Oki Doki Sushi — Restaurant in Hermosa Beach

As with other reviews, I was excited to try Oki Doki due to several positive recommendations and what seemed to be an affordable lunch special. I was very unimpressed.

I ordered the sushi and sashimi combo, as well as the toro (fatty tuna).

The toro (which is an expensive cut of fish at $14 for two nigiri) was very tough and dry, the opposite of what you'd expect from a "melt in your mouth" cut of fish.

The sushi and sashimi combo seemed to be more fresh, but hadn't been cut properly, leaving strings of fat/silver skin attached that were chewy and inedible.

Left with food on my plate....

This small sushi spot in the 7-11 center is a local gem putting out great quality fish and creations at reasonable prices for the area. You can sit at the bar or tables and they also do a brisk take out business. They have some of the best original rolls loaded with fish and a great variety. Some of my favorites are 911, fire roll, they do a great crispy rice, and the standard sushi and sashimi is as fresh and delish as anywhere. The owner and other chef have been there forever holding down Oki Doki and we...

The service was friendly and it looked very clean. The quality just seemed very low. We couldn't even eat more than one bite of the ss roll. We ordered the apparently fresh bluefin and toro sashimi and it was just meh. The roll recipes all have too many ingredients. I don't want 4 to 5 kinds of fish per roll. I want something that I can tell what it is and I want it to taste good. They should cut their menu in half and the list of ingredients for the rolls in half. Oh, and the wasabi was the weakest I've...