SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa

Really great sushi and a very competitive price! We got the omakase course and every bite was really delicious. The hand rolls especially were super good and had crisp seaweed and warm soft rice to compliment the excellent fish.

Expect to wait a while for seats but it's worth it!

Visited a year ago

I don’t know why my friends keep dragging me to sugar fish when there are sooo many better sushi spots near by. The ambience is nice, but the servers are a bit rude. The food like all my other sugar fish reviews is just okay. Nothing to write home about, but at least it’s consistent throughout all of their locations.
If you don’t ever want your mind blown , come to sugar fish.

Visited 4 months ago

Some of the best sushi in town!

I had always heard great things about SUGARFISH and finally had a chance to try their takeout boxes. Honestly, one of the best “presentations” in take out form I’ve ever seen; from the aesthetics of the food itself to the genius packaging, I was really impressed. The quality of the fish here is undeniably premium… and though it’s not necessarily the cheapest around, you truly get what you pay for when it comes to quality here. An artistic presentation and unbelievable taste - definitely makes me want more!

The sushi instruction plate was a special touch alongside their creative packaging. Loved ordering out from this place!

Visited 2 years ago

The sushi is very good. The fish is fresh specially the toro which melts in your mouth. The serving pace of the sushi is just perfect giving you time to savour all of them. The staff are all nice and attentive. We requested additional pickled ginger multiple times with no issue. The bento sushi box for take out is nice where sushi's are arranged neatly inside without damaging the presentation. The price of food and the place is ok.

Visited a year ago

What in the world did I just eat? Quality is close to upscale fast food. We spent $300 over food that deserves to cost a lot less. I can’t believe this place is popular. Lousy, pretentious Japanese food. Horrible and pricey.

Visited a year ago

Yes yes a thousand times yes. Delicious sushi at a great price. We went for dinner around 5 pm and had put our names down ahead of time via the Yelp waitlist. We arrived about 10 min after they had already sent the text saying our table was ready, but they were kind enough to put us next on the list, so we were seated about 10 minutes later.

Edit: came back to the new location and everything was off. The service was terrible, the sushi came out at weird times, even the uni didn't taste as fresh. Would not go back again.

Previous review:
All 4 of us ordered the "Don't think. Just eat" for $55, and it was a ton of food. My wife and mother-in-law couldn't finish theirs so they have extra pieces to my father-in-law and me. I was stuffed at the end but still had to try their uni, which was amazing. Don't hesitate. Just come here and be pleased with good sushi.

Visited 3 years ago

SUGARFISH is my favorite sushi in LA. Took my wife there for her first time and she loved it as well. Food is exquisite. Great service and vibes. Love all the shops next door at this location. Great date spot.

Visited 5 months ago

We didn't have a reservation, but lucked out with a short wait on a bustling evening. We went with the "DON’T THINK. JUST EAT. TRUST ME" meal, and everything was excellent, especially the lobster hand roll.

Visited a year ago

The timing of serving each portion of the food is amazing! Great food & service.

Visited 4 months ago

Delicious sushi, decent variety, exceptional service. Recommended.

Visited 4 months ago

I don’t know why my friends keep dragging me to sugar fish when there are sooo many better sushi spots near by. The ambience is nice, but the servers are a bit rude. The food like all my other sugar fish reviews is just okay. Nothing to write home about, but at least it’s consistent throughout all of their locations.
If you don’t ever want your mind blown , come to sugar fish.

Visited 4 months ago

I come here everytime I want to die and then it makes life worth living

Visited 4 months ago

Very little selection. No hot sake. No soy paper for the sushi. The sushi we ate had no taste. I would effectively call this restaurant chain the “Denny’s of the sushi world.”

Visited 4 months ago

Don’t expect their wait times to be accurate, they will text you 5 min when in reality it will be over 20.

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SUGARFISH is my favorite sushi in LA. Took my wife there for her first time and she loved it as well. Food is exquisite. Great service and vibes. Love all the shops next door at this location. Great date spot.

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Visited 5 months ago

Amazing Sushi and service

Visited 6 months ago

I come here every time I visit my family who live walking distance from this town center. There is usually a wait but you can shop or relax in the courtyard space. I've never had a bad meal. It's a very limited menu (not your typical sushi restaurant). It's sort of a flight of sushi is the best way I can describe it. I usually get the The Nozawa Trust Me. I don't care for salmon and they always swap it out for me free of charge. Their toro is amazing. Sometimes they have specials (one of the times I went they had monkfish liver which i had to try). The saki options are solid, we always find one we enjoy. The space is very small, there is limited bar seating. Always a great time and I keep coming back!

