Taihei Sushi Restaurant

If I could eat here everyday I would. These are my favorite types of sushi restaurants to go to. Simple but far from ordinary. No frills, no heavily sauced California rolls, or flashy items just great quality sushi made as traditional as possible. Everything (that I tried) was fresh.
I’m so glad that I found this little gem on this side of town. I’m coming back ASAP to try the rest of the restaurant.
If you’re looking for a place to try real sushi, I would definitely put this on your list.
My favorites from my visit were the Live Sweet Shrimp (fried head), Uni, Toro, Salmon Belly, Yellowtail, Scallop handroll, and the salmon collar. Like I said, I’m coming back to eat the rest.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE: AMAZING! Quality of fish is fresh! They do not take reservations!

AMBIANCE: Casual. Noise level is average.

DRESS CODE: Casual

ORDERED: Yellowtail Collar, Sushi: salmon, yellowtail, toro, uni, sweet shrimp, tamago, masago, and so much more. Can't go wrong!

FOOD OPTIONS: Not just sushi, but they have cooked food as well! They also have beer and sake!

SERVICE: Service was good. On a busy night, food can take a bit longer (only two sushi chefs).

PRICE: really depends on what you order. ~ $60-100+pp

PARKING: street parking and limited parking at the back of the restaurant.

Food: 5/5 stars
Service: 4/5 stars
Venue: 4/5

The best sushi in LA! Everything is just melting in the mouth! Fresh fish, great prices, awesome service! And it looks like just hole in the wall -but wow:)) We eat there once a week and absolutely love it! Driving all the way from Studio city for dinner there -it takes me 2 hrs one way in traffic-so it obvi says smth:)) lol
Just love it!

Was looking for Butterfish when I returned from Hawaii. This place definitely exceeded our expectations and also had amazing Butterfish. Always sold out tho so get it when you can. Very low-key and inconspicuous. Fairly priced. A hidden gem.

Really fresh sushi. Every time I dine there always seen elderly Japanese enjoying the meals and chatting with the server. I really like this kind of atmosphere. They have been in the location over 40 years. The location is next to a dry cleaners and unassuming location. But definitely great sushi so it’s worth a try.

Oh my wow! What a delicious hidden gem. The sushi here for sure is one of the best I've tried for sure. I sat at the bar and ordered several orders of fresh sushi. Everything was spot on, made to order. The chef's recommendations were all delicious. I highly recommend this place if you want fresh, delicious sushi. I will for sure return to this place in the near future. Wow!

My boyfriend and I came here for dinner last month. We shared combo sushi plate (8 pieces of Nigiri & 6 pieces of tuna rolls), 2 hand rolls (blue crab & scallop) & seafood nabemono soup (Yosenabe). I really enjoyed the hand rolls since the seafood was fresh and the rice and seaweed complemented perfectly with the seafood for each roll. The sushi pieces were also delicious and fresh. The soup broth was also tasty. The staff nemebers were also really sweet and friendly. 😊😍

Sashimi are very fresh. The food portion are good. Green tea ice cream is very delicious. Everything is good. We will come back for sure.

I didn't know what real sushi tuna was supposed to taste like until I got here. Holy . Moly. Sea urchin and salmon also just melt in your mouth. But oh my that tuna!

We even needed up eating the tempura. We saw this cold thing on the plate. Didn't realize we were supposed to out it in our sauce :/. Oh well. Next time. Definitely next time.

So good. Bit watch the hours here and your wallet. But definitely worth the price.

Probably the best sushi I've ever had. Add to it, the best soup (Ozoni - New Year's soup) I've ever had. Small space, BIG experience. We will definitely be back.

Amazing food! The fish is fresh and tastes great, I love the hamachi nigiri here. The service is excellent, and since it's a small hole-in-the-wall style, it's very cozy and inviting. Definitely my favorite place in the SGV!

Legit sushi and Japanese owned. Don't come here expecting fusion rolls. Cuts of fish are quite generous. I live in Little Tokyo and rarely venture beyond sushi Gen, komasa, or hama. I would say that the sushi here is on par with any of the aforementioned sushi staples in LT with comprable pricing.

About 7 seats at the bar and 8 tables so it's not a large place. It got quite busy on a Sunday night.

They do have tempura and teriyaki.

Old school real Japanese restaurant prepared by Japanese chefs. Sweet shrimp comes with deep fried heads!

Great prices, great sashimi, 20 pieces for less than $35! Didnt wait too long for party of 5 at 6:30 on a tuesday. Theres a lot for parking too.

Absolutely the best quality sushi that you can get in the LA area. Service is great, sushi is great, environment is great. 12/10.

First time trying Taihei Sushi in Monterey Park and it was absolutely delicious! I got the Matsu-Sushi box for $29. It came with 10 pieces of nigiri sushi and 6 pieces of the tuna roll!

The box was absolutely delicious, and the rice was also seasoned perfectly. Great communication while doing a phone order and super friendly employees! I highly recommend Taihei Sushi!

Easily one of THE BEST sushi restaurants I've been to. Very traditional. Sit at the bar for amazing service and trade stories with the chefs. The staff are from the warm and sunny island of Okinawa all the way to the frozen ski friendly Hokaido (famous for hot springs monkeys) and everywhere in between. Generous cuts of fish and very good quality. I highly recommend fatty tuna and salmon belly. I will definitely be back! Again I would recommend this place to anyone looking for great quality fish at good prices.

This is my favorite place for traditional sushi. The sushi is always fresh and he portions are generous. The location is small and with that come a bit of a wait during prime dinner hours but nothing out of the ordinary. The waiters are attentive and make sure to refill you tea.

This place has been around for a long time and I like coming back here every now and then. It's a little bit more on the pricey side (what isn't nowadays), but I find it to be worth it. I usually get the lunch combo with teriyaki chicken and the sashimi. Their sashimi is always good quality, and the service is very attentive.

There is some street parking and a small parking lot in the back. They let you know if it is street sweeping day, so that you don't get ticketed if you are on the street.

It was a bit of drive for us but well worth it. It is an old school Japanese restaurant so don't expect ambiance. We were here for the food! We went for the butterfish or black cod (also called sable). Before the fish arrived, salad, miso soup (some of the best around), rice and an appetizer was brought out and that filled me up. I managed to make room for main course because it was delicious. We got 3 slices of fish where most places would only serve 2 and in one place just one and charged you double for what we paid at Taihei. Will definitely be coming back to try other things but I suspect it will be for butter fish again.