Los Angeles 🍣｜Super Affordable & Worth-It Japanese Food!

Restaurant: Aikan Sushi & Ramen Address: 735 E Green St, Pasadena Rating: 🌟🌟🌟✨ Today I checked out this super popular AYCE Japanese spot in Pasadena! It’s really close to SG, so I decided to give it a try~ 😋 They have different prices for lunch and dinner, and each has two tiers: regular and premium. As usual, prices are in the last photo! We got the premium tier for $47.99—it used to be in the $30s, but they raised the prices recently 🌚 No wait at all—we walked right in! The place is huge with tons of seating. If you’re worried about waiting, you can also join the waitlist on Yelp in advance. The premium tier is $7 more than regular, but only adds a few items: sweet shrimp sushi, uni sushi, soft-shell crab, oysters, salmon toro, and yellowtail toro. And these are limited—only one per person! If you want more after finishing, it’s an extra $1.99 each (used to be $0.99…yep, prices went up again 😅). Out of the limited items, I’d recommend the uni, soft-shell crab, and oysters. The rest were just okay—especially the sweet shrimp, it tasted kinda weird 🍤🤔 Their no-rice sushi rolls are a must-try! On the last section of the menu, under “no rice roll”—so good! We tried every one, and my favorite was the salmon tama! Crab meat on top, salmon underneath 😍 Also, their grilled mussels are delicious! They limit orders to three rounds total. We only made it through two rounds before we were stuffed! 😂 The sashimi especially fills you up. They serve fried items first, then sushi, and finally sashimi. Some dishes came really slowly—we’d already ordered our second round before the first round even arrived fully. Also, a few items were missing, but that’s pretty normal for AYCE places. Downsides: There are a lot of hidden charges. Drinks and ice cream cost extra! We ordered unsweet tea for $3… 🥤 #LosAngeles #LA #LALife #LAFood #LADateNight #LAWeekend #LAEats #LAFoodie