Sora is such a chic monochromatic kind of place. The sushi is super fresh. I like that the hand rolls come out almost at once unlike kazunori where I'm starving to death watching every one at the bar get one piece every 15 mins. Our server was Christal. She was so patient and friendly. She explained the whole menu and told us what's the most popular rolls to get. We ordered , crispy rice tuna , albacore with crispy onions & cucumber salad to start. For the rolls we got a few of the wagyu ( my favorite) , lobster , miso cod. The wasabi here is like a salsa consistency with a good kick. I can eat 3 bowls of it. I wish I had more pics but we were too hungry. I would definitely come back here again. Parking is $12 at dinner time ( lot is behind the building ) read more

Sora - Wabsalsa insanely good - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Food Poisoning. Avoid this location. Poor quality ingredients, poor customer service. Cheap interior design and filthy restrooms. read more

Racist establishment. The customer service is very elitist. The food is overpriced. The cost is about $9 to $23 per one piece of sushi. I legit watched a table finish eating here and go next-door to buy a pizza and walk home. Save your money. The food is very mid. also, for this price point, how is there? No paper towels in the bathroom nor a trashcan. I hate touching door handles when leaving the bathroom and there's no way to avoid that. Very gross. read more

This was a fun time. Place was popping off and everyone was having a grand time. Food was great! We ordered a bunch of rolls and they were all ranging from good to great. Also got some standard items like spicy tuna on crunchy rice and some sashimi. Standout choices are rolls. You can the standard fare anywhere. 5/5 for food 3.5/5 for prices/value, 5/5 for vibe and decor. 4/5 overall. read more

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Came here for their weekday $32 lunch menu. I tried coming here on a Wednesday night and it was so packed that they weren't taking anymore walkins at 7pm, so made a res on a Friday lunch just in case. Their lunch menu actually came with a lot of food: edamame, crispy rice, sashimi, and 3 hand rolls. The hand rolls included don't have raw fish, but they let you substitute, and some have an upcharge. I love the aesthetic of this place, and like how there is all diff kind of seating: bar, table, outside. The food was good quality and I like how they give the hand rolls one at a time, but I don't think they do that at the table. I would come back for the lunch special, but not that often for dinner because it's pricey! read more

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Another trendy, overcrowded spot in Brentwood. The food was very good. However, the order of Tuna Crispy Rice never showed up so we canceled it. Was super loud inside. We sat inside at the bar but had to use outside voices to hear each other. Bartender was super nice. read more

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Sora is beautifully designed with a clean, minimalist interior. We were pleasantly surprised to be seated right away even though there was a line and we didn't have reservations. I ordered the toro truffle jalapeño, red snapper with yuzu and truffle, and the yellowtail jalapeño. Surprisingly, the red snapper was my favorite, but at nearly $10 per piece, I didn't feel it justified the price. We also ordered the spicy garlic edamame. The flavor was good, but the edamame was severely overcooked and mushy, which was disappointing. For drinks, I ordered the passion fruit margarita and asked if they could substitute the tequila with mezcal. They said yes, but when the bill arrived, I noticed they had added an $8 surcharge for the mezcal on top of an already $18 cocktail. I was disappointed that no one mentioned there would be an additional charge beforehand. My girlfriend ordered the Whiskey Business, but it tasted more like a poorly made Manhattan than the cocktail we expected. Overall, I left underwhelmed, especially considering the prices. While the restaurant has a nice atmosphere and a few standout bites, the food, drinks, and lack of transparency about the upcharge didn't make the experience feel worthwhile. Unfortunately, I won't be returning. read more

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With the success of their West Hollywood location at the Farmers Market they've made their over to Brentwood and I got to try the Tamaki experience for myself. The exterior alone is so inviting and would be a sexy date night spot. The food was delicious and although I've had hand rolls before, I've never truly had a Tamaki experience. The drinks were amazing and delicious coffee. Overall, it was amazing. The service was 10 out of 10 from all of the staff especially Angel and Janice were absolutely great. I'll definitely be back in the near future. read more

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Came here around 5 p.m. on a Saturday before the dinner rush, and it was the perfect time to go. They have a beautiful dog-friendly patio, which was a huge plus, and the service was exceptional from start to finish, easily 10/10. The food was a bit of a mixed bag. We started with the spicy edamame, which definitely had some heat, but I thought it could have used a little more salt. The spicy tuna over crispy rice was just okay. The tuna itself was fresh and the crispy rice had a great texture, but the sauce was much sweeter than I expected and overpowered the dish. We also tried the albacore, Wagyu, eggplant, snapper, black cod, and jalapeño tuna. The black cod, snapper and jalapeño tuna were absolutely outstanding, those were the stars of the meal and I'd order both again in a heartbeat. A few of the other dishes could use some refinement. The eggplant was a little too mushy, the albacore wasn't cut quite right and lacked flavor, and the Wagyu slices were thicker than we would have preferred, which made the texture a bit chewy. Overall, 4 out of 5. The service and atmosphere were fantastic, and while a few dishes missed the mark, the standout items were so good that we'll definitely be back. Next time, we'll just be a little more selective with our order. read more

