Reviews for Sushi Sasabune in Los Angeles, CA

I've had much better sushi at a typical department store/chain restaurant in Japan. I would give it a 3 but the actual dining... experience was unpleasant. The nigiris were OK, except the shari (rice) was soaked with soy/sauce for some of them, to the pointwhere the grains fell apart onto the little plastic plates. The tamago was totally disappointing. We went without a reservation.At the front, a waitress came and asked whether we had a reservation and when I said “we do not”, she started laughing. Isaid, "Does this mean that we can get a table or are you fully booked?" She said, "we are booked with reservations." As thereviews were good and we were visiting town, I decided to give it one more try and said: "if it makes a difference, we can eatfairly quickly." She responded by saying "Quickly? One hour?" to which we said, "OK". She then pointed to the sign at the frontsaying "We only do à la carte order. NO California Roll, NO Spicy Tuna Roll NO Teriyaki/Tempura. Please read this sign (seephoto). Are you OK with this?" We said "Yes." Once seated at our table for 6, we quickly ordered sake, plum wine and beers and Iasked for the menu. The waitress said "We don't have menus, only a list of sushi." I said "OK, can we please see that list ofthe fish that you had at the front entrance so that we can order the ones we want to eat?" She then pulls out “the list”from her apron pocket and asks us to write down how many we want to order beside each item, with a pen. This “list” has thename of the nigiri, the rolls and the price - isn’t this called…a “menu”? We were asked to order a minimum of 4 piecesper person, and we looked for choices for rolls for the kids. As we were looking at the menu, another waitress comes by and saysto me "So do you have the order yet?". I told her we are still deciding. She huffs and says "Oh no! You don't have much time.".So we focused on ordering the rolls first, then once done, called the waitress and said "we can order the rolls fir Read more

The sushi here is not fresh at all and no decent sushi place serves seared sushi. They claim to serve only traditional Japanese... sushi so no California roll but I wonder what that cheese on the grilled mussel was. Cheese is not traditionally Japanese. Alsoit was much overpriced. Not worth the money for the quality of food. If you pay $150+ pp you expect decent sushi not thisquality that any sushi restaurant can produce. I should have known that their quality can’t be good because they have too manylocations and they even opened a Sasabune express. A good sushi place has just one location because a good sushi chef can onlybe in one place after all. And when you pay so much you should at least be served sushi on some proper plates not plasticplates. Read more

Mixed feelings about this place . The Chef Menu is absolutely delicious , but the pricing is obscene . You basically pay per... piece and you don’t know how much you spend . None of the waiters is able to tell you how much you spent. So depending on thenight and what the chef cooks some plates can be $30 and others $7.. and you just see the bill at the end … bottom line isFood is amazing but the unknown pricing completely ruins the place Read more

This place was very good. The sushi was fresh and the service was great. They caution you when seating that they are a... traditional sushi restaurant so they don’t sell rolls, they even have a sign in the front letting you know. Read more

Traditional japanese sushi. Very good quality. Service was a bit slow during lunch time but friendly.

I love ordering a la carte nigiri sushi here - it's always so fresh and we'll made. The toro and kanpachi are particular... standouts to me. Read more

The sushi melts in your mouth, rice cooked perfectly. Try the chef’s speciality menu. Fabulous! Will definitely be back again!

What an amazing traditional Japanese sushi experience! I love it and they have lunch specials which provide a great deal too!... The waitresses are friendly and helpful and the omakase is delicious! They will even tailor it to your appetite! If you're full,they'll adjust the price. There is parking in the lot right next to them. Definitely a go to and will be back! Read more