Frying Fish Restaurant

(213) 680-0567

120 Japanese Village Plz Mall
Los Angeles, CA 90012 34.0493 -118.24

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Neighborhoods: Civic Center / Little Tokyo, Downtown, Central LA

Price:

$

Last updated 6.04.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Seafood, Sushi

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What People Are Saying About Frying Fish Restaurant

Featured Review

Ali Dubrow

Contributor

Take your pick: This affordable, revolving sushi bar features rolls that range from the traditional to the unusual. Chefs cook in the middle of a conveyor belt while diners scan and scoop up their dishes of choice.

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
With low prices and fast service, the joint can get pretty crowded. An easy alternative on a nice day? Grab grub to go and eat at a table outside.
Save Money:
Prices are determined by plate color, so choose accordingly, though no plate will cost more than $4.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Quality, service, price, parking, location”
  2. “The chefs are funny, the food is delicious, the ambiance is campy--especially the sushi conveyor belt, and the prices are fantastic.”
  3. “Love the atmosphere, food, and prices, but the service could be a little better.”
  4. “The food is amazing, the service is just the same, along with the atmosphere.”
  5. “It's fun and quick and my fish tonight was fresh off the boat”
  6. “Best sushi with great atmosphere”
drinks
75.0% positive
  1. “This is really a sushi bar and very little else, but the staff and chefs are friendly and the service is TERRIFIC.”
  2. “Service is attentive, They constantly kept my tea cup full.”
  3. “also service is very slow it took our waiter 30 minutes to get our drinks the place was near empty,worst sushi i've ever had in my life!”
  4. “At frying fish you dont have to order your food through a waitress/waiter, you simply pick off your desired dish through a conveyer belt that circulates around the bar.”
food quality
78.5699987411499% positive
  1. “It's fun and quick and my fish tonight was fresh off the boat”
  2. “Good food, mediocre service”
  3. “Great food, even better prices”
  4. “also service is very slow it took our waiter 30 minutes to get our drinks the place was near empty,worst sushi i've ever had in my life!”
  5. “really think it is the best sushi in all of L.A. I especially like the albacore.”
  6. “While the frying fish is cheap,i know the reason the sushi is not fresh!”
  7. “The sushi is excellent.”
  8. “This place may not have the best sushi in the area, try sushi go 55 for that, or the least expensive dishes, but its uniquness is worth a visit.”
  9. “The food is amazing, the service is just the same, along with the atmosphere.”
  10. “Frying fish is one of the more unique restaurants in L.A.”
  11. “This is really a sushi bar and very little else, but the staff and chefs are friendly and the service is TERRIFIC.”
  12. “Is Frying Fish the best sushi I've ever had?”
  13. “The sushi is always good and the service is always fast.”
  14. “My three daughters would take FF over a happy meal anyday.”
  15. “The chefs are funny, the food is delicious, the ambiance is campy--especially the sushi conveyor belt, and the prices are fantastic.”
  16. “Best sushi with great atmosphere”
  17. “has man eating sushi since i was a kid,this place is pretty bad fish is not fresh!”
  18. “Love the atmosphere, food, and prices, but the service could be a little better.”
  19. “At frying fish you dont have to order your food through a waitress/waiter, you simply pick off your desired dish through a conveyer belt that circulates around the bar.”
  20. “Great sushi, great rolls, and overall good prices.”
  21. “The sushi is good (not great), but for the prices they are charging the sushi is terrific.”
service
77.2700023651123% positive
  1. “At frying fish you dont have to order your food through a waitress/waiter, you simply pick off your desired dish through a conveyer belt that circulates around the bar.”
  2. “The sushi is always good and the service is always fast.”
  3. “also service is very slow it took our waiter 30 minutes to get our drinks the place was near empty,worst sushi i've ever had in my life!”
  4. “Love the atmosphere, food, and prices, but the service could be a little better.”
  5. “Good food, mediocre service”
  6. “Quality, service, price, parking, location”
  7. “The food is amazing, the service is just the same, along with the atmosphere.”
  8. “This is really a sushi bar and very little else, but the staff and chefs are friendly and the service is TERRIFIC.”
  9. “like this style of service.”
  10. “the service very slow!”
  11. “Service is attentive, They constantly kept my tea cup full.”
value
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. “Love the atmosphere, food, and prices, but the service could be a little better.”
  2. “The prices are good.”
  3. “Quality, service, price, parking, location”
  4. “The sushi is good (not great), but for the prices they are charging the sushi is terrific.”
  5. “This place may not have the best sushi in the area, try sushi go 55 for that, or the least expensive dishes, but its uniquness is worth a visit.”
  6. “The chefs are funny, the food is delicious, the ambiance is campy--especially the sushi conveyor belt, and the prices are fantastic.”
  7. “While the frying fish is cheap,i know the reason the sushi is not fresh!”
  8. “Great food, even better prices”
  9. “Great sushi, great rolls, and overall good prices.”
wait time
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. “It's fun and quick and my fish tonight was fresh off the boat”
  2. “the service very slow!”
  3. “also service is very slow it took our waiter 30 minutes to get our drinks the place was near empty,worst sushi i've ever had in my life!”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/31/09

