Sushi Ozekii

In the little strip of San Vicente Blvd. between Beverly Hill's Restaurant Row and the Beverly Center is a small sushi joint called Sushi Ozekki. When we moved back over to this side of the hill, Chase and I wanted to find some additional backup sushi restaurants and this was one we came across with top marks on Citysearch. Now with Citysearch you have to be careful because you never know what's legit comments from consumers vs. what the restaurant owner/competitor has placed on there trying to come off as a consumer. We've been to Ozekki twice now and neither time had to wait for a table (even at 8:00 on Saturday once). For the purposes of this review, we'll take that as a good thing. There's really only about 45 seats in the house, so it is pretty small. So far we've tried the tropical salsa (tuna skewers with pineapple and tomatoes) and the ceviche hamachi appetizers. Both were good, but by no means would rank up in my favorites. Ozekii does have a large selection of rolls, most of which I've never seen anywhere else. We've tried the Red Blossom, which is spicy tuna on top of a spicy yellowtail roll (if memory serves correctly), and the albacore delight. Again, pretty good but not in my top 20, the specialty rolls are big though and worth the value of less than $12. The best thing here in my opinion are the hand rolls. Simple, but the freshness of the fish speaks for itself. I prefer the yellowtail hand roll, while Chase's favorite is the lobster. Both are around $6 I believe. I think I'd go back just for that. Two hand rolls and I full for less than $15. So while not my favorite sushi restaurant, I'd still have to recommend this place if you are looking for something different than your normal sushi spot offers. 

http://www.sporq.com/losangeles/sushiozekii/480ssanvicenteblvd