KOI Offers Delicious Suchi and More in an Elegant Setting

KOI has been a sushi staple in Los Angeles for more than 20 years. Their signature dishes and custom cocktails remain after the eatery moved just a few doors up from its original location on La Cienega Boulevard last year.

The new spot offers a huge open dining room with huge cozy round banquettes and tables and high ceilings with plenty of light. There is also a nice covered patio seating area. The menu includes house favorites like their Koi crispy rice, baked crab rolls, dragon rolls, braised short ribs and miso cod.

Starters include creamy shrimp tempura; tuna carpaccio; salmon carpaccio with black truffle; Kobe potstickers; a variety of sushi and sashimi; baked crab roll; and their Oneji roll with salmon, avocado and lemon.

Vegetarian dishes include crispy rice with truffle avocado; green beans with sweet soy; roasted shishito peppers; vegetable quinoa croquettes; vegetable tempura, kale noodle stir fry and a variety of vegetarian sushi and rolls.

Main dishes include miso cod, sauteed tiger prawns, panko crusted salmon, grilled Chilean sea bass, short ribs, grilled lamb chops and filet mignon with shishito potato mash.

Desserts include a vanilla and chocolate crème brulee, caramelized pear crepes, a KOI sundae, flourless chocolate cake, KOI signature cheesecake, Nutella bread pudding and mochi ice cream.

Signature cocktails are equally delicious and include the KOI Squeeze with Japanese gin, soursop juice, lemon and strawberry; The Silent Assassin with tequila, pineapple, lime and mango; Strawberry Fields with Japanese vodka, mulled strawberry, basil and lime and Smoke and Fire with tequila, ginger, lemon, honey and bitters.

KOI is located at 734 N. La Cienega Boulevard and is open Sunday through Thursday, 5:30pm to 10pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 5:30pm to 10:30pm. For reservations, book at 310.659.9449.