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Restraurant Reviews from Around LA

Midori Sushi, All You Can Eat Sushi, Encino, CA

 %28-%03-%2015, %R All You Can Eat, Sushi
Midori Sushi
17047 Ventura Blvd
Encino, CA 91316
(818) 995-0888



Kelly and I haven't had Sushi in a while, and she had never had All You Can Eat Sushi, so we saw good reviews for this place, and decided to try it and were pleasantly surprised by just how good it was.

It is $22.50 per person for lunch and includes 4 different specialty items you can try. Much of the sushi pieces seemed pre-cut, but the fish was fresh and tasty. And Kelly got to try Uni and sweet shrimp and other things she had never tried. The rolls were huge and tasty, and we got a lot of food fast.

I would go back here in a second, though maybe not with Kelly as she barely was able to eat her fill of All You Can Eat to make it worth it, though I easily exceeded the $22.50.

The place is very nice and clean, and the chefs were great. I recommend checking this place out.
 Jonah Lee Walker
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Asahi Sushi, Sushi, Granada Hills, CA

 %18-%01-%2013, %R Japanese, Sushi
Asahi Sushi
10375 Balboa Blvd
Granada Hills, CA 91344
(818) 360-8499

Pretty darn good Sushi in the valley. Sure it is not Sushi Ike that i had near me in Hollywood, but fairly reasonably priced and good service. The only complaint is the place gets pretty packed, and you might wait for a table, but the service is pretty fast, especially at the Sushi bar. And the best part both times i have been there has been great Albacore. Exceptional in fact.

 Overall there is a decent variety of good sushi, and a huge amount of strange and different rolls. Lots of quirky rolls. My favorites are the Balboa Roll with spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, avocado  cucumber w/seared albacore and fried onion (more like thin panko onion strips).

There are other rolls I would like to try, though too many have spicy tuna or albacore, and I tend to shy away from that as I think the spicy wipes out the fish flavor completely!

 They also have tons of bento boxes and the like that lots of people get and I would like to try sometime, though I don't know if I will be able to stay away from the sushi.

 I signed up on their web site and go ta $5 coupon for my 2nd visit, and enjoyed it immensely the second time as well.

 Well worth checking out.
 Jonah Lee Walker
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Parker's Lighthouse, Seafood, Long Beach, CA

 %26-%01-%2008, %R Seafood, Sushi

Parker's Lighthouse


435 Shoreline Village Drive #1
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 432-6500
Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-3PM Sat-Sun 11am-3:30PM
Dinner: Mon-Thur 5PM-10PM Sat 4PM-11PM Sun 4PM-10PM


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I found this place right down on the peer in Long Beach when looking online because Kelly and I were going down to see the Star Trek Tour at the Queen Mary. It is a large restaurant right at the end of the boardwalk (which seems a plastic fantastic version of Oaks Bluffs on Marthas Vineyard). It is quite large and has indoor and outdoor seating as well as a sushi bar. The service is good, and the food was quite tasty. I would certainly try this place again if I was in Long Beach.



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LightHouse Royal Seafood Buffet, Japanese All You Can Eat, Santa Monica, CA

 %11-%08-%2007, %R Japanese, Sushi


LightHouse Buffet

201 Arizone Ave

Santa Monica, CA 90401

(310) 451-2076


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Listed as a top 5 buffets by the Food Network, this place is pretty decent, but the food is of course buffet quality, but pretty damn decent for $11.95 lunch and $20.95 per person dinner. It is located one block away from the promenade, and remember not to fill up on too many drinks, which they will refill quickly to try to fill you up. A decent meal that will fill you, but of course nothing amazing.


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