Was at the Topanga Mall doing my holiday shopping and after a few hours of waiting in long lines for so so deals, I got hungry. My girl and made our way to the packed food court and we noticed a sign near the restroom that said Sushi and cocktails. That was just what we needed. The sign said across from Target so we made our way there and tucked in a corner near the parking garage was Bistro Ka. When we first walked in we were greeted by a bartender. Turns out the entrance from inside the mall takes you right into the bar (sweet!). The hostess asked us if wanted to sit at the sushi bar or table but it turned out that there was happy hour in the bar and lounge so thats where we sat. We took a table in the corner of the lounge and it was comfortable and cozy. There was even a lit candle in the middle of our table which was a nice touch. The bartender Johnny is quite a character. He was super friendly and informative and made my girl and I laugh with his comments and jokes. Our food was amazing. We tried the crab cakes which were only $5 bucks for happy hour along with a snowcrab special soy paper roll thing that Johnny recommended...delicious!. My girl had the pomegranate julep which I had the phantom margarita, both were from their specialty cocktail list. After about an hour into our meal and drinks we forgot that we were at the mall shopping as it felt like we were eating sushi in Hollywood. I will def come back to this place and next time I'll probably check out the sushi bar and do sake bombs with the chefs.
Pros: friendly staff, cool ambience, unique drinks
Cons: cant think of any
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