Boss Sushi — Restaurant in Beverly Hills

I stumbled upon these reviews yesterday while looking up the number for Boss so I could make a reservation. My entire family was in town for Moms 85th birthday and my niece (who traveled from Suriname) upon getting off of the plane announced she had two must do items while here. Boss was the first one. I had to laugh at one review that said it was "passable" sushi. Let me just start by saying that if you are looking for that strip mall, all you can eat sushi bar, this is not for you. If however you are looking a unique, fine dining sushi experience, come on down. I have yet to bring a newbie to Boss and not have them call me the next day to lament "how are we ever going to eat sushi anywhere else after Boss" The unique composition of their rolls and the accompanying sauces, citrus, chili etc make this the most exquisite sushi experience you will have. The quality goes without saying. We never even use the wasabi and soy sauce provided since each item has its own flavor that needs no enhancement. Essence of Leah, Fire de Koz and the four way chefs choice are some of the must try items. When you make your reservation, asked to be seated in Nick's section if possible. He, without a doubt makes the dinning experience unforgettable. His knowledge of the menu and his ability to guide you through it (with just a few pertinent questions about your likes and preferences) is amazing. He makes dining at Boss a special experience. This is truly a five star dining...

I was looking for a nice, decently priced sushi restaurant to go to. If you're looking for that as well...DO NOT GO HERE! I looked up the Yelp review and it was rated 4 stars with 2 dollar signs so I decided to give it a try. So we walk in and the hostess points at the table we should sit at. Once were all seated a waiter comes and tells us that it's reserved and we must move. Then, it takes a good five minutes until someone hands us menus. It takes another 5 minutes for the waiter to even approach us. I open the menu and see RIDICULOUS prices. $16 for a roll with shrimp, barely any crunch, and basically no sauce. Every other roll was at least $16-$22. Also, 4 pieces of spicy tuna rice cake is..get this..$20. Okay no. So we receive our rolls. We ordered the "I love Tracy" roll and me and my boyfriend both agreed it tasted odd. I wanted some extra eel sauce and as if paying $20 for an overrated roll wasn't enough, they wanted to charge us for sauce also. I am now sitting at my table writing this and NOT ONCE has the waiter came up to us asking if we're doing okay. And not to mention that they're not even busy. I've been to countless sushi restaurants and never have I had this worse of an experience. Please save yourself the time and money and go...

It's not easy to find parking around it. The restaurant has its own parking lot, but it's small and packed. All streets around it are mostly permitted, so the best place to park is 1-2 blocks south on La Cienega. Sushi are good in terms of freshness of the fish, but there's no OMG moment. Some of the rolls were very pretentious and looked really good, but failed to deliver on taste. Pricewise, it's not too bad and on average it comes to $50-60 per person without alcohol, but there are plenty of other places that are much tastier and a bit cheaper, but I guess the location dictates the price. Restaurant decor was a bit strange - some parts of it were tastefully done, the rest felt like a cheap cantina. Maybe it was the lighting, maybe something else, but there wasn't much of a flow. Not...