Sushi

Class Alert! Learn to Roll Sushi, Break Down a Goat and More

Sushi making seems like such a veiled art, deceptively simple magic. Every year, Mikiko Ando, executive sushi chef of Delica Sushi Bar, pulls back that secret curtain and hosts a series of three hands-on sushi masterclasses that explore various forms of rolls, nigiri, and sashimi and offer knife ski ... More >>

Eiji: Finding New Year's Solace in Homey Japanese Cooking

In Praise of Sushi Zone's Baked Sea Bass

Sushi Zone is one of San Francisco's hidden gems. Located on an alley off Market Street on the edge of Hayes Valley, the tiny restaurant holds only two booths and eight bar stools. The owner, who goes by "Ao," mans the raw sushi bar six nights a week, rolling up some of the freshest sushi and maki r ... More >>

Meat Week, Creamsicles, and Vegan Pizza Day, Hurrah!

​ OMG VEGAN PIZZA DAY IS TOMORROW! Get excited, guys. Here's the lowdown from my beloved Laura at Vegansaurus: 1. Beretta: Deal of the Vegan Pizza Day=broccolini, onion, ginger, olives, capers, and tomatoes, delightful vegan cheese. Plus, COCKTAILS. Love, love, love! 2. Patxi's: Buy one, get one ... More >>

Recent Openers

Recent Openers

"Jiro Dreams of Sushi": Examines the Labors and Their Fruits

Hecho: Sushi and Tequila Make Strange Bedfellows

Sachio Kojima: Pretty Much the Best Thing About Hecho

​You know how you can be beset with a feverish curiosity about a place and still can't bring yourself to go there? Exhibit one: the Audium. Exhibit two: Hecho, Joseph Manzare's year-old sushi and tequila restaurant. I'd been trying to piece together in my head how sushi and tequila would pair ... More >>

Sushi Confidential

Number 47: ICHI Sushi's Tai Nigiri

​SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​No one -- certainly not in San Francisco, possibly in the country -- is making sushi quite like Tim Archuleta at ICHI Sushi. For the past two decades, the American approach to sushi has been moreish -- rolls with mo ... More >>

Recent Openers

Recent Openers

Recent Openers

Is American Sushi on the Decline? Some Say Yes.

​It's no surprise that when the Washington Post brings a storied, Japan-trained sushi chef to a neighborhood, fusion-happy sushi restaurant, he doesn't like what he's eating. What is interesting, though, are the reasons why. It's not necessarily the fact that most of the sushi rolls are covered in ... More >>

2G Brasserie's Sushi Chef Doesn't Believe in Lazy Nigiri

2G Brasserie Has a Whiz at the Sushi Bar

​When 2G Brasserie opened at the back of Opera Plaza seven months ago, it had an intriguing menu and one of San Francisco's most respected sushi chefs, Masaki Sasaki, making nigiri. But Sasaki soon left to open Hecho downtown, and the restaurant's ambitions seemed to flag. (The ginormous restauran ... More >>

Kyo-ya Makes Its Sushi Affordable for Takeout Lunch

Kyo-yaThe 20 for $20 box: can you count 20?​When we have somebody else's credit card, we enjoy dining at Kyo-ya. The sushi and sashimi are generally fresh and delicious, but the price is set for the business-expense crowd, and that's more than we want to spend for lunch. But obviously somebod ... More >>

Go, Fish!

Beyond Basic Sushi: Learn Sashimi Knife Skills at Delica

mikikoando.com​Sashimi Knife Skills at Delica Where: Delica, 1 Ferry Plaza (at Embarcadero), 834-0344 When: Sat., April 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $100 The rundown: Mikiko Ando, executive chef at Delica, brings over 20 years of finely honed experience to the sushi table. At this weekend's sashimi c ... More >>

Out with the Kids: Sushi at ICHI

Alex HochmanWho cares if she'll never earn an athletic scholarship? She eats shrimp heads, dammit!​In my twisted little food-obsessed world, my daughters' sushi-eating exploits are just as important, if not more, than their academic achievements or athletic prowess. Your son scored two goals t ... More >>

The Most Americanized Sushi San Francisco Has to Offer

Lou BustamanteIs it a maki roll? A burrito? The sushirrito is ― well ― both.​This week's review was born out of a desperate curiosity to try the sushirrito. The day Sushirrito opened, offering a simple premise ― sushi burritos ― it was overwhelmed by swarms of FiDi diners. Was the sushir ... More >>

Sushirrito and Tataki South Remake Japanese Cuisine for American Appetites

Sushi Evolution: An Interview with Trevor Corson

Matt CarrTrevor Corson.​As I was preparing for this week's review of two American-style sushi restaurants, I called up Trevor Corson, author of The Story of Sushi. In his book, Corson discusses sushi's origins as a method of pickling fish in fermented rice, its evolution into a common street food ... More >>

Tonight: 2G Japanese Brasserie Giving 10 Percent of Proceeds to Earthquake Relief

​Not long after posting about ICHI Sushi donating part of its proceeds for Japanese earthquake relief, SFoodie got a message from Royce Tsuji at 2G Japanese Brasserie in Opera Plaza. Tsuji says they'll donating 10 percent of tonight's proceeds to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of N ... More >>

Drink 2011: Sake to Me

Sushi Somewhere Finds a Place at The Corner

Luis ChongSomewhere Sushi's caterpillar roll, $9.95, and tamago nigiri, $2.75.​Wednesday night SFoodie stopped by The Corner to check out the new lineup of rotating pop-ups. In the kitchen was Sushi Somewhere, a new roaming sushi maker. This might seem like déjà vu for Mission locals famili ... More >>

Delica's Master Sushi Classes

foodlibrarian.blogspot.comDelica's roast beef nigiri.​Mikiko Ando, executive sushi chef of Delica Sushi Bar, has devised three hands-on courses to unleash the culinary warrior you didn't know is lurking inside. Sushi 101 (Jan. 29) explores various forms of maki and hand rolls; Sushi 102 (Feb. ... More >>

Who Makes This Sushi Roll?

Tamara Palmer​Sushi in San Francisco is not bound by tradition; a full palette of strange, rolled-up offerings await in the city's many Japanese restaurants. Can you name this wild sushi roll and the S.F. restaurant where this picture was taken? Answers in the comments below. Congratulations ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

New Restaurants

Don't Shop Till You Drop

Save yourself (and our economy) with holiday shopping nourishment.

Izakaya? O Yes

Small plates but big flavors in Japantown.

Snazzy and Jazzy at Yoshi's

Some interesting and fancy Japanese cooking is paired with a glamorous restaurant and nightclub.

Fresh Eats

Hard-Core Sushi

Sebo raises the bar for quality and variety

Tofu for What Ails You

Tasteful design and designed tastes rule at the vegan Medicine Eatstation

Poetic Food

Ingredients: Asian restaurants and April, spring flowers and sprouts

Readers' Choice

Two e-mail tips lead to delectable Japanese fare

If You Knew Sushi

The freshest and most unusual fish is the draw at the eccentric Midori Mushi

Ready for Takeoff

SFO restaurants

Hairballs

Glas Kat Supper Club

Battle Sushi, Part Deux

Amberjack Sushi; Sanraku Four Seasons Japanese Restaurant; Mas Sake; Kabuto Sushi

Battle Sushi

Love, Japanese-Style

Prosperity Gods Smile on Inner Sunset

The Zen of Grilling

In Quest of the Perfect Sushi

Dish

Shock of the Raw

Hanabi's sushi captures the pastel flavors of the sea