Soko Sushi — Restaurant in Santa Monica

Exquisite cuisine. I had the omakase menu, which was 6 courses of perfection. The restaurant is a tiny, 8 seat counter with two tables outside. Chef is welcoming and truly very kind. Service was prompt and friendly.

First course was a chilled egg custard. This had a wonderful balance between salinity and sweetness of the lobster buried in the egg. A dollop of uni on top added just the finish. Next was a bowl of ankimo. Sweet, rich, with a nice contrast with acidity and a bit of spiciness.

Third course was a soy cured tuna. This was finished with a quail yolk, mountain yam, and daikon sprouts, and black truffle. Truly decadent with perfectly balance flavors and a nice contrast in textures. Very creative, beautiful to look at, and a delight to eat.

Next came a rather pretty bowl of sashimi. This may be the best raw shrimp I have ever had. Of course the toro and salmon were superb. This came with freshly grated wasabi and a rich soy sauce. Fifth was a parade of nigiri. Highlights included a fabulous uni, but each selection was top notch.

Last but not least was a crab miso soup with mushrooms, bok choy, and a nice accent of spice from gochujang. A perfect way to end an exquisite meal.

This rivals some of the top sushi restaurants I’ve been to. Truly a...

The food was pretty good, the water was canned, and we shouldn't have sat in the lobby.

Sushi at the Fairmont Miramar? Interesting! We learned about this place from Eater LA and decided to check it out. Got there around 5:15pm on a Sunday and put our names down. We were seated (outside the door, in the lobby) in 30-45 minutes. We didn't mind the seats, it was actually more roomy than sitting at the bar.

The server came, gave us menus, and asked for drinks. All great. I was pretty excited to try the blue fin platter. Anyways, we went through several rounds of drinks (and about 1.5 hours) before we got our food, and we didn't order a lot.

The food was pretty good, but the wait was too long. While we were waiting, several parties walked in, sat, ordered, ate, paid, and left. The conversation was great , so I'm not too upset. Lesson: don't sit outside.

All in all, decent food, would go again. Just won't sit outside (unless they're more organized...

What a gem, my husband and I checked into the Fairmont hotel and I noticed this cute sushi spot at the corner of my eye. We were starving and let me tell you, what an experience. Its cute, small, quant sushi bar/dining. We were greeted by Angel, and guided us through the menu selections. The service was on point, clean and the sushi OMG comes from Japan. All we can say was wow!! to every dish we ate. Also, Brian was super sweet and educated us on each sake paring we ate with our meal. Thank you Soko team for making our first day so special. Brian, Angel, Masa & Kei keep up the amazing work and art you present in your...