Visited 6 months ago

Best place to go for sushi. The staff was great and helpful. The food was delicious.

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Visited 6 months ago

Sushi with Brandon and the gang for his 18th birthday was a blast ... Took a long splash in the North Pacific Ocean after that ...

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Visited 7 months ago

Nice sushi spot.

Visited 7 months ago

Expensive and tasty, but the service is a big, fat minus of this establishment. I had to wait 50 minutes for my order and it was only one of the plates. Each subsequent one was brought with an interval of 10-15 minutes from the previous one, although everything was ordered at the same time. My husband and I left hungry, as we aimed to taste what we ordered first and order what we liked the most, but the wait overcame all desires. + fi service, taxes and some unknown establishment fee essentially almost corresponded to the cost of the order...

Visited 7 months ago

It's only takeout now due to covid but the sushi is well packed and there are instructions for which sauce to use with which fish. Excellent sushi as always and the rice is perfect. Update 9/2024 Sugarfish has moved to the Sportsman's Lodge shops. Parking can be hectic but you get 90 mins free parking no validation needed. Sugarfish adds a 16% charge to their bill but does not allow tipping.

Visited 7 months ago

High quality dishes served by helpful and friendly staff. Wish I could have tipped them!

Visited 8 months ago

Decided to get take out from here. When I arrived to pick up the food the guy helping me was a little weird. It felt like I should be there. The food was good but the experience was not.

Visited 8 months ago

tbh, i hadn't heard of this place prior to being invited by friends. apparently i've been missing out this whole time (which is weird considering i love sushi).
i would go as far as to say that for the price, it is the best deal in LA rn. Not only is the food great but the ambiance, coupled with the high level of professionalism, makes this place so loved by others (i get it now). Trust me— friends and i paid $50+ per person elsewhere and here i are similar portions for $30 even. The other place had mayo and whatever secret sauce they use on 'funhouse' sushi nowadays.
This place had all-natural goodness (or so it seemed, don't quote me on the details).

Visited 8 months ago

As always so good!

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Visited 9 months ago

Best sushi!

Visited 9 months ago

The people making the sushi are not trained properly, hence, they deliver substandard sushi. It falls apart in your hand, or chopsticks, not a good experience......

Visited 9 months ago

This is too please for a quick sushi meal. Sugar fish never Disappoints. We usually choose one of the preset menus service is always quick and I like the atmosphere for a casual meal.

Visited 9 months ago

Visited 10 months ago

This place is so laughably terrible. I had always heard about Sugarfish so it had been on my radar. I decided to go with my family when I found out about their 16% auto gratuity no tipping or add on fee policy.

To start the servers are all miserable, I get that there’s auto gratuity, but that should make you appreciate your job not to take it for granted. They were constantly huddled up together laughing and talking while multiple guests had empty drinks clearly looking around hoping to be helped. Then when they would finally arrive they would act like they were doing you a favor. When my wife walked to the restroom our waiter crossed her path, he rolls his eyes and looks to the sky and then points in the direction she’s walking to give her the right of way lol. At the end of our meal I had a question about one item as the name of the sake was super close to nigiri so I thought they accidentally added an item. I nicely brought it to a different waitresses attention (as the first person that treated us terribly had left without telling us, we only knew because we saw him walking out wearing headphones) and she condescendingly says “oh you mean you didn’t get that bottle right there in front of you?” with her eyebrows raised scolding me. Like dude I obviously misunderstood the bill and i asked with a smile saying that I probably forgot I got something. Anyways, in short the service was honestly the worst service I’ve ever received at a sit down establishment. Transients are made to feel more welcome at a fast food restaurant.

On to the meal, it was pretty bad. All three of us got the “don’t think, just eat, trust me” they rush you through your dishes to try and get you to eat faster (would be nice if you got the same service when you actually needed it) all three of us were unable to eat multiple items. Rolls were gross cheap mush, shrimp was inedible, the rice was HOT, we were just looking at each other like we were on a hidden camera show. I would literally prefer to go to the conveyor belt sushi place down the street.

