KOGANE
Japanese restaurant · Shorb ·
Intimate venue for omakase sushi, sake, beer, and wine
Intimate venue for omakase sushi, sake, beer, and wine
"With Kogane, chef Fumio Azumi brings a destination-worthy sushi place to Alhambra. Co-opening chef Kwan has moved on to another sushi project in Ohio, making Azumi the lone chef behind the counter. The restaurant serves a $300 per person dinnertime omakase and a more reasonable $120 weekday lunch. Quality is top-tier, with two kinds of rice and the freshest fish available." - Matthew Kang
"Kogane is a high-end omakase bar that’s exactly what the SGV needs. Located in a strip mall next to a Jamba Juice and Wingstop, the tiny, sleek establishment only serves two meals: a $120 lunch omakase and a $250 dinner omakase. It’s run by two seasoned sushi chefs, who you’ll see cheerfully chatting with customers as they slice dry aged bluefin, red snapper, mackerel, and more into silky, uniform pieces. We prefer to come at lunch—it’s an easy, breezy hour-long meal that begins with prawn miso soup and ends with an ahi handroll. Or a Jamba Juice, if you’re anything like us." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"Probably SGV’s most high-end omakase destination, Kogane is a seven-seat counter that serves incredible sushi from chef Fumio Azumi at a price of $300 for dinner. Opening co-chef Kwan has since moved on to a new sushi restaurant in Ohio. Those looking for a more reasonable experience can check Kogane out at lunch, which costs $120 for a smaller nigiri omakase. Kogane remains a special sushi experience deserving of the highest accolades." - Eater Staff
"Tucked next to a Wingstop on busy Fremont Boulevard, Kogane’s lunchtime omakase is serene and impressive: the abbreviated, more affordable lunch progression I had began with simmered octopus and moved through a dozen nigiri — from a 20-day dry-aged toro on extra-vinegary rice to an ever-so-lightly grilled golden-eye snapper and an impeccable butterflied sardine topped with chives — presented at a steady, ceremonial pace that made lunch feel like a real luxury." - Eater Staff
"Early in the year I had a supremely good omakase at Kogane with my colleague Farley Elliott, and the place deserves as much recognition as the top sushi spots in town." - Eater Staff