Seaweed Handroll Bar

Despite its name, this Glendale restaurant offers more than just hand rolls. The extensive menu of appetizers has everything from spicy tuna crispy rice to sizzling hot stone ribeye, while the nigiri and sashimi sections feature cuts of fish you're more likely to see at higher-end, Michelin-starred Japanese restaurants like Sushi Kaneyoshi and Hayato. The one kicker? The only seating option is a U-shaped sushi bar, which means if you're with more than one other person it'll be hard to enjoy conversations with everyone else in your party unless you're seated at one of the corners. If you're in the market for hand rolls, Seaweed offers standard ones, of course, but you'd be remiss not to spend a little more cash in exchange for premium fillings like negitoro, uni and ikura.