Mrs. Fish
Sushi restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles
448 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Highlights
Japanese plates, sushi & whisky are presented in a contemporary space accented by colorful artwork.
Japanese plates, sushi & whisky are presented in a contemporary space accented by colorful artwork.
"Walking into Mrs. Fish’s subterranean space is the epitome of dramatic entrances. There are waves painted on the staircase walls (like you’re going underwater, of course) and a gigantic 5,500-gallon fish tank hanging above the multi-tiered dining room. It’s gaudy, cheesy, and for a few brief minutes, kind of fun. If only the other elements of this tacky vaguely Japanese spot lived up to those initial moments. Instead, what follows is a long night of loud music, sugary cocktails, servers who disappear for long stretches, and small plates you’ve seen a thousand times like oversauced pork skewers, vegetable fried rice, and supermarket-grade California rolls. We’re always down for a silly night at a clubrestaurant, but Mrs. Fish isn’t a clubstaurant. It’s just an outdated dinner spot with a fish tank and bad dance tracks. If an over-the-top night out is your goal, head to one of these places instead." - Brant Cox
"This subterranean restaurant’s $49 dineLA menu is a steal, with kanpachi, a delicate chilled eggplant appetizer, a nigiri platter, and miso-glazed black cod. Since the price tag is so low, a pro move is to spend the saved dollars on Mrs Fish’s fantastic whiskey collection." - Mona Holmes
"Downtown’s Mrs. Fish has entered into a new phase of life, reemerging from half a decade as a club into a more intimate, and much more refined, Japanese dinnertime experience as of August 3. The location for Mrs. Fish remains the same, tucked into the basement of a building across from Pershing Square. The high-flying hotspot Perch sits some 14 floors above and offers sweeping views of the city skyline, while down below those same owners have turned the focus inward to cocktails, fine art, and Japanese fare. The dining area is now segmented into several sections at once, thanks as always in part to the remaining giant 5,500 gallon saltwater fish tank that still rules the room. Elsewhere, golden-touched bar seats play against plush table dining and leatherbound lounge chairs. A slightly elevated omakase experience is pushed into one corner, letting a few diners a night experience the chef in direct action. As for the food, Mrs. Fish is now offering everything from expensive Japanese whiskies to more casual cocktails and sushi rolls, with room for high-end steaks, yakitori, braised short ribs, and seafood as well. The idea is to create a do-it-all kind of experience, where eaters can scale up or down depending on their needs that night. Of course, Mrs. Fish already has some stiff competition in the Japanese food space in Downtown and beyond, particularly with newcomers like the wild Robata in Santa Monica and the gorgeous omakase experience at Hayato inside the ROW development near the Arts District. Mrs. Fish’s transformation is now complete, and the restaurant and lounge is keeping hours from 5 p.m. to midnight most nights of the week, with an extension to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday." - Farley Elliott
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