Soregashi

Name: Soregashi
Address: 6775 Santa Monica Blvd #3, Los Angeles, California, 90038, US
Telephone: (323) 498-5060
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

$$ • Japanese, Sushi Bars, Vegetarian

Hours:
6775 Santa Monica Blvd #3, Los Angeles
(323) 498-5060

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About Soregashi

Soregashi is a very good sushi restaurant located in a strip mall off of Santa Monica and Highland. The staff is friendly and the sushi is of high quality. The Chirashi Bowl and Salmon + Bluefin Tuna Nigiri are particularly notable dishes.

Jonathan Gold's advice to look for strip mall restaurants holds true for Soregashi. The omakase, priced at $95, seems to be a great way to experience the restaurant's offerings. However, the seasonal-rotational menu allows for ordering a la carte, which is preferable for those who want to try new ingredients as the seasons change.

One of Soregashi's special dishes is Usuzukuri, which features hirame (fluke, not halibut) cut so thinly it's nearly transparent. It comes with a ponzu sauce, some daikon-chile paste, green onion, and lemon. The hirame is mild, slightly sweet, and has a soft texture that melts in your mouth.

Soregashi caters to its audience by serving a California roll with real crab. The roll is soft, crunchy, and is the Platonic ideal of a California roll since they don't cut corners and use quality ingredients.

On a recent visit, madai nigiri (sea bream) was ordered. The fish was soft and slightly crunchy with a sea-touched flavor and some sweetness. The live ama ebi (spot prawn, sweet shrimp, sometimes called botan ebi) was also ordered. The heads came fried, and the shrimp was sweet, creamy, and with a soft crunch.

The mirugai ("jumbo clam" or "giant clam" or geoduck) was served nigiri style. The meat was crunchy, sweet, and had a particularly toothsome mouthfeel that was satisfying. The nasumiso, eggplant smothered in a sweet miso sauce, was also ordered. The eggplant tasted broiled since it had some crispy parts to it at the edges. The meat was generally soft but there were some crunchier parts in the flesh to provide a great texture.

The kaarage, Japanese fried chicken, was also ordered. The batter is fairly light and the chicken is not in large pieces. The coho salmon and shima aji (trevally, striped jack) were also ordered from the seasonal menu. The coho was soft, buttery, and the salmon oil mostly came out at the end. The shima aji was oily, but also very meaty and firm.

Soregashi is a fantastic restaurant that serves fresh fish and traditional Japanese dishes. The unassuming strip mall location houses a restaurant that offers delicious sushi and Japanese tapas. If you missed the now-closed LA staple, Ita Cho, Soregashi is a must-try.