We ended up dropping $300 between the 3 of us which would have been reasonable if it was decent, but between the awful service and inedible fish we felt super ripped off. I’m giving two stars only because I want to support the auto gratuity/no tipping model but they honestly need to get rid of the entirety of the depressed and entitled staff they have working for them, they should all be embarrassed.

Visited 10 months ago

Visited 10 months ago

Was fresh. Kind of bland. Terrible clientele.

Visited 10 months ago

We ordered 2 Trust Me's
very tasty, But the rice falls apart. I talked to the manager and he said that was their normal..
That was FRUSTRATING to us, but others might mine..
just had to let you before you spend your 💵💵

Visited 10 months ago

Such great sushi. Amazing service. Traditional rolls, top quality fish.

Visited 10 months ago

My family and I have been eating at Sugarfish for a long time. The sushi was very good, the service was decent, and the space was pretty.

There is a definite problem since it has moved to the new Sportsman's Lodge Studio City location.

There doesn't seem to be a dedicated host at the door anymore. As my family and I arrive we have to wait for whatever service staff was assigned that role. That means we are standing and watching the staff member serve tables and eventuality when they are not busy come over to seat us. It certainly doesn't present a high end restaurant vibe when you are seated by whatever service staff happens to be stuck in the host role.

The second problem also presents itself at the front door. The minute one walks into the space one is hit with a cacophony of sound. Mostly it involves the bar and kitchen area. Whoever designed the space didn't seem to take sound mitigation into account.
The dirty table dishes are collected in bins and the staff preparing and plating food, all done in the bar area. They make a LOT of noise. The prep and bus area is open to the small dining room. As a result it makes the entire space very noisy. Also there is relatively loud music playing in the background. The closer you are seated to the kitchen area the louder the noise gets.

My family and I arrived at 5:30 and the dining area was only half full but it was already hard to talk and hear at conversational decibel levels. By the time we left at 6:45 the dining area was full. We had to shout to each other to be heard.

To maximize the small dining space the tables are very close to each other. This choice compromises the sound levels even more. So be prepared to shout to your dining companions the entire meal, especially if the restaurant is full.
Regrettably the sushi appears to have suffered as well and doesn't have that melt in your mouth feel anymore.

This Sugarfish doesn't have the care, consideration, or the luxury feel of the previous location. Between the noise and the absent host, no one appears to be in charge. There is more of a loud cafeteria vibe than a high end restaurant one.

I am willing to pay a premium for a premium experience. Sadly the dining experience at this Sugarfish is subpar. It leaves one unsatisfied if not downright unhappy.

Visited a year ago

Always great food and service. Would recommend highly.

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Visited a year ago

What in the world did I just eat? Quality is close to upscale fast food. We spent $300 over food that deserves to cost a lot less. I can’t believe this place is popular. Lousy, pretentious Japanese food. Horrible and pricey.

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Dope

Visited a year ago

Finally tried the Don't Think, Just Eat for my birthday last week. Everything was amazing. A perfect amount of food.

Staff at this location were the friendliest of all locations I've been to and sitting at the bar here was far more pleasant than other locations.

Visited a year ago

Everyone was incredibly kind. The food was also amazing just like my last visit ! Everything is always so fresh 💚

Visited a year ago

I just wish less people knew how good experience this place is...

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Sugarfish is a great net of restaurants except this location. Especially the staff, rude, unprofessional, they have to learn a lot from the other locations. Management of Sugarfish, please pay attention to your staff on Venturra location. I hope this will not be ignored.

Visited a year ago

Always great fish

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Visited a year ago

Sugarfish is a great restaurant, however, this location lacks in customer service and staff training. I placed an order, but after 20 minutes of wait time I asked one of the wait staff to check on my food. It never takes that long for a sit in food order at Sugarfish. They said “you’re all done there is no more food coming out for you”. To which I replied “I haven’t gotten anything yet, I’m still waiting for my order to come out”. They never entered my order in the system. This location never fails to disappoint.

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Phone number doesn’t work to reach anyone. Just automated

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Very strange place. No one is in charge. Very slow service. Do not come here with hungry kids. We waited for 15 min in between pieces.
Food was good tasting and fresh. Rice was falling apart and hard for me to handle with chopsticks.
No tips are accepted! Perhaps this is why service was mediocre.
Very loud. Small room with sound bouncing all over the place.
Drink more, perhaps you will enjoy it more.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

One of my favorite sushi spots!

