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Fuji

Fuji

301 W Portal Ave, 94127, San Francisco, United States

Sushi • Asian • Casual • Japanese


"Me and my SO went here for our anniversary just a few days ago. First thing we both noticed that it was a bit hard to spot the restaurant, but I want to chalk it up to the heat since it was too warm outside for our liking. Either way, Google Maps told us it was right around the corner and we just stumbled onto the place. What struck me was how homey it felt in a way. I'm not sure, but I want to say it's a Mom and Pop sushi restaurant and it's great. Prices are firm for what they offer and let me tell you, if you're not sure, get the Sashimi Sampler. We ended up getting a few other things but that sampler was enough to tell us what we're about to experience. Throughout SF, theres dozens upon dozens of sushi restaurant so it's difficult to stand out to others say, Amami-San where there Omakase stands out the rest for their number of pieces and price. Fuji, by all means is worth it. We ended up paying 80$ or so for our bill, but that was because we got Fatty Tuna and Blue Fin Tuna. Fatty Tuna is seasonal upon reading in their menu and I'm glad they had it. Worth the 18$ we paid bit it was melt in your mouth good. We took our time and both plates that you see in the picture sat in our stomachs before our rolls even came out. I regret to say that I didn't take a picture of our rolls because we were too excited but I can say we ordered the Double Albacore and the Hole in One I think, it's the one with Jalapenos, and it really has a kick to it. The wait for our rolls did take longer than usual though, but admittedly we went there around 6, which is dinner time for most people and it was a packed place, so I'll give them that one. They had two waiters working at the time we were there, but they worked their butts off. If you guys are reading this, you guys did a good job regardless of your online orders giving you guys a hard time with the other customers. Thanks guys for the fantastic experience and we're most likely going to come back again."

Moshi Moshi

Moshi Moshi

4 Main St, 01060, Northampton, United States

Sushi • Kebab • Asiatic • Seafood


"Hours- Saturday hours on Google are incorrect. The place shuts down from 2pm til 5 PM while the staff is getting ready for dinner crowd. This was extremely inconvenient as we had to spend money on extra parking and also try to find something else to do for few hours. Staff- The moment you walk in , you imidiately face the sushi bar and the big chef of the house, the man himself who greats you and then hits his gong with a mallet to let everyone know that you have arrived, VIP is here! I thought it was great. The male waiter welcomed us next and offered us few areas to sit down in, we wanted to stay next to the chef so we stayed downstairs at the sushi bar. (They do have main sitting area upstairs) Food- The place offers Omakase, so we went with that ONLY because the chef was very friendly. We had multiple variations of sushi and sashimi made by chef and his staff. All the foods were photographed for this review, except the eel temaki. Toro was so fat and so smooth, with a very mild fish flavor. The oysters with raw quail egg were probably my favorite, absolutely brilliant! So smooth, nothing funky, just smooth and delicious! Yellowtail was fresh tasting. Their rice in the sushi was great as well (I dont know what all these Daves and Maries complain about it) One negative thing about our experience- the woman kept on making sure we're OK with the price of Omakase after we had repeated multiple times we didnt care about the price tag we wanted the experience (so that kind of put me back in my seat for a quick minute but it's ok, or as my husband said they probably experienced some fools before and so they're trying to protect themselves against that kind of crowd) Overall, it is a great place for good quality sushi right here in DT NoHo. Prices are reasonable for normal menu items. Omakase cost us about $60 a person, and with some sake we looked at about $150 when we were done. Thank you."

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1221 Park St, Alameda, CA 94501, USA, United States

Sushi • Asian • Casual • Japanese


"With all the raving reviews, I really had high hopes for Yojimbo... To start things off, parking is a major headache. Good luck finding street parking and I 'm not even talking about anything remotely close!! The streets on both sides are filled thanks to the many businesses within the vicinity. I was kind of confused at the initial entering of Yojimbo. It seems to be as though you enter through the quasi kitchen which eventually leads into seating. The restaurant is a narrow strip and an assortment of art decorates the entire restaurant. There are 2 tiny tables located outside for those who are interested in outdoor dining. The menu in itself offers appetizers, bento boxes, ramen, rice bowls, and nigiri ala carte. There are a number of sushi rolls which all come with pictures to help assist with your choice makings. Since we had a late lunch, our party decided to order lighter than we normally do. Dinner consisted of: California Roll Miso Soup Sashimi Bento [comes with rice, salad, miso soup] sodas Food: California roll was on the small side but I wasn 't really mad. I kind liked the filling ration Vs the rice surrounding the nori this was the perfect size for my 3yo to enjoy. The only downside was the rice being really blotchy and not evenly spread around the sushi roll. The miso soup was amazing. This is by far the best miso soup we 've had flavorings were perfectly seasoned and the tofu and seaweed pieces were extremely generous. The tofu cubes weren 't teeny tiny and didn 't primarily consist of simply liquids. I 'd come back solely for this!! The sashimi bento was great when it came down to portion size but the quality was not there. The salad itself was so massive, it took over half of the container. The rice portion was no different normally a small heaping of rice inverted from a small bowl is provided but Yojimbo uses those plastic soup containers. This place is a rice lover 's dream!! The sashimi is where things go downhill. There seemed to be 4 types of fish provided and cuts of the fish ranged from thick to misshaped smaller pieces as if leftover bits were just thrown in as fillers. Before anyone find this as a petty complaint, let me be clear that the random shapes and sizes didn 't bother me. The problem with the fish was the tuna being still frozen in the middle nothing fully solid but it was undeniably some bite due to the ice bits. A secondary fish was also extra chilly internally not frozen but abnormally colder than normally. The remaining 2 assortment of fish didn 't have any issues. 3 stars overall. Not only was the quality and dining experience lacking but it was super weird for the staff to stand right at the table while we were paying for the tab. She literally stood there and waited as cash was being pulled out and she immediately took the bill to process. I 'm not sure if that 's the normal protocol for the restaurant or if they just wanted a speedy turnover rate... but there was plenty of seating still available in the restaurant. The experience could only be defined as meh ."