Kaya Sushi — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I had to update my review after last nights experience. It feels like Kaya had an offnight, hopefully its not going downhill.

The servers kept putting peoples food DOWN on the wrong table and then coming back, picking it up and putting it on another table. Sorry but if you drop food off at a table you DO NOT give it to another customer. This is basic food service 101.

There were items apparently discontinued. If they arent updating menus perhaps crossing them out on the menu would suffice.

Soup was served without spoons, who serves miso soup with chopsticks?

Food quality was a bit off as well...

Not sure whats going on but I pray that it was just a bad night for Kaya and this ISNT a trend because I love this place.

Nice place. Staff is friendly and the food is fresh and good.

There are a lot of options for sushi and non sushi eaters alike. The ingredients are fresh and flavorful.

Vegan and Veggie favorites are: Edamame, seaweed salad, Jap Che (noodle dish), Spicy Tofu Roll, and they have THEY BEST Avocado roll I have ever had (Ive eaten here for ten years?)

My go tos are: Jimmys Roll which has seared steak on top, I get it with a side of jalepenos Popcorn Lobster roll.

If you sit at the bar the chefs will usually make a little something special and free of charge like an appetizer.

Parking is easy most of the time, they have underground parking as well. Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest.

They have a nice vibe on the inside. great decorations, clean bathrooms and great music (feels kind of nigh clubish).

The servers are always polite and friendly, I have never had a bad experience here, Ive probably eaten...

A party of 5, we had initially planned to go to a different place, but ended up here for dinner. It was a bit empty at first, but filled up.

Ambiance: I like the water feature in the front, but found the lighting overall a bit too dark. The combination of a small font on the menu and the dim lighting makes it hard to read the menu. But once you're done ordering you get used to it.

Food: We ordered vegetable tempura, birds nest (must have) and scallop dynamite as appetizers. Followed by Lily (low carb), yellowtail basil, Evette's, Dragon 2 and the Soomi's spring roll (also must have). We ordered about 2 items at a time and then ordered more when those items arrived. It was a great pace for the meal. Everything was really good. With the menu being rather extensive, I would probably try some new things next time tho.

Service: Our waitress was great. She had good recommendations and was accommodating for a...

Very disappointing. We lived in the area a decade ago and this was our fave. Now, visiting while on vacation, I was shocked by sky-high prices and very low quality. Portions are smaller too. I got some sushi with crabmeat and instead of big fresh chunks of crab they now seem to use the cheap, low quality shredded crab in a can that is more like canned tuna and loads of mayo, then doubled the price. Another roll I got with langostinos on top was half the size it used to be and much more expensive. I realize costs have gone up but drastically cutting quality and portion size and doubling or tripling price is outrageous. Sadly, we won't...