It's always such a treat at sugarfish. The service is attentive and great. The courses are delicious. And you can't beat the price for an omakase style course. Every plate is delicious. The Trust Me course is perfect for 1 person and the equivalent of one specialty sushi roll at your typical sushi spot. There is a 16% add on fee for operations. You do not need to tip so I think the 16% is fair and is actually lower than what I would have tipped, especially with the kind service.

The interior is intimate, small, and cozy. Parking is free for 90min + a fee for anything over. There is an ice cream spot next door that is perfect to end the night with.

Visited a year ago

We were not able to get the taro, because the server said something about chef's choise, we didn't fight it much. So we stayed with the replacement, which was yellow tail. We had no problem with it. But then came 2 ladies and sat next to us, they ordered the same thing we did, the server said the same thing to them. But he let them have the taro after all. Same server by the way. That was not fair.

Visited a year ago

I love Sugarfish. I have frequented their downtown location and have always found myself savoring every bite. I bring all my out of town visitors here as a treat. I was excited to try this location which is closer to my home and check out the new collection at Sportsman's Lodge. The restaurant is quite nice, cozy, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Sadly, my food was not up to the standards I have come to expect. Specifically, more than one piece of fish was chewy with stringy pieces (suggesting that maybe the chef is still learning his cut?) and the final hand roll had bits of shell in it. I mentioned this to my server who offered me more sushi, but I was turned off enough that I didn't want to try any other options. She was sympathetic, but I guess there was nothing else to be done. There was no offer of a discount or an invitation to come back when they had their kitchen sorted out. I hope these are just growing pains and that this was a singular happening, but I'm not sure I'll be back to Studio City Sugarfish.

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Visited a year ago

Had an amazing first date at this location of the franchise. Always quality and consistent! Just wish they had traditional sashimi options, not the chopped stuff. Excellent, excellent service team here!

Visited a year ago

Really great sushi and a very competitive price! We got the omakase course and every bite was really delicious. The hand rolls especially were super good and had crisp seaweed and warm soft rice to compliment the excellent fish.

Expect to wait a while for seats but it's worth it!

Visited a year ago

Great intimate experience.

Visited a year ago

Awesome sushi! I like the prefixe menu.

Visited a year ago

We didn't have a reservation, but lucked out with a short wait on a bustling evening. We went with the "DON’T THINK. JUST EAT. TRUST ME" meal, and everything was excellent, especially the lobster hand roll.

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Visited a year ago

Pleasant atmosphere, good service, and the good is worth it. Definitely will return.

Visited a year ago

Always always the best sushi in town time after time. In addition Nathan the manager at the Sportsman’s location in Studio City happily gifted a roll after they made a mistake on my order. Thank you!

Visited a year ago

Sugarfish has discovered that reducing the portions by 50% is good for the corporate pocket book.

I do not think so. Good night sugar...

Visited a year ago

I have been to multiple Sugarfish locations in LA and NYC and usually the experience is excellent, but the latest experience in Sugarfish Studio City left something to be desired.

Food: The food was delicious, as always. My partner and I each ordered the Trust Me - can't go wrong with that! This, and the other set menu options, are very reasonably priced for omakase and offer a variety of dishes: edamame, sashimi, sushi, and hand rolls, with different types of fish.

Service: Our main(?) server was quick to greet us and take our drink order, shortly followed by our food order. We informed him that my partner is allergic to shellfish, which we've never had issues with; Sugarfish's kitchen has always been able to accommodate and substitute the dishes containing shellfish with another item, and it was the same in this case too. After ordering, he didn't stop by the table much, but we were able to get his attention when needed (such as refilling drinks). The runners, however, were another story. There appeared to be sooo many people running around to deliver food to tables. We wouldn't have minded that, EXCEPT for a few things:
- Runner service started well. We had both ordered the Trust Me, which should've been the same except for the one item substitution. After the first couple of dishes arriving at the same time for both of us, the rest kept getting delivered to one person at a time. Uh, WHAT, why would they do that? It got confusing and they missed one of the dishes so we had to follow up with our server. He remedied the situation, but it took additional time for the kitchen to remake it, and it's something that should have been straightforward if things were delivered at the same time as they had started.
- For the final dish, the runner mis-served the shellfish-substitute dish to the wrong person. Since the second dish didn't arrive until later and we decided to wait until both people had food (again, WHY was this even a thing?), we didn't notice until right before eating them. This lack of attention to a food allergy is messed up. They didn't even notice the swap and it was only because we've been to Sugarfish before that we noticed the difference (it's harder to see what's inside of the hand rolls). I mention this because a newcomer coming in with a food allergy might not have noticed, and this could've been more serious situation.

