Shikibu - Culver City

Very small location but definitely worth it!! The food was delicious and service was great. They only use brown rice and it's so tasty. Very good quality ingredients I tried the spicy tuna roll, California roll and miso soup.

4.5 stars great care goes into this food. There are many signs in the very small space (only sushi bar seats in a narrow room and a few tables on the sidewalk). One sign implores 'no cell phone ' while another asks you to not make noise with your chopsticks, because, well, it 's rude. Hence, with the deep stress on not being rude, I snapped only one photo of the third sign that confronts you when you sit: an elaborate chastising of your soy sauce and wasabi habits: they are wrong. Detailed here, is how to do it 'right ' including a means of using soy sauce via a foaming dispenser. The sushi here is good. It 's thoughtfully made and it 's obvious that great care had gone into each piece. The singular thing about Shikibu is that the rice, and this is not an option, is brown. It 's not a deal breaker, but the signature mellow nuttiness of the brown rice, like it or not, is firmly present throughout and even in the spicy tuna roll, it adds an unfamiliar layer to the dish that may or may not be your jam.

If you like sushi and are looking for a quick little stop this is the place! What it lacks in size it makes up for in flavor! I recommend the crispy brown rice yellow tail and spicy tuna. Service is always great and welcoming.

I'm so glad we came here for lunch. Each roll was so good you didn't even need to add soy sauce. Even the Philadelphia roll seemed unique, possibly due to the brown rice and cream cheese. The service was great and very nice.

The best sushi place in the area!! Not the cheapest but the best by far.Like eating in Shizuoka or Nara.Food: 5/5