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Medicine Eat Station
161 Sutter St.
b/w Montgomery & Kearny St.

$$$$$

3

8

I could write a full review of Medicine Eat Station, but I’m too disappointed. More like heartbroken. Man, have they changed. It ain’t what it used to be, folks. Not by a long shot.. >

Kappa
1700 Post St., Suite K
at Buchanan St.

$$$$$

5

7

One night, my friend and I decided to finally try dinner at Kappa, a wonderful gem of a restaurant tucked away in a hidden corner of San Francisco's Japantown. Locating the restaur.. >

Ozumo
161 Steuart St.
b/w Mission & Howard St.

$$$$$

2.4

7

Last night, we walked down the street to Ozumo which was recommended to me as the best sushi in SF. Emily pointed out the minute we walked in that what she had read (all over Grids.. >

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton
600 Stockton St.
b/w California & Pine St.

$$$$$

5

6

We hadn't really eaten all day and on a whim decided to see if we could get reservations someplace nice, where we could get dressed up. We ended up getting on the waiting list at t.. >

Sebo
517 Hayes St.
b/w Laguna St. & Octavia St.

$$$$$

6

The Hayes Valley in San Francisco has grown to be a boutique and dining hotspot. So finding something elegant to eat isn’t a problem—unless you’re part of the pre-ballet, -opera, o.. >

Cha-Ya
762 Valencia St.
b/w 18th & 19th St.

$$$$$

4.3

4

Non-violence in the Mission. I spent the day Saturday at the Women's Building in San Francisco's Mission District taking a course on Non-Violent Communication, related to my PhD c.. >

Delica rf-1
1 Ferry Building

$$$$$

4

So after my teeth were declared quite fine, I meandered down past my old workplace walking through the green parkway of the Embarcadero Center and through Justin Herman Plaza. The .. >

Kyo-Ya
2 New Montgomery St.
The Palace Hotel, at Market St.

$$$$$

4

Kyo-ya keeps getting voted the best Japanese resturant in the either the Guardian or SF Weekly, and it is close to our house, so we decided to check it out. After checking in the t.. >

Kiss Seafood
1700 Laguna St
b/w Bush St. & Sutter St.

$$$$$

4

To many people, Kiss Seafood is the ultimate sushi experience. I have read so many rave reviews, I can barely remember them all, and so it was with baited breath that Mr. Food Musi.. >

Namu
439 Balboa St.
b/w 5th & 6th Ave.

$$$$$

4.1

4

The wrong rabbit got a naggin noggin today, but it was nothing that a little loco moco couldn't take care of... >

Anzu
222 Mason St.
In Hotel Nikko, at O'Farrell St.

$$$$$

2

3

We went to a large group dinner at Anzu, the restaurant at Hotel Nikko. It was a bit strange as there were prix fixe menus specific to our group. We probably would not have ordered.. >

Ariake
5041 Geary Blvd
b/w 14th & 15th Ave.

$$$$$

3

3

We had dinner at our favorite sushi place in the city, Ariake. It was very fresh and very good, as always. I don't remember how much the individual items were, but there were three.. >

Barracuda
2251 Market St.
at Sanchez St.

$$$$$

3

When I recently ate at Barracuda on Market, I was confused by the variety of ways the restaurant described its cuisine. Is it “Japanese Brazilian”? Is it “Japa-zillian” like its bu.. >

Deep Sushi
1740 Church St.
b/w 29th & Day St.

$$$$$

3

“I think we’re looking for 1740 Church, isn’t that the address?”.. >

Kabuto A&S
5121 Geary Blvd
at 15th Ave.

$$$$$

3

Fine find in San Francisco. A friend of mine recommended Kabuto Sushi, and for a little change of pace, Dad and I went here a few nights ago for dinner. There is a big calligraphy.. >

Nihon
1779 Folsom St.
at 14th St.

$$$$$

3

Despite the fact that I keep thinking whiskey is misspelled in its name (apparently whisky is the Scottish way of doing it), Nihon Whisky Lounge is an amalgamation of several cultu.. >

Julie's Kitchen
680 8th St.
b/w Brannan St. & Townsend St.

$$$$$

3

The quiche from the other day was so rich we couldn't eat it twice in a row. We went to a slightly better than average by-the-pound salad and hot food bar. It was ok. We probably w.. >

Sushi Groove South
1516 Folsom St.
b/w 11th St. & Norfolk St.

$$$$$

3

We arrived at Sushi Groove South, hungry and eager for some good sushi. The place was very nondescript from the outside. Aside from a little 1 ft sign on the wall, you wouldn't kno.. >

Ino Sushi
22 Peace Plaza
Suite 510

$$$$$

1

3

I'm finally back from my spring break. Boy, was it amazing. I spent 3 days sailing in the Whitsundays Islands, where we visited Whitehaven Beach, probably the most beautiful beach .. >

