Midori Sushi - Studio City

E: Hungry? You definitely won't be when you leave.

Regardless of your opinion on sushi buffets, Midori Sushi has to be on the short list of the "safe" all-you-can-eat establishments. Four reasons:

1. All sushi is made to order. None of it sits on a buffet line, withering, melting, rotting or spoiling. Also, no one is picking at, coughing on or spitting on the food.
   
2. It feels like you're eating a real restaurant, instead of at a buffet. Waitresses bring out beautifully arranged pieces of sushi on platters. It's always nice when the food looks good, too.
   
3. Great selection. The menu (lunch and dinner) includes some hot items like tempura, gyoza, mussels and fried calimari. But the good stuff, nigiri and maki, is the majority of the menu -- and rightly so. Isn't that why you're here?
4. The food actually tastes good. Don't expect spectacular, fireworks or OMG moments. But you can be pleasantly surprised, pleased and satisfied.
   

The waitresses say that you only get an hour to order and eat. They practically threatened us with the time limit when we first arrived. However, they're quite lenient and never made us feel like we over-ordered or overstayed our welcome. We stretched our dining experience to nearly 2 hours. The rolls were delicious, especially the soft shell crab roll (not pictured). The albacore and ono nigiri was especially good that day, too!

Honestly, if you're really hungry and you want sushi, come here. You'll definitely get your money's worth (for lunch at least) if each person orders at least soup, 1 roll and 3 orders of nigiri.

Midori Sushi
11622 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604