaurant has a very cool Armenian décor and ambiance. It’s a big open space with high ceilings and it is pretty loud. Service was great. I will be back, even though it’s an hour from my home.

From the entrance ambiance was a vibe staff was extremely helpful/pleasant and the food +drinks was fire. Mondays 2 for 1 Margaritas lit

I took my mom here for her birthday who is half Japanese and she had a wonderful time! We all really enjoyed experiencing flavors that were unique and fun to share with each other. We all ordered the omakase and ordered the almonds and chinmi separately. Maybe the only ding in the experience was the servers mispronounced omakase, which was weird considering it's a high-end Japanese restaurant. They don't put the emphasis on "ma", rather they make it sound like kamikaze which is off-putting at the ordering stage. I loved the Grilled California Holstein Beef Strip the most. It was so simple to look at, but the flavor of the beef with the salt crystals was divine. Loved the fresh seaweed shot with grapes! This made all of us say Wow! The omakase came with a mackerel sushi roll which wasn't on the menu, but it was a flavor bomb. The steamed rice was beautiful with the pork jowl. I could eat that rice on its own though! The miso soup was super tasty! I would skip the shiitake tempura but it's part of the omakase. Too oily, don't eat the whole thing. The new katsu with wagyu beef is a huge amount of food. My mom ate 1/4 of it and had to take the rest home, but my boyfriend ate the whole thing! The cocktails were fantastic, along with the sake pairings throughout our meal. The bartender was stellar. Loved the Yuzu Reviver (vodka) and the Old Fashioned. We left feeling full and satisfied, but not stuffed. It was all delicious! Expect a 2 1/2 hour delectable experience! Enjoy!