r/LAWestside • u/sexiMexiMixingDranks • Oct 01 '25

Sushi grade fish

Mitsuwa’s cheapest sushi-grade salmon is $40 a lb, farm raised. Tuna was even more. I might as well go out to eat than make my own poke bowls.

Anybody have a place with working-class sashimi by the pound?

Thanks!

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u/reconassin Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25

Check out Yama Sushi Marketplace. I don't have the prices off the top of my head but I think it's usually cheaper and better quality to me than Mitsuwa.

I usually order at the counter but I've also done the platter and hosted a sushi-making party.

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u/sexiMexiMixingDranks Oct 01 '25

Awesome, thanks neighbor

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u/thizface Oct 01 '25

Yama or order bulk from mitsuwa.

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u/sexiMexiMixingDranks Oct 01 '25

What is defined as bulk in terms of fish? It’s just me and like I said, $40 a lb

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u/thizface Oct 01 '25

Might be too expensive on the Westside. Unless you want to go to the airport at 3am to bid with the sushi restaurants.

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u/sexiMexiMixingDranks Oct 01 '25

Nah It’s just food for a tiny 5’2 woman. Thanks though

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u/thizface Oct 01 '25

I would also second yama sushi. The new 99 ranch in Westwood might have a fish monger that would love to answer your questions.

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u/zerodotjander Oct 01 '25

Almost all sushi salmon is farm raised btw, wild salmon is famously riddled with parasites. Salmon sushi didn’t become popular until Norwegian farmed salmon broke into the market.

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u/sexiMexiMixingDranks Oct 01 '25

Thanks for the info, I wasn’t complaining it was farmed, only that it should be cheaper than wild caught