We came here on a Tuesday night and parking was quite easy to find in the residential area. Big plus, it's free!
The place was completely empty at 7 pm, except for us, but I didn't mind. Better service for us!
We ordered the beef shabu shabu, 7 oz with brown rice that cost $1 more. I should have just had the white rice, since the brown rice was weird and sticky. But, trying to eat healthy so I stuck with it.
Shabu came with napa cabbage, tofu, mushrooms, broccoli, squash and udon noodles. Napa cabbage was all you can eat, so we got some more after we finished ours. The ponzu sauce was amazing! It had a slightly sweet taste to it without being overly sweet. We got more because good ponzu is hard to find. The sesame sauce was pretty tasty too.
Veggies
You also get a choice of salad. I got the tuna sashimi salad and OMG, it was soooo good! The dressing must have crack in it. I wanted more when I was done.
I guess 7 ounces of beef is actually quite large since it took me a while to finish it. Very fresh and tasty dipped in the ponzu.
We only had one pot, but it had a divider in the middle so it's okay. I prefer having my own pot though.
Service was friendly and accommodating. Bill came to $30 each.
Not the cheapest shabu, but I'd come back. Mizu is still my #1 though.
3.5 ***
Noir Wine Bar
801 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
