iso Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills that has a pool or a stream inside

[phoenikia]

My mom mentioned she wanted to return to a Japanese restaurant she visited about 10 years ago, that had some sort of pool or stream of water inside the restaurant. Which restaurant would she be describing?

[roxhills]

Could it be Benihana on La Cienega?

[phoenikia]

I don't think it could have been a Benihana. Whatever restaurant she visited really impressed her, having a serene & unique atmosphere with the water, and good sushi. I didn't get the feeling this place would have been a chain or a Japanese steakhouse.

[phoenikia]

Apparently my memory/comprehension is failing me- there was no good sushi, just a stream and unique atmosphere, and the restaurant was most likely Crustacean.

[NAspy]

It is Crustacean you are looking for. Koi has not been around 10 years, but Crustacean has, probably just.

[bllrdfam]

I agree - As someone else pointed out it is not Japanese, but the stream is unique so your mother is likely remembering Crustacean.

[phoenikia]

My parents raved about the sushi wherever it was that they ate- apparently it was an upscale Japanese restaurant that my West LA based cousin was impressed they had tried. I don't think they would have gone to a hyped-up place like Crustacean. Was another restaurant located in Crustacean's space pre Crustacean?

[phoenikia]

Asked my mom if it was Crustacean, after describing what's been mentioned, and she said she had crab and says that it is quite possible the place wasn't Japanese (either I heard wrong before, or maybe I was combining 2 restaurant raves into 1 memory), so it looks like it was Crustacean that they visited. Based on your comments, I don't think I want to spend any of my limited LA dinners there, even if they have a stream;)

Thanks for all your help...

[ipsedixit]

Avoid Crustacean at all costs. You'd be better off dumpster diving ...

[monku]

Crustacean
9646 Little Santa Monica Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310.205.8990

http://www.anfamily.com/Restaurants/c...

[ipsedixit]

Crustacean is a lot of things (mostly awful), but one thing it is not is Japanese.

[creamfinger]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been to Crustacean three times now, and each time it was mediocre to poor and way overpriced, yet when I say this to people I get flamed like I just said something bad about The French Laundry. I have no idea why this place is so beloved. I feel vindicated that at least one other person agrees with me.

[hrhboo]

You're in good company, Crustacean has never gotten much love on this board.

[monku]

Koi Restaurant
www.koirestaurant.com
730 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90069
[phone]

[cls]

Is Koi 10 years old?