Ambiance: We arrived before 9pm on a Sat. There was a short line and we were told it was about a half hour wait. No problem. It seemed reasonable for a weekend evening. In the end, we probably only ended up waiting around 10-15 min. By the time we sat down, the line was gone and there were even some empty tables around the restaurant - i.e., it was busy, but not that busy. It was a bit loud, but again, not totally unreasonable.

Overall, excellent quality food, but the service slip-ups with the service did not make for a thrilling experience and, though we are usually agreeable with it, we did not appreciate the pre-added tip in these circumstances.

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Small places. Amazing fish. Always good. It’s all about the rice.

Visited a year ago

after trying sushi of ALL KINDS ALL over La La the past several years both my husband and I can say that truly Sugarfish is one of the BEST sushi restaurants ever... for our taste and experience it's perfection every single time :)))

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The sushi is very good. The fish is fresh specially the toro which melts in your mouth. The serving pace of the sushi is just perfect giving you time to savour all of them. The staff are all nice and attentive. We requested additional pickled ginger multiple times with no issue. The bento sushi box for take out is nice where sushi's are arranged neatly inside without damaging the presentation. The price of food and the place is ok.

Visited a year ago

Amazing food as always!

Visited a year ago

Their hand rolls are always on point! And their omakase is very worth it for the price you are paying.

Visited a year ago

Postmates delivery driver here. I was banned from this location because I came 5 minutes early for pick up. Yes you heard that right. I showed up for a pick up and the person at the window said hey you came 5 minutes early. I told him I'm sorry we aren't told the time to come we just get pick up notifications. Person then bans because he found my response unprofessional when I apologized for coming early. Read their signs they will literally ban you for any reason. They want employees not ICs. They have valet parking in their small parking lot but will ban you if you park in red when their valet drivers takes up all the spots in the plaza/ street and the plaza across the street . Extremely unprofessional servers

Visited a year ago

Been to almost all locations this one was very slow but the food quality is up to par

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Good place to get quick bite when craving sashimi.

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I love it here.

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Simply the best!!!

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Good quality food

Visited 2 years ago

Some of the best sushi in town!

I had always heard great things about SUGARFISH and finally had a chance to try their takeout boxes. Honestly, one of the best “presentations” in take out form I’ve ever seen; from the aesthetics of the food itself to the genius packaging, I was really impressed. The quality of the fish here is undeniably premium… and though it’s not necessarily the cheapest around, you truly get what you pay for when it comes to quality here. An artistic presentation and unbelievable taste - definitely makes me want more!

The sushi instruction plate was a special touch alongside their creative packaging. Loved ordering out from this place!

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Had a to go order. Asked for rice. Manager said they only allow rice for kids. I said I have a kid outside. Manager made me go outside and get my kid as proof. Mind you, I already had a $70 order for myself alone, and the manager is trippin over a $5 order of rice proof of child like it's an ID for alcohol. I went and got my kid.

The manager's excuse was: "we're very particular." There's a fine line between being particular and being a jerk.

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Their consistency with the quality of sushi they serve is outstanding. I’ve been here multiple times and always top notch.

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Sugarfish creates sushi the real way, which focuses on how the rice is cooked and prepared along with fresh seasonal cuts of fish. The "Trust Me" menu selections are the way to go. No reservations are accepted so anticipate a 45-60 minute wait, even on a weekday.

