Yamashiro

Such a beautiful place with wonderful people and the food is extraordinary. One of my favorite spots to try new things and the salt board steak is exceptional!

The food is med. and service is substandard prices are overly expensive. The food is not worth the fine dining it was 30 years ago from the Original owners.

You are paying for the view when you go here. It's high up in the hills and offers great view of LA and some small walking paths.

Great location perfect for date night.special occasions.Drink menu could be better but overall a great experience

Went there on my birthday. Love the seafood hotpot!

Yamashiro Restaurant is a "CalAsian" restaurant up in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, CA. Great views. Great Atmosphere, Incredible service - but just OK food even though the Mothers' Day buffet presentation was beautiful.



When you are about to spend this much money ($400 with tip for 5 people) you expect substantially more in the overall food quality.



The sushi section was beautifully presented but the ingredients were mediocre at best and pedestrian in quality and taste. I mean 3/4" diameter rolls of mostly rice. The inari sushi could have been stuffed with something more than basic white rice - whoever heard of inari without delectible sushi rice with all of the good stuff blended in?



There was to be a table where shyumai and gyoza were presented - what was served was a really tough, thick doughy wonton that was deep fried - serious disappointment. And no Yuzu-based ponzu sauce was to be found. Very sad.



Then there was the main buffet line. When I heard yakisoba, I was hoping for real yakisoba - common Japanese comfort food that is commonly found at street cart vendors all over Japan. It was more like stir fried spahetti. Yecch.



The roast turkey and prime rib were delectible and nicely hand-carved. When asked for paper-thin, the server did a beatuful job. Well done.



The fresh fruit presentation was awesome. The pineapple was very ripe. The strawberries and kiwi were not quite ripe - closer to green. Yikes.



Our server, Risako was 100% on top of her game. Incredible service, incredibly accomodating and commanding her help with ease - she made our experience at the restaurant good.



Overall opinion? I'd go back on a non-buffet day to try it. However, not for Mothers' day again.



Chris