Japonica El Segundo

"This is a fun and tasty take on Japanese fusion cuisine. Impecable service and great atmosphere; this is a cool spot in El Segundo. Love the spicy edamame and using the sauce to dip the fatty crabby."

"Hands down the best sushi I have had in a very long time. Amazing dishes and great service. It was a perfect night to sit outside, sip plum wine, and enjoy some wagyu beef cooked at the table. 1st time here, definitely won't be the last."

"Cute place to eat and I love the sushi so much! Wagyu sushi is a must try, I love the spicy tuna on crispy rice, sake flight is a fun option too. I don't have many pictured but I also loved the truffle salmon, and if you love spicy like me, the Kyoto Kryptonite is a must. I come here everytime I'm in LA! Oh, and love the spicy tantan!"

"As much as I was excited there was a somewhat-new restaurant on Main Street in El Segundo, I was pretty disappointed with the actual sushi. Atmosphere: 5/5 They have both indoor & outdoor seating, both of which are a good mix of modern, clean, cute, and casual. They also have a large parking lot with free parking. Service: 5/5 They checked on us multiple times and turned up the outdoor heaters when asked. Food Taste: 3/5 Note, it’s not bad fish, no one got sick, but there were bad flavor combos. Miso Soup: This was good, $2.99, and came out right away. All of their ramen dishes are miso based, so it’s understandable why their miso soup was delicious. Beef Tantan: Get this ramen dish ($15.99) and you won’t regret it. The only good entree we tried. Final Fantasia: Avoid!! I ordered this $17.99 sushi because it said Chef’s Choice and had a lot of fishes I typically enjoy, but it was the worst flavor combo I can remember. Bluefin tuna, yellowtail, Scottish salmon, kanikama, cucumber, sweet onion yuzu ponzu, micro greens, and soy paper. It was missing either the tuna or salmon because there were only 2 of the 3 fish listed on the menu in the dish, and I couldn’t taste the yuzu. It was my bad that I didn’t realize kanikama was imitation crab, but regardless it really did not go well with the other flavors. When the waitress came back part of the way through me eating it, I told her I didn’t like it and she asked if we wanted something else instead, so we ordered the spicy tuna roll instead. I thought she was taking this roll off our bill because we said we disliked it, but she did not. Spicy Tuna Roll: Avoid!! Who puts sriracha on a tuna roll to make it spicy?! I’m not sure if they were trying to be unique and creative, but this is not what anyone at our table of 5 expected. We had to scrape off the sauce after trying it on the roll the first time and being severely disappointed. Please, find an authentic spicy tuna recipe and stop ruining this dish. Spicy Tantan: Avoid if you can’t handle extreme spice. Out of the 5 of us at the table, we all tried it (some with high spice tolerances) and it was unbearably and unpleasantly spicy. We could hardly eat any and left most of it in the bowl - a waste of $13.99. There should have been a serious warning. We enjoy spice, but this was ridiculous."

"I came to Japonica for dinner with my fiancee - we had try it before with doordash and the food was really good. So we decided to try the dine-in. The food is really good, fresh fish and good flavors combinations on the roll. The service was friendly, but some waiters were a bit distracted. I’ll be coming back to try new dishes."