Sushi Sushi

This sushi is the highest quality in LA. Totally unassuming and not the friendliest sushi chef, but I’m not looking for a new bestie. I already have one.

Simply… AMAZING one of the best spots in LA to enjoy omakase! Great selection of cold/​unfiltered sake and the chef very accommodating.
Look forward for my next visit

Been here a few times with the family then one day they turned us away and said they are not kid friendly. Well we were all a kid at one time so deal with it. Sushi is good but the are very rude. They told us with an attitude, could of atleast been polite when telling us after already dining there a few times with the kid.

Food was good but way overpriced. I pretty much had everything on the menu.
Nigiri sushi prices were for 1 piece only? Come on people. $ 9 for 1 piece of otoro? $ 12 for 1 piece of seared otoro? Come on. And not even joking I could taste the gasoline on the aburi-​toro.
Other than that, the sushi was very good. Maybe 4 stars if they halved the price. I felt like I paid 2X, but did not get more in quality… :-/

Sushi Sushi is very good — but not great — sushi that features prices that would make your semi casual sushi-​goer balk but your genuine sushi aficionado think they’re getting a good deal.
Tucked amidst larger and fancier restaurants on Beverly Blvd, Sushi Sushi is deceptively smaller than it looks but neat and features friendly and helpful service.
Almost all of us had the $ 50 combination plate which was very well valued — while it’s not the restaurant’s signature omakase experience, the combination features 10 sushi pieces of the chef’s choice, 1 toro cut roll, clam miso soup, appetizer, and your choice of dessert.
While I thought the scallop was a bit too rubbery and the tomago piece and toro roll were a bit dry, the tuna, eel, sea urchin, and ESPECIALLY roe sushi pieces were really fresh and delicious standouts. I also thought the clam miso soup hit the right spot and the matcha pudding I got for dessert was in two words, quite delectable. Even with my minor quibbles, the sushi was still better than a majority of sushi restaurants I’ve been to in the Southland and considering what you pay, a steal.
If you’re in the Beverly Hills and craving legit sushi and willing to go somewhere that provides real sushi in an intimate atmosphere, Sushi Sushi is a more than adequate option.

I’ve been here several times. I took BF here to show my appreciation of having him in my life :-) Arrived for a 6:15pm reservation at my favorite corner at the bar. There was no one but us enjoying the peaceful meal till 7pm when the crowd made their way in. BF was touched assuming that I closed out the whole place just for him during that 1 hr LOL!
Ambiance: cute hidden gem located in BH. Reminds me of one of those little sushi restaurants in Japan.
Food: we had the omakase. Each dish felt like the food was dancing in your mouth good. I prefer to call it the orgasmic experience. I could tell BF was lost for words as he was so blown away by the freshness of the food. You got to have the cold sake to pair with the meal. I made BF drink the sake with me (he is not a drinker).
Parking: only street, but if you get there early enough then you get to park at the metered spaces near or in front of the restaurant.
Overall: I was hoping this place would be hidden forever as nothing beats a serene moment of dining. Just me and BF :-P

Had the clam miso soup at lunchtime which I believe was $ 5.50. It tasted like hot ocean water =\ Juzz bein’ honest. Also had a salmon skin hand roll which was about $ 5-​$ 6 and a king crab hand roll which was about $ 10. Both were very small and again, missing the rich flavors I’m used to. Usually in hand rolls, each bite is a wonderful symphony of the nori, gobo carrot, daikon radish, cucumber, sushi rice and selection of fish. Instead I predominantly tasted the tang of the rice and the pickled’ness of the gobo carrot. I’m over-​explaining at this point; simply put, I had to order another $ 15 of food because I was still so hungry and it became my mission to think something was really good. Well, their albacore sushi was really good. $ 40 lunch out the door. Normal for sushi, but not good when I didn’t enjoy 70% of the meal.

Small cute joint in BH across from Urth. I usually like to head to Little Tokyo for omakase but the quality here is great, and the service is impeccable. They’re very traditional authentic which is a hard find in la. We both had the medium size which was definitely a substantial amount of food for the ladies!

Very good small sushi restaurant on South Beverly. Not five stars because the place doesn’t seem as clean as it should. The chef is very nice and knows what he’s doing. He does a great omakase, and is not bothered by restrictions. The tori is very good, so is the uni. They do a great lunch special with 8 pieces of sushi and a spicy tuna cut roll.

