Cozy spot for incredible sushi!…read more I tried Golden Eye Snapper for the first time ever, and it might be one of my new favorites! The lightly torched skin gives each bite a nice, firm textural contrast against the delicate, tender meat. The yuzu garnish puts it over the top! My other favorites are Striped Jack and Hokkaido Scallop. My friend, who doesn't really like eating fish, loves their Double S Roll (tempura shrimp & fried scallops.) The service has been mostly wonderful. We did run into one hiccup when we found some hard, jagged black chunks in the Double S Roll that we couldn't eat. They looked and felt like metal or charred debris, but the staff insisted they were black sesame seeds. Otherwise, the staff has been upbeat and super friendly. If you're looking for your next unforgettable bite, do yourself a favor and order the Golden Eye Snapper!

While there's a cornucopia of sushi restaurants to visit in LB, I may have found the best one. I've…read morebeen to several over the years, some multiple times, and Kimu's taste & presentation really stood out. They have a parking lot, which is a plus for this area because street parking is challenging. I ordered the Negi Toro Hand roll, Spicy Scallop Roll, and TNT Roll. The hand roll was elegant, fresh, and delicious. I loved the seaweed. The Spicy Scallop was my favorite because of the quality ingredients and value. It was definitely spicy. The TNT Roll was amazing, but I had to remove the Jalapeño due to it kicking my ass. I'll definitely return because I had an exciting experience.

first time trying out this spot, unfortunately they weren't doing their ayce, but we wanted sushi…read moreanyway. it's a nicely decorated establishment with both indoor and outdoor seating near the hangar in long beach so plenty of parking in the plaza. we came on a monday night and got seated right away! our server kris was super sweet and helpful and made it such a memorable experience. -pear lychee martini: 9/10 quite sweet of a cocktail with more notes of the pear than the lychee but still delicious and refreshing -hamachi yuzu roll: 9/10 super refreshing roll with delicious citrus of the yuzu and fresh hamachi -sosoguud roll: 8/10 huge soy wrapped rolls with lots of fresh fish and umami sauces -spicy tuna crunch roll: 10/10 a classic yet delicious roll for me, fresh minced tuna with umami sauces and crispy garlic crunch toppings -spicy garlic edamame: 10/10 always so good and addicting -chicken karaage: 9/10 nicely crispy and tender chicken with a spicy mayo dipping sauce -toro crispy rice: 10/10 super yummy minced toro with that perfectly fried crispy rice and creamy avocado and sauces with a slight kick from the jalapeños -rainbow roll: 8/10 nice refreshing roll with an assortment of different fresh fish will definitely be back especially for their ayce!

First time and pleasantly Surprised! Came Mainly for Sushi…read moreand ordered à la carte. Tried Tuna, Hamachi, King Salmon, Seared King Salmon, Snapper, Albacore Nigiri. Blue Crab Hand Roll. Baked Salmon & Negitoro cut Rolls. All Absolutely Delicious! Compliments to Sushi Chef Chris! *(apologies for no food pics we were so hungry) They also have an unagi blue crab roll which will def try next time. Service was great and everyone was so pleasant! Thank you Jasmine. Ambiance was nice with ample inside and outside seating choices. Inside there's a separate bar area aside from Sushi Bar Seating which you can also dine at. Choice of Regular and Bar size tables for grilling dining. Don't remember if there was booth seating? We chose to sit at Sushi Bar & Sushi Chef Chris was very personable and informative for our first visit. Overall a great date night for my husband and I. *Sushi Bar and Bar Area were both standard open Restaurant seating. So keep that in mind if you want to grab a quick drink and delicious quality bites while you're enjoying the rest of the LBC LBX. *Recommend this place for date night or big group hangouts and special occasions, as it is fun and inviting atmosphere. Def be back to try the Wagyu Ayce Menu! Hoping they will add Salmon Skin, Ama ebe Shrimp & some other sushi staples soon.

My first time trying this place and it's AMAZING!! I always pass by it when i'm here in Long Beach…read moreand I'm so glad I gave it a try. We ordered the poké tacos to start and they were delicious 10/10. We also shared the tiger roll (i think) and the Mr Roll and the Mr roll was definitely our favorite. Everything here was so great & the fish tasted fresh. If you come in a party of 1-2, I would recommend sitting at the bar because the chefs working are so nice & charismatic. They even celebrated a coworkers birthday that night & it was so sweet they let us all be a part of it. Definitely coming back very soon!!!

