Magari - Los Angeles

Original and unique preparation all delicious. Loved the beef carparcchio, scallops, asparagus cooked to perfection, and salmon entree. Nothing disappointed! The service was outstanding! Our server provided excellent suggestions from the menu and wine listings. She was knowledgeable and enthusiastic, making our dining experience even better!!!

A wonderful fusion of Japanese and Italian cuisines and technique. The Squid Ink bucatini was particularly good as were the lamb ribs. Very nice outdoor space.

Food: kumiai oysters were unique and tasty—good balance of acid and briny goodness. Small downer…3 of our 6 oysters had some shell in em, which isn’t normally a big deal, but when you have strawberries in there too, you can’t be sure if you’re biting down on a berry/berry seed or shell until it’s too late. Hokkaido scallops: similar flavor profile to the oysters, but the shaved onions playing off the oranges added some welcomed complexity. Asparagus: perfectly cooked to our taste (just enough to make them toothsome and get the raw taste out on a delicious English pea purée. Very good, but not “essential”. Potatoes w/wagyu fat bernaise: one of the highlights. Imagine the most decadent cheese fries possible. Trout roe added some delicious pops of umami and brine that cut the richness of the bernaise. Great dish. Yuzu tagliatelle and roasted duck (cresti de gallo? —both were amazing. The interplay between yuzu and lobster in the tagliatelle was unique and refreshing, and the balance of whole English peas, unctuous duck, and shaved kumquat was also pretty special. Both pastas were cooked exquisitely. Highly recommended. Chocolate torte—god tier. Fudgy, crystalline chocolate goodness w/dabs of kumquat jam and sprinkled with pistachios (and a very tasty pistachio ice cream made for a fantastic finish. We were pleasantly full after that…basically passed on the main after waffling between the salmon and the lamb ribs. Sierra was attentive, helpful, and patient, especially when we were torn between options. The yuzu lemonade is accurately described as “savory”—the only non-alcoholic drink on the menu. It was good, but my socks stayed on. Overall, a wonderful experience, and I was surprised it wasn’t more crowded. Then again, Nathan Fillion was there, so who else really matters? Kinda got squeezed between two other two-tops, but still felt like we could have a private conversation (and the couple next to us were cool so we made friends . Five stars.

Food was great Must orders: Yuzu Tagliatelle was our favorite! Has a buttery crab flavor Lamb Ribs also incredible literally melted off the bones Creste di Gallo the duck in here was some of the best I’ve had but the rest of the dish is so so. Still worth getting tho Roasted Maitake Mushrooms great sauce with these Good but would try something else: Dry aged yellowtail beautiful presentation but flavor is a bit bland Akami Tuna tuna quality is great the burrata tuna mix was just a weird one for us Wagyu Carpaccio good but not a ton of flavor would pass

The food was excellent except for the fried calamari and fish which is a pretty good track record. The tomato basil pasta was excellent as was the chicken entree. We’ll definitely be coming back here frequently.