Fat Fish | West Hollywood

Fat Fish is probably one of my favorite places for sushi in West Hollywood. Situated on the east side of Robertson Boulevard between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose, Fat Fish is a great place for sushi if you are on a date, or celebrating a birthday, or if you are catching up with a friend as I did. I remember back in the day when this place was called the Cobalt Cafe, and I remember no one went there. But I always thought the restaurant was in prime location. Well then they built Fat Fish, and to take the famous words from the film Field of Dreams, "if you build they will come." And they built it and they sure came. There's a few places in the West Hollywood area to get sushi. There is Umai, a block away, but I love the vibe of Fat Fish.

It's got a pretty cool staff, and the outdoor patio is really nice. I would almost pick sitting outside than inside, if you want to avoid smelling like fried food by the end of your meal. And let me tell, no matter how much cologne or perfume you spray after your meal, you are still going to smell like fried fish. Last night I ate here and had a mojito of course. They've got a creative list of drinks from wine to saki to specialty signature cocktails. They give you a complimentary bowl of edamame beans which come steamed and lightly salted. And being a restauranteur of L.A., finding anyone, especially in West Hollywood to give you free edamame is extremely rare. I then ordered two sushi rolls: the Las Vegas roll and the teriyaki beef roll. Both were ah-mazing. The Las Vegas roll consisted of eel, avocado, cream cheese, & crab served tempura style...yum. And the teriyaki beef roll, was just fantastic too, except instead of seaweed wrapper, they wrapped this roll in soy paper. And it was the first time I ever had red meat in a sushi roll. it was great. After two rolls, two mojitos, two bowls of edamame, and miso soup I was pretty full. It's no wonder they call the place Fat Fish, because the food is so good, you will get fat.

Now if you are on a budget and you don't like to valet like myself, there are tons of parking around the corner of Melrose and Robertson. If you go just 20 feet east of that intersection on the north side of Melrose you can find the "secret alley," which houses a bunch of metered spots which are free after 6pm, and right behind a row of tennis courts. Now if you envision a spot, the law of attraction (thanks to The Secret) will 75% of the time will help you snag a spot, just be ready to put your parallel parking skills to the test. Oh yeah and one more thing, if you really are on a budget Fat Fish has a great happy hour daily from 5-7 pm where you can find sushi rolls starting at $4 or less, and a $3 margarita.

616 Robertson Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA. 90069
Phone 310.659.3882
www.fatfishla.com