was recommended by a local to this restaurant for their happy hour (2-5 pm fri,sat,sun) & the food is soo good. We got their "lucky meal" combo ($25): came with lucky dog sake, chef's side, 2 choice hand rolls, 3pcs spicy tuna crispy rice. My 2 hand rolls were spicy scallop house hot sauce & baked crab yuzu aioli soy sauce. Such a vibe here & everyone is so sweet!! Will be back read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Happy hour menu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I have ordered to go a couple of times and the food has been excellent. The service when I picked up was fine I have not had any bad experiences. It's a cute little place. But the rolls have been fresh and delicious and I would highly recommend for lovely local sushi. I've gotten the habanero roll and the salmon. All excellent. It's a great addition to highland park. Cheers! read more

Stumbled upon this place on Google Maps, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the fish! The blue crab and yellowtail nigiri were fantastic. Even the wasabi and soy sauce they use are amazing. The restaurant may appear small from the outside, but they have additional seating toward the back, and the servers were quick and attentive. They didn't seem to have a designated host, which would explain why some of the other reviews mentioned not being seated right away. They also serve Suntory on tap! Huge plus! read more

Can't believe it's taken me years to come here!! As someone who frequents Japan and has been disappointed too many times w/ stateside sushi and avoids it--I'm so happy to have finally dined here. Loved having the ability of variety and super freshness at a fair price. V good for vegan friends. The hamachi sashimi was incredibly tasty. 2 of us shared 2x cut rolls, the sashimi, and crispy rice and it was the perfect small dinner snack share (room for dessert hehe). Dug the intimate vibes there as well. Fun to sit at the counter. Can't wait for my hub to try! read more

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I had a great time here, it was a quick bite to eat while running errands. The presentation of the tuna bites was amazing. The rice was sooo crispy i loved it and overall I had a good experience. There is patio seating but it wasn't available at the time we were there im not sure why. I would come back. read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Spicy tuna on crispy rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love this spot. Feels like a neighborhood gem that I can go to alone, on a date, or bring out of towners to, which is special! My favorite hand rolls, the prices are very fair, and I had adored everyone working behind the counter. read more

We wanted to go to a restaurant close by but it wasn't open yet so we popped in Ichijiku to kill sometime. We ordered a couple orders of the crispy rice with spicy tuna, couple miso soups, crab hand roll and rice with tofu skin and edamame. The food was amazing so tasty and presentation is nice as well. The service we received was great. Im commenting on this because there are a number of bad reviews touching on negative service. We thought it was good. We were welcomed in, attended to quickly, no complaints. The place itself is nice more on the intimate side small bar area, some window seating and they share an outdoor patio so there is that too. Would we come back. Definitely read more

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Solid sushi stop with fresh fish, good sized rolls, and reasonably priced. They have a cool alley-turned outdoor seating and a really cool Ube beer. The only downside was the service. The waitress didn't seem too knowledgeable about the menu which is surprising for a place like this. read more

Incredibly fresh tasting fish. Worth it for the price. Loved the outdoor seating area read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

It's definitely grown on us as our neighborhood sushi spot! The service is always so approachable and efficient and the vibe is perfect for a friend or significant other hang. We typically go for an Asahi beer on tap and the bento box for 2 special during happy hour. Low key don't want to write this review bc we would still like to be able to get a seat whenever we get the sushi craving but this spot definitely deserves the buzz and love. read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Crispy rice tuna sushi (unsure if happy hour menu but I wanted to treat myself :) ) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Wonderful experience, great staff, wonderful flavors, great sushi a must try. Figueroa has so many options this one is a gem you won't be disappointed read more

Excellent food, excellent atmosphere. Recently celebrated a wedding here, and the team was wonderful in making the experience. Definitely recommend the Thai spice bitters old fashioned. read more

Excellent sushi!!So fresh & tender! The service was amazing ,friendly & professional provided by Aly & Katie! Go visit anytime before the shows @ Lodge Room!! Great tunes also! A must if u love Japanese food!! Delicious! BTW Ignore the bad reviews about service Aly & Katie were welcoming,friendly & professional they took such great care of me & will definitely be back! Keep up the great work ladies! read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Yellow tail hamachi was the best I've ever had!! Fantastic! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

A great experience from beginning to end. I stumbled upon this gem by accident. I was driving down the street and got caught in some traffic right across from it. I was wondering around and daydreaming. I love sushi. That same evening; stopped by for a solo date with myself. My server was a nice as can be and attentive. The sushi recommendations were spot on. To my surprise they served bubbly wine. Nicely decorated; so clean, so demure (don't laugh) it's true. I can't wait to be back and bring my spouse on a date to show off this nice, little (literally) spot in our backyard. Next time, yes, I'll try the sake. Happy New Year..... read more

