Yanagi Kitchen - Manhattan Beach — Restaurant in Manhattan Beach

My first tine coming to this place. I work at LAX and I had to Google sushi near me because it was 9pm and my wife and I had craving for raw fish lol. After seeing this pop up in my map I called to make sure they were open because my first option that I found was closed and the business hours were incorrect. So I drove about another mile and a half down to this place. At first glance, the place looked really small.. almost hidden. But I found it nonetheless. They had a small table blocking the entrance and one of the ladies greeted me and asked if I had a phone order. I told her no, it's my first time. She then suggested to look up the menu online (they had no menus to give out). They also had a menu up on the wall but suggested I check out the website menu because it had more options and bou did it lol. I ordered a few items to bring home for dinner. The food was pretty tasty and fresh. The only food i got that was baked was the lobster roll. It was pretty yummy (wished it was spicy) but there was an adequate amount of lobster for the size portion. All in all, I will definitely go back when I get another craving...

I rarely eat seafood from unfamiliar spots (yes, I’m a bit of a seafood snob), but Yunagi Kitchen near LAX had great reviews, so I gave it a shot—and I’m glad I did. I’ll definitely be ordering again when I’m in the area.

We tried a variety of rolls, and everything tasted fresh and arrived quickly. But the real standout? The Crunch Roll with real crab. Mind. Blown. I honestly could have ordered four of those and called it a day—absolutely delicious.

Knocking off one star for a small but annoying detail: no sriracha included in the order. I noticed they sell “extra sriracha,” which is fine—I don’t mind paying if needed—but at least give a heads-up that none is included. A little communication would’ve gone a long way.

Still, great sushi and a solid choice near the airport. Highly recommend—just don’t forget to ask for...

They’re ordering website and their chow now menu option very clearly shows curbside delivery as does the confirmation email that you receive with specific instructions to do curbside. However they don’t answer the phone that’s listed in the confirmation email and finally when we got a hold of somebody they said that they have not done curbside since Covid started… Covid started over two years ago now why haven’t you updated your website or the chow now...