Takami Sushi & Robata Roo f and p

This is a very lovely place, with a lovely atmosphere right between the buildings, overlooking the skyline of downtown los angeles. The food here is some of the best in the area. Love the selection and freshness of the sushi. The service was okay until it came time to pay. I had a groupon and the assistant manager told me that the tip was included. Now, I've been a Groupon fan and user for a long time and the tip is never included. It even tells you on the website to tip generously. It's just a manager took it upon himself to add a twenty two percent tip. The waiter did do a great job and I would have given that to him, but it was the principle of adding something that I didn't ask him to, nor did he have to. If you get service from Nile, you're in for a treat, and please tip my man generously. Also, be sure to try the fresh edamame, life changing.

Takami Sushi has always been a special spot but the kindness of Bartender Alejandro makes this place have heart! The ambience is downright futuristic and has a full moon suspended in the entry dining area and while hoisted into the skies over DTLA : it gives village and local neighbors vibes! Joycelyn the hostess with the mostess made sure we were aware of exact happy hour cut off times so we could keep the sushi rolls coming! They have great deals & the best interior design! Thank you for what you do Takami and thank you again Alejandro: you made our evening so great!

Five stars for the bar tenders that served us. 0 stars for the host who refused to seat us. Went here for dessert. We checked OpenTable, and there were plenty of open reservations, so we simply didn't make a one. When we got there, the host asked if we had a reservation, we said no, and he said, "all of our waiters are prioritizing prepping for reservations, you can sit at the bar." So we asked if we should make a reservation using OpenTable (still plenty open reservations at that point) and he said, "I'm telling you, we are getting ready for other tables." It was bizarre. We sat at the bar and were served by a couple of fantastic and friendly bar tenders. The atmosphere and views are great from the rooftop restaurant... of which you don't get when sitting at the bar.

For the price(we spent about a grand), I've definitely had better sushi for cheaper, but they were good. The dragon roll was my favorite. The drinks were good. I had Yakuza and a Japanese old fashion. Not for the bad. We had a table of 11, and we had to constantly ask for water. When we got water, we didn't get cups. Orders couldn't be remembered some of the drinks were wrong, and they were even bringing food that wasn't ours. We waited an hour and a half for the check after asking multiple times and when we got the check it was wrong several times. You'll probably be better going in snake groups of you try this place. I don't know if I'll go back though. Also didn't like any of the desserts.

To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. They served our drinks in smudged and dirty plastic cups, no glass! No presentation. I would avoid going here if you have other options. I Made reservations over a month in advance for a Valentine’s Day dinner. Upon arrival, we checked in with the host , he confirmed with us that they would be able to accommodate window seating… not true. Not only did we not get window seating, they put us in the middle of a dance floor on the elevate lounge next door. The chairs were super uncomfortable. And the whole set up was very unpresentable, some of the chairs were miss matched other ones were the type you find in a cheap quinceañera. I actually witnessed a few couples get up and leave after being seated. We asked if we could switch seats and they said they would not be able to do to high demand. It’s ridiculous how none of this was mentioned when I made the reservations. Moving forward with the night, I ordered drinks and was absolutely shocked. When I picked up my plastic cup…. No glass, but they used plastic cups to serve wine and bourbon. All of our drinks were served in smudged, scratched up plastic cups. They had monitors set up displaying cute Valentine’s Day hearts flying in a pink backdrop, too bad 2/3 of the monitors were broken. Very cheap presentation considering the price I paid for everything. I get with this place It’s a higher price point due to the views and atmosphere, and I was totally on board with that but the fact that we did not get seated in the main restaurant and instead we got sent to what could be compared to as the kids table. I am not sure if the manager on duty just didn’t care, or did not have the coordinating skills to make this night a success, but I was extremely let down by my first time visiting this place. The only reason I gave them two stars instead of one is because most of the staff was friendly and attentive, considering how busy they were, the food was actually good. Severely disappointed with the bait and switch that occurred, I have never been bamboozled this hard by a restaurant. Edit, the restaurant never got back to me, they just replied to my review, asked me to reach out, and when I reached out nothing was done.