Saketini
By Deborah Baxtrom
SAKETINI
150 S. Barrington Ave.,
Los Angeles, CA 90049-3317
(310) 440-5553
Petit in size yet grand in taste, Saketini is hidden in the heart of Brentwood. The Creative Asian cuisine is exceptionally tasty, and indeed inventive. The young talented chef, Luis Y. Kim, creates traditional Japanese dishes; keeping all the ingredients in harmony. Every dish, especially the signature sushi rolls look like a colorful photograph posed on a white large canvas, framed by drops of sauce. Each bite dissolves in your mouth with lingering pleasant memories. In addition to the regular menu assortment, lunch specials offer Atlantic Salmon or cooked-to-perfection Saketini Steak. Lunches are served with green salad, miso soup, rice, and a small tofu steak. For some people ginger is a palate cleanser, for others, it might be their signature drink Saketini, which is named after marrying the milky sake and lustrous martini.