Tsuji No Hana
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292-6902
Phone: (310) 827-1433
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Mindanao Way
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm, Sat, Sun 5pm-9:30pm
Editorial Review for Tsuji No Hana – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Despite its strip mall locale, linoleum tables and fluorescent lights, repeat customers recognize the menu selections and presentations here are comparable to more elegant restaurants. These frequent faces are rewarded with personalized, wooden sake drinking boxes along the sushi bar wall. Deep-fried tofu with spicy soy sauce and seared pork dumpligs are among the starters. A spider roll features the tentacle-like legs juxtaposed with fresh radish sprouts. Handrolls are plump with fish, rice and chives.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasBirthday celebrants be warned: Special occasions are enthusiastically commemorated by chefs, waitstaff and patrons alike, and memorialized in a Polaroid photo for the restaurant's back wall.
User Reviews for Tsuji No Hana
07/19/2008 Posted by MikeD2008
Tried this place last night with my girlfriend after reading reviews that commented on its poor decor but good food. I was expecting bare-bones, but the interior and exterior were nice. From some angles you can get a little glimpse back into the kitchen area beyond the sushi bar, and I guess that's where the comments about flourescent lighting came in, but beyond that it was a fine interior, very clean and looked good...maybe they've remodeled recently? This place really has the feel of a comfortable neighborhood spot. We came right at dinner time and were able to get seated right away; we chose the sushi bar (but don't think it was empty, the place was over 3/4 full). There's a plain handwritten white-board behind the sushi bar with the specialties written on it - no fancy dry-ink marker drawings or anything, just a list of what they have and even a few word description here and there. The food was very good, I would say above average. We got a combination of straightforward sushi and and also got their special Canadian Roll (salmon, cucumber, and avocado) and a halibut sashimi dish served with Japanese peppers and sea salt. Maybe not the most incredible stuff I've ever had, but definitely GOOD. The salmon in particular was excellent, very buttery. The wait-staff was friendly and attentive and the sushi chef was always ready to take another order from us. We had beer AND sake AND we both got pleasantly full for a grand total of $71 including tip. This place instantly became my favorite "regular" sushi spot on the Westside and one of the best sushi bargains I've ever experienced. As a comparison, we went to Hama Sushi in Venice (which, admittedly, had EXCELLENT food) and paid almost double the amount.
05/20/2008 Posted by SUSHIGANG
Sushi in this place...........................so good. I can give a Five star rating for this one. I am a former Japanese restaurant owner. Trust me and try Tsuji no Hana. Easy parking,good service,excellent parking and moderate price!!!!
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