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    Where to Eat This Weekend in Los Angeles: Shunji

    This week Jonathan Gold reviews Shunji, a new sushi bar in West LA housed in humble digs (the facade looks like a giant Chile Bowl). The roughly 40 seat restaurant…

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    By Gillian Ferguson • Sep 14, 2012 • 1 min read

    This week Jonathan Gold reviews Shunji, a new sushi bar in West LA housed in humble digs (the facade looks like a giant Chile Bowl). The roughly 40 seat restaurant is unlike other sushi bars in that it doesn’t focus on sushi. Jonathan suggests the omakase menu. Highlights include a concentrated cube of compressed fresh tomatoes, squid with truffles, the monkfish liver, purple potato wrapped around blue cheese, simmered abalone and slivered sardines.

    Shuji

    12244 W Pico Blvd

    West Los Angeles

    (310) 826-4737

    You can find all of Jonathan’s restaurant suggestions on the Good Food restaurant map.

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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