KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar

Came for the first time after hearing so many good things about this place from my son. We decided to come here to celebration my son’s graduation. We came on a weekend and the line was long but fast. The dining concept is simple, grab a menu and seat down and tick off what you want. For the indecisive eater like me, the menu has 3/4/5/6 set dinner and a drink list. Four of us tried from 3 to 6. We all felt full. The crispy seaweed and warm rice with the fresh fish are perfect combination for a great sushi dining experience. Service was friendly and efficient. That’s why the wait was not too long despite the long line. You can park in the garage next door or on the street.

Best experience of LA for us so far. $27 base price (+16% mandatory expense) for 6-hand roll set. All of them were fantastic with real fish and delicious fresh rice and seaweed. Ginger and water were kept topped up. Very nut allergy friendly.

So affordable and so good! It's supposed to be a quick option as you dine and leave, but the line can move pretty slow. It's the first time I've seen a setup like this; waiting in line inside the restaurant just makes you even hungrier! Food was fresh and the quality of the fish was great. There's not too much sauce to overwhelm the fish which I appreciate, if anything it was light enough to accent it. I do wish the chefs would pay a bit more attention to when each roll was finished to avoid the waits in between. A fee was also included automatically, which was 16%. Saves you the hassle to sign and leave a tip.

The rice is well , I’m very full after 3 hand rolls. The service is excellent, but the seat very narrow. The price little higher on this quality’s, all fish is chopped, is American style, the liquor is price is high

One of the best sushi spots in Downtown LA. Fresh fish, ingredients and made right in front of you. Don’t expect elaborate rolls, just a basic menu with excellent flavor. No eel sauce, just soy sauce, ginger and wasabi…boom Be aware that there’s no reservations and it’s walk in only, so expect a wait on peak times.

No decent pictures because we ate everything right away. Yep, it was that good! Everything we ordered came in hot, tasty and all the seafood were SUPER FRESH. We ordered the 6 hand roll set plus two additional orders of eel and shrimp. No more pictures for the 3 add-on orders because at that point we were just enjoying our meal. This is the happy kind of bloated that I will always like hehe. Will definitely go back to this place! Thanks, KazuNori. ?

They are very fast and efficient with food! Came in at 10:30pm, they close at 11pm. They ran out of a few types of fish but that's expected at the end of the day. Very affordable with 6 handrolls being about $27. I would definitely come here again and recommend others as well. Parking can be challenging depending on the time.

I thought I experienced great sushi many times, in many parts of the world, but as soon as I set foot in KazuNori, I knew if was in for a real treat. The simplicity of which this sushi bar is designed allows direct serve of your order, as well as full direct view of the preparation. If you thought you had sushi handrolls before, prepare to be astonished on how KazuNori does handrolls. To start, the rice they use is simply amazing. Each handroll is made with warm rice, which is a welcome surprise. They go thru the rice so quickly it does not get a chance to really cool down. The contract between the rice and the fish in your handroll, along with the crispness of the seaweed itself is simply heavenly. The fish itself is beyond incredible and simply melts in your mouth. I started with Salmon, which tasted unlike any salmon I had before, then has the bay scallop roll, which was insanely amazing, followed by the shrimp which is prepared chopped and was ever so amazing! My top favorite was the monkfish which blew my tastebuds out. It was sweet and textured I had to try another which was even better the second time around. Without a doubt, KazuNori will be on my top sushi list when visiting LA and it should be on yours too. Run don’t walk!