More Than Sushi
Chef Keizo Ishiba from K-ZO restaurant in Culver City
As we know all too well, there is almost an endless list of sushi restaurants in the Los Angeles area. But very few have a chef who has learned French cuisine on top of the art of cutting and serving raw fish.
Because of this training, Japanese-born-and-raised chef Keizo Ishiba creates more elaborate sushi in his Culver City restaurant K-ZO than most places. The rest of his menu—small plates hot and cold, salads and desserts—are also a cut above.
K-ZO is our current Los Angeles restaurant of the week, and has earned a place on our Los Angeles Top 10 sushi list. And our collection of top 10 Los Angeles restaurant lists is nearly endless as well!
You can click on each photo to enlarge to see dishes from K-ZO restaurant menu. All photos by Sophie Gayot.-
- Chef Keizo Ishiba from K-ZO restaurant in Culver City
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- Chef Keizo Ishiba at work
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- Cooked fishball amuse bouche
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- Bouillabaisse
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- Seafod soup being poured to finish the bouillabaisse
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- Warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream
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- Lamb
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- Smoked vegetable tower
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- Bon appétit!
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- Broiled scallops and mushrooms with garlic butter sauce
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- Sea urchin in the box
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- Sea urchin sushi
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- Seaweed salad
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- Moi – Hawaiian white fish
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- Ocean trout sushi with sweet kelp
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- Tuna belly with toro
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- Fresh octopus sushi
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- Premium red snapper lightly seared
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- Black cod sushi lightly seared
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- Giant clam
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- The sushi bar at K-ZO restaurant
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- Fresh albacore tuna sushi
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- Purple sweet potato parfait with vanilla ice cream
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- Big Snow Saké
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