Los Angeles Japanese Restaurants

Sushi

1. Urasawa

Neighborhood: Beverly Hills

Perfection.  THE best restaurant meal/experience ever.  The only complaint, and it's not really a complaint, is that It ruined me for sushi for months - others just cannot compare....

2. Sushi Zo

Neighborhood: Palms

I went to Sushi Zo at 6pm; there were not many people. However, when we were done around 8, the place was packed. I don't think I can tolerate other sushi places after having gone to Zo.   Breakdown...

3. Restaurant Komasa

Neighborhood: Downtown

I was staying in downtown LA and decided to try this sushi restaurant based on all the positive reviews. I figured with an average over 4.5 stars, it had to be good. I was wrong.  I am from Dallas...

4. Sushi Nishi-ya

Sushi Nishi-Ya if you're in the area and don't want to deal with some of the lesser quality places....

5. Katsu-Ya

Neighborhood: Studio CIty

If you want fusion sushi, then this place is fine. You can order the trendy spicy tuna on crispy rice (which in my opinion is whatever) and crab rolls. Their raw fish, however, is very mediocre...

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Sake

1. Terried Sake House

of Suehiro in Little Tokyo, not the finest ingredients or the best to be found, but good basic eats for cheap.  I love yakitori and Terried Sake House is not the place to go for it.  Of the skewers we tried...

2. Sake House Miro

some sake, but it never came out :(  Fortunately the food was good, and we had plenty of Asahi to go around, so we weren't too upset....

3. Koda Sushi & Sake

Neighborhood: Silver Lake

Words may be inadequate to describe the shitty food and equally shitty service at this overpriced silverlake sushi joint.  it now boasts a banner sign offering deals on sake.  i suggest making...

4. Yen Sushi & Sake Bar

Neighborhood: Studio CIty

and a giant wall of blond wood shelves holding artfully lit sake bottles.  The food presentation is very well done, as the restaurant has an array of different wooden bowls and dishes that really do...

5. Hardkor Sake House

Neighborhood: Koreatown

It looks like this place is closed down already! I've tried to go twice and it was closed.  Boooooooo! I wasn't able to get Hardkor! Open back up so I can do some sake bombs then chow down on pizza...

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