Nanbankan

In this week's edition of where did Nancy & Paul eat? we present Nanbankan.

We were a group of 4, Paul and Hitomi, Johan and Nancy, and we met at one of L.A.'s established establishments, Nanbankan, a yakitori and more.

This is a Japanese restaurant with a grill menu, featuring chicken and other meats seasoned and marinated expertly, skewered delicately, and grilled to perfection.

We had a variety of delicious things on skewers including chicken meatballs, chicken liver, chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, some beef cubes, chicken wrapped in a herb, and finally, some triangles of grilled rice. It was all washed down with some Japanese and Canadian (Sapporo) beers.

The meal was delicious. The setting was peaceful and elegant and conducive to lively conversation. We sat in the dining room where there was not much smokiness or anything like that. The bar area is less formal and it is where you can view the action of the open kitchen and grills.

This was definitely a fun and enjoyable restaurant, with sound food. I would go back, definitely!