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Sora brings an elevated, vibe to the temaki/hand roll experience that sets it apart from a Kazu or Yumoni. You walk into a spacious warm space that has a good blend of Mediterranean and Japanese design vibes. You are free to choose your own adventure from a diverse list of temaki along with some apps (as of now, no liquor license but the bar is primed to host). Spicy tuna crispy rice - decent start. The crispy rice was very nicely batter like a superb tator tot; just felt it over powered the tuna a bit. Tuna sashimi - tasty, fresh cuts Red snapper temaki - was fair but not very memorable Seared toro - can't go wrong here. Good cut and flavorful Spicy lobster - good flavor, more sweet than spicy but enjoyable Service was a bit odd at times but they'll work it out over time. Overall a nice addition to Brentwood. read more

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Delicious new hand roll place in Brentwood! I went with a friend and sat at the counter. They have a ton of counter/bar space as well as several tables and outdoor space as well. Service was fast and friendly and our waitress was able to point out some of her favorites from their extensive menu. Some of my favorites were the lobster, coconut shrimp, and spicy tuna crispy rice. I also really liked the passionfruit margarita. read more

The absolute best for hand rolls. This place has been open for a few months and I'm super excited to see it thriving. Everything is made fresh to order and they also have a full bar to enjoy sake or have an amazing cocktail. The quality of the fish is amazing whether you're ordering the blue fin tuna, toro jalapeño truffle or something new like the seared Nogoduro. We sat at the sushi bar and had some great recommendations from our server Santiago. I don't think I would've ever tried the seared kinmedai or the seared Nogoduro without his recommendations. The ambiance is trendy and a perfect fit for Brentwood. Perfect stable here and hope for many years of success. Thanks again and looking forward to next time. read more

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High end sushi place that goes a bit over the top with its elitism. Food: 4.5/5 Incredible, actually. The classic rolls are yummier than the fancy rolls. Our rating for the rolls are as follows... Spicy Salmon Jalapeño-- 5/5 Scallop-- 5/5 Wagyu-- 4/5 Eel-- 4/5 Spicy Crispy Rice Tuna-- 3/5 Red Snapper-- 2/5 Our one quip is the portions are small, ESPECIALLY so for the Spicy Crispy Rice Tuna Appetizer. The pieces are as big as my entire thumb finger. The most popular item is apparently the Red Snapper. We all did not like it: there's a weird overpowering spice, and it is too citrusy. Service: 4/5 Very thoughtful care! Staff were consistently clearing our table and refilling water. Atmosphere: 4/5 This is a beautiful place, and there's a lot of thought put into the atmosphere. It just felt gimmicky. Everything is branded. They give you seaweed in a treasure box. There are servers just standing around like bodyguards and influencers everywhere. We felt a bit awkward eating, like it wasn't a meal but a scripted experience. It's not a big issue, and it doesn't really detract from our tasty meal. We just felt a bit out of place. I would recommend this place for a work dinner, a romantic date night, and food influencer content. Final rating: 4.17/5 (rounding down to 4) read more

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Girls night done right at Sora! Bar seating is the way to go, you get to see all the action and don't have to get too messy rolling up your own rolls. First up- WAIT TIME: we called ahead to see if they take walk ins, as it was Saturday night and the next table for 2 wasn't available until 9pm. We walked up around 7:30 and were seated at the bar right away (thank you Angel)! APPETIZERS - we started our tasting journey with an **Off Menu Cocktail** called "The Hulk." It was super refreshing basil / gin based cocktail, the perfect pairing for sushi! Our server Joshua recommended it and we couldn't have been happier. I'm on a mission to find the best Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice and this one was well ranked: soft pillowy rice with a little crispy and nice level of spice! HAND ROLLS Let's get into it! This place is a little on the pricey side so I wanted to check out a variety without going overboard.... SEARED TORO: 4/5 solid but the texture was a little tough rather than fall apart buttery UNI ROLL: 10/10 so good, so much uni, worth it! ALBACORE ROLE: 5/5 was my favorite until the Uni came out. Skip the appetizer and dive right into the hand-roll! So delicious and the crispy onions on top were chefs kiss! SCALLOP: 4/5 had high hopes and it was really tasty! But I think I'm more of a raw scallops girl. If it was more of a raw Hokkaido scallop with some yuzu lemon, it would've been worth the price for me. Still nice flavor and texture but leaned more into the buttery side. DESSERT MOCHI: really yummy, strawberry was my favorite. OVERALL: great date spot! Sit at the sushi bar to watch Chef Benny work is magic. Double down on the cheaper hand rolls but ball out for some Uni and the spicy tuna crispy rice to start your tasting adventure. Big thank you to Angel, Joshua, and Janice for taking such great care of us! We'll be back! read more

