The Sushi By Jin Los Angeles

From my Yelp review ... photos over there as well. This is a new place. This used to be a location called Masa Sushi. Other than the building it is all new. I don't often give five stars. Five stars to a sushi place, especially to an all you can eat sushi place, is rare for me. I went here with other folks two times in one week. Yes, it was that good. Let me start by saying that you can get sushi and shashimi by the order. You do not have to opt for the AYCE option. The spider roll (soft shell crab roll) was a bit substandard compared to Cho Cho San. There is that cream cheese crab mixture that folks put in California rolls that has no place in a spider roll. Then again, perhaps it is the chef's take on how these should be done. I don't agree. The spicy tuna hand roll is one of my tests of a sushi place. Again, maybe not my take on things. Not spicy enough and a little bland in any case. But ... I hold with my five star rating because ..... Possibly the best shrimp tempura I have ever eaten. HUGE pieces of very fresh fish on very small portions of rice. I don't know if any of my photos show this but generally the fish size of a piece of sushi can be wrapped around the rice from the top to the bottom of the rice, lengthwise. Very fast. They have a way of slicing the fish on the fly so the chef has it ready to blast sushi out very fast. Presentation - lovely. Look at the photos I posted of some of the chef specials (that were not even requested but given to us as a treat). The Oysters and mussels were fresh and spectacular in taste and presentation. The prices are right in line with most places (about half of what they are in Downtown L.A. at the trendy hipster places) and actually a bargain when you see the size of the fish on a piece of sushi. Bottom line ... this is our new goto place when a sushi fix is indicated.

Best AYCE sushi place! The fish is fresh and their rolls are on point! Their customer service could use some improvement. Overall, it's my favorite sushi joint!