Sushi house tucked inside a strip mall, offering only fixed-price omakase (chef’s choice) meals. Based on 95 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$$$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
1712 Victory Blvd, Glendale, CA 91201
Phone: (818) 244-2933
Hours
| Friday | 12–2 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
| Saturday | 5:30–9 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 12–2 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–2 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 12–2 PM, 5:30–9 PM |
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Reviews
Jacqueline G.
Hands down the best sushi around. In a class if it’s own. Don’t let the strip mall or modest interior fool you. The fish is extremely fresh and perfectly cut. My 9 year old son (who is a young sushi connoisseur) loves it and it’s our favorite sushi restaurant. Be sure to order the Toro, Snapper, and halibut. They are the best (though my son will tell you that the blue crab hand roll is his favorite).
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Chris Shaul
Excellent sushi in a traditional environment. The waitress is very Japanese and very gracious. We had the omakase set. Each individual serving was very artistic and delicious. The fish was top grade. I will definitely be back!
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Craig Silver
Excellent sushi spot in a strip mall. Absolutely fantastic, they have the real Wasabi, not the horseradish dyed green stuff that passes for Wasabi, most spots use. Friendly staff and attentive to needs. Would recommend and come back
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Perry Kalmus
This is a sushi only spot. No fancy rolls. But the fish is WOW. Expertly picked. Not cheap, but delicious.
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Shahin Chandrasoma
Sushi Nishi-ya offers one of my favorite omakase dinners in the city. The preparations are delicious. Chef Kenji will just ask what you don’t like and then stay away from that as he prepares the meal. The opening dish is a house specialty, tuna with a small bed of seaweed and sprouts drizzled with a velvety miso sauce that hits like an umami bomb. The closing dish is a crab hand roll. Everything in between is just wonderful. Chef Kenji is really good at augmenting the flavors of the fish with specific sauces (snapper and saba are standouts) or a thin piece of translucent seaweed draped over fresh and smoked salmon. The rice is well done – slightly sticky but still granular – and the ratio of rice to fish is excellent and biased in favor of the fish, allowing flavor to speak with the rice as a scaffold that does not overdominate. If available the uni dish allows comparison of the sweetly oceanic flavor of Santa Barbara uni with the more intense Hokkaido version. Snow crab and shrimp are lightly glazed with a sweet syrup and rested atop a slice of lemon. Massive oysters are serve in the shell, bracingly cold and submerged in ponzu and green onion. You will never leave hungry, because once the standard meal is done he will keep preparing plates until you tell him to stop. On the furthest iteration I have gone with the menu, I ended up eating catfish eggs, which I had never tried before. The sake list is small but serviceable: 300 ml bottles of producers like Onikoroshi, Kikusui, and Hakkaisan. Wine by the glass and ice cold beer also available. Sitting at a table allows you to order a la carte, but bar is omakase-only. I have never sat anywhere other than the bar and I don’t plan to…I’d prefer to leave myself in the hands of the master.
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HW Chang
Scallop and Spanish mackerel were superb. Truly authentic Japanese sushi place. If you like rolls, this is not the place for you.
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Anthony Catbagan
Insanely pricey, but worth the experience. If you’re on a budget, go for the a la carte.
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Drew Glicker
Almost don’t want to review, lest the secret get out! Truly outstanding sushi. I challenge you to find better in the $50-100 price range. Will definitely become a regular here.
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Peyton Moredia
Best sushi I’ve ever had in my life, quality is outstanding! Highly recommend Nishi Ya for the best omakase
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John O
Great spot for traditional Japanese sushi. Prices are very fair for the quality and generous portions.
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