"If you want sushi and a scene in Manhattan Beach, head to Katsuya. If you just want great sushi, period, head to Pisces Sushi. This small mom-and-pop restaurant along Highland Ave. doesn’t offer seating, but for excellent takeout sushi at a great price, locals swear by it. You’ll find a tight menu of the usual sushi bar staples here, but if you want to know what makes Pisces a gem, get their popular chirashi bowls for under $30. This rice bowl comes decorated with fanned-out slices of tuna, salmon, yellowtail, shrimp, and scallop, making it very difficult not to eat in the car before driving home. " - jess basser sanders, brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder