Sea urchin is marinated in sweet white miso. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Fluke is sliced so thinly it is almost transparent. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
You won’t get a bowl for soy sauce at Q, where the chef presents pieces of sushi exactly as he wants you to taste them. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Clockwise from top left, mackerel, fatty tuna, premium mackerel and lean tuna. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Q Sushi is on 7th Street in downtown L.A. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
