Sushi Sasabune
(424) 901-0883
12400 Wilshire Blvd Ste 150
(at South Carmelina Avenue)
Los Angeles,
CA
90025
34.0418
-118.470289
Neighborhoods: West LA, West Los Angeles
Hours:
Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Saturday 5:30pm-9:30pm
Price:
$$$
Last updated 7.02.09
What People Are Saying About Sushi Sasabune
The Owner
Sushi Sasabune
Owner
Sushi Sasabune is a Japanese sushi restaurant located in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Previously housed in "Little Tokyo West" on Sawtelle Boulevard, this authentic sushi gem now has a more spacious home. Choose between table seating and a seat at the busy sushi bar where you can see Sushi Sasabune's chefs at work. High-quality menu items include sushi, crab rolls, salmon, and much more. For an adventurous experience, try the omakase (chef's menu). The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
The Editor
Martha Burr
Citysearch
The Scene
Nestled into a Wilshire office building, the minimalist dining room here is spacious and airy, though somewhat noisy. Tall windows and white walls are accented with blond wood and cherry-lacquered tables; a slinky wraparound sushi bar encircles a half-dozen lively sushi chefs. Business crowds come for lunch, while after-work groups and younger upscale Brentwood locals stop in for dinner.
The Food
Like his famous sushi master Kazunori Nozawa chef-owner Nobi Kushuhara offers a streamlined menu of only sushi and sashimi--no hot dishes or fancy rolls. The attentive staff discloses this early, firmly suggesting the chef's choice omakase menu, which consists of a delightful culinary landscape of daily specials, some flown in from Japan. The more expensive Japan omakase features rarer delicacies like abalone, monkfish liver and sweet shrimp. Kushuhara's signatures are warm rice and subtle, infused sauces like ponzu, chile and miso, along with accents of kelp, sesame and shiso in unexpected combinations.
User Reviews
vivaciousdivah
March 25, 2009
Little Tokyo has the bomb sushi for realz...a great spot. Club Sushi is the best in Hollywood. It really depends on where you want to drive for good food.
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TrealTalk
March 25, 2009
I was impressed. This doesn't look like a great sushi place, but it surprised me. Best sushi I've had since Club Sushi in Hollywood
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theTick
November 25, 2008
Sushi Sasabune is the best sushi restaurant ever! The fish is all super fresh. Nobi, the owner, wakes up before dawn to go to the fish market. In fact, one of the reasons that Sushi Sasabune is closed on the weekends is that the fish market is closed and Nobi only wants to serve the freshest, yummiest fish. Other sushi restaurant owners follow Nobi around the fish market, trying to figure out how he is able to select out the best fish. The albacore sashimi appetizer is amazing, and way better than another sushi restaurant a few blocks away that tries to copy it. I highly recommend the American omakase. The blue fin tuna and toro are amazing, as is the butterfish. The list goes on and on. If the scallop with yuzu paste is available (but not part of the omakase), make sure you get it! The same goes for the lobster! Sushi Sasabune certainly isn't cheap, but it is so worth it! My wife lived in Japan for 6 1/2 years, and she says that it is the best sushi she has had outside of Japan (and possibly even better than the sushi she had in Japan). I cannot recommend this place highly enough!
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Know Before You Go:
The chef insists that the warm rice sushi won't travel--even a block--and forbids that even a single roll be ordered for take-out.
Look Good:
If you want to sit at the sushi bar, you must order omakase. Note that the staff will accommodate specific requests and dietary restrictions.
What to Drink:
There are a handful of red and white wines offered, and a more select premium sake list. They also offer soju, plum wine and a special Hitachino Belgian white ale from Japan.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Lunch Spot, Prix Fixe Menu, Notable Chef
Cuisine:
Notable Chef:
Nobi Kushuhara
As Seen In…
Message from Sushi Sasabune
- Fresh fish daily
- Large sushi selection
- Bar and table seating
Sushi Sasabune is a Japanese sushi restaurant located in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Previously housed in "Little Tokyo West" on Sawtelle Boulevard, this authentic sushi gem now has a more spacious home. Choose between table seating and a seat at the busy sushi bar where you can see Sushi Sasabune's chefs at work. High-quality menu items include sushi, crab rolls, salmon, and much more. For an adventurous experience, try the omakase (chef's menu). The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.
