My 2018 review of Sushi | Bar here…
This is what I was thinking. Shunji has had fits and starts and transitions and they might want to wait to see how he/they land. I’m pretty sure the traffic noise & mosquito sitch has nothing to do with it. 
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Republique is more Italian than French, and its Italian dishes aren’t Frenchy. At least in California, Michelin never gives stars to Italian restaurants that aren’t Frenchified. Also, it’s open all day, so they’re judged on breakfast, brunch, and lunch as well as dinner.
Majordomo now has Plate instead of Bib, which fits their prices.
Shunji’s not listed at all, probably out for this edition because they’re in the process of moving to Santa Monica.
Since Angler in SF has a star, my guess is they don’t think the LA place is as good.
Even after reopening the dining room, Go wasn’t sure that Hayato could recover; two stars from Michelin, he says, might attract more customers and provide more long-term stability.
Is Hayato not booked solid at every meal? Or does he mean that with two stars maybe he can add more staff and more seats?
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Warrior: Osteria Mozza is Frenchified? Personally, I think Republique is more Frenchified than Osteria Mozza and about on the same quality level. Osteria Mozza seems like a surprising choice for a Michelin star to me.
Nope, I missed that they had one star. Interesting. I don’t know how they make the cut and Perbacco in SF does not. La Ciccia isn’t even in the guide.
Actually, there’s something weird about the Michelin web site. The only restaurants that show up are the ones with Bib, Plate, or Star. In previous guides.the majority of restaurants have none of those.
As I recall Michelin does judge on more than just the food. Mozza dinning is much more polished than Republique. Yet, for our preferences, we go to Republique 10-12 times/year but to Mozza once every few years and never by our own choice.
I love Osteria Mozza and it’s a relatively easy reservation to get.
To emphasize this they serve baguettes and French butter
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Which part of Gucci Osteria is French?
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I’m so happy for Hayato! They absolutely deserve the second star.
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They actually say they don’t. That’s it’s strictly only about the food. But we know that’s a lie. Osteria Mozza has white tablecloth and Republique’s tables are bare. As absurd as this sounds, it helps explain the difference.
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When République fixes their awful hospitality perhaps they may be considered on a Michelin level. I’ve had better service and care at a Cheesecake Factory.
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So which of these sushi restaurants in LA is the easiest to get into? Every time I look the waiting list is for 1.5-2 months ahead.
It’s the staid Michelin formula.
They only throw the occasional bone to the hawker in Singapore, for example, simply to placate the Chowhounds out there who happen to also spend the money to fine dine.
This is a weird omission because Michelin almost seems to have a protocol for Covid. It seems if you closed during the pandemic and even if you still haven’t opened today, they allowed you to keep your 2019 star. Permanently closed during the pandemic lost a star. So this doesn’t really explain Shunji unless they thought it permanently shut down.
Shin Sushi
I imagine Nozawa Bar is not too difficult either.
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Yeah, like justice is blind. Not. I don’t know as much about the Michelin system as y’all. But I do wonder if the type of things we’re talking about on the Republique complaint thread influenced their opinion. 
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Not that Gucci Osteria doesn’t deserve it. I don’t know if it does. Maybe because everyone hates eating in Beverly Hills, but it seems no one cared or talked about it before and after it opened.
Unlike the other takeout-only places that kept their stars, Shunji moved.
Maybe the LA inspectors don’t have the same prejudice against Italian-Italian cuisine.