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Honestly, some of the best sushi I have ever had, definitely stands up with Nobu. I went on a Tuesday so didn’t have to wait for a seat at the bar. The staff were very happy to help me decide what to eat and very helpful with describing how ordering worked. I ordered the Sushi Nozawa Trust Me Omakase. It was a large amount of sushi, some sashimi, and two outstanding hand rolls. I’ve never really like hand rolls, because the seaweed can be chewy on the outside. However at Sugarfish, the seaweed used for the roll is toasted and the rice inside is warm. These hand rolls were, far and away, the best I’ve ever eaten. I sat at the bar and had a great conversation with a retired Hollywood producer while waiting for my meal (he produced big hit “Trading Places.” Very nice guy). VERY nice meal.
I tried to eat at another Sugarfish on a Saturday, and it was a two hour wait at the Pasadena location. I would have eaten it every night to be quite honest. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

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I've been wanting to try Sugarfish after hearing about them by lots of influencers, and I must say the hype is legit. Really good sushi – the fish is so fresh and fatty and the sushi rice has a nice flavor that complements the fish. The simplicity of the sauce and/or the seasoning is perfection, definitely less is more on this one! Will definitely back 👌🏼

Visited 2 years ago

Had the trust me and the lobster roll to share with a group. It was perfect, a great amount of food and all high quality. A perfect birthday celebration for my co-worker.

Visited 2 years ago

Really recommend any of the Trust Me set menu!

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They got my number to call/text me when table is ready, 45 minutes passed and they never did, when I asked they told me they don't see my name and number on the list. This happenes to me a coupe times more at this location, very unorganized!

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Sugarfish never disappoints. The warm rice makes a huge difference and the tuna sashimi in ponzu sauce is amazing. Order the Nozawa.

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The Restaurant Week menu was a great basic introduction. It is accessible enough to be worth going to on a regular basis.

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Went there for DineLA but their regular price is the same. With that said, the sushi was good, the staff and service was great and they add the tip in automatically at a reasonable 16%, at least this location did

Visited 2 years ago

Always a good experience.

Visited 2 years ago

Kale was an amazing server. The taste of sushi here is unbeatable!! Thank you so much!

Visited 2 years ago

Some of the best sushi. The rice is warm and melts in your mouth with the fish. The dishes are served at a wonderful pace. I have known people to not believe the "trust me" is enough food but you realize how great fish and great service in the fashion it is done at Sugarfish is perfect.

Visited 2 years ago

A wonderful place to enjoy a nice sushi dinner. Our server went thru the whole menu with us and allowed us to have a great first experience. It’s a will return location for us.

Visited 2 years ago

Just landed in Burbank. My friend surprised me at the airport and we ended up hitting this sushi place. Decided to go with this preset menu, almost like a omakase style. There were 3 price options so we went with the middle one for $35/each. We also ordered a bottle of sake.

Everything tasted amazing. I loved the tuna dish... Service was great too. We are both looking forward to coming back soon.

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Yum, yum, yum. So fresh!

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Always consistently great food. Stick to one of the main 'trust me' preset meals. Ordering off menu, I find the fish to be really cold which takes away a little from how perfect the dishes in the set menu are ready to eat.

Great ambiance! Great food! A staple for us in studio city!

Visited 2 years ago

Splendid experience. Salmon eggs were a delight, and the variety of tuna fantastic

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I was in fish heaven.

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Love this place!

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6.5/10

-some cuts of fish were amazing and then rest were ….subpar
-we ordered the trust me menu which came with a good amount of food that was quickly served once you finished the previous course
-if you go expect it to be good but not the best sushi you have ever had. It is good for beginners who don’t know where to start and a decent (somewhat) price
-service was good :)

Visited 2 years ago

Food is excellent, wait time is ridiculous due to their first come first serve policy. With how popular they are they should take Reservations and answer their phones because we wouldn't have bothered even parking if we had know it was going to be close to a two hour wait. Do better Sugarfish, I will not be coming back to the Studio City Location!

Visited 2 years ago

Great quality sushi. That’s pretty much the only thing they serve so you’re guaranteed to have optimal quality sushi every visit.

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Food is delicious as usual. Service was good, but at times out of focus.

Atmosphere is good for romantic or quiet outing. Dim lights with candles, not great for big parties where you want to see everyone's face.

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Great sushi

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Great sushi

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Great spot

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Fish was amazing, fresh and the perfect temperature! Spot on service, very attentive. Really great experience.

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Sushi tasted fresh and was prepared well. The plate I had had a nice variety. Looking forward to returning.

