Sushi Restaurant in Hollywood

[Sugarsnap]

Can anyone recommend a really great sushi restaurant in Hollywood with a fun scene? We love people watching along with good food.

[hambriento]

I third Ike. Best sushi in the area, hands down. You will not get the "hollywood scene" but you may run into Justin Long, Drew Barrymore or James Spader. I have seen them there in more than one occasion.

[cls]

There are a couple of options for sushi and people, although the people watching is subtle at beast.
Omakase room at Matsuhisa
Nishimura
Sushi Wa on La Cienega
I don't think any of these would qualify as "fun scene" though.

[trimtab]

It's not exactly a "scene" but Ike Sushi on the NE corner of Hollywood and Gower has phenomenal sushi, a master (Ike) behind the counter, all in a cheesy min-mall. His flash-grlled, sake-marinated Tako is preternatural.

[lotta_cox]

If you want better sushi than Katana and less people watching in Hollywood, check out Sushi Ike at the corner of Hollywood and Gower.

[rednyellow]

I love Ike. No hollywood scene, but the food is always good.

[goodhealthgourmet]

scene + good sushi often don't go hand-in-hand ;)

for good (not fantastic, but good) sushi *and* a scene, options include Katsuya, Katana & Koi.

[J.L.]

Don't forget that grand old dame Geisha House for "sushi" (yes, with "quotes" around it)...

Katana is more of a robatayaki-ya, but heck! Who cares on Chowhound anyways?!

[goodhealthgourmet]

"Who cares on Chowhound anyways?!"
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not sure what that comment is about.

yes, Katana does robata, but they also offer a full sushi menu.

[J.L.]

I guess my sarcasm escaped you.... When the food is mediocre to awful, the genre becomes quite meaningless. Anyways, it was directed at the original poster, not you, goodhealth.

[Schweinhaxen]

I actually think Katana is your best bet. I find there robata-yaki good, and solid. You can walk across the street afterwards and head to skybar. Cab over there, and you are centrally located in the city.

[goodhealthgourmet]

got it. i can usually tell when a post is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but i missed it this time around ;)

[TailbackU]

yes pretty much.