Kurisaki Sushi, Redondo Beach: An elite sushi restaurant attracts a fanatical local following
Sushi master Kurisaki at the bar. Photo My wife has gone to the same coffee shop every Saturday morning for so long that the staff knows her order by heart. They ask “The usual?” when she gets to the counter, but the speed at which it is delivered suggests that they started making it while she was still in line. It’s a good feeling to have a place like that in your life, but it’s not something that can happen everywhere. Traditional sushi bars are an example – if their menu never changes, they’re not very good at what they do. It’s a cuisine based on fresh ingredients, and the best places will change their offerings frequently based on what’s in season. Even if you do have favorite items there, you should study that chalkboard menu very carefully to avoid missing some delicacy that is only offered for a short time. I was reminded of this at Kurisaki Sushi, the elite Redondo restaurant owned by a chef with an impressive resume. He worked first in Japan and then spent nineteen years at Nobu, the Beverly Hills landmark where the fusion of Japanese and Peruvian ideas was invented. Kuri-san opened this restaurant in the former Naka Sushi in April of 2015, and since then has developed a…
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