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Great first experience at Sora. The bar is spacious and has bag hooks. Food was fresh and came out so quickly (even the appetizers that aren't made right in front of you when you sit at the bar). I recommend 4-8 per person. I had 6 and my fiance had 8 - they are hard to share since they are like tacos. Recommend only sharing appetizers and not the rolls. read more

Sora - Miso cod (left) and yellowtail (right) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This is definitely one of my new favorite sushi spots! All of the food was so delicious, it was impossible to pick a favorite truly. We sat at the Temaki Bar which was fun and the space is beautifully designed. All of the servers were very friendly too. My fiance and I couldn't decide on 3-4 temaki to each get so we decided to order 7 total and share them. They may seem small but we each got 2 bites out of each temaki which was a great way to try so many of them. We started with the spicy tuna crispy rice appetizer, then for the temaki we got: salmon truffle, albacore crispy onion, tuna poke, spicy lobster, ora king salmon, coconut shrimp, and seared ora king salmon, then had mochi ice cream for dessert. The only one I probably wouldn't order again was the ora king salmon but only because it had a strong wasabi taste which I'm just personally not a fan of (my fiance still loved that one). They accidentally sent us a seared toro instead of a seared ora king salmon so we ended up getting to try both. Definitely a little bit on the pricier side compared to something like Kazunori, but it felt like a totally different experience so definitely worth the splurge. Can't wait to come back! read more

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We really enjoyed our experience here. Walked in on a Saturday night, and we were quickly seated. The prices are high, but the flavors are unique, and it's definitely a place worth checking out! Great ambiance for a date night or a dinner with friends. read more

Waited an hour for our food and they weren't even sorry about it and didn't offer anything to help make our experience a little bit better like a free beverage or anything like that and when we asked for ginger, they took 20 minutes to bring it, and they gave us attitude about it. Food quality read more

Sora - The food that took an hour and had way too much wasabi on it - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I have NEVER had temaki like this before!! Repeat after me... "Open-Style Sushi Handrolls will change my Life" ... now go to Sora and the experience this reality for yourself. Literally unbelievable!! I highly recommend the RedSnapper, Yuzu, Cilantro & Truffle Salt Open-Style Handroll. But don't take my word for it, go change your life!! read more

10/10 recommend this place - I walked in and loved everything about it. Incredible ambiance, great service and delicious handrolls. Cant wait to go back. read more

Angel was true to his name by getting us in for my birthday. We had an incredible experience here and the food was so so delicious! Thank you to our waitress Janice for the best recommendations. I can't wait to come back!! read more

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My friends and I left Sora incredibly disappointed. The biggest issue wasn't the food--it was the service. From the moment we were seated, the experience felt disorganized and chaotic. We waited several minutes before a trainee informed us she couldn't take our order, forcing us to wait even longer for the actual server. When she finally arrived, she wasn't welcoming, seemed rushed, and even took the order of a table that had been seated after us. The confusion continued throughout the meal. Our food was delivered by a server who didn't know which sushi dishes belonged to whom, resulting in mixed-up plates. That's not just unprofessional--it can become a serious food safety issue for guests with allergies or dietary restrictions. I also had to ask for my Coke Zero three separate times before receiving it, while my friend's ginger beer never arrived at all but still appeared on our bill. The food itself was good, but the portions were surprisingly small for the price. Charging $23 for a single sushi dish sets a high expectation, and the overall experience simply didn't justify the cost. To top it off, the women's restroom had no toilet paper. While that may seem like a small detail, it reflects a larger issue: the restaurant isn't paying attention to the customer experience. When you're charging premium prices, every part of the dining experience--from the moment guests walk in to the moment they leave--should feel intentional, polished, and well-managed. Sora is a beautiful space with good food, but the service was overwhelmingly disorganized, inattentive, and far below the standard its pricing suggests. Premium prices should come with premium hospitality, and unfortunately, this experience fell well short of that. read more

TLDR; Delicious food, great ambiance, awful value. I visited Sora for the first time and left really disappointed due to the aweful value proposition. First, the good. The vibe is wonderful. It's airy, bright, spacious, and not too loud. Service was attentive. The food itself was delicious, though personally, the partial-assembly-by-diner feature feels gimmicky. My biggest gripe is the pricing for the amount of food you get. I ordered 5 temaki dishes, which is what my waiter recommended for one person. It cost me over $100 including tax and tip but wasn't even CLOSE to filling me up. I'd have needed at least 10 dishes to feel satiated. I went and got some more food aftewards down the street. The issue is that each temaki dish is one piece of sushi, though it's a tiny bit larger than a typical piece of sushi. I was really excited for Sora to arrive but, unfortunately, I doubt I'll ever be back. read more

