Sushi Note Omakase is a fourteen-seat counter tucked inside the Rodeo Collection — “sophisticated craftsmanship,” cutting-edge and traditional at once. Here is the shape of the evening.
A twenty-course journey served piece by piece across roughly two hours. You won't see a menu — each course simply arrives.
The menu changes every night, built around the finest seasonal market fish flown in from Japan. No two evenings are the same.
Chefs Kiminobu Saito and Earl Aguilar work an arm's length away — traditional mastery and quiet invention, hand to hand.
An optional, often rare beverage pairing is curated to follow the courses — a glass to raise across the bar to each other.
Sushi Note has earned a devoted following and the notice of L.A.'s sushi critics — praise built on craft rather than spectacle.
This closet-sized paradise exceeds its own first impression.— The Infatuation, on Sushi Note Omakase
The Sushi Note name was first recognized in the MICHELIN Guide for its Sherman Oaks original; Rodeo Drive is its intimate omakase counterpart from the same team.
Twenty courses, decided nightly by the chefs. We can't print the menu — no one can until the day's fish arrives — but every omakase moves through the same four movements.
A small seasonal opener and the first pour. The pause before the meal — a toast to the day.
The day's first cuts, plated simply so the fish speaks for itself.
The long heart of the evening — piece after piece of seasonal nigiri, each passed straight across the bar to be eaten at once.
Tamago, a warm cup of agari, and something sweet to end on. No checkered flag — just the last bite.
A few quiet notes for the evening — what omakase is, how to move through the night, and the words you'll hear across the counter.
On trust at the counter, and why “I leave it up to you” is the most generous thing you can say to someone who feeds you.
A gentle guide to the evening — when to use your fingers, how light to go on the soy, and the two words worth saying out loud.
Itamae, neta, shari, gari, agari — the handful of words you'll hear across the counter, quietly explained.
Sushi Note Omakase · 421 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills · in the Rodeo Collection.