Serious about sushi? Then you want to make the trek downtown to Little Tokyo, where you’re guaranteed to get an authentic experience. Tiny Hama Sushi, in the heart of it all, gets many raves for the spicy tuna hand roll (even raves from people who don’t like spicy tuna!), though Komasa, Sushi Gen and Frying Fish are also favorites here.

Even though this more casual offshoot of the hip, hot Katsu-ya chain specializes in grilled skewers and an Okinawan bent, the crispy rice with spicy tuna is a must-have here.

Though not a sushi chef per se, Kerry Simon’s gotten so many people addicted to his Tuna Dynamite roll (with lump crab, spiced with red chili aioli) that Dr. Drew might need to do an intervention.

Here—at one of the oldest sushi restaurants in LA--the Spicy Tuna Don (that’s spicy tuna over sushi rice with wasabi, ginger and shitake mushrooms) is the way to go. And how's this for a twist: Asakuma delivers!

At this recently expanded Malibu favorite, both the Spicy Albacore with Crispy Onions and the Spicy Tuna on rice cake get big thumbs up.