Restaurant: K-Zo Sushi
Location:9240 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232. (310) 202-8890
Date: April 18, 2018
Cuisine: Japanese Sushi
Rating: Solid mid end sushi
Back in the Flektor days (2007 and 2008) I used to go to K-Zo as it was the only sushi place in Culver City (where our offices were). At the time I thought it was fine, if not particularly memorable. I hadn’t been in 10 years, but a friend of mine wanted to go so let’s look at it with fresh eyes.
The chef himself. We ordered the omakase — as that’s the only way to go.
First trio.
Japanese scallop.
Red Snapper.
Mackerel.
A bit of cooked mushrooms.
Second trio.
Bonito maybe, or another meaty fish.
Salmon.
Baby squid.
Sweet shrimp with the head fried. All at the same time, which is convenient.
Toro. Always great.
Another set.
Some charred white fish.
And a different one.
Kohada or something in that family.
A pair of uni.
Santa barbara uni.
Japanese Hokkaido uni.
Toro taku handroll. Always love these.
Blue crab handroll.
A bit of fruit.
Overall, K-Zo was quite solid. Pretty straightforward real LA style sushi (i.e. a good bit of ponzu) with high quality fish and a solid nigiri presentation. Maybe a hair better than Sasebune and not quite as good as, but more reasonably priced, than nearby Zo. I’d certainly dig into this fish again and I’m a big fan of straight nigiri like this.