Fat Fish
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 659-3882
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- El Tovar Place
- Best of Citysearch:
- Exotic Drinks 2007, Happy Hour 2007, Bloody Mary 2006
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am
Message from Fat Fish
A serene and contemporary oasis in the middle of West Hollywood
- Happy hour everyday 5pm - 7pm
- Fresh fish and drinks
- Reserve for private functions
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Editorial Review for Fat Fish – by Lesley Balla
The Scene
Dark-wood furniture, deep-red banquettes and Zen-inspired paintings create a stylish dining room for laid-back locals and fashionably casual couples. Out on the patio, diners watch the parade of barhoppers head to the nearest hot spots. Servers are attitude-free and quick to rattle off favorite menu items.
The Food
The seafood-heavy menu pairs Eastern spices and sauces with traditional Western ingredients. A favorite is the tuna trio appetizer, which features a mound of spicy toro, chunks of peppered albacore and silky ahi sashimi neatly arranged on a plate. Fat sushi rolls made with non-traditional combinations like raw scallops and fried tempura crisps are filling. Other entrees include flaky black cod topped with a wild mushroom crust, served with mashed potatoes in a pool of yellow curry. Desserts range from a decadent banana split to soothing green-tea ice cream.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneySavor $4 sushi rolls, $6 salt-and-pepper prawns and $3 margaritas daily, 5pm-7pm. Or splurge on a creative cocktail like the Tokyo Tonic (green tea, sake, Absolut vanil).
ParkingDon't bother with street parking on the weekend. The valet out front is $5.
When to GoIf it's happy hour, get there early if you want to sit right away.
User Reviews for Fat Fish
09/05/2008 Posted by marot
The food is fine, but the service here is atrocious. The waiter had so much attitude he could barely stand to look at us, and he certainly couldn't be bothered to refill our water, ask if we wanted anything else, or bring another drink. I will never. eat. here. again.
Pros: Decent sushi, though certainly not the best and not cheap.
Cons: The worst service you will ever experience. Pricey.
09/02/2008 Posted by BrotherHowie
I went on Saturday night with my girlfriend and we sat at the sushi bar. It was nice to be able to order individual pieces of sushi, as she is just starting to try it. The rolls that she ordered tasted good, but the pieces were cut so big that you couldn't eat them whole. And when you take a bite of a piece, the entire contents would spill out on the plate. The pieces of sushi that I had - salmon, hamachi, ono, maguro - were all good but not great. On the service side, we were constantly having to ask for our waiter, on a night when it was not that busy (we were the only people at the sushi bar). When we did order items, he would try to upsell us to the next more expensive item - I ordered a $17 carafe of unfiltered sake, and he asked me if I wanted that or the $20 bottle of unfiltered sake. We ordered a salad, he asked if we wanted it with chicken (if we did, we would have ordered it that way). We ordered a Sapporo beer, he brought us the large without asking if we wanted large or small. And the best part - about 30 minutes after we ordered the sake - and ate most of our food - he said "I'm going to bring your sake out now." Too late. Usually when you order a drink with your dinner, it gets served with your dinner. We won't be going back -- there are plenty of other good sushi places in LA...
Pros: nice atmosphere, clean, friendly staff
Cons: very slow service, tried to up sell us, food was average