Wonderful new spot on Barrington in brentwood! Really big beautiful room minimalist and modern and nowhere near as loud as you would think. The outside patio will be amazing when they get heat lamps and it gets warmer out. The sushi is like mini hand rolls called tamaki. Great quality and a little bit more diverse than what you might get at Kazu. Def will return. read more

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Had a great lunch there. Expensive but worth it. Beautiful space and excellent service.

Food was really fresh and there is a great laid back open air concept. However, it is definitely pricey for the amount of food you get and since they just opened the staff seems a little overwhelmed. read more

Sora - Ikura, spicy tuna, miso eggplant, and yellowtail - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Food was good. Service not great. Large bone in our food and it wasn't even taken off the bill. Also dogs allowed. We are dog lovers in our house but one thing we do is to teach our dog not to beg at the table. We sat next to a table with two dogs, one that kept jumping on me and begging for food. Should this happen in a nice pricey restaurant? read more

Sora - Dog jumping on me and begging - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great food and customer service! The food was very fresh and great presentation. Can't wait to go back and try more items. read more

Sora - Sushi Bars Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I had a reservation at the Temaki bar. The food is good, but really pricey for what it is. Each handroll is about 2 bites for +/- $10. The red snapper handroll was so DELICIOUS, I had to order two. The other stuff I ordered tasted very average, and I can get the same elsewhere for a more reasonable price/portion size. Overall, I recommend coming here and trying the more unique offerings. It is not worth it for the more average rolls. It is definitely somewhere to try for a date night/girls night, but not a place that will be in the regular rotation. read more

Angel is the best! Great service, great reccs, cool vibes. Wagu temaki melts in your mouth read more

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Really good quality fish. The lunch prefix menu is definitely worth it. My favorites were the spicy lobster and the wagyu. Service was great. Would come again!! read more

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I enjoyed the food and well as the atmosphere. The different choices on the menu were unique and very tasty. Great addition to Brentwood.

Great service, most of the food is amazing. I had to send back a plate that was too salty.

Sophisticated, clean-looking space, with a creative temaki menu. Features some usual favorites, and others with a novel spin. Everything was good. Spicy tuna or salmon; kumamoto red snapper was excellent. One wasn't enough. Coconut shrimp could be popular, but not my fave. From the vegetarian section, tried the eggplant--wow, it was amazing. This is going to be a popular place. Check it out while you can still get a seat. read more

Really underwhelming experience. Felt rushed and food was very hit or miss. The smoked salmon and miso cod but most of the rest were just eh and the waygu was incredibly fatty. the hand rolls all started to taste the same after awhile. read more

We came here on a Thursday night - had a 9pm reservation, and it took about 15 min for them to seat us and another 15 min for them to take our orders. They didn't warn us that last call was coming up so soon, at 10 pm. The whole thing felt so rushed and they brought our check out before they even finished bringing our food out. To be honest the food was good, but for the prices, I'm expecting a certain level of service and I could go somewhere else for great sushi and great service. read more

Great food and atmosphere. I could eat the spicy tuna with a spoon, would reorder everything I had.

The service here is amazing ! And they have a wonderful lunch special. The only con was the caviar with I believe with tuna toro - the ponzu over powers it all and makes it very one note. But would go back and try more items and revisit some favorites read more

This is not your ordinary sushi place. Loved the temaki selection, the presentation was exceptional and everything tasted really fresh and good. The decor is clean and modern. Angel was our server. He was attentive and made sure we were handled. Will definitely go back again. read more

This place is all hype. First, it is very loud to where it is very difficult to carry a conversation. I ate there last night and they were understaffed. I felt like I was being ignored and took a while for a server to get to us. He recommended a couple of appetizers and said 3-5 Temaki orders per person. So each piece was just slightly bigger than a nigiri. With no drinks, I got 5 orders and my daughter got 3 and with 2 appetizers, it cost me $200 total. I literally could have ordered 10 more pieces and still would not be satisfied. I felt like I only consumed like 200 calories. So, awful value. Did it taste good? It was just ok. Flavor was a little underwhelming. You can add soy sauce and wasabi to anything and it will make the taste pop a little more. They pack on the rice on each order as the amount of fish they put is not very generous at all. The crowd is understandably groups of high school, college, and post collegiate women. Some brought dates with them. Would NOT be a good place for a guys night out where you're expecting to feast. read more