Bond St. Sushi Beverly Hills, CA

Bond St. Sushi..."Unshackled!"
Brian Redzikowski (exec chef) and the management there have definitely pulled Bond St. out of whatever funk it was in. I'm a complete foodie, (even used to write mini reviews for Art and Living magazine) and on all accounts Bond St. has raised the bar.
The staff was lovely and attentive and the menu design and sushi was spectacular. It is a bit higher cost but it's worth it because this isn't just sushi...it's well thought out and artfully served sushi fusion. Where else do they find a way to serve delicious sesame crusted shrimp sushi with a silken curry sauce? And the Big Eye Tuna Tarts, which adeptly combine the rather fickle taste of truffle with sashimi grade tuna, are a study in flavor balance. I could wax eloquent but I have to get back to my "real job" so here are the basics.
*The first sign of a BAD sushi place is bad Miso soup. And the miso soup was rich and brothy, chock full of tofu, seaweed and flavor...almost creamy in consistency...
*If you go there and don't get the Big Eye Tuna Tarts you're an idiot. My sister envisioned checking herself into the hotel and having them delivered every hour on the hour for a day or so. Yeah. That's how good they are.
*There is none of the usual LA bullshit/waiter attitude (which I found in spades at both Fraische and Akasha in Culver City recently...) Either the management at Bond St. is enforcing better conduct requirements or they hired a new crew of actor/waiters who are much better at acting pleasant...
*The pacing of the meal was excellent and leisurely, no rushing one through like pigs to a trough while the waiter stares you down and thinks "go on, eat up so I can load in the next group of customers..."
*Presentation was consistent and pleasing to the eye. All the dishes were aesthetically strong and we know it's consistent because we ordered the Big Eye tarts at both the beginning of the meal and then again at the end...as dessert.
*Also try the eggplant in sweet miso, the lobster roll, the duck confit salad, and the spicy crab crispy rice, which offers a rich twist on the usual spicy tuna crispy rice...
The Loving Critic