Decided to try this place for lunch…read more Walked in and was greeted right away. The waitress was very friendly and attentive. There was a good variety of lunch specials. I decided on the 3 hand roll lunch special. Soup and salad came out first. I liked the soup but wasn't a fan of the dressing on the salad. Hand rolls came out: Rock & Roll roll- baked scallops with avocado and rice ... very dry no sauce on the scallops or in the roll. Geisha roll- snow crab with avocado and rice. Good amount of snow crab but again dry with no sauce in the roll. Shrimp tempura roll- shrimp tempura with rice. Decent shrimp tempura roll. Glad I tried it but there are much better sushi places I'd rather go to.

1st time at Homareya and it didn't disappoint. Made a…read morereservation and seated very quickly, special menu was interesting, loved the beef curry focaccia bread & quesadilla! Service was great, will definitely come back.

$350 to be treated like an inconvenience…read more Incredible. Let me start with the 45 minute wait PAST our reservation time. Not 10, not 15, forty five minutes. Did anyone come over to acknowledge it? Nope. We just sat there watching the host staff do absolutely nothing with urgency. But okay, we were starving, so we stayed. We ordered big -- like, embarrassingly big, probably 80% of the menu plus sake -- because we wanted to give this place a real shot. And look, some of it was actually great. But some of it was not edible. Not "not my taste," not edible. So we sent those dishes back, which is a completely normal thing to do at a restaurant that charges these prices. What happened next genuinely shocked me. The chefs took it as a personal attack. Rude comments, visibly annoyed, staring us down from the kitchen for the rest of the meal. We couldn't even enjoy the good food because the whole vibe became hostile. It were so uncomfortable that we honestly just wanted to leave. $350. That's what we spent. And we left feeling like we ruined someone's night by simply expecting edible food. The disappointment isn't even about the dishes it's the attitude from the front staff all the way back to the kitchen. You can train a team. You can't teach humility, and you damn sure can't teach someone to care. Do not recommend.

Finally a good curry place near me. Tanuki (raccoon dog) is a Japanese curry spot that recently…read moreopened. While curry is their specialty they have other items such as udon, teriyaki, and donburi bowls as well as a few typical appetizers such as tempura and karaage. The restaurant is not very big but has a fair amount of tables. Its style has a mix of modern and traditional Japanese elements with lofi music playing in the background. We were given a friendly welcome upon entering and the service was great. We started with the mixed tempura which was light and crispy - a perfect starter that won't fill you up. For dinner we tried the beef curry and chicken katsu curry. Both were delicious. I had the chicken katsu. I really liked the breading as it was light and crispy - not too thick or greasy. The sauce was also rich and flavorful. I made it a combo which includes miso soup and a salad of choice. I selected the cucumber salad which was a little sweet but refreshing with the meal. I hope to try their donburi next.

So stoked that there are more proper East Asian restaurants west of the 605 and south of the 91…read more My order was a chicken katsu curry takeaway. I called it in on a lazy Tuesday after hiking. Food didn't take that long but I like that there was a wait because I know it'll be freshly made. When I walked into the restaurant to pick up my order, inside was cozy and I noticed that it was pretty busy for a late Tuesday lunch. A really nice young woman who rang me up and handed me my bag of goods. When I got home, I was pleased to see that they had separated the Katsu from the curry sauce, so my meat didn't end up being soggy. Their curry sauce is different from most curry houses. There are some herbs in it that I can't put my finger on, but I love it because it's not like any of the others. Chicken was juicy and rice was fluffy. I also like their kizami ginger which had a nice solid crunch. Even though it took me a while to pick up my food, it was still nice and warm when I sat down to eat it. Very happy with the presentation and the flavour. We'll try to visit and eat at the restaurant next time. Parking lot is small and can get a little crowded with all the other businesses open. But there is also street parking available. Also, because it's a Japanese restaurant, they are not open on Mondays.

