Sushi in West Hollywood
That little sushi place that could.
Heading home from swimming around 10PM on a Friday nite on labor day weekend, heavy traffic along West Hollywood is expected. We didn't want to drive around all over, with the gas prices hitting $3.00 that day, we ended up having sushi at this little sushi place off Santa Monica Blvd., a stones throw away from weho clubs.
Like most sushi places where the owner is the sushi chef, we sat at the bar and were treated like princesses (not that we aren't). We started with cold sake, aptly named Beautiful Boy, smooth and unpretentious, and soon enough Shoie offered us some miso soup to start with. Pencil on hand, I started checking off our dinner, which came as soon as we brought down the soup bowl.
Like our personal sushi chef, Shoie began serving us sweet shrimp, succulent and sweet indeed, as he started small talks about weho bartenders, fighting lovers...well, this is West Hollywood. More salmon than skin served as a cutroll was nothing spectacular. The main entree paraded its way to our side, sweet shrimp heads. Not for the squimish, when ordered, the whole head of the shrimps are deep fried with tempura batter. A little oily, but crunchy and simply delicious. The sea urchin sushi cold and melts in the mouth as it should be, its texture noticeable after the last dish. Shoie ended our meal with unagi, again as a cutroll, which I believe should not be done with eel, as its texture is lost amidst the sushi rice and wasabi.
Overall food was fine, but everything else compensated for it. Worth another visit. Total bill for the night, for 2 people was $80.00 including tip.
Heading home from swimming around 10PM on a Friday nite on labor day weekend, heavy traffic along West Hollywood is expected. We didn't want to drive around all over, with the gas prices hitting $3.00 that day, we ended up having sushi at this little sushi place off Santa Monica Blvd., a stones throw away from weho clubs.
Like most sushi places where the owner is the sushi chef, we sat at the bar and were treated like princesses (not that we aren't). We started with cold sake, aptly named Beautiful Boy, smooth and unpretentious, and soon enough Shoie offered us some miso soup to start with. Pencil on hand, I started checking off our dinner, which came as soon as we brought down the soup bowl.
Like our personal sushi chef, Shoie began serving us sweet shrimp, succulent and sweet indeed, as he started small talks about weho bartenders, fighting lovers...well, this is West Hollywood. More salmon than skin served as a cutroll was nothing spectacular. The main entree paraded its way to our side, sweet shrimp heads. Not for the squimish, when ordered, the whole head of the shrimps are deep fried with tempura batter. A little oily, but crunchy and simply delicious. The sea urchin sushi cold and melts in the mouth as it should be, its texture noticeable after the last dish. Shoie ended our meal with unagi, again as a cutroll, which I believe should not be done with eel, as its texture is lost amidst the sushi rice and wasabi.
Overall food was fine, but everything else compensated for it. Worth another visit. Total bill for the night, for 2 people was $80.00 including tip.
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