I was shopping in this neighborhood of Highland Park and dropped into this place with my daughter. It was happy hour time and there is a special menu of two or three hand rolls with miso soup, deep fried tofu and edamame for $25-30. We ordered salmon skin, negi toro, wagyu beef rolls and a maguro nigiriIt set and it was a perfect little meal. We ordered extra rolls and everything was delicious! Wished there was one in my neighborhood. Highly recommend this place. read more

Great service , great food and so affordable , perfect ambience. Will definitely return.

I really wanted to like this place and the food was good. However, there was something that happened that simply did not let me have peace in giving them 5 stars (please take a look at my other reviews, I dole 5 stars as the default, and I am an easy to please customer, so it is nearly impossible for me to give anything lower than 5 or 4, unless the circumstances merit it). I came here on Valentine's Day and upon entering, the bartender/server was taking care of some customers. I wasn't greeted but that is normal, since the poor lady was juggling a lot of stuff. After around 5 minutes of waiting, I see that there is a small table available by the window and decided to sit there, so that I could let her know that I wanted to eat. She then grabs a phone call, and, phone in hand, rushes to the area where I am sitting, goes over me without greeting me or even acknowledging me, and starts talking on the phone to someone about how there is still one table available. After she was done with the call, I asked her if I could please have a table, and she gave me a pen and paper and told me to write down my name and number and let me know that they would call me when a table was available. Mind you, she did tell me that wait time was around 45 minutes, and she told me this at 8pm, (they close at 9pm). My friend was 15 minutes late but as soon as she arrived, I told her and she went in and got the same spiel from the lady. I saw the couple that she was talking on the phone with (their call came in around 3 or 4 minutes after I had entered the restaurant, so I was technically first in line) get to the restaurant around 10 minutes after my friend and I had arrived and talked to her a couple of times, and sit in the very same table that was avalilable, and that I was sitting on, waiting for the lady to acknowledge me so that she could please take my order and my friend's order. My friend and I were waiting outside in the cold for around 45 minutes, when another lady from the business next door came out, and in the most polite, friendly and approachable way asked us what we were waiting for. I told her "Ichijiku" and she said that they operate on a first-come-first-served basis, and not on a waiting list. I told her that I had already been waiting outside for 45 minutes, even though I had arrived on time, and when there was a table available and she immediately went inside to talk to the other lady. At around 9:10pm, after the restaurant had already closed and the table was finally vacant, they let us in, took our order and served us. Up until this point, the lady had been super rude and condescending with me, but maybe talking to the 2nd lady that came to check up on us and sharing with her the situation, caused her to go inside and have a chat with her. I ended up spending over 100 dollars, and leaving a 20% tip but despite that, I do not plan on coming back. My dignity and being treated with respect and kindness (same way that I always try to treat others) is worth more than the best sushi in the world (granted, they have pretty good sushi, but I don't know if I'd call it "the best in the world". Still pretty fantastic, tho). Anyays, after over 4 years on Yelp, here is my measly 3rd review in which I am forced to leave one star. read more

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No frills, just basic sushi cut and hand rolls in Highland Park area. They also have weekday lunch specials. I'll have to come back another time to try. read more

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Yummy! Stopped in for happy hour and enjoyed their delicious hand rolls. It's a little tight inside, we have a baby who's too small for a high chair but our server helped make it work so I appreciate them for that. I forgot what rolls we got but we enjoyed our meal. Definitely will be back! read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Happy hour hand rolls - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Your neighborhood sushi bar. Everything is perfectly prepared and fresh. Never disappointed.

great service & vibe, perfect location. crispy seaweed and fresh food. if you love kazu nori but you're looking for something different, this is it! read more

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When you walk in you'll be ignored by the grumpy staff. I ordered a spicy tuna hand roll to go and received the smallest, saddest, and worst tasting spicy tuna roll I've ever had. They don't even add cucumber. This was almost $9 and tasted so bad I couldn't finish it and it was only like 3 bites. read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Tiny and gross - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love this place! I've been a couple of times and the food is always great! I always get the platter for 2 which comes with 2 rolls and some sushi pieces. We also got the crispy spicy tuna and the pickled veggie. All so good! Service is always good and the ambiance is chill and sort of romantic but can also be great for girlfriends. Sake was warm, beer was cold! I was a happy lady! read more

