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He said, “Let’s go to Sushi Zo”

I balked at the idea of going to Sushi Zo. It’s gonna be at least $150/pp  and it’s only the first day of our Valentine’s weekend. It’s a Friday. We don’t just go to Sushi Zo on a whim. I didn’t even throw up today. And not to mention, I’m thrifty. And by thrifty I mean, why don’t we save this money for my Chanel habit.

………and wouldn’t you know Sushi Zo turned us away due to no reservations. Thank you God for loving quilted lambskin purses as much as I do.

However we now have an intense craving for sushi so we headed for the other Zo in the area. K-Zo that is.

Tucked in the corner of DT Culver City and next to Trader Joe’s, K-Zo is a wee little gem. Sure the tables are a bit close together but the decor is very stylish, minimal, can be romantic and aesthetically pleasing.

We ordered a little bit from each section of the menu (sushi, cold plates, hot plates, sashimi platter, etc):

Monkfish Liver - it’s called the ‘foie gras’ of the sea and rightfully so! So smooth and creamy. Tasted so good with the seaweed salad and ponzu.
Live Scallop 2 Ways - Scallop sashimi and scallop sauteed with mushrooms. The sashimi was really good - crisp with a kick. Large portion. We had 4-5 pieces each. Served in the scallop shell. Very cute presentation.
Hamachi Verde - Do not want. Meh. Perfect large pieces of yellowtail sitting in some weird green sauce. The menu said ‘sweet herb sauce’ but this was like aji sauce from Peruvian restaurants. Gross.
Braised Kurabota Pork - so tender. so good! came with half an egg and boiled potato. If it had bones, it’d fall right off them.
Premium Toro Sashimi - Fish butter. Fish cream. Fish *insert other creamy buttery food* Cream overload. Seriously. How can fish be so… soft and buttery?
Nigiri (Yellowtail, Mackerel, King Mackerel, Salmon, Abalone, Sweet Shrimp with fried shrimp heads, Kanpachi) - Everything tasted fresh. The rice to fish ratio was perfect and well portioned. Enjoyed all except for the abalone. Way too tough. And I love shrimp heads. I wish I could just have a bag of shrimp heads in my purse at all times. My superhero alias would be the head muncher.

*awkward silence*

ANYWAY. Hey, guess how much the bill was?

No really. Guess. We both threw out a price.. price is right style. I called 140. He called 215.

And I won!! Only $150!!!!! Mwahahahahaha.

What a great neighborhood sushi place that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Now on to Chanel we go.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

K-Zo

9240 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 202-8890