"The South Bay is full of bargain-priced, old-school sushi spots, and Sushi Yoshi is the pinnacle of the genre (bonus points: it's located in a strip mall, too). Try to grab one of the five seats at the Dodger bobblehead-decorated bar—the owner is a baseball nut—and order the No. 8 Special. It involves nine pieces of nigiri and two classic rolls, and at $20, it’s the priciest item on the menu. Add an order of their fantastic pressed makerel sushi and the salty mirugai (giant clam) nigiri if they have it." - garrett snyder, cathy park, brant cox, jess basser sanders