Tag: Japanese
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The Shota
Back to our regular Thursday evening dining routine. This was the last Michelin starred restaurant in SF at which we had not yet dined and was one added during the most recent guide. The restaurant only had 11 diners seated while we were there (pre-Covid, they sat up to 18). Decor was Japanese minimalist and…
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Nisei
Trying another new restaurant that sounded interesting…like the word Nisei, the food was a very modern Japanese-Californian cuisine with some very creative ingredient combinations and flavors (no surprise since the chef also had worked at wd-50 at one point). The wine pairings worked well (I personally would have been stumped on how to pair with…
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Izakaya Rintaro
Impromptu dinner since we were at Rainbow Grocery and this place was around the corner and looked interesting. We sat outside since we were walk ins and that was all that was available. It worked out since our was a lot quieter outside than in.
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Niku Steakhouse
For a steak geek like me this ended up being a fantastic experience. I am so routinely disappointed with steak at restaurants, since we cook ourselves on the big green egg, that I will rarely ever order steak at a restaurant. Here, we had the best seats in the house IMO where we were front…
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Wako
#35 one of the better omakase we’ve had. Small venue, 5 tables and the sushi bar (unfortunately we didn’t get seating at the bar). Andrea Setterholm was the only non-Asian in the restaurant, surely a good sign . Ingredients were excellent (sourced from Japan(of course), Spain, and Turkey). Meticulous preparation and great flavor profiles. So…
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Hashiri Restaurant
#33 another impromptu dining choice. We opted for the 6-course omakase (other option was 9-course) on a Wednesday since tomorrow is Halloween and I’m flying out to Florida. Great meal. Many tasty ingredients from japan (we’re always suckers for Hokkaido uni… plus one uni dish had caviar and gratuitous gold leaf (note, gold leaf is…
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Sushi Hon
Kristine wanted some seafood/sushi for dinner so we found ourselves with an omakase tasting + 3 piece supplement (we’re always suckers for caviar, wagyu, and truffle) and a sake/wine pairing at Sushi Hon. Wines included a brut rose, a white Burgundy, and a sauterne. Sake pairings were enjoyable and included a Dassai 50 nigori, but…
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Omakase
This week’s meal was Omakase at Omakase (I guess that makes it Omakase^2). It was mildly amusing that all the white folks (Andrea and a couple next to us) got seated together (everyone else was Asian. I’m the banana buffer) with the newbie sushi chef (3 months at the restaurant compared to 21 years and…
