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Sushi

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    Sugarfish

    For nigiri, one diner says the rice is good when fresh; another says Sugarfish tastes substantially better eaten in than taken out.

    1. It's fine.

    2. Sugarfish is the BEST hands down, and I’m from Kansas and we know our sushi.

    3. Sugarfish for sushi and The Original Hoy-Ka Thai Noodle are walking distance.

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    Sushi Gen

    Little Tokyo

    Try the sashimi deluxe, which one diner specifically recommends.

    1. Eat sushi at the Sushi Gen.

    2. no love for Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo in the comments? the best sushi spot in town.

    3. Sashimi Lunch @ Sushi Gen

    Worth knowing

    • A commenter reported "they served me nigiri with fish bones in the salmon." (branch unspecified; incident date unknown). This is an unverified report.
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    Mitsuwa Marketplace

    Try the grab-and-go inari-futomaki combo or a chirashi bowl; one shopper also likes the larger sushi-and-sashimi combos.

    1. Chirashi bowls and tempura seaweed snacks.

    2. Yuzu Pepper Shrimp Chips. You can find the regular flavor at some American grocery stores now, but usually only Japanese markets have the special flavors. I love this one; it's tart and savory. Sushi-grade fish at relatively low prices. I sometimes use them for Italian crudos as well as my own sashimi at home. Gobo (pickled burdock root.) These look like pickled carrots, but they're much crunchier. Umeboshi (pickled plums.) Salty with a unique flavor profile. Shiso leaves (also called perilla.) Highly recommend as an add-on to sashimi and salads.

    3. You can make any Japanese dinner with what they have there. I buy sashimi, rice and seaweed and we make sushi at home all the time. It's better than at the restaurant if you know how to make the rice properly (sugar, rice vinegar, seasame seeds)

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    Yama

    For a group or a sushi-heavy meal, consider the sushi platters; commenters praise them for feeding a crowd.

    1. It doesn’t compare to sitting at a skilled chef’s sushi bar for nigiri but Yama is the best version of getting something out of a cold case and eating it with a wasabi packet that you have trouble opening and a kikkoman soy sauce packets
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      It doesn’t compare to sitting at a skilled chef’s sushi bar for nigiri but Yama is the best version of getting something out of a cold case and eating it with a wasabi packet that you have trouble opening and a kikkoman soy sauce packets … It’s really good for being a market and the price.

    2. I love Yama - a Japanese market with amazing sushi. One of my favorite cheap eats meals in LA is some sushi from there and the fried chicken karaage with sesame mayo dipping sauce.

    3. Yama is the cheap sushi spot for takeout.

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    Kazunori

    Try the scallop or crab hand rolls; both are specifically recommended.

    1. KazuNori (good handrolls)

    2. Though I will die on the hill that KazuNori cut rolls are better (they are different, i am sorry, don’t make me pen a long accidental Siri speech about it as below)

    3. maybe Quarters or Origen for Korean BBQ or KazuNori hand roll sushi, all 3 are in the same plaza so you could eyeball them to decide which vibe you prefer

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    Here Fishy Fishy

    Wilshire and Western · 4th and Western

    A Ktown option for all-you-can-eat sushi.

    1. That place is goood

    2. Here fishy fishy, all you can eat in ktown.
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      Get all the specials that's included. … Here fishy fishy, all you can eat in ktown. … There's offerings not just sushi as well.

    3. Here fishy fishy for AYCE sushi

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    Hama Sushi

    Little Tokyo

    Try the spicy tuna handroll.

    1. You might instead opt for Little Tokyo, which is a lot of fun to walk around in and just pick a place. Hama Sushi there is fantastic and not so expensive.

    2. Hama Sushi in Little Tokyo matches some nice sushi in Japan but at twice or triple the cost.

    3. If you like sushi check out Hama in Little Tokyo downtown.

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    Katsuya

    Brentwood · Hollywood · LA Live

    A diner recommends Katsuya for tasty sushi at its price point, while noting the fish may not be the freshest or best cut.

    1. Anything from Katsuya. I know they’re not the “best quality” in terms of freshest or best cuts of fish. But their hands down the tastiest sushi for their price range

    2. First Katsuya is decent for most of the US. You live in Los Angeles and Studio City, which has boutique and Michelin rated and recommended Sushi restaurants everywhere, literally everywhere. I would just go to Sushi Stop rather than Katsuya and Dojo Sushi if I want a bit better for not much more.

    3. I’d argue katsuya does a pretty damn good job at this lane

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    Kusano

    Consider Kusano’s omakase for a sushi splurge; one commenter described it as good value.

    1. and if you want to splurge then Kusano is a fantastic omakase and for a pretty good price, too

    2. Kusano

    3. If you love sushi and live in Culver, then Kusano should be your place.
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      If you love sushi and live in Culver, then Kusano should be your place. … It's a little above your budget, but at $125 for omakase and it's intimate setting, it's way different than a lot of other omakase joints.

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    Tokyo Central

    Try the sashimi platter; one commenter recommended it, and another’s roughly $30 platter was clarified as the most expensive sashimi tray.

    1. Also, check out Tokyo Central stores — same idea, wider sushi selection, IMO.

    2. tokyo central's platter is actually insane for like 30 bucks

    3. I judge all sushi places against Tokyo Central. Most of the time, Tokyo Central wins.