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Terrible for pickup. I ordered on Postmates for pickup for a birthday lunch. At the time of order it said 35-45 mins, but after placing the order gave me a time just over an hour later. I drove there and arrived on time only to receive a notification as I was parking that the order had been cancelled. No explanation and you can’t reach the location by phone. I would have gone in for an explanation if their parking lot weren’t such a nightmare. Really disappointing to arrange my plans around their pickup time only to arrive to birthday lunch without any food. Would never order from this location again. The parking situation alone is prohibitive without the terrible experience and total lack of communication and customer service.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Tuna sashimi was incredible! Went for the don’t think, just eat menu and compliments to the chef

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Fresh sushi anytime I went with great service

Visited 2 years ago

Great fresh sushi, amazing atmosphere. I really enjoyed it, couldnt wait for the next one. Service is very polite and amicable. I just wish they put more lights and lighter furniture. Dony like dark environments or dark places to dine in. The lighter, the happier the customer is.

Visited 2 years ago

The sushi is always consistently good. You can't go in expecting a bunch of fancy rolls. It's very simple. Lets the quality of the fish speak for itself. Do the Trust Me or the Nozawa Trust Me. It's a good amount of food. Been to 3 different locations, and they're all a little small, but I think that might even be intentional to keep the service level up. There's no tipping. It's just included as part of the price, so it's pretty reasonable for good quality sushi.

Visited 2 years ago

Hands down, the best sushi, and cheaper than many omakase places. I would eat here every day if I could. It’s worth driving through LA traffic for. Hell, it’s worth flying to LA for if I’m honest.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Slow, overpriced, bad customer service. Food was ok. Not worth the hour and a half wait!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

What an experience this was. All the fish was so fresh and delicious. The wait staff is really on it with coursing out each dish so you can savor it and disgust for the next course. The first was plenty for me but it is fun to add from the a La carte list. Would definitely recommend

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Just as good as any of the other sugarfish sites I've been to. Wait is overestimated, but maybe because people drop out of the line.

Visited 2 years ago

Best sushi ever! Our go-to place for when we want to have sushi. Always good quality and fresh food.

Visited 2 years ago

Surprisingly good quality and portions for the price!

Visited 2 years ago

Great experience, and great food, it can feel a little crowded if you worry about that sort of thing

Visited 2 years ago

One of the best places for nigiri. The Nozawa Trust Me was delicious and enough food. Highly recommend!

Visited 2 years ago

Sugarfish is always super fresh. Excellent fish quality and light but delicious toppings. Never disappoints!

Visited 2 years ago

Nice presentation, fresh fish, very good service, very nice atmosphere.

Visited 2 years ago

Long wait time and the food was mediocre. Fish did not seem fresh and plate options were limited. There is no ambience and the location is small - at night it’s also too dark in there. Very disappointing since my experience at the other Sugar Fish location in LA was great.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Food os always good there.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing good Sushi 🍣!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Absolutely delicious sushi in a beautiful ambiance with an extensive menu of sushi specialties. We got the Trust Me Nozawa and loved it along with some sides of uni, anago, engawa, albacore belly, ikura (salmon eggs) and more. The toro was amazing. All the ingredients tasted so fresh and the flavors really popped. Highly recommend you visit, the wait is pretty short and they don’t take reservations. Excellent staff as well!

Visited 3 years ago

I'm sorry for the 2 stars but a business that charges automatically 7 dollars fees to order online for pickup? and there is no way to make an order or have a question over the phone as you get redirected to a not so lovely message that says you must use the app which basically will force you to pay a fee for a pickup...
Your fish is not all that and your way needs improvement.

Visited 3 years ago

Absolutely delicious sushi without totally breaking the bank. I got the don’t think just eat option and my husband got the standard trust me. Staff were friendly and service was efficient. A must try for sushi lovers.

Visited 3 years ago

Had an amazing experience the other night. Good atmosphere, good sushi and wonderful staff. Tommy the manager was really helpful and professional when it came to choosing the menu and making sure we liked our choices. The wait can be long to get a table but I will say it is worth the wait for the sushi and prices you get.

Visited 3 years ago

Great sushi and a great selection of three introductory entrees if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. This place is not cheap, but that's probably to be expected given the location. I left feeling a little bit hungry, but nothing that ice cream nearby wouldn't solve. The Saki was typical but the prices were reasonable. If you're a novice to sushi restaurants this is the place to go to get a little experience.

Visited 3 years ago

Probably the best sushi in Los Angeles

Visited 3 years ago

One of the best sushi places around. Moderately priced, excellent fresh fish.

