Rachel had wanted me to try Tasca for some time, so off we went. As luck would have it, it was closed for a private party when we got there. Lucky us, if we had gone there we may never have discovered Kiyokawa Sushi.

Kiyokawa Sushi is on Robertson in Beverly Hills, right across the street from one of our favorite gelato places (more on that in another post.) The sign outside advertises “organic sushi.” The inside was nice (bonus points for most clever use of Ikea Benno furniture I’ve seen.)

As we sat at the sushi bar the sushi chef was cleaning a halibut he tells us he just picked that morning. A good sign. We asked what he recommended, “the halibut, yellowtail, toro…” We said, “Sounds great, do your thing.” He did.

Dish after dish was delicious and prepared with pride. For the toro we were given a mini grill with charcoal briquettes and told to just sear the Toro ourselves at the sushi bar. Amazing! For the halibut, the sauce was set on fire then poured over the sushi to quickly sear it as well. Delicious!

We also tried the Sho Chiku Bai Organic Nama sake. Fruity and dry, it was perfect with the dishes.

We usually close with Uni, but he told us he never serves boxed Uni, just live and he was—apologetically—out. (Are you reading this Nina?)

We ate till we were full and had 2 bottles of their priciest sake; the total was $70 a person. Not cheap, but not outrageous either; definitely worth checking out. We’ll be going back and bringing friends next time. Who’s down?

Kiyokawa Sushi, 265 S. Robertson Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (310) 358-1900