Tag: Japanese
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Akikos
I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since Plamen and I ate here, but I am very thankful for him reaching out with the invite. The first in the Otsumami part of the meal was the Katsuo Tataki. It was, but a little fishy tasting, so not my favorite. Next was the Mehikari, or greeneyes…
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Wakuriya
This wasn’t really on my radar since we primarily eat in the city, but it was mentioned a couple times on the Fine Dining discord group, so I decided to give it a try. The first challenge is getting a reservation. You basically have to leave a message and wait for a call back to…
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Hamano Sushi
We decided to go out to dinner on Wednesday evening instead of our usual Thursday since Andrea had to work on Thursday. Someone had inquired about Hamano on this fine discord group I’m in and since we hadn’t eaten here for so long. I first ate at Hamano back in the 90s when I was…
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Akikos
My very good friend Chris was in town for the Databricks conference. Since he can’t eat red meat, I figured sushi was a good option (and a lot of restaurants are closed on Monday). Andrea and I had eaten here several times and most recently in December so it had always been a solid option…
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Katsuya
Heard about the chicken katsu here and since it’s one of the few times I’m downtown, Andrea and I went here for lunch. Andrea had the Chicken Katsu Curry Rice and I had the Chicken Katsu Sando Meal. The katsu itself was fine, but in general everything else kinda mediocre. Andrea thought the curry was…
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Saru
Just an impromptu lunch after doing the Noe Valley Garden Tour. We had the Spicy Cracker to start and the 12-piece nigiri omakase. Satisfying lunch. https://sarusushisf.com
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Okane
We went to the art show at Hunters Point shipyard and were looking for something for dinner. We picked this place because it was pretty close to where we were and a place I had been curious about for awhile esp. after having eaten at Omakase, the sister restaurant, a couple weeks ago. This is…
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SHŌWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu
I hadn’t really heard about this tonkatsu place through the usual blog sites, but did hear about it through a Discord fine dining group. I had been trying to get a reservation here for a few months. It seemed impossible to get a table for 2 although for 3 or more seemed much more available.…
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Friends Only
Second time eating here (first time link here). Outside of restaurant is not very non-descript and not labeled at all. We were the first to arrive although the restaurant was fully booked for 5:30pm on a Wednesday evening, but in talking to the somm (this time we were seated all the way on the right…
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Marufuku Ramen
Was going to lunch with one of my ex-coworkers. We had planned to go to Niku Butcher Shop for their wagyu smash burger, but since there was a fire in Niku Steakhouse, they’ve been closed for that service (boo hoo). Our original plan was ramen in Japantown so that’s where we headed. We had been…