Sonmari Lets You Build Your Own Hand Roll in Silver Lake

Sonmari, at 3503 Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake, takes its name from the Korean word for hand rolls, and its signature is an open-faced, build-it-yourself format: rice and fish arrive on a wooden plank, and you slide them onto a sheet of nori. The restaurant describes itself as a modern hand roll and sushi spot with Korean roots, Japanese technique and a California influence, and the menu extends to sushi, sashimi, crudo and small plates such as uni toast, crispy rice and a gamja-jeon potato pancake with caviar.

Hand rolls include Unagi Gochujang and Banh Mi versions. It comes from the team behind Temaki Society.