Sushi Sasabune Glendale

Sugarfish might have made loosely packed warm rice accessible to the masses, but this classic L.A.-style omakase spot with a location in Glendale first popularized warm rice sushi back in the ’90s—and still delivers the same quality and no-frills ambience today. Starting around $135, with plenty of variety and wiggle room for those willing to spend a bit more, Sasabune offers a pricey, but immaculate build-your-own sushi adventure that might include amaebi (sweet shrimp), anago (seawater eel), unagi (freshwater eel) and not one, but two kinds of mackerel of the Japanese and Spanish variety. Like most other omakase restaurants, there’s no need to pour your own soy sauce—each glistening slice of fish is already lightly brushed by the chef.