There is the Japanese traditional sushi place in Beverly Hills. The best sushi place in the world!
Try «Omakase» it means everything chef’s choice. The owner chef Shige is going to make you a great experience! Fresh and so delicious!
They also serve lunch specials for lunchtimes. It’s from only $ 15 and comes with miso soup and salad. Great deal!
Also, waitresses are pretty friendly and nice ! ;)
My tip: Must order «Omakase» and have some sake!

Great lil joint! Homey and authentic Japanese food and ambiance. Most of the other patrons that night were Japanese which is a great sign for a sushi spot.
We had the mid-​level omakase and ordered a reasonable and dry bottle of sake (yay, Lyft!). Beautiful presentation, fresh buttery fish, and lovely service. You won’t find stupidly-​named rolls dripping with gooey sauces here. The Chefs are skilled and dignified, just the way I like ‘em.
One word of caution: it’s quiet here with soft music and hushed conversations. Please don’t come here expecting a «dynamite roll» and sake bombs. This ain’t the place for that at all.

I feel like I’m stuttering when I say the name of this restaurant. Or, like I’m mimicking the Little Caesar’s «pizza, pizza» commercial.
You get what you pay for. It comes at a fraction of the price of Asanebo, Shiki, or Sushi Zo, but it’s also not as flavorful, detailed, or elegantly clean. It’s still better than a hum-​drum sushi roll place like Hamasaku and other similar establishments because of the quality of ingredients. It’s kind of hard to go wrong when serving fish imported from Japan. Nothing was the best I’ve had, but also not the worst.
About as plain Jane as sushi can get. Both the herring sushi and giant clam sushi were cut and placed on a pocket of dull sushi rice. Inconsistent with the photos on Unilocal,there were no extra toppings, dressings, or condiments on the sushi. Furthermore, the fish wasn’t well cut. The scoring of the herring skin was inconsistent. One piece was barely nicked while another was splayed open with a deep gash.
Flavors were overly simple and very one note. Granted, if that one note was a bite of simplistic perfection, that’s wonderful, but the bites weren’t sublime. The tuna hand roll was underseasoned. Even with three varieties of seaweed, the seaweed salad became repetitive. Both the octopus sashimi and the yellowtail sashimi felt empty. As one of the few hot dishes on the menu, I think I liked the grilled black cod more just because it wasn’t cold. Another nice piece of fish, but simple with only a soy marinade.
The dish I liked the most was the squid noodle with sea urchin in dashi broth — probably because it was one of the few multi-​component dishes which created a broader range of flavors. For the scallop sashimi, the best part wasn’t the scallops which were crosscut with the grain into awkward blocks, but the combination of salmon eggs, cucumber, and citrus. Again, using more ingredients avoided the one-​note theme.
At one point on a Tuesday night, we were the only customers. There is valet parking, but I don’t think he parked a single car during our visit.

