Temaki society
Sushi restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles
351 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Highlights
Creative hand rolls with fresh seafood and unique flavors
Creative hand rolls with fresh seafood and unique flavors
"We love a few simple tuna handrolls for lunch, but sometimes we crave extra flair. That’s exactly what Temaki Society specializes in. This tiny, counter-service spot has 12 handroll varieties and each one is more dressed up than a member of KISS. There’s salty soy-marinated shrimp mixed with kimchi, a “banh mi” roll with fish sauce-coated albacore, and the “bossam” with a pickled perilla leaf stuffed with mackerel. These elaborate rolls are on the pricier side, but we’ll pay for some extra flair every now and then." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Temaki Society should be your go-to for handrolls all weekend long. Seared salmon, crunchy garlic, mustard sauce, garlic mayo, and nori Yellowtail, serrano, cilantro, lemon zest, ponzu sauce, and nori Spicy tuna handroll topped with crunchy onion Inari sushi with crabmeat, avocado, and garlic mayo" - team infatuation
"A favorite for its Japanese offerings, frequented by Hadley Tomicki." - Eater Staff
"With the speed of an HGTV renovation, Temaki Society popped up in the previous Fabby’s Sandwicherie space weeks after its predecessor closed. The counter-service space attached to The Grayson in DTLA is now home to a hand roll bar where temaki topped with things like uni and jalapeño marmalade or soy-marinated shrimp wand kimchi are served on nori sheets like tacos (i.e., you fold them together and shove them into your mouth). Oddly enough, Mexican-style seafood tostadas are also available. We recently visited Temaki Society. Read our thoughts here. " - sylvio martins
"Spicy tuna and blue crab are great, but we also appreciate a handroll that gets a little wild. And that’s what Temaki Society does best. The tiny counter-service spot in Downtown has 12 rolls on its menu and each is dressed with more flair than a member of KISS. There’s soy-marinated shrimp with kimchi and a “banh mi” roll with a thick, diamond-shaped cut of albacore coated in fish sauce and crunchy garlic. The “bossam” arrives with a pickled perilla leaf stuffed with mackerel and fermented bean paste (it looks like someone put dolma on a nori sheet). These rolls are on the pricier side, but you’re paying for a touch of excitement—not unlike KISS. " - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder
