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Luckyfish Sushi

338 N Canon Drive

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Phone: (310) 274 9800

http://www.luckyfishsushi.com/

Rating:

Overall rating: Good

Pricing - Moderately Low

Luckyfish is a modern kaiten-zushi (conveyor belt sushi) restaurant located deep inside the heart of 90210, and is run by the same folks that head up LA’s super trendy Sushi-Roku and Katana. The restaurant is charming & comfortable, perfect for a date. The staff and management are very friendly, and eager to offer specials and advice on popular dishes. Luckyfish offers some pretty interesting and original dishes that you won’t find in most sushi restaurants. It is obvious that a lot of time and thought was put into the menu and food.

 

Tako Roll - Good

Spicy Tuna on top of a roll filled with octopus, yuzu pepper & a hint of mayo; a great combination of flavors and texture with a hint of lemon and a subtle kick. Very peppery, maybe a little over peppered. 

 

Salmon Carpaccio - Good

Slices of salmon topped with capers, sesame, ponzu and onions; a Japanese bagels & lox if you will, minus the bagel. Sauce is light and tasty and the salmon is of good quality. 

 

Tuna Truffle Carpaccio - Good

Slices of tuna, arugula, balsamic reduction and Parmesan cheese garnished with truffle oil. Beautiful presentation. This felt like a dish we’d already had at any of the great Italian or new American restaurants in LA. It was a pleasant and unexpected dish at a sushi restaurant. 

 

Wasabi Toro - Awesome

Minced Toro, mixed with green onion served on top of seaweed wrapped rice. This was good, quite tasty and fresh. We missed any wasabi, either it was light or forgotten. Regardless, we recommend it! 

 

Baked crab roll - Good

Finally, a restaurant that serves only real crabs in a roll! Served warm, wrapped in a thin sheet of tofu/soy paper…Tasty. 

 

Albacore special (off menu) - Awesome

Another beautifully presented and well thought out dish. A healthy portion of good quality albacore presented on top of potato crisps and topped with Maui sweet onions, and served with an asparagus and tomato salad with a Dijon mustard vinaigrette. Highly recommended. 

 

Yellowtail served Sushi Roku Style - Awesome

Yellowtail served with 3 types of ponzu, diced chilli’s and scallions, and drizzled with hot olive oil. A great, natural citrus taste and very light perfect starter, almost like a salad. 

 

The Run Down: The restaurant has a great selection of both hot and cold dishes in addition to its eclectic sushi selection.  Depending on what you order, you may be surprised at your total bill; we found this place pretty decent price wise considering the area (and partially because we didn’t order any sake).  If you’re looking for something fun & different, this is the place to go….