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NIKU X Los Angeles Reviews from The Last Year
Let's first talk about the parking.
It's located in the Wilshire Grand Building where the Intercontinental Hotel is. You have to use the Valet, there is no self parking. I posted the parking rates, but it's pretty much $15 with validation. We were there for almost 3 hours and paid $16.50 with the 10% city tax. The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor. You'll see it on the button when you enter in the elevator. Walk to the right once you exit. The restaurant is pretty big with very high ceilings. Unfortunately, being on the 2nd floor doesn't give you much views of the DTLA area. We ran a bit late and had to call in to let them know. When we arrived, we had to wait 5-10 minutes before our table was ready. Very strange because at 7pm on a Thursday, the restaurant wasn't even half full. After a while, we were led to our table and I noticed that pretty much all of the tables had a built in grill from what I can see. Not sure if the tables by the windows have the grills. My wife and I noticed how hard the seats were. It was all wood and sitting there for almost 3 hours was not very fun. To this day, I don't understand why restaurants don't provide comfy seats instead of these hard seats and pretty much kind of ruin your dining experience. Especially since they offer tasting menus and everybody knows that this type of dining experience will last at least 2+ hours. We chose the Yakiniku Tasting Menu for $230pp. I noticed how slow and how off the pacing of our dining experience was. I think it took about 15-20 minutes for our appetizer to come out, which was the Garlic Albacore. This shouldn't take that long since it's raw and doesn't need any cooking. Once that came out, the rest of our food starting to come out at a better pace. My one big issue was that when they brought out the meats, it sat there for at least 20-25 minutes before our server came by to start cooking it. He did a fantastic job at explaining all of the food, sauces and how they are made. That was great. At first, I thought maybe they are letting it thaw or come up to room temp. But the couple at the table next to us was on a much faster pace and they ordered the same tasting menu and was seated at least 30 minutes after us. Their meat probably sat for about 5-10 minutes and the manager ending up grilling it for them. Overall, I would not come back here because I don't feel that the food was all that great. It was good, but not worth the $230pp you are going to be spending here. Plus, in all honesty, I left still feeling hungry because the portions were so small and the wait time/pace didn't help either. All in all, we spent about $760 with 3 drinks, the tasting menu and the A5 upgrade. I've been to Yakiya in Pasadena and the food was more mind blowing and only cost $125pp. I know that Niku X has only been opened for about a year now and it kind of feels like it to. Sorry, but I would skip this place and go some where else.
Brunch of champions!! My girlfriends and I came to
Brunch of champions!! My girlfriends and I came to celebrate our best friend's 30th birthday last weekend and we can't stop raving about the experience. The food and service were absolutely exceptional. We ordered wagyu , tuna crispy rice, sushi and sashimi platters and my favorite dish was the make your own handroll experience. Which comes with yellowtail, salmon, wagyu and tuna. Another highlight was the potato's. We definitely got two orders of those lol. I was shocked this place wasn't absolutely packed. But it was a rainy Sunday morning. The ambience is so nice. Felt like we were in Miami a little bit! We'll definitely be back!!
A 10/10 experience I will always recommend.
Had the best tasting grilled meat. The ambience, the quiet setting, the cohesive staff, I loved it all and will be back to actually get the course meals.
I love this place.
The food is great and so is the ambiance. Service was awesome too! Me and my friends loved it. Can't wait to come back!
Had an absolutely wonderful time here for brunch.
I was pleasantly surprised by how attentive and kind the service was. Our table was celebrating a birthday and a few people had allergies and food restrictions which the staff navigated really well. Now to the food.... Incredible! Presentation was a 10/10 and the food tasted as good as it looked! I cant wait to try Niku X for Dinner! Definitely try the potatoes, waygu skewers and the sashimi was top!
Amazing food, fabulous service, 10/10 would recommend.
These potatoes were life changing. Fresh sushi. Great place to celebrate a birthday.
Located inside the Intercontinental Hotel in DTLA.
Good food and excellent customer service. It will not Dossapoint!
You have to ask for Mike! Treated us with roryalty we did
You have to ask for Mike! Treated us with roryalty we did the NFT, you had to get it! It worth it'! We'll come back again! David is the boss man! He is the reason why I came here! Come out!
