Opinions KazuNori: The Original Hand Roll Bar Los Angeles

The hand rolls are excellent, the pacing and delivery ideal for chatting with a friend as food appears on the mat in front of you. The chef/assembler/roller, deftly places warm rice in the seaweed, flattens, places the filling and folds, delivering to someone sitting at U shaped Bar. The $15 three roll special is a great deal! My only gripe is, as a vegetarian, there is only a cucumber roll, which I greatly enjoyed! If there was an avocado roll or the Japanese potato roll as vegan, I would love this place! Still, the ladies loved it and I enjoyed eating with them. The Scallop and Crab roll were generous and received rave reviews!

Every KazuNori bar is incredible. Great hand rolls, great service, and just an overall great experience. You haven’t had handrolls like KazuNori handrolls I can promise you that.

Absolutely delicious hand rolls!

Best handrolls in LA. Can't go wrong with one of their pre-set options. I've been to three locations and have consistently had the same quality and service at each one. There's typically a line, but they are efficient and it moves faster than expected.

Went here as this is a usual spot and all I can say is the service was extremely disappointing. To all who want to come to Kazunori - there is a mandatory 16% tip that cannot be changed. The food is amazing but is it worth the hassle with staff?

Staff seated 2 parties behind mine while asking if I wanted to be seated separately at 2 available 2 tops and then lied to management and blamed the customer after we agreed to be seated separately. Staff gave away the seats and never came back to communicate. What’s the point in waiting in line if the establishment doesn’t respect first come first serve.

The manager was only going provide compensation to half our party as a way to be cheap but this wait was an additional 10mins to the already 25min spent line a line of 5-7 other parties. I would never come if I have things to do afterwards again as this staff ruined my experience.

Don’t think I’ll be back for a while. Hopefully some upstanding individuals will come to work here and they’re able to do something about the charge as I’d rather give my tips directly to the chefs, bussing staff, and other helpful staff member who make my experience great.

One of the best sushi places in Los Angeles

Sushi place should serve sushi. This place is confusing as the rolls are placed on the table ledge as it is made down the rest of the counter. Can't tell which roll is which and its mostly rice with the fish on some cream sauce. I want to taste/feel the fish not the cream. There are other places that make similar rolls but are able to give that final flavor.

I've been wanting to try this place for awhile.

Online order with direct restaurant pick up was very easy and convenient. Ordered on Friday night and was ready in 25 min. When I arrived, the restaurant was packed with line out the door. I bypassed the line and walked right up to register to pick up my order which was stapled in a sturdy paper bag with handles. So glad I didn't have to wait in that long line.

Food: 16 piece with sea bream set menu ($19). All the fish was so fresh and delicious! I always pass on tuna due to the fishy flavor, but even I found the toro to be tasty. Crab had very strong flavor. Sea bream and salmon were also delicious. Overall I was very impressed by the fish quality and flavor.

Packaging is also thoughtful with the different slots and provides a low mess mobile eating experience.

Pros:
- The warm rice and crispy nori is unbeatable.
- Good flavors and the fish tasted very fresh.
- Reasonably priced for the quality of food.

Cons:
- The atmosphere was very off-putting as someone who hates cramped spaces and bumping elbows with strangers at bar seating.
- The dim lights and candles are cozy but super impractical when it comes to trying to look at the menu without pulling out your phone.
- Very noisy.
- Bar stools.
- The fish is all finely chopped, and I would prefer my food didn't feel like it was prechewed (texture=taste).

Tasty food. Fun environment. Recommend.

Excellent hand rolls at an unreasonably inexpensive price. Flavors are unbeatable, and the omakase option gives you a broad range of delicious bites. Only downside is the long wait times, as they do not take reservations. But do not let that dissuade you, it is well worth it!

Food: fish is mushy and overpowered by the amount and vinegar in the rice. Rolling method is non-traditional: extremely thick with no closed ends, so you’ll end up with rice/fish all over your plate from the other end as you bite into it. The yamaimo came with overly spicy mental, which was not mentioned in the menu. While I can eat spice, it was too overpowering for the light yamaimo and there was no mention of the spicy kick in the menu.

Service: non-existent to poor. Upon seating ourselves, the server asked us if we wanted the menu. Of course we wanted the menu… after serving us the menu, I had to wait to catch her attention to get a pencil to mark the menu. Rolls also came out untimely. After the chef made our first roll, he walked back into the kitchen and didn’t come back out to start rolling the rest until 10 full minutes. Other kazunoris I have been to used a computer that would prompt them to make rolls at certain intervals. Not this time. This place is supposed to be known for their efficiency and speed. Our experience was far from that. The chef also could not tell us what he had made. With how mushy the fish was diced we also couldn’t really tell what was what since we ordered mostly white fish. Meanwhile the server and manager just chatted and giggled the entire time in the corner. We came around 5pm and were also the only customers in the restaurant aside from another table who had already finished their meal.

Atmosphere: darker than when we went a year before. Good for dates perhaps but not with friends. Definitely NOT for family, especially not Asian parents. They’ll find it a complete disappointment.

a really cute spot. be prepared to wait if you come around six, keep that in mind. but so yum

Perfect to hit the sushi craving without needing to go to a whole sushi meal. Also great for solo dining.

Cucumber roll is top

Might be my favorite restaurant in LA, the service is always fantastic and the food is always amazing. Simple set up with waits normally being short and a very chill atmosphere

I love this place as it allows for a quick lunchbreak with delicious food that never makes you feel gross or stuffed. I love people-watching and sitting on a table with everyone is especially great when you are coming by yourself.
The noori paper is crunchy and the mix of the hot rice with the cold fresh fish in the handrolls is absolutely amazing. Its my favorite place to come.
You also always get a very fresh handroll by getting it each time its your turn. Even if its full it doesnt take long, ans waiting for your handrolls makes you enjoy them more.
You pay around 30$ for your handrolls without the drink, and the tip is added in the bill. Its pricey if you are used to eating a lot, but when you are fine with 5 high quality rolls then you will leave very happy and the price is worth it ????

One of the best places I’ve ever been to and reasonably priced! ????

Great experience. One of the male waiters wore an oddly low cut / revealing shirt and that was a bit discomforting, but everybody else was fantastic. I’ll be back to other locations of this chain in the future for sure.

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It was a great experience we had. Enjoyed a lot of the food quality and the service. Everybody was so nice and atmosphere was really good.

Toro (tuna), yellowtail, salmon, scallops & salmon are my favorites!!! With a Sapporo on the side of course ????????‍♀️

Amazing food! Amazing customer service! I will be coming back again

Delicious food!

This is place is on the expensive side but the sushi here is phenomenal.
It's very fresh, portions are a little small but I definitely would go back. They keep their menu pretty simple but I appreciate that!
You really savor very bite!