Don’t let the cutesy name fool you. Sushi Sushi is for hardcore sushi fans. The service is impeccable. The omakase is of great value because of the quantity and quality of food.
I must admit I’m still a novice consumer of sushi despite having eaten it a lot over the years. There are many things I just won’t eat because I don’t like the texture or taste, but quality is most important no matter what. This is where you get that!
We came here for lunch on a weekday, sat at the sushi bar, and went with the medium, $ 95 omakase menu. Here’s a breakdown of what you get:
1) Braised eggplant: Served cold. Braised in bonito and soy, I think. Delicious.
2) A sampler of monkfish liver in a soy/​citrus sauce with seaweed and cucumber, uni/​sea urchin with raw squid, and tuna with okra and a cracked raw quail egg. These were all very good! I’m not a fan of tuna but that was my favorite. The uni was so very fresh. The squid was slimy (ack) but I’m told that’s how it is supposed to be. Haha. Monkfish liver was fresh and of the perfect texture.
3) A series of nigiri:
Bluefin tuna
Chutoro (fatty tuna) and kanpachi (young yellowtail)
Otoro (the ultimate fatty tuna) and Japanese snapper
Salmon and hamachi (yellowtail)
Premium mackerel
Tamago (egg), saba and premium herring
These nigiri are very «advanced» for me because first, I hardly ever eat raw tuna because it’s just simply not my favorite and second, I definitely NEVER order mackerel or herring because they are very fishy to me. All of the tuna were really, really fresh so I can’t complain at all. The premium mackerel didn’t taste like mackerel at all (yay). The most challenging for me were the saba (which had shiso leaf beneath it) and herring but they were undoubtedly fresh, also. I’m sure these nigiri are a sushi lover’s dream come true. Most of the items in the series came from the sushi specials menu of the day. As for the tamago — it’s the way I like my tamago! It was soft, not too sweet and had a juiciness to it.
4) Sashimi plate of scallop, sweet prawn, octopus, giant clam and one ikura (salmon roe) nigiri served with cucumber slices. Everything here was very, very good. The giant clam were really crispy. The sweet prawn and scallop were mighty fresh. I’m not used to having octopus raw so not sure how I felt about it but I ate it. Yay me. The ikura was a briny as fresh salmon eggs are supposed to be! The only thing I found perplexing that I had just had to leave on the plate was the content from inside of the prawn’s head. It was served on top of the sweet prawn but OMG, I just couldn’t eat it because I’m a chicken like that — shrimp brain/​guts… who knows. I wish they gave me the head fried.
5) Clam miso soup — good, sweet, savory… very generous portion. Not I was full at about the mackerel in #3.
6) Tuna handroll: This was SO good. They put pickled vegetables and other crunchy goodness inside. At this point, I was just overflowing with food in my belly but I gladly gobbled this up because it was tasty and had an appealing texture.
7) Uni nigiri: What can I say? I love uni! Theirs is just the ultimate fresh stuff… check out the trays in which they are kept!
8) Anago (sea eel): I’m not a fan of sea eel. I much rather have the freshwater eel because it is less fishy. I didn’t like this as much because it felt like it had been steamed rather than broiled which creates a better flavor. Either way, this was the biggest piece of anago I’ve ever eaten. Other places are usually very skimpy on the portions.
9) Fruit platter: For dessert, you can choose from anything on their dessert menu! I decided to go with the fruit platter because I wanted something… well… fruity but it was probably not the wisest choice since I was very, very full and the fresh platter of pineapple, orange slices and grapes was full of liquid because they were juicy. My friend got the matcha parfait (the most expensive dessert — a la carte is almost $ 10) which was green tea ice cream topped with green tea pudding (like panna cotta), red beans, strawberry, orange and a pinch of whipped cream. It was SO good. The bottom had something crunchy that reminded me of rice crispies.
So what’s the verdict? A $ 95 omasake was too much food for me, that’s for sure! Whether I had it at lunch or dinner, it would have been too much.
Service here is impeccable from everyone! This is a must-​try for hardcore sushi lovers.

4.5 stars. I finally got to try this place for lunch last Friday. I came at around 1:45pm, which was 15 minutes before closing so there was only one other diner there.
I had been hearing about this place from friends who were either Japanese or experts on anything Japanese. Glad I heeded their advice as the place is legit and authentic, and the fish is so fresh and delicious.
Service was friendly but quiet, which I didn’t really mind. I ordered a few different sushi items but the seared o-​toro was probably the standout. It is, however, close to $ 12/​piece.
One thing to note is that the prices are PER piece (not the the typical two pieces on nigiri). So even though I only ordered the following, my bill before tip was about $ 84:
— 1 miso soup
— 1 glass sake
— 2 kohada
— 1 aji
— 1 shima aji
— 1 uni
— 1 ikura
— 1 saba
— 1 seared otoro
— 1 seared sake
— 1 sea eel hand roll
— 1 matcha pudding
In short, a bit pricey but will come back for the freshness of the fish.
PS — they have multiple signs that seem to say cellphones are not allowed. I just couldn’t tell if that only meant no talking or absolutely no use of cellphones. I opted to believe the former so I could continue to take photos of my food.

Authentic Japanese sushi, seaweed salad… Delicious! quaint, modest, and superior service! I highly recommend it.
Don’t expect the overdone rolls that are dripping with sauces because the quality of fish is way superior.

I was looking for good sushi during a weekend in Century City, found this gem on Unilocal and was very happy with the choice.
Both my companion and I chose the mid-​level omikase and they served up a spectacular amount and quality of sushi, sashimi, a stew, miso, and a few other delicious additions. In particular, the quality of the uni (sea urchin roe) was spectacular.
This is not California-​style sushi. This is Japanese-​style sushi, the way it was meant to be made. I’ve rarely had better sushi anywhere in the world outside of Japan and would encourage anyone who really loves sushi to make a reservation and head on down there.

