Mizu 212 is one of my favorite restaurants in Los Angeles! The reason? There's a few. But I first came here when I first moved to Los Angeles, and my friend Pei Min introduced me to this place, and I've been a fan since. I love that it is so hands on. You cook the food yourself. Then I went through a period where I didn't come here because I just wanted to eat at other restaurants in L.A. And then one night I got food poisoning from some pasta at an italian restaurant. I felt like death, I felt like I had one of those face huggers in the movie "Alien" implant an egg in me, and I was ready to burst with it out of my chest as I screamed "kill me!"
And so I went through a period of cooking my own food. And that's when Mizu 212 came back into my life. Ever since that night of food poisoning which knocked me out for a good day or two, I started to come to Mizu 212 a lot. So much to the point where I have become one of their regulars. I know the owner, and the servers by name. They know my order right when I walk in.
I always order the Vintage beef, with brown rice, harusami noodles, and a cup of hot green tea. The service here is consistent, and the food is always fresh and good, and best of all healthy. Now with every meat, and you have a choice of beef, chicken, pork, or seafood, you get some vegetables on the side.
These vegetables consist of bok choy, broccoli, asparagus, sprouts, mushrooms, carrots, napa cabbage, noodles, and tofu. You also get two tasty dipping sauces, ponzu and their sesame sauce...so good.
And although that night of food poisoning sucked, I must say I am glad it happened. The reason is because it's made me more aware of food preparation, and made me aware of healthy eating. From that night, I started to come here more, I eat more vegetables now, I eat brown rice as opposed to white, and I've been introduced to beef that comes from cows that are raised eating grain and grass and hormone free. With that said, you have to come to Mizu 212 to experience the art of shabu shabu. Oh and for those of you who don't know, the word shabu shabu roughly translates to swirl swirl. This is not only a tasty place to eat, but it makes for a cool experience for those new couples on dates, or if you're single and you just want to escape the chaos of L.A. traffic and have a Zen meal.
Mizu 212
2000 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 90025
Phone: 310.478.8979
www.japaneserestaurantinfo.com/mizu212
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