Sushi Sasabune Restaurant Review
Wilshire Brentwood Plaza
12400 Wilshire Blvd. (Bundy Dr.) 
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Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-820-3596
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Sushi Sasabune Restaurant is one of our 2012
| Top 10 LA Sushi Restaurants
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Reservations suggested
- Parking garage
- Casual
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| Sasabune has moved from an old bungalow just off of a stretch of Sawtelle Boulevard (a neighborhood often referred to as Little Tokyo West) into spacious digs on the ground floor of a Wilshire office tower. This massive place features a seemingly endless wraparound sushi bar behind which a small army of chefs, under the direction of chef-owner Nobi Kusuhara, work at a frenzied pace. Kusuhara is a protégé of the Valley's celebrated Kazunori Nozawa and his craft is strikingly similar to the old master's. Both embrace the use of warm rice, which contrasts agreeably with the chilled fish, and neither seem particularly concerned with presentation. At the bar, one is expected to acquiesce to the omakase (chef's choice), and it begins fast-and-furious the moment you sit down (table service has a different pace). There is no mistaking that this is an assembly-line operation, where most fish has been pre-cut and is simply assembled for service. However, the quality remains remarkably high and we've been impressed with the albacore, melt-in-your-mouth toro, overstuffed blue crab roll, salmon topped with translucent kelp, kanpachi and uni---all served up with little fanfare or garnishment. |
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