As a little friend who just came back from China, I feel really happy to join the team.Although you can eat local snacks casually in China, you still miss the vast land and rich variety of delicacies in Los Angeles.In Tianchao, I really missed the high-quality, cheap and fresh Japanese food here, so I went to Sugarfish, which was highly rated on yelp, not long after I came back.
We went to the one in Santa Monica. After eating, we can go shopping and enjoy the sea breeze (in fact, the one in downtown really can’t afford to queue up...). The decoration of Santa Monica's branch is small and fresh, but the signboard is small and hard to notice.Probably because of noon, we only waited for more than ten minutes before we were seated.
As Sushi Nozawa's sister restaurant, Sugarfish is less rigorous than Nozawa, but a little more intimate.For example, their menu has many kinds of set meals besides a la carte, and the name is also very domineering, called "Trust Me".There are quite a few of us, so we ordered Trust Me, Trust Me Lite and Hozawa Trust Me respectively.
Ice water, Hot Green Tea and Iced Green Tea are available before meals. Iced Green Tea is the classic Japanese matcha powder~
Organic Edamame:
Yes, I thought it was a free side dish at first = = But I still like it very much. The taste of this edamame is crisper than that cooked at home, and the salt taste is not heavy, but the more you eat, the more delicious it is~
tuna sashimi:
tasty!The meat is tender and does not need to be dipped in sauce. The sauce itself is rich in taste, a little sweet and sour but not so heavy that it overwhelms the taste of the fish itself.
Albacore, Salmon, Shrimp :
This is in the Trust Me Lite package, the Salmon is very fat and tender, and the Albacore is relatively refreshing
Halibut, Yellowtail :
This is in the Trust Me set meal. In comparison, Halibut has a softer taste, but there is a little sauce on both of them, and the taste is just right.
uni sushi:
Yes, as a person who was captured by sea urchin for the first time, I ordered a Uni Sushi without disappointment.Sure enough, I was not disappointed, the sea urchin is very generous, and at the same time it is fresh.This taste!
Eel Sushi:
This is the Daily Special in Nozawa Trust Me.To be honest, I was a little disappointed. Although I like Eel Sushi very much, I was still looking forward to something different when I saw "Daily Special"~
Blue Crab Hand Roll:
Yes it sounds weird and looks unremarkable, but it is!good!eat!The seaweed roll is crispy, served with soft rice and minced crab meat.The taste of crab meat is very strong and fresh. One bite feels like your mouth is full of the umami taste of crab, and your sense of happiness soars.
Toro Hand Roll:
It may be because I ate the Blue Crab first, and then I felt that the taste was mediocre, and it was useless.However, the fish meat itself is still tender and fresh, probably not as good as the crab meat in comparison.
As a sashimi lover, I am willing to exchange a top steak for a smooth and tender fish. Overall, SugarFish did not disappoint me. The ingredients are fresh and full of flavor. I am very satisfied that almost every Sushi dish does not require additional sauces, and it is rich in taste.In addition to the food itself, its dining environment is relatively casual, and the way of set meals is also very flexible. Most of the meals can come here.As for the price, as a daily meal, the price is still acceptable, let alone sea breeze and shopping!
Downtown branch address:
Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa 600 W 7th St.Ste 150
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Santa Monica Store Address:
Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa 1345 2nd St.Santa Monica, CA 90401
~~ Thanks to the fellow Ge Ye for providing delicious and attractive photos~~
