Kihon - Oton Ka Gurha

A sushi restaurant with a pleasant, appropriate atmosphere and really excellent sushi. The price level is a bit high but appropriate for the quality.

The food here is on another level. I found you can't order from the sushi chefs at the bar. So there's that. But the utterly unique and delicious food mire than makes up for that the sports bar noise.

Cannot recommend it enough. Food is amazing and staff is excellent. With the drive if you're anywhere in the Long Beach area.

UPDATE this place has gone down hill significantly! It no longer serves quality food. We ordered a halibut dish and it tasted old and smelled horrible! We couldn’t even eat one piece and the servers noticed but didn’t bother to ask if something was wrong with the dish. It was definitely and expensive dish that they picked up before we were even done with our dinner. In the past, Erwin would’ve taken his time to check in but he just waves from a distance. We we’re loyal customers and have tipped well, but we can no longer ignore the last 4 horrific dinner experiences. Bye bye Kihon! We will never return to your once special place. You really have neglected to take care of your loyal customers. We are sadly not the ones experiencing such terrible issues here, and loyal customers speak about their experiences and others have also stopped going. No longer the “Best sushi place!” Great service! Was referred to this place and now it's my favorite sushi spot. I'll usually drive an hour just to eat here, but it's worth it! Seriously, it's the best sushi spot EVER!!! My boyfriend and I have tried other places because of timing issues (our work schedule) but we have ALWAYS been so disappointed. We are so glad to be moving closer to our favorite sushi spot!!!! Thank you Erwin for making your restaurant a special place and for taking so much pride in your seafood selection and for having such a great environment!!!

We had gotten take out from this place which wasn't that bad so we thought we would go in person. The atmosphere is dark and depressing. The sake menu is horribly thin. The waiters basically don't know anything about Japanese food or what's on the menu. They were confused by simple requests like giving us regular soy sauce instead of the low salt version on the table. They don't have basic items like a sashimi plate. Suggest avoiding.