Shabu Shabu Part 4: Mizu 212 West Los Angeles, CA

Thanks to ThomasM for the recommendation for shabu shabu in the West L.A. area. So last night we drove over to Sawtelle Blvd to have dinner at Mizu 212.



I had made reservations earlier in the day for a private room but when I arrived there were only a few diners at the restaurant so we ended up sitting at the bar area instead.

It took a few minutes before our waitress brought over our menus:



There's quite a few options on the menu ranging from USDA prime beef, wagyu Kobe beef, chicken, pork and seafood:



Our table setting was already set up with a bowl of ponzu and goma dare sauce. Both sauces were delicious:



While waiting for our server to bring out the food, I noticed a large drawing of Felix the cat.
This was totally cool! I haven't seen Felix the cat in a long time. But what was interesting is the mannerisms of Felix. He seemed to be p*ssed off and in deep thought while walking. Somehow I was strangely attracted to this drawing and the more I stared at it the more I liked it. I guess it reminds me of myself and how I probably look like at work LOL I'll have to go back to Mizu 212 and see if I can buy the drawing and have it mounted in my office...



Anyway, our waitress brought out a large plate of fresh veggies. It included napa cabbage, baby bok choy, carrots, green onions, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, chrysanthemum leaves, asparagus and a slice of kabocha pumpkin.



We all ordered the 6oz regular size portion. Here's a pic of the plate of slices of USDA prime beef:



We were also offered a choice of either white or brown rice, and either udon or harusame noodles. I chose the udon and it was very good. The shabu shabu was excellent, but I have to agree with Thomas that the beef was a little more lean than I would have preferred. Maybe next time I'll have to try the wagyu kobe beef.

Regards,
ED-209