It took few minutes until we were acknowledged while we were sitting in the sushi bar the waitress was restocking supplies. The staff behind the sushi bar kept stopping greeting everyone that was coming in or standing behind us and we had been sitting there just waiting to get our order in or even a hell. It was absolutely rude and unacceptable not to acknowledge someone that is siting in front of you and ignore them for over 15 mins. My bf had to ask them if they can take our order and she ignored us and kept refilling some container. After getting our order finally in we order the sushi for two box . The sushi was good and fresh but not worth it of going back again. I didn't even get a refill of water. Is a cashless establish and tip starts 18, 20 and 23 % how are you expected to tip when they can't even greet. I know plenty of quality sushi restaurants where service is decent or above exceptional that deserve my business. read more

Very tasty sushi, however don't expect great service. Our waiter didn't bother to refill our waters even once the whole meal. I had to get up and fill my waters myself. Why am I expected to tip if I have to fill my own water?? Wtf! The sushi box for two was very tasty! I expected a bit more sushi that what we received. A great light meal, but a little pricey for what you get. read more

Amazing! Loved everything we ordered. Friendly and welcoming to our family including a 4 year old!

Had seen this place a couple times and came in a Friday dinner, other places were full to the brim and this spot had space. Should have been my first clue. Food was bleh. No real flavor and the hot food was lukewarm warm. The servers scoop the miso soup which was weird. Service was deplorable. It felt like I was bothering them for water/napkins/wasabi. If I had gotten them on the outset I would have not had to ask in the first place. They are cashless so you don't get a bill they just take your credit card without an opportunity to review the bill. They stand there with the terminal to ensure a 20%, otherwise it's super awkward. Don't do it. read more

Pure disappointment based on service and food. I was fortunate to go when it was half empty but you would think they were completely packed with their inattentive service. The service was distracted with attending to their friends. We had to ask for water and served food without getting any utensils - ended up taking it from another place setting. As for the food, the hand rolls were terrible. The seaweed was wet and the flavor was straight sauce. I wouldn't have known if it was salmon, tuna or yellowtail - store bought sushi from Ralph's would have been better. Overall, hope this local restaurant takes constructive feedback to improve. read more

Came here around 8ish and we sat outside in the back ... mind you the entrance in back is only accessible if you park in back ...it's tricky to find ... They do have an entrance in front by they open in the evenings only... A Cordial hipster waitress tends to us; 1 seaweed salad - love it 5.00 1 nakazuke pickles - 6.00 GOTTA GET THIS Ordered some hot house SAKE... I'm not fancy... ok maybe two hot sake total... $16.00 2 blue crab hand roll - show stopper ! We're just getting warmed up $16.00 1 baked crab 8.00 1 spicy tuna 8.00 we shared this... love this stuff Nigiri: 1 sweet shrimp 9.00 2 yellowtail nigiri 14.00 - fresh and liking to taste 2 salmon 14.00 - same fresh and salmony 2 otoro - $30.00 - this was fancy but worth it 2 uni nigiri - 18.00 - melt in your mouth 2 salmon roe - 18.00 - salty and tasty 2 tamago - 12.00 nice 2 side rice - still hungry - 6.00 233.12 w tip included Not cheap It would of been fine except I had to deal with a transient person who just let herself in through the back ... so I told her I gave her $20 last time Which I had the last time she appeared outside civil coffee ; also in back when sitting outside So maybe to avoid this kind of thing; just sit inside This neighborhood gets a little shady at night So be careful in and out of your car Hate to write about thiszzz But thems the facts Hopefully this problem will be solved soon in Los Ángeles... in the meantime ... Stay tolerant ; patient; but don't stay indoors Get out there; it's gonna be alright I got faith Fish was fantastic I'd give it 5 stars but the incident dropped it down one... read more

If you're looking into a chill place to drink, away from overwhelming crowds in highland park this place is for you. You can drink and have no one interrupt yourself from others. I love the is place, good for conversations with a 1 and 1. A really first date spot! Shoutout to my server Brittany she was very nice and welcoming! :) read more

Very good all around. Got the deluxe sushi box and it was quite a bit of food. Added a blue crab hand roll. Wow. Food was good, ambiance is nice. No complaints. It's a bit expensive but I think the fish is phenomenal. Can't wait to come back. read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great local sushi restaurant. Casual dining and nice patio seating. The staff was very friendly and the food was delicious. I especially enjoyed the spicy tuna krispy rice along with their Summer seasonal sake called Denshin Natsu Jinmai. read more

