Los Angeles

By Nathan Tsai

April 14^th, 2018

n/naka

3455 Overland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Earlier this year, I made the short hop down to Los Angeles specifically to eat at n/naka and to celebrate my brother's birthday!

Long story short, the food and service were both phenomenal and it's probably one of the best restaurants I've had the opportunity to eat at in the United States. The dishes were assembled so well, the flavors were completely contemplated, and the service was perfect.

Unfortunately, I fat-fingered a button on my camera and deleted half the pictures I took on my trip down to LA—including the full dinner at n/naka. I took a few pictures with my phone, but they don't do the meal justice.

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