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I’m going to backtrack a little and talk about a Japanese meal I had in June at a new sushi place in LKF. Hidden inside a shady-looking newly renovated building across from California Fitness is Sushi Kuu.

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We were a party of ten plus diners sitting at the sushi bar and someone in the group knew the owner, the manager, or the chef or all three. Point being, I think we got better food and service because of this connection (or I like to think it anyway).

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Though it was over a month ago, I do recall enjoying my omakase meal at Kuu. Everything was fresh, cleanly presented, and the waiters were kept busy changing plates and filling our sake cups.

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Just looking at these pictures makes me want to go back for another meal. I have to say it was a lot of food. Just when I thought it was the last of the dishes, out came the house special roll which had *everything* on it (below picture). Being situated at the end of the table, I couldn’t see much of the sushi-making action behind the bar or hear the chatter at the opposite end.

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From what I did gather, the chef is from a certain Japanese restaurant in a certain Japanese hotel. (Revision: A few nights ago, through someone-in-the-know, I confirmed that the chef is part owner of Kuu.)

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