SUGARFISH by sushi nozawa

"You had to cross town and wait an hour for your doctor appointment, and now that it’s over, you want to reward yourself. Sugarfish is the easy answer, but it’s also the right one. Their sushi is always a good value, but that’s especially true in Beverly Hills, where you’ll pay at least double the price at most other spots. Stop in for a Trust Me Lite and experience emotional recovery in the form of their crab hand rolls." - amy clark

"As you can imagine, the clientele at the Sugarfish in the most stuck up part of town is not, how do you say, chill. The first and only time I worked here, a man and his much younger female companion put their name on the list and I quoted them an hour. He proceeded to try to slip me a $100 bill and when I refused (I was genuinely afraid this was an Undercover Boss sting operation), he told me, “This is why you’ll never succeed in life,” and walked away. But there is something special about this location, which is that there’s a secret restaurant in the back here, Nozawa Bar. It’s very exclusive, much more expensive, and you’ll get 22 courses of sushi that runs the gamut from expected to adventurous." - kat hong

"Go from one LA landmark to another, slightly newer one. Sugarfish has become an institution in its own right, and with good reason: the sushi chain has really good fish at an extremely affordable price point. Get one of the Trust Me’s and you’ll understand why you just waited 45 minutes for a table." - jess basser sanders, amy clark, brant cox

"Though one of many Sugarfish locations, the Beverly Hills outlet is the one where you’re most likely to see a celebrity digging into the warm-rice nigiri. Kendall Jenner and (boyfriend at the time) Blake Griffin famously had lunch here a few years ago." - Eater Staff

"I skipped breakfast and, since it was Friday, splurged for lunch: a Nozawa Trust Me sushi spread from Sugarfish. It came in a handsome tray-shaped take-out box which had detailed instructions printed on the inside of the lid."