Red Ginger — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I could take it or leave it. Probably leave it???

I came in for lunch.

The service is great! 1 guy doing waiter/bus boy duties because of Covid. And he's ontop of it all.

BUT.... The food... meh. Here's why...

The sushi... WAAAY TOO EXPENSIVE, and not my style. Everything was warm, Like A peculiar kind of room temperature warm. We got a California roll and a Eel Avocado cut roll just to try. Meh. Both were nothing special. 6 pieces each. I didn't taste the eel at all, and it got drowned in mush by the Avocado. The California roll wasn't all that. Honestly, the ones you buy prepacked at the supermarkets are better. No joke.

Pad Thai noodle was ok. A little too much sugar/sweet for my taste. A kid might like it though?

Sizzling chicken dish was Sizzling when they bring it out. It's ok, has a Curry flavor. There's no mention of the Curry on the menu. If I would have known, I never would have ordered it. The whole dish seemed a little "mushy."

As a matter of fact, the whole experience today seemed a little mushy. Most of the lights were on, but the place felt very under lit. When you walk in the door, I just felt like the whole place needed a shower.

I remember this place being okay before the pandemic. Maybe I'll wait another year and then come back and try to...

The "Eating Ventura" project continues to please the palate. Red Ginger serves up the freshest looking and tasting pad thai I've had in a coon's age. I stopped ordering pad thai a few years ago because I kept getting greasy slop. Not here.

My bride had their green curry which was equally fresh and delicious.

For dessert we ordered their famous fried banana with crunchy coconut and vanilla ice cream. I missed my share writing this review and am profoundly sad.

We...

This is hands down, the best sushi place, I have ever been to. I used to go to Tomoya, Akamora, and I have driven by Red Ginger almost daily for years but never went in. Wow, wow wow wow this place is amazing. Their albacore is insane, salmon sushi is a 10 out of 10, and their red snapper was amazing. Try it all with green onion and ponzu sauce. I will be coming...