Blowfish Sushi To Die For
2170 Bryant St.
b/w 19th & 20th St.

$$$$$

2

I've said it before - I like a good helping of raw fish. I've hit a bazillion sushi joints in this town (barely a dent in those available), and this has been on the list for a whil.. >

bushi-tei
1638 Post St.
at Laguna St.

$$$$$

2

We needed to find a place for dinner close to the Kabuki Cinema since we were having dinner between film festival movies. We'd heard of Bushi-Tei, but never eaten there. It's a h.. >

Chaya Brasserie
132 The Embarcadero
b/w Howard & Mission St.

$$$$$

2

I'd been reading some positive reports about Frisson so at the last minute, on Sunday night, when myself and F decided to join J and H for a local dinner on what would be H's Last .. >

Ebisu
1283 9th Ave.
b/w Irving St. & Lincoln Way

$$$$$

2

I grabbed a quick lunch at Ebisu today. The deluxe sushi ($14.50): had the usual suspects of hamachi, maguro, salmon, mirugai, ikura, a decent tasting slice of scallop, some slight.. >

Hime Restaurant
2353 Lombard St.
b/w Scott & Pierce St.

$$$$$

2

Good Sushi is worth checking out. It's even worth checking out again... >

Juban
1581 Webster St.
In the Kinokuniya Bldg., at Post St.

$$$$$

2

Here is a nice lunch I had with Geoff and my dad at Juban in Japantown. They also have 2 other locations, in Burlingame and in Menlo Park. Juban is what they call a yakiniku house,.. >

Mikaku
323 Grant Ave.
b/w Sutter & Bush St.

$$$$$

5

2

Whew, it sure has been a long time since a post! Sorry folks, real life has caught up with us recently, but we promise to get going again soon, back to more regular programming. We.. >

Okoze Sushi
1207 Union St.
at Hyde St.

$$$$$

2

Okoze is a little gem of a Japanese restaurant, specializing in sushi, located in a mostly residential part of Russian Hill, a couple blocks off the Upper Polk corridor... >

Sakana
639 Post St.
b/w Taylor & Jones St.

$$$$$

2

Sakana is a Japanese restaurant located on Post Street in the Theater District/Lower Nob area, with a clean, modern feel reminding us that we are only a couple blocks from Union Sq.. >

Suzu Restaurant
1825 Post St.
at Webster St.

$$$$$

2

A belle in Japantown. Business took me over the bridge the other day, and since it was beautiful weather, I took a walk a few blocks over for lunch in Japantown. I decided to try.. >

Takara
22 Peace Plz
at Post & Webster St.

$$$$$

2

My brain is fried. Life suddenly became very busy. I'm going to ignore it all though and blog instead. I feel like my poor blog has been neglected lately. I have a backlog of thing.. >

Tsunami
1308 Fulton St.
at Divisadero St.

$$$$$

2

The Restaurant was pretty slow on Monday night, what with the freezing weather and the rain and all, so three out of seven waiters finished relatively early and cabbed across town .. >

Yum Yum Fish
2181 Irving St.
at 23rd Ave.

$$$$$

3

2

Yum Yum Fish in the Sunset shares a cramped store-front with a French fishmonger. It's a primarily a take out joint, but have 3 small tables where you can eat sushi that you order .. >

Eiji
317 Sanchez St.
b/w 16th St. & 17th St.

$$$$$

2

We decided to try Eiji, a whole in the wall sushi place in the Castro that's been on our list for a while. It was a great little atmosphere, with about 5 tables and a very friendly.. >

Mamasan
312 8th Ave.

$$$$$

2

This is a really hard review for us to write, because while we’d like to give Mama-san a very high rating, journalistic responsibility requires us to rate this restaurant according.. >

Tekka
537 Balboa St.
b/w 6th Ave & 7th Ave

$$$$$

2

We recently heard about Tekka, a very tiny, totally unique Japanese Restaurant and we knew we had to try it. Everything we had read was true. You show up to the address at 6:30, .. >

Taraval Okazu Ya
1735 Taraval St.
b/w 27th & 28th Ave.

$$$$$

2

Taraval Okazu Ya has the curious property that the interior of the restaurant is noticeably more bustling than the city street it is located on (the streetcar running directly in f.. >

Cafe Mum's
1800 Sutter St.

$$$$$

2

In between film festival movies, we took a few hours for Cafe Mum's, our favorite spot in Japantown. Cafe Mum's is located in the bottom of the Miyako Inn, and has recently reinve.. >

Genki Ramen
3944 Geary Blvd
b/w 3rd Ave & 4th Ave

$$$$$

2

This new ramen place opened up on Geary Boulevard about two months ago and the folks on the Chowhound board have been raving about it. I love ramen, the Japanese soup noodles playf.. >