Best Sushi in LA...Period

by downtowndaddy at Citysearch

Has been a loyal customer of FF for over 16 years. My three daughters would take FF over a happy meal anyday. Do not follow any of the negative reviews. See for yourself.

~DTD

  • Pros: Excellent Value, Real and Wonderful People
  • Cons: Tourist and WannaBes who ruin the experience
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/01/08

Love it, Love it, Love it

by Sue17 at Citysearch

I've been coming here for a few years now and can't seem to stay away. This past weekend I brought some out of state friends to the place I'm always talking about and they immediately agreed. The food is amazing, the service is just the same, along with the atmosphere. & on a personal and possibly a "tmi" moment, the new chef is a real cutie ; ]...yet another reason to return!

  • Pros: Atmosphere, Service, Great Taste...Handsome new chef lol
  • Cons: none
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/26/07

WORST SUSHI AND BAD SERVICE

by nagano at Citysearch

has man eating sushi since i was a kid,this place is pretty bad fish is not fresh!the service very slow!no woonder the place was near empty!

  • Pros: none
  • Cons: sushi
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/01/07

NOT FRESH SUSHI!

by tomoko_ogita at Citysearch

While the frying fish is cheap,i know the reason the sushi is not fresh!also service is very slow it took our waiter 30 minutes to get our drinks the place was near empty,worst sushi i've ever had in my life!

  • Pros: none
  • Cons: not fresh sushi
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/06/07

Best sushi with great atmosphere

by tfnyla at Citysearch

Been going here for over twenty five years. Always bring friends from out of town and they always want to come back "to the Japanese place with the sushi floating by with the funny name" place whenever they come back. Not just because of the sushi floating by but because the sushi is some of the best most of them have ever had or ever will have. I had a friend who from New York who really knows his stuff about sushi. Way beyond me. I decided to take him to Frying Fish more for the fun of the conveyor belt, while knowing he'll get a solid meal, maybe not as exotic as he was used to but great. He gets there and after watching what the chefs had to work with ordered something exotic, way beyond my knowledge. He smiled with expectation as he popped it into his mouth. I watched as the smile turned to a very wide grin. "Great" was all he said as he threw a five dollar bill into the Chef's tip basket. The chef smiled, knowing my friend knew his stuff. We stayed for another two hours. He goes back every time he's in town.

  • Pros: Great food and great ambience
  • Cons: None I can think of

The Details on Frying Fish Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • best sushi
  • very slow service
  • delicious food
  • good better prices
  • fun fish tonight
  • rotten fish
  • great atmosphere
  • particularly good spider roll
  • more unique restaurants
  • friendly staff
  • friendly chefs
  • favorite black dragon
  • great rolls
  • happy meal anyday
  • pretty bad place
  • expensive dishes
  • like style
  • particularly good dynamite
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