This place is exceptional!! Chef Take is a master of his craft. He takes you on an amazing journey where you try foods and tastes you’ve never heard of and experience classic sushi dishes in their purest form. He explains the story of each dish and shares where the fish is sourced. The intimate atmosphere and exceptional service from Yumi (his wife) makes you feel like you’re at home with family. Experiencing Michelin star food in such a private and personal way is a one of a kind experience!! If you want the best omakase experience in LA, Shin is your place!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SHARON POLANSKY
$500 later with 2 glasses of wine and 1 beer, the omikase menu was good, but not the Michelin experience I had imagined. Well prepared and attractive, but the no menu take what comes was rather dull, same sushi same sushi, yes different fish, some more flavorful and tasty than others, and while it was nice, wasn't a wow. Nice intimate 8-person dining with chef preparing sushi right in front of you, so watching the show was fun and the chef was personable, but whole experience just seemed flat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Vincent Do
We got a last minute reservation due to other cancellations and was glad we got to try Shin. Like other reviews mentioned, the chef was super friendly and chatty. We had a few pieces of fish that we've never had before despite having been to many omakase all over the world. The tofu dessert was particularly excellent!
Would very much recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tofu Mousse
jim jo
The chef was entertaining with explaining the various dishes he prepared. Chef prepped right in front of you so you can see how the sushi was constructed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Snapper, Tofu Mousse, Sweet Shrimp, Tamago, Appetizers Crab Tofu Smoked Bluefin Toro Summer Vegetables Hokkaido Tsubugai, Iwashi, Lychee Sorbet, Fish Bone Miso Soup, Deluxe Bara Chirashi
Shawn M.
This restaurant is so underrated. I believe it’s a perfect example of substance over style. The chef is a one man show who takes you through the journey of his tasting menu. He’s extremely passionate about what he does. There’s only a 5:30pm dinner and a 7:30pm dinner seating. Reservation is required and he calls you himself to confirm the reservations. This is closest I’ve had to true Japan quality sushi. The operation is small - one chef, one hostess/server, and one dishwasher. The food is prepped in the day of before dinner. Incredible experience - the chef puts food quality front and center above anything else. If you want a sushi heavy omakase experience this is the place to visit in LA
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ross Albu
A wonderful experience and really excellent sushi! Thank you chef Take-san!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pat Gallagher
Wonderful meal! The chef is lovely. He explains all the dishes and is happy to answer questions about everything. The sushi is more traditional where the fish is marinated in various flavors. It was incredible! We will definitely be returning.
Parking: Tons of free parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hayden Pham
Amazing omakase experience. Sushi is prepared in an "old school" way as the chef says. From our experience, it allowed the amazing fish quality to shine without overpowering or distracting flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wilfred Cho
Super fun chef! Small group and reservation only!
Food is spectacular. The chef explained every dish that he prepared and shared a lot of stories and jokes as well.
Well fed and well entertained. It would run you $250 a head. But if you gotta do omakase, you gotta do it at Shin!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin Y
Amazing and super classic! I’ve been to almost every Michelin rated sushi restaurant in LA. The food at Shin is very traditional, more traditional than other omaskase restaurants. It’s closer to the type of sushi you would eat 50 years ago compared to today’s modern ultra fresh sushi. Back in the day, Japanese needed to preserve their fish after they’ve been caught. In this process, they are marinated which the chef also does. This process is comparable to the aging method for really good steak. The chef gave us his full attention and was really entertaining. Food was delicious and unique. There were a few sushi arrangements we’ve never had before which was exciting. Would come again for sure!
We had English speaker and Japanese speaker amongst us and we experienced very different treatment. If you don’t speak super fluent English, please don’t go because you will be discriminated against. Even if you speak Japanese, the chef is not willing to talk in Japanese even though he’s Japanese. He will ignore you, raise his voice at you, disrespect you unless you speak very good English.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amira S
We took our friends to this restaurant for dinner on Mother’s Day. We wanted our friends to experience a fancy restaurant so we made the reservation for $200 per person. But the chef treated us with no respect at all with very bad attitude. He totally differentiate us with the others while he was making sushi. He didn’t look at us the entire time. And when I told him, one of our guests was full and didn’t want more food. He raised his voice, yelling at me. One of our friends told him that it’s not professional what he’s doing, then he started fighting with her. We don’t know what we did that offended him. But he was obviously very angry. In the end, as we were walking out of the door, he was pouring salt on the floor, which is a gesture of humiliation in Japanese culture. It was a bad experience and we felt being discriminated against.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Emi Hou
This restaurant completely deviates from the Japanese service spirit and the spirit of omakase course sushi, and it is possible that unimaginably terrible things could happen, such as ignoring, disrespecting, and even insulting the customers. There is a good chance that the restaurant will not only be responsible for the food, but also the experience and even the customer's personality. If you want to experience an authentic sushi omakase course and Japanese culture, please stop by.
Food: 1
JP Fernandez
This place is an absolute gem. It is a husband and wife owned business, the chef (husband) explains all dishes coming out, very friendly, you can tell heoves his job and takes his craft very seriously.His wife is the server, she is on top of everything, she is refilling glasses before they are empty, and very friendly.I won't post any pictures of the food, you have to experience the taste on your own.Shin Sushi is a must!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rico Calara
Wonderful experience with Chef Take! Truly a unique experience in the historical method and style chef prepares his experience.