I have been here twice and it is The best sushi in BH!!!
It doesn’t matter what you order– it is all the freshest fish and seafood
The place is spot on and amazingly tasty

Sushi Sushi lunch — was great! I opted for the «big» omakase, and they weren’t joking. This is a meal, and it’s great that they offer the full-​on omakase for lunch.
Sushi Sushi is not terribly sophisticated, but can still be expensive considering the high quality cuts and amount of food you’ll receive. The sushi cooler looks like some horror-​show menagerie of fish, but one can tell they’re extremely fresh if not terribly varied. Sushi Sushi reminds me a lot of a more serious version of Sushi Hayakawa in Atlanta. One other thing to note, the décor is straight-​up 70s, think high-​end Chinese restaurant type!
Service is attentive and pleasant. They all speak Japanese here, and they had a diverse clientele from Beverly Hills sophisticates and hipsters, to a guy reading comic books, to a Japanese couple. I liked it.
The head chef barely looks at you, but warmed up as we went along and after I pestered him to be more detailed in the descriptions.
Unfortunately, my camera went bonkers right when I started the nigiri, so I only caught a few pics. That said, this wasn’t so much about presentation, think slabs of oily fish, as opposed to freshness, tastiness, and some good ol’ fashioned gluttony.
Here’s a rundown:
* Sunomono salad with ankimo — representative way to start the omakase here, as you have über traditional (sunomono) mixed with big taste (monkfish liver). Loved it from the get-​go
* Sashimi platter — Very representative of the casual, yet high-​end sushi joints I know on the East Coast. Two big, juicy oysters with ponzu sauce and onion, Santa Barbara Uni with fresh wasabi, Ika, and the star of the show, Spiny Lobster (the itamae remarked that the head would make a reappearance in a soup later, yes!)
Here began the nigiri courses, piece by piece. A few notes, the fish to rice ratio is different here, as you’ll get more fish and less rice. This is the paleo-head’s dream. The rice is a touch above room temperature, and borders on the sweet side. The rice holds together well, although not as perfectly tight as Mori, but not as sloppy as Sasabune. The itamae sauces each piece, and dabs on a touch of fresh wasabi. Ginger is served on the side, good quality (I mention this as I had a fear it’d be the fake, pre-​packaged kind)
* Akami — lean tuna to begin, I had to ask the itamae to give me the names even though by now I had mastered the basics. Very good, again, representative way to start, as not as light as a white fish, but it’s not as though you’re getting foie gras nigiri (Sushi Gari I’m looking at you!) to begin, either!
* Maguro — this is where the itamae opened up. Cut from a 400-​lb monster from Spain. Again, they go big
* Madai — seared from Japan, delicious (blowtorch method though, this would be a common theme)
* Kanpachi — young yellowtail
* Chutoro — cut from the same fish
* Otoro — cut from the same fish, as you might imagine, out of this world
* Shima aji — big taste (I’ll stop with the «big» descriptor)
* Sake with ikura — oh we had a little flair here!
* Engawa — love fluke fin, liked it a lot seared too. Made it less chewy
* Aji — horse mackerel, very good
* Kohada — a bit small, didn’t truly fit but appropriate considering the classic nature of the omakase
This is where it got really interesting…
* Toro with takuwan (Japanese pickled daikon) — pure yum, and not as banal as the prosaic crab-​mayo rolls
* Saba pressed sushi — YUM! A secret favorite
* Tamago — heavy on the egg, less custardy, still warm
* Lobster miso soup — Lobster brains, how could you go wrong? Red miso
* Shiro o-​toro — seared fatty albacore from Canada — hadn’t had this before, loved it. Snapped a rare pic
* O-​toro kama — I got a description and breakdown of the tuna at this point, and was happy to get a super fatty chunk of seared collar
And it wasn’t finished…
* Sashimi take two — cephalopods and mollusks, here we come… hotatagai (two types with uni paste), ika, ikura, hokkigai, amaebi, tako, and abalone (raw)
* Sardine and shiso leaf temaki
By the time I was finished with the meal, I felt like Joe Maganiello. The itamae really warmed up at the end, and even cracked a corny joke. On an interesting note, he was probably the best groomed, tanned, and well muscled itamae I have ever seen. This may have something to do with his predilection for the Japanese version of the paleo diet. As you can see from the above, there wasn’t a ton of variety of types of fish, but the focus was on cuts, pure fat content, and some strong sashimi.