The food was really good! I really liked the bone marrow
The food was really good! I really liked the bone marrow and the wagyu sando. The cocktails were really good as well, especially the sunomono margarita! The service was great too! Our server Jason was super nice and attentive. He also helped cook our meat orders for us, and it turned out really good. Overall great food and service.
I came here with my boyfriend's family for his birthday and
I came here with my boyfriend's family for his birthday and I was very captivated by the experience. We ordered their Tomahawk steak, Wagyu, and Ribeye steak with some bone marrow as well. The steak was served with a side of Himalayan sea salt which I could not get enough of. Each steak was very tender and flavorful the ribeye being especially my favorite. We also ordered their wagyu fried rice, which stole my heart with its flavor. Along with the steaks we ordered cocktails, and I believe their cocktails are very unique, like for instance I ordered the Matcha colada and it was delicious with its coconut and matcha blend. The service was great as well and handled a big party that represents the restaurant best, with grace and elegance. The ambiance is very romantic and upscale with warm lighting with modern minimal japanese decor. If you have the opportunity to come to LA and want an elegant and expensive night out you be disappointed with this restaurant
Personal experience
Very good! Excellent service. I'll request the booth area next time. Also, might be a nice place for a drink or two. It's on the expensive side, but the steaks are high quality and worth it:)
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Transferring reservations is not supported in AT. Why not just use the name in the AT screenshot?
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Same goes for 4 Charles and I Sodi
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Agreed. Ultimately not addressing this month after month is clearly resulting in a drop in certain venue’s rankings & sales.
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Click on "Take off the Market Option" in your portfolio
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Your bid has been “matched” with a reservation. From the time a reservation has been located, the seller of the reservation must connect with moderator to give transfer information for reservation. If the seller;however, does NOT respond to reservation transfer, then your bid is reprocessed and returns to the first step, which is connecting your request to a reservation.
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Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome
to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time.
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Mostly from people who don't need their reservations or appointments any longer. AT has no relationship with places listed and acts as a platform connecting buyers and sellers making sure that listed reservations are real and that privacy is not compromised when transacting.
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Hey @FluffyStar64, thanks for the question! When you place your bid the amount gets transferred in a deposit account, the second you either cancel your bid or a few minutes after the bid expires the funds are moved back into your main account from where you can refund it to your payment method or use for other transactions.
POLO BAR NYC CONNECT
Hello, looking for someone who has direct connection to reservation at polo bar. Have a huge meeting with big investors for a multi-mill project in Europe and they are coming to NYC and want to been taken to somewhere glamorous. Can anyone lend a hand?
Give the best answerMoney gone
I made two buy listings earlier this morning and then discarded both of them as no longer needed. My refund now disappeared in my account, and I can no longer transfer them back into my bank account. I’ve also made another buy order, and now the system is telling me “Bad Balance Combination”. Called my bank to stop all transaction going to this Pheonix Labs and reported as scam
Give the best answerBeen a week and my reservation hasn’t been transferred
Paid the $25 transfer fee and have no correspondence or indication of transfer for 5 days. Any way to expedite or confirm?
Give the best answerPayout time
I just cased out some money yesterday and was quoted payout by 6/19 then today cashed out again and was quoted 6/22 for today’s cashout. Why would it take 8 days to get paid?
Give the best answerUnsold listings bug?
Idk if this is related to the unsold listing % rule but I have listed 6 reservations and sold 5 of them and my unsold listing percentage is ~45%. For some reason the unsold listings have not been converted into sold ones. Does this happen only after the payment is released following the booking or is it an issue that needs to be addressed?
Give the best answerCote reservation
Hi all! I have a res for Cote Saturday night for only $45. Buy it while you can!! I’ll have to cancel it soon
Give the best answerIs Appointment Trader is legit ??
I have 1.3k in my balance but I can do nothing with it because my positve sales is 73%.
I can't list new reservation so I can't grow this rate so I am blocked. The support doesn't answer, I wonder if this platform is not a scam
Last chance for an appointment at Novikov Asian THIS SATURDAY!
8:15pm for two people.