This place is exceptional!! Chef Take is a master of his craft. He takes you on an amazing journey where you try foods and tastes you’ve never heard of and experience classic sushi dishes in their purest form. He explains the story of each dish and shares where the fish is sourced. The intimate atmosphere and exceptional service from Yumi (his wife) makes you feel like you’re at home with family. Experiencing Michelin star food in such a private and personal way is a one of a kind experience!! If you want the best omakase experience in LA, Shin is your place!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
$500 later with 2 glasses of wine and 1 beer, the omikase menu was good, but not the Michelin experience I had imagined. Well prepared and attractive, but the no menu take what comes was rather dull, same sushi same sushi, yes different fish, some more flavorful and tasty than others, and while it was nice, wasn't a wow. Nice intimate 8-person dining with chef preparing sushi right in front of you, so watching the show was fun and the chef was personable, but whole experience just seemed flat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We got a last minute reservation due to other cancellations and was glad we got to try Shin. Like other reviews mentioned, the chef was super friendly and chatty. We had a few pieces of fish that we've never had before despite having been to many omakase all over the world. The tofu dessert was particularly excellent!
Would very much recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tofu Mousse
The chef was entertaining with explaining the various dishes he prepared. Chef prepped right in front of you so you can see how the sushi was constructed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Snapper, Tofu Mousse, Sweet Shrimp, Tamago, Appetizers Crab Tofu Smoked Bluefin Toro Summer Vegetables Hokkaido Tsubugai, Iwashi, Lychee Sorbet, Fish Bone Miso Soup, Deluxe Bara Chirashi
This restaurant is so underrated. I believe it’s a perfect example of substance over style. The chef is a one man show who takes you through the journey of his tasting menu. He’s extremely passionate about what he does. There’s only a 5:30pm dinner and a 7:30pm dinner seating. Reservation is required and he calls you himself to confirm the reservations. This is closest I’ve had to true Japan quality sushi. The operation is small - one chef, one hostess/server, and one dishwasher. The food is prepped in the day of before dinner. Incredible experience - the chef puts food quality front and center above anything else. If you want a sushi heavy omakase experience this is the place to visit in LA
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A wonderful experience and really excellent sushi! Thank you chef Take-san!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful meal! The chef is lovely. He explains all the dishes and is happy to answer questions about everything. The sushi is more traditional where the fish is marinated in various flavors. It was incredible! We will definitely be returning.
Parking: Tons of free parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing omakase experience. Sushi is prepared in an "old school" way as the chef says. From our experience, it allowed the amazing fish quality to shine without overpowering or distracting flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super fun chef! Small group and reservation only!
Food is spectacular. The chef explained every dish that he prepared and shared a lot of stories and jokes as well.
Well fed and well entertained. It would run you $250 a head. But if you gotta do omakase, you gotta do it at Shin!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing and super classic! I’ve been to almost every Michelin rated sushi restaurant in LA. The food at Shin is very traditional, more traditional than other omaskase restaurants. It’s closer to the type of sushi you would eat 50 years ago compared to today’s modern ultra fresh sushi. Back in the day, Japanese needed to preserve their fish after they’ve been caught. In this process, they are marinated which the chef also does. This process is comparable to the aging method for really good steak. The chef gave us his full attention and was really entertaining. Food was delicious and unique. There were a few sushi arrangements we’ve never had before which was exciting. Would come again for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We had English speaker and Japanese speaker amongst us and we experienced very different treatment. If you don’t speak super fluent English, please don’t go because you will be discriminated against. Even if you speak Japanese, the chef is not willing to talk in Japanese even though he’s Japanese. He will ignore you, raise his voice at you, disrespect you unless you speak very good English.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We took our friends to this restaurant for dinner on Mother’s Day. We wanted our friends to experience a fancy restaurant so we made the reservation for $200 per person. But the chef treated us with no respect at all with very bad attitude. He totally differentiate us with the others while he was making sushi. He didn’t look at us the entire time. And when I told him, one of our guests was full and didn’t want more food. He raised his voice, yelling at me. One of our friends told him that it’s not professional what he’s doing, then he started fighting with her. We don’t know what we did that offended him. But he was obviously very angry. In the end, as we were walking out of the door, he was pouring salt on the floor, which is a gesture of humiliation in Japanese culture. It was a bad experience and we felt being discriminated against.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This restaurant completely deviates from the Japanese service spirit and the spirit of omakase course sushi, and it is possible that unimaginably terrible things could happen, such as ignoring, disrespecting, and even insulting the customers. There is a good chance that the restaurant will not only be responsible for the food, but also the experience and even the customer's personality. If you want to experience an authentic sushi omakase course and Japanese culture, please stop by.
Food: 1
This place is an absolute gem. It is a husband and wife owned business, the chef (husband) explains all dishes coming out, very friendly, you can tell heoves his job and takes his craft very seriously.His wife is the server, she is on top of everything, she is refilling glasses before they are empty, and very friendly.I won't post any pictures of the food, you have to experience the taste on your own.Shin Sushi is a must!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful experience with Chef Take! Truly a unique experience in the historical method and style chef prepares his experience.
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