Located on the third floor of Weller Court in Little Tokyo, Sushi Takeda is fairly new to the scene but already has a loyal following. The fans are here for Chef Hide Takeda, who has worked at some of the city's top sushi dens. There are two nightly seatings for omakase (one helmed by Chef Takeda), or skip the splurge-worthy dinner and opt for the reasonably priced lunch omakase. The counter is certainly the best place to pull up a seat to savor such items as the signature iwashi, a sardine roll wrapped in pickled daikon and filled with ginger and shiso. Lean tuna from Japan is simply delicious while spear squid with fermented tuna intestine is an enjoyable bite. Discover a perfect morsel of striped jack or the sweet and creamy kelp-cured spotted prawns.