LOVE TE-BURU !! this is the best sushi in LBC and this place is filled with romantic vibes, perfect…read morefor a date night. i've been here with my hubby countless times before, and it just keeps getting better ! we were first greeted at the door and each got served a warm cup of miso soup. the rolls never disappoint and they are all good. our favorite is the jungle fever. the basil makes the roll aromatic and earthy. the lemon pepper roll is also good with the sear on top. this time we decided to try the sashimi salad. there is the perfect amount of fish and they are cut into chunks. the dressing on top tastes like mustard seed (?) nonetheless it pairs well with the salad. our forever go-to sushi spot in long beach !! :3

You've katsu go to Te-Buru! I've been trying different spots in Bixby Knolls, and Te-Buru has to be…read moreone of my favorite so far. The menu had such a wide variety of Japanese cuisine, from sushi, to katsu, to donburi, there's something for everyone! Loved the modern clean vibes of the interior. They start you off with complimentary miso soup, which was full and rich (a bit salty for my liking but that's just me). We also ordered a plate of nigiri as our appetizer, and the fish quality was really fresh. I ordered the chicken katsu plate for myself, and my was it delicious. I've never tasted katsu so light even though it's typically fried, and love the sauce they paired the katsu with. It was almost like a mustard? But it wasn't too overpowering or anything. We finished the night with the tempura ice cream, and let me tell you, this is a MUST. I honestly just expected them to throw some panko on top of a scoop of ice cream, but Te-Buru's take is (somehow) baking a tempura crust right onto a giant scoop of ice cream and then cutting up the scoop into wedges. The ice cream surprisingly did not melt all that quickly either, and the matcha flavor was on point. Our servers were quick to meet our requests, nothing super outstanding but made the meal pretty seamless. Prices I think were pretty standard except for their sushi. Those are bit on the steeper side, but again, their fish quality is really good. For parking, they do have a small lot, but there's also street parking and parking in the neighborhood behind the restaurant. You'd be delulu not to try Te-Buru!

Hands down one of the best sushi experiences I've had in Long Beach so far. From the moment I…read morewalked in, I felt transported to Japan. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and I believe the owners were there that evening, they were incredibly kind and even toasted with me a few times, which made the experience feel extra special. Every dish was beautifully presented, incredibly fresh, and packed with flavor. I wish I could tell you exactly what everything was, but my ADHD memory isn't doing me any favors . What I do remember is that every bite was delicious. The sashimi melted in my mouth, the nigiri was perfectly prepared, and the presentation was stunning from start to finish. If you're looking for high quality sushi in Long Beach, this spot is absolutely worth a visit. I already can't wait to go back. P.S. The photos probably do a better job of remembering what I ordered than I can.

Met my friend Debbie W here for her birthday lunch. We both decided on the bento box lunch…read morespecial with 3 items. I went with the teriyaki beef ($2 up charge), mixed tempura (one shrimp and mixed veggies), and spicy tuna roll. Deb went with the chicken teri, mixed tempura, and salmon roll. The bento box comes with miso soup, and green salad with a ginger miso dressing. We both enjoyed our bento box. However my teri beef was tough. I probably should've sent it back and got the chicken instead. We loved the mixed tempura. It was crisp and not too greasy. I also liked my spicy tuna roll. Service was friendly and attentive. There's plenty of parking which is shared by Target and other smaller stores in the same lot.

This placed really surprised me. Didn't even know it was even there and I go to this plaza often…read more It's a lot bigger inside than expected and has a good vibe to it. Got the main dish with curry and it was really good! The beef was good quality and they gave me a stone fire grill to cook it over. Curry was great as well. Not a fan of the sui mai, so skip that if you're eyeing it.

This is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants! It may seem a bit pricey at first, but once you…read moresee the portion sizes and experience the quality of the food, the price feels fair. My go to order is the katsu, with or without the curry, both are delicious. The meal is served as breaded, sliced beef cutlets, and you're given a small tabletop grill to finish cooking the meat to your preferred doneness. It's easy to use, even for someone like me who can't cook! The meal also comes with a platter of sides, including seaweed, cabbage, macaroni salad, and wasabi. My partner and his dad have also ordered the Beef of Two, which was perfect for sharing and another great option. The restaurant is small but very efficient, and they do a great job of getting guests seated and served quickly. It's definitely a spot worth trying at least once if you're looking for high quality Japanese food dining experience. Lastly, I forgot to mention how great the customer service is which is importantly to the experience. The male in one our pictures remembered our group after only 1x visit which shows how attentive they are.