Food is 8 or 9/10 1 star is for the service employees were taking up 4 of the sushi bar seats didn't offer to move for customers they let two singles take up two seats each then didn't clean up the counter before seating us to dine it was gross and made everyone feel awkward read more

We were having some happy hour drinks around the area & decided to try this small sushi bar since there was no waiting and this place is very small. Over all it hit the spot that night ! read more

Ichijiku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This review is for the service, not the food. This was our first time here and we were really excited to come, we ordered and over 40 mins passed and no sign of our food. Even couple of the table next to us was concerned about our food. I had to go inside and ask them to pack up our order cause we had to leave. We changed our minds and decided to stay, I let the waitress know and she was super snarky. She proceeded to attend to others and took her sweet time to get our food, so she decided to leave and asked her to pack everything up for us. She was super snarky and rude, even sighed out loud. Took literally like 20 more minutes to get our food and check. We decided not to tip because we received horrible service and didn't feel like any tip was deserved, she had the audacity to ask us why we didn't tip! Our food was packed with no utensils, soy sauce or even napkins. This whole experience was just one of the worst we've ever had anywhere to be honest. It's such a shame because we've heard amazing things about this place and the food actually quite good. Very disappointing. read more

The chances of me coming back to try this place is very unlikely, for reasons I will list below. HOWEVER, I do think that this place is cute and HP doesn't have a bustling sushi scene, so A for effort on making a cute establishment like this. If you're not a sushi snob and up to see it for yourself, give it a whirl, it's not awful. As a sushi lover I think the menu isn't exciting but the offerings work. However, most of the fish seemed a little dry and the rice was a caloric filler, and not a partner. The service was embarrassing, there were 2 servers behind the bar and we ordered the dinner set- not only did they not make sure I had the right stuff to dine (chopsticks, soy sauce lid, napkin), they also kept doing this thing where they dropped off the food without explaining the line up. I know my sushi enough to know the ch-toro isn't salmon-- but come on. Sake option was a match to the sushi- simple, limited, and no secret combination to unlock a different expectation. I left feeling not pleased with my life choices. And like I said, unlikely to come back. But if you're new to the area or the food, and can handle mediocrity, this is a good try. read more

it was a thursday. i told my boyfriend i wanted sushi and i thought he was going to bring me to a neighborhood spot in a strip mall. he brought me here and told me this IS our *neighborhood sushi spot* which makes me a lucky girl to have him and to have ichijiku (but mostly ichijiku lolol) the restaurant is tiny - only bar seats indoors and a backyard courtyard. lots of takeout orders. but the sushi is fressshhhhh, like giving 'flown in from japan this morning.' you can order most items as nigiri, hand rolls, or cut rolls. i am a cut roll baby and they come in 4s, so a small serving, but quality. the vegan sushi (beet and tofu "cream cheese") was ??? on paper but delicious in my belly we got the uni special, sashimi platter, and wagyu too. boyfriend needed like 14 more .dishes than me but he was satisfied and we left with having spent ~$100. they have box sets for 1 or 2 people as well something interesting is that i didn't see a dessert menu; maybe they don't do dessert which i kinda respect. but i could've done a black sesame ice cream scoop to round out the night next door is the arroyo club which just opened... ;) read more

Ichijiku Sushi - 3 cut rolls - salmon, yellowtail (i asked for the scallion), and beet - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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My neighborhood sushi spot. I come here pretty often and it's consistently great food and service! This is exciting as I can walk here and don't have to drive to Little Tokyo. Fish is fresh and tasty. I like getting the Sushi box for 2 with a date and adding the trio sashimi or a handroll. Not an extensive selection of fish, but substantial. The happy hour handroll deal is sweet too! Seating is limited inside, but plenty outside and in courtyard - heat lamps if needed. Altho the dumpsters are located nearby in the courtyard and that's not a pleasant thing in the summer. My only suggestion is I wish they were open until 10. I feel patrons would enjoy the dining experience more (and drink more:) read more

Sat down they weren't busy at all. Took 10 min for someone to notice we hadn't ordered. Miso soups came and we had to ASK for spoons The server gave us attitude about that for some reason .. anddd said "we only have one spoon left" - like what?! So one of us is supposed to drink from the bowl?! Eventually she brought another spoon. My soy sauce bowl had a piece of hair in it. Seaweed was chewy - I'm not a picky person at all So food and service terrible, just a nice ambiance & that's as best as it gets here. Sucks because I was excited to try it read more

We had not eaten all day and we both thought the rolls sucked. Nigiri was decent, but the worst was the service, or lack there of. If you don't have customer service skills, maybe being a server shouldn't be your job. Will never go back. read more