We got the $ 95 omakase (mid-​sized). I must say the sushi were melt in your mouth GOOD. The chu-​toro & o-​toro were heavenly. There were 2 appetizers (monk fish liver & platter with 3 fresh oysters/​octopus/​tons of uni), 9 pieces of sushi, tamago & mackeral, 1 soup (clam), 2 hand rolls (toro & plum/​shiso), and 1 seafood platter with a large variety including sweet shrimp, scallop, clam, geoduck, tako & salmon roe. With all this food, you definitely get filled up, so don’t worry about going home hungry like some sushi places haha.
Stand out for me was definitely the sushi portion, the fish were super duper fresh and the rice was really good (on the warmer side in terms of temperature, but I kind of liked it). I personally like the softer fish, and we got a lot of those, so I was very pleased. I barely used soy sauce throughout the entire meal, most of the sushi were pre-​seasoned. There was only 1 time (the plum/​shiso hand roll) in which the chef told us to use soy sauce.
Only thing I wish the chef would do is to tell us what fish he gave us! Although I often lose track of the different type if fish, I usually try to remember and learn. Plus its nice to know what I’m eating lol.
Décor & presentation was nothing fancy — very simple, how most sushi places are. Service was great. The waitress offered me a basket that slid under my chair to put my bag in, which was a nice gesture. Water was filled and dishes cleared promptly. They give u warm towels at the beginning & end of the meal.

My friend always gives me crap when I go to Southern California and don’t go to Sushi Sushi, so the last time I flew down with him, I was hell bent on going to Sushi Sushi and eating what happened to be one of my best meals ever. I freaked out when Open Table didn’t have reservations available, but then I saw that I was able to make reservations via Unilocal and plunked down a table for 3 on a Saturday.
Queue up to the day of, I already had a crap load of food, (think breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, boba, after boba snack), and I had really high expectations because my friend kept going on and on about how it was the best sushi ever, and I read some of the nice reviews of this place.
As we checked in, I was thought that we didn’t need reservations since it was so empty, but I guess it was an off night since my friend said they’re usually busy. The waitress brought us to our table and presented the menu along with what we would like to drink. We all went for tea and also ordered a carafe of sake.
We already knew what we wanted, and after she brought us tea, we ordered the medium Omakase, and she asked if we would like to add the soup, usually about 12 dollars but since we ordered the Omakase it was only 5 dollars. «Sure,» we said as she went on one knee to write down the order. That is definitely a first for me.
As we waited for our food to come, we talked amongst ourselves and sipped on our tea, once it was close to the bottom, I guess the waitress noticed, she comes by with new cups of freshly brewed tea and swapped out our old ones with her new ones. And it happened each time.
Anyways to our food. This is probably the only time I had this much Uni in one sitting. Now I was put off Uni for a while because of some horrible experiences, but I sucked it up and tried it. Granted I could’ve told the waitress, «No Uni» but I wasn’t about to look like an ass.
Boy was it delicious. Wait I didn’t even introduce the appetizer with the salad, Uni, and Monkfish liver. Oh myy was that plate delicious, and my friend told me this is just the beginning. The waitress comes by with 3 teapots and tea cups on top of the teapot, and we were like «???» She introduced it as the soup with the ingredients in the inside. We pour out the soup into the tea cups and drink it like shots. It had mushrooms… and a few other ingredients I couldn’t remember but it was delicious.
Next comes the Nigiri platter and our waitress introduced each fish. By the end of the presentation I forgot what was what, but didn’t even matter, all of it tasted so amazing and fresh, especially the Toro (s), like the Bin Toro and the O-​Toro. Oh my god, I think it was the O-​Toro and it was melt in your mouth buttery, and when you chew it a bit, it melts even more. The Nigiri chef was very light on the wasabi and the rice was season with vinegar very well.
After that comes the sashimi platter with an assortment of seafood and that amebi and Hotate, oh myy. I mean the octopus and the squid was cool, but the stars of the show was the Amebi and Hotate. Next was the finishing dish, more Uni, Ikura, Unagi, the egg omlet and some small sushi roll that I couldn’t remember what it was. All I could think about each time when eating Ikura was «Nemo!» and the Unagi was… okay.
The waitress comes by and asks how we enjoyed our meal, and presented us with the dessert meal. I first said, «no I’m stuffed» and both my friend and waitress told me it is included in the meal. Who can say no to dessert? That’s what dessert stomachs are for…
I ordered the parfait and it was so delicious. Fresh fruit and creamy pudding along with frosted flakes.
Then comes the check. I took a peek on how much damage was done to the wallet and I was surprised, not too bad.
We paid and bid farewell to the waitresses and the sushi chefs and made our way back to the hotel.
I hated my friend after that. He ruined sushi for me forever.
I can’t wait to go back.
Cheers!