Give the best answerAppointment Transfer
We purchased a reservation for tonight weeks ago and also requested a name transfer. The transfer was never confirmed so we canceled the request today and submitted another. How can we make sure it is transferred?
Give the best answerIs there an easy way to go to the discussion for a buyer's bid?
When I see a buyer's bid, I want to ask the buyer a question. Is there an easy way to go to the discussion for this bid and ask there?
Give the best answerHonest review of AT and advice to new joiners
Forget trying to snipe reservations online by waking up early and booking top restaurants at Carbone or Tatiana or Cote or 4Charles. After 2.5 months of booking reservations by setting up alarms, waking up early to sell appointments. It’s very hard to cash out on this app. During cash out, you have to pay $5 fee +3% transactions fee and max payout per day is $150.
Advice to new users:
- do not mass book reservations
- fill bids only
- don’t try to book reservations online, you need connections and call the restaurant
After putting in about 40 hours of work, I’ve made about $750 sale on this platform but gotten paid $0. Take this with a grain of salt.
Fraud
I believe this site to be a fraud. I paid $158 to get a reservation. Now they want my SS # and other private details in order to supposedly repay me.
Give the best answerCan concierge update the phone number on my reservation?
I requested a name change and need a phone number updated too.
Give the best answerPayouts
Hello All,
I don’t know what else to do as I can’t transfer my cleared funds to my bank account. Customer support is close to non existing and not helpful. How can we keep selling here if we can’t withdraw what we have worked for. They say I have to wait 180 days. This is ridiculous!
Via Carota
Hi all! I have a reservation for Via Carota for tomorrow for 2 people at 4:45PM for only $10 if anyone is interested!!
Give the best answerPayout limits? Have 1k…
Am confused about the payout restrictions. Have nearly $1k sitting, wanted to withdraw some and am surprised to see I can only withdraw $50. If i have to do this everyday I’ll end up paying over $90 in fees just for withdrawing via ACH which doesn’t make much sense to me. Have opened a ticket regarding this, but any input or advice would be appreciated
Give the best answerIs Appointment Trader Doomed?
Looks like New York passed a bill making it illegal to sell a reservation without the permission of the restaurant. Is this the end of appointment trader?
https://ny.eater.com/2024/6/7/24173621/restaurant-reservation-anti-piracy-act-bill-passes-new-york
Deposit account refund to credit card
How do I cancel my deposit account and have the balance refunded to my credit card?
Give the best answerHow to delete listing?
Hi I uploaded a reservation but no one has taken it. I would like to delete the listing so that I don’t get charged the no show reservation fee. And also delete the listing how can I do that?
Give the best answerAny seller support?
Has anyone found a way to get a question answered? From what I can tell there is no way to get in touch with anyone that works at/for AT. Other than the occasional admin posting a consultation offer here and there they are non existent. A lot of people have the same issue I have where we cannot cash out earnings. I cannot get my warning medal removed even though I am under the threshold. Sad to say but seems like AT is holding up everyone’s funds currently. Very scary and makes me wonder….Please reply if you read this admins and can help. Tried every way possible to get in touch
Give the best answerWhat happens if someone changes or shows up for their reservation after I buy it?
As the title says. I bought a reservation but what’s to stop someone from just showing up for it anyway? I’m doing the name change service but it’s still under their email/phone, right?
Give the best answerBOT suggestions
Seems like its impossible now to grab anything with restaurents booked within seconds. Any good bot suggestions?
How long to get verified for payouts?
How long does it take to get verified for payouts? Submitted my info on Monday and still nothing
Give the best answerRestaurant Bought/Canceled Their Own Reservation
I accepted a bid for a popular restaurant in Los Angeles only to receive a phone call shortly thereafter informing me that the reservation had been canceled due to it being listed on AT. I of course need to subsequently cancel the reservation on AT but get this warning that my status will be negatively affected for doing so. I've reached out to customer support about this several times with no response, not sure what to do in this station. Hoping someone can advise.
Give the best answerWaiting on a transfer for tonight’s reservation
I’m waiting on a transfer request to be completed. But the reservation is for tonight. Can I still use the reservation if it’s not in my name.
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