Visited 3 years ago

I'm giving 3 stars based around what SugarFish once was, and how it has fallen. I hadn't been back to a SugarFish in 10 years--I dined several times at the original location and a couple times at the (at the time) only other location downtown. Back then the quality was exquisite--every morsel that came out of the kitchen was impeccable. The rice was perfect, the temperature contrast of the fish and rice was always spot-on, the marinades delicate, the fish was top notch, hand rolls bursting with flavor and the nori crisp to the point of exploding. Service was attentive and came with suggestions on how best to enjoy each dish. It was, once, a top-level experience.

Now, it's merely good. Lack of attention to detail, quality has slipped. Rice was a little mushy and fell apart when picking up the pieces. Hand rolls were less flavorful, the nori a little damp. Dishes weren't bussed and piled up around me. Marinated dishes were overly sauced and a bit soggy. The flavors were still familiar and nothing tasted bad. Is it worth the price? Not anymore. I suppose this was inevitable once they decided to expand and increase volume. The spirit of reverence and care has been replaced by branding and turnover. You'll still enjoy the food, I don't doubt. But if you, like I, knew it 10 years ago, you may feel a little sad at where it has gone. On to the next, thanks for the memories, I guess.

Visited 3 years ago

This place is amazing, you can definitely taste the freshness and the quality.

Visited 3 years ago

Bangin

Visited 3 years ago

Sushi sublime, eccellente... Il migliore provato da anni. Complimenti 👏🏻👏🏻

Visited 3 years ago

Me and my wife had the best sushi food experience here. Sushi was fresh, delicious and extraordinary. Thanks to the stuff, great service!. The $$$ was worth every penny.

Visited 3 years ago

Excellent food, good service but very loud. Impossible to have a conversation over a meal.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Sushi was delicious, menu is very limited when compared to other similar restaurants. Friendly staff, clean, and relaxing experience

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

The most terrible, horrific experience I have ever had in the studio city area. I have been living in Studio City for quite some time and have had nothing but good reviews for every place I’ve tried..it’s always a class act in this area. However I just went to Sugarfish at this location for my first time today and it has changed my view on Sugarfish across-the-board. Once we arrived we were prompted with a server by the name of Crystal who had such a nasty and terrible attitude from the time we stepped in the door. Upon arriving everyone was very kind and sweet. We were then sat down and was not greeted by our waiter by the name of Crystal. She looked at us up and down did not give us a warm welcoming and said “have you been here before” as she slammed the menu on the table giving us a very rude welcoming. We decided to just ignore it, we figured she maybe had a bad day and we proceeded with ordering. We ordered a few hand rolls between me and my friend and was very eager to try the rolls since we had such great reviews about sugar fish and the KazuNori chain. Starting off with the service the service was the most horrible service I’ve ever had in my life. After 30 minutes past, my friend was given her first hand roll and I was waiting with nothing on my plate which I found very odd. After about 25 minutes Crystal comes out and gives me a completely different order it was the cut rolls when I in fact ordered the hand rolls. After I told her that I think there was some miscommunication she looked me dead in my face and told me “you said you wanted the cut rolls.” It wasn’t a sorry for the miscommunication I’ll get that right up it was just simply rude and ghetto . We we were given our hand rolls about 30 minutes apart, so while I was eating one hand roll my friend didn’t have anything on her plate vice versa. Our waiter Crystal never once asked us if we were doing OK we were out of water she never asked us if we wanted a refill. Finally after an hour of eating about four rolls Crystal goes up to my friend asked her did she need anything else and then walked away. I love Studio City Studio City like I said is nothing but classy but I don’t think people like Crystal should work at such a classy establishment due to such a negative and nasty behavior.

Visited 3 years ago

Came here for lunch. The food was great but the service was terrible. Waiters stood by the kitchen and talked to each other rather then help costumers. We constantly had to get their attention to get more water, napkins, ginger, wasabi. When we asked for more water the waiter looked very annoyed as he is doing is a big favor refilling the glass. It looks like they don’t care at all about costumers. Very sad because the food is great.

Visited 3 years ago

Always fire.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

It's my husband's favorite sushi place. I think my favorite time to go is before the afternoon idk I think it taste extra good. The service is excellent very attentive staff and informative in all the dishes your having. Very nice place to have a one on one conversation, my husband has taken coworkers here and they share their love of sushi here too. It's more a traditional take on sushi, so because of that a better experience for a veteran sushi eater rather someone who is being introduced to sushi. I also love the green tea.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago