ABSteak by Chef Akira Back
Steak house · Beverly Grove
8500 Beverly Blvd 111 level 1, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Highlights
High-end Korean BBQ featuring dry-aged meats, wagyu, and tableside service
High-end Korean BBQ featuring dry-aged meats, wagyu, and tableside service
"This fancy KBBQ spot/steakhouse sits on the ground floor of the Beverly Center, and with giant booths and gleaming golden chandeliers, it has the look of a Vegas Strip ballroom. Expect smokeless grill tables where servers hover tableside, and cocktails topped with smoke-filled bubbles. Fancier cuts are aged in-house, like a giant tomahawk steak, displayed in a window near the entrance. And while the spread of housemade banchan here is solid, get the spicy kimchi fried rice or japchae to round out your meal. Come here for a glitzy meal with people who love top-shelf meat or an intimate dining experience with someone who appreciates being doted on by staff." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Akira Back’s highly-lauded steakhouse ABSteak is offering an $85 set menu for Dine LA with classics from the main menu. The menu starts with hwe with thinly-sliced salmon and wagyu tteok galbi, before moving into meaty favorites like wagyu chadol (brisket) and marinated galbi. Doenjang jjigae, kimchi arancini, and sorbet to finish are also available." - Rebecca Roland
"When Akira Back, who has multiple restaurants in Asia and Las Vegas, opened a steakhouse in LA, the original idea was to do a sort of Korean fusion with a focus on grilled beef. Now it’s an unabashed high-end Korean barbecue, with banchan and requisite side dishes that give it a complete Koreatown-style experience, only more west. At the moment, there might not be a more impressive place for Korean barbecue, from the sleek ambience to the helpful service." - Cathy Park
"Chef Akira Back’s classy Korean barbecue spot at the Beverly Center isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary for New Year’s Eve, though the upscale ambiance and high-end tabletop barbecue make for a fine place to celebrate on December 31. AB Steak is also one of the few places to try North Korean-style Pyongyang naengmyeon, a nice complement to the grilled meats." - Eater Staff
"Chef Akira Back’s classy Korean barbecue spot at the Beverly Center isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary for New Year’s Eve, though the upscale ambiance and high-end tabletop barbecue make for a fine place to celebrate on December 31. AB Steak is also one of the few places to try North Korean-style Pyongyang naengmyeon, a nice complement to the grilled meats." - Eater Staff
