Uoichiba Handroll
Sushi restaurant · Downtown ·
Dry-aged fish hand rolls with unique toppings and attentive service
Dry-aged fish hand rolls with unique toppings and attentive service
"The Joint Seafood founder Liwei Liao opened this casual handroll counter inside Citizen’s Public Market to serve a parade of dry-aged fish wrapped in rice and seaweed. On the menu are handrolls filled with cuts of tuna, kanpachi, steelhead trout, and blue crab salad served a la carte or as lunch-sized omakase meals. Liao also has a full version of Uoichiba at his Sherman Oaks seafood market for anyone who’s located in the San Fernando Valley." - Matthew Kang
"Uoichiba is run by the owner of Joint Seafood, a fish market in Sherman Oaks known for dry-aging seafood in big cold cases. The same dry-aged fish shows up in the handrolls here, and while it tastes like great thick-cut sashimi, the difference is subtle. The temaki sets stick to fish-focused fillings, but we prefer cheeky a la carte options like the toasted lox roll. Our main quibble is that the sushi rice could use more seasoning, but overall these are solid rolls priced a few bucks above KazuNori. Seating is mostly limited to stools at their locations in Sherman Oaks and Culver City’s Citizen Public Market, so your lower back says don’t plan on lingering." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder
"Uoichiba is run by the owner of Joint Seafood, a fish market in Sherman Oaks known for dry-aging seafood in big cold cases. The same dry-aged fish shows up in the handrolls here and while it tastes like great thick-cut sashimi, the difference is subtle. The temaki sets use simple fish-focused fillings, but we prefer cheeky a la carte options like the toasted lox roll. Our main quibble is that the sushi rice could use more seasoning, but overall these are solid rolls priced a few bucks above KazuNori. Seating is limited to stools at their locations in Sherman Oaks and Culver City’s Citizen Public Market, so your lower back says don’t plan on lingering." - Garrett Snyder
"Located at Citizen Public Market, Uoichiba is part of the mini omakase–style hand-roll trend that continues to gain traction alongside operators like Yunomi and the concept popularized by Kazunori nearly a decade ago." - Matthew Kang
"Hosting a grand opening weekend in Culver City from March 30 through April 2, the tempura and chirashi spot Uoichiba will offer giveaways and games at its stall inside Citizen Public Market, with a free hand roll for Thursday to-go orders and free soup for all bar diners." - Farley Elliott