Hayato is a new, legit, no-compromises bento box and soon to be kaiseki restaurant at ROW DTLA. 16 expertly prepared items all cooked by Brandon Go. This brought me back to Japan and I wish I could have eaten it aboard a shinkansen racing its way to Kyoto. But eating it amongst the hamsters at the ROW had to do. Tastiest $50.42 bento box I’ve ever had.
I’ll be back to Hayato when they open for dinner.
dashimaki tamago
seared duck breast
satsuma sweet potato mitsu-ni
snow crab tofu
wild mexican white shrimp shinjo
black cod saikyo yaki
datemaki tamago
agedashi eggplant
dried shiitake nimono
hon shimeji mushroom ohitashi
grilled hokkaido scallop shioyaki
winter melon in ginger dashi
japanese cucumber with sesame and salt
chrysanthemum greens with sudachi citrus
koshihikari rice with root vegetables
snow crab claw sunomono
I’ve said it before, but it’s always true, everytime I have a meal at hayato I feel transported back to japan. This bento box was even better than I remembered, definitely more seasoned and flavorful and the dashi was more present. Chef go has each component perfectly dialed in. The quality, execution, amount of work, and thoughtfulness of this bento box makes it the best in the city, it’s not even close. And at 52 dollars+tt, the qpr is so high, it’s a steal.
Highlights, everything. More specifically, the wild mexican white shrimp shinjo, grilled hokkaido scallop, black cod saikyo yaki, snow crab claw sunomono, datemaki tamago, shiitake nimono, snow crab tofu, satsuma sweet potato, agedashi eggplant, koshihikari rice.
And my mostest favorite highlight, the wild mexican white shrimp shinjo, this was insanely good and reminded me of a fried har gow with super fresh pieces of shrimp @moonboy403
commissioner gordon, turn on the bat signal.
the band is finally back together
richard-san
the notorious BHG back in the game and yuki-san (hiro-san in the back)
grilled hokkaido scallop shioyaki
black cod saikyo yaki
dashimaki tamago
seared duck breast
satsuma sweet potato mitsu-ni
snow crab claw sunomono
wild mexican white shrimp shinjo
baby japanese turnip
datemaki tamago
agedashi eggplant
dried shiitake nimono
honshimeji mushroom ohitashi
winter melon in ginger dashi
chrysanthemum greens with sudachi citrus
snow crab tofu
pickled carrot
koshihikari rice with root vegetables
fin
Hayato
1320 E 7th St
Ste 126
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 395-0607
