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Last week, Byron was out of town due to business. Instead of a normal school night which consists of homework, dinner, and then more homework, Allison and I decided to go out for sushi. But where should we go? There are so many choices. I decided to go to K-ZO a lovely business casual restaurant in the heart of Culver City. Allison and I arrived at the restaurant, having in mind what we will already order. We began our Japanese meal with an order of the yellowtail sashimi with truffle oil drizzled on top. The yellowtail and the truffle oil complemented each other, so well as my mother said, " It tasted like butter."The next item we ordered was the tuna carpaccio, which also had the famous truffle oil on top. The tuna tasted so fresh and so clean, just what I wanted from a sushi style tuna. Finally, we ordered the shrimp tempura which was crispy and golden brown. This was not one of our standard meals, as we arrived at the restaurant at 7:10, and signed the check at approximately 7:40. This restaurant never seems to let me down, and always accommodates to my standards.

Mercato di Vetro, One year anniversary of Connor's Food Blog

Once again it was just the three of us as usual. We were looking for a meal which would satisfy all three of us, with the final decision decided by the woman of the house. Usually, my mother does not have high interest in Italian restaurants, but that night she was willing to take a risk and try a new restaurant. The restaurant Mercato di Vetro is just a year old. Its location in West Hollywood has been many locations throughout the years, due to the recession in the economy. I arrived at the restaurant with a hunger the size of a rhinoceros. We began our meal with a organized arrangement of Italian meats and cheeses. On the arrangement there were multiple kinds of proscuitto along with some speck. The cheeses consisted of a tallegio and a piece of parmesan. The meat and cheese tasted great together, as if they had just been slaughtered the pig in front of my eyes. We then shared our next three dishes which included, a lovely margherita pizza, tuna tartare, meatballs. The pizza was consisted of a lovely homemade dough, basil, and the one and only mozzarella cheese. This was a thin crust pizza cooked to perfection. Its very easy mess up when producing a quality tuna tartare. The ingredient which allows the tuna to stick together, can overpower the taste of the tuna, making a unsuccessful tuna tartare. The chef at Mercato di Vetro clearly knew what he was getting into, because the tuna was fresh and tasted great, while the mustard, or the glue of the dish, mixed very well with the other components. Finally, we had their famous meatball dish. The meatballs were covered with marinara sauce, then shredded cheese was poured on top, to make one delicious plate. Unfortunately, I did not have enough room in my stomach for dessert, so we sat and digested our food for bit, until we left and went home. I would give Mercato di Vetro an 8/10 only because I felt that I was being rushed at the dinner table. A dish arrived every five minutes, which gave us no time to just relax. I would highly suggest this restaurant to those who admire the Italian cuisine.