Akiko's
431 Bush St.
b/w Kearny & Stockton St.

$$$$$

2.5

1

Images Only.. >

Amberjack Sushi
1497 Church St.
at 27th St.

$$$$$

1

Friendly earnestness. I found myself close to the heart of Mill Valley at lunchtime, and thought that it was time to revisit Amberjack Sushi. Amberjack is small, and attentive to.. >

Benkyodo Company
1747 Buchanan St.
b/w Sutter & Post St.

$$$$$

1

Maybe it’s revisi-stalgia, but I remember more Japanese shops in Japantown back in the day. There are however, holdouts like the Benkyodo Co. which is a small café frequented by Ja.. >

Chin Restaurant & Sushi Bar
4406 California St.
at 6th Ave.

$$$$$

1

Restaurant has a nice decor in Inner Richmond district. Prices were reasonable. I think this place has nice infused Japanese favor to it... >

Daimaru Sushi
290 Sanchez St.
at 16th St.

$$$$$

3.7

1

caterpillar roll,.. >

I Luv Teriyaki & Sushi
270 Potrero Ave.
b/w 15th & 16th St.

$$$$$

1

We walked into the open doors of Couleur Café at noon today to find the employees sorting salt shakers and bustling about, but there was no food to be had. Tomorrow they open for b.. >

Mikado Sushi
1684 Bryant St.
at 16th St.

$$$$$

1

Hidden around a corner. Where Ming's used to be, Mikado Sushi has set up shop in the Northgate area of San Rafael. I stopped in a few days ago to try their offerings out. The .. >

Minami
1900 Clement St.
at 20th Ave.

$$$$$

1

I think I've found my newest love in the Richmond district of SF - Minami Restaurant! As an avid fan of Japanese food, I've become pretty picky about my sushi. I figure if you're g.. >

Miyabi
253 Church St.
b/w 14th & 15th St.

$$$$$

1

Tonight we had ourselves a little sushi goodness from Miyabi. Miyabi is on Church St. near Market and it is super yummy. In addition to the great sushi they've got other Japanese d.. >

Moki's Sushi & Pacific Grill
615 Cortland Ave.
b/w Anderson & Moultrie St.

$$$$$

1

Riptide Roll - tempura’d shrimp with avocado, and topped with unagi.. >

Moshi Moshi
2092 3rd St.
at 18th St.

$$$$$

1

I decided if I had to go to Traffic School, then I might as well try and make into some sort of interesting experience. Hmmm...? I thought to myself, how can I wing it so I might b.. >

Murasaki Sushi Bar
211 Clement St.
b/w 3rd & 4th Ave.

$$$$$

1

The other night, Short Exact had a strong craving for some omakase deliciousness, and so we headed over to Murasaki, one of our favorite sushi bars in San Francisco. Located on the.. >

Nagano
3727 Geary Blvd
b/w Arguello Blvd & 2nd Ave.

$$$$$

4

1

We were attending the Beulah show at the Fillmore and like always, we were starving and wanted to try something new. If it wasnt for the 6 pizza places we had the day before, we wo.. >

On The Bridge
1581 Webster St.
at Post St.

$$$$$

1

I always feel like I am tempting earthquake fate when I eat at an architecturally risky venue. Thankfully, the service at On the Bridge is quick enough that I can be off to duck an.. >

Oyaji
3123 Clement St.
b/w 32nd & 33rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

With the rampant izakaya or izakaya-inspired openings in SF (Nihon, Umami, Hime, Sozai, and the soon-to-open O), it’s time to pay homage to one of the originals, ~OYAJI~, tucked aw.. >

Sanraku
704 Sutter St.
at The Four Seasons, at Taylor St.

$$$$$

1

This Tendernob Japanese restauraunt offers fresh fish at reasonable (but not always bargain) prices. Naturally, the fresh-caught specials of the day are pricier than the standard e.. >

Sawaii Sushi
226 Kearny St.
b/w Bush & Sutter St.

$$$$$

1

If you're ever jonesin' for a delicious, cheap bento box, I highly recommend Sawaii Sushi. The bento box comes in two varieties: salmon and chicken. You get more chicken than salmo.. >

Sushi Delight
1946 Market St.
at Buchanan St.

$$$$$

1

The other night, Short Exact and a friend were on the escalator leaving Church Street station on the hunt for dinner, when our friend revealed that we would be eating at her new fa.. >

Tokyo Express
660 Sacramento St.
b/w Commercial & Sacramento St.

$$$$$

1

Tokyo Express is yet another mediocre delivery joint that we suffer in the name of free food (when the office is paying). This place only serves to validate our notion that there a.. >

We Be Sushi
1071 Valencia St.
at 22nd St.

$$$$$