From: Ned Hogan (nhogan_at_legato.com)
Date: 06/26/00
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:22:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Ned Hogan <nhogan_at_legato.com> Subject: Re: Recent sushi experiences in SF, and Emeryville (East Bay) Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000626072225.2512E-100000@maasai>
Just to Sung Ho's, who always seems to have the best deals on this
side of the hill.
On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Patrick Salsbury wrote:
> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 15:55:10 -0700
> From: Patrick Salsbury <salsbury_at_sculptors.com>
> Reply-To: sushi_at_sculptors.com
> To: sushi_at_bootstrap.sculptors.com
> Subject: Recent sushi experiences in SF, and Emeryville (East Bay)
> Resent-Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 15:55:14 -0700
> Resent-From: sushi_at_sculptors.com
>
> I recently (about 2 weeks ago) went back to Yakudo Nippon (aka "No Name Sushi") in San Francisco
> with a friend, and was once again amazed at the portions. Between the two of
> us, we ordered $33.50 worth of rolls, brought it back to a friend's place, and
> the three of us ate until we were stuffed.
>
> Once again, the place was packed, and a line was forming out the door. We
> placed our order "to go" and went for a walk for the 1/2 hour they needed to
> make the stuff. By the time we got back, there were 10 people waiting outside
> the door to be seated.
>
> Not only do they not have a sign outside on the street (Church St., between
> 14th & 15th Sts.) with their name on it, but they also don't seem to list a
> phone number. (Which is probably good, or they'd never stop getting orders,
> and we'd probably have to wait hours for rolls to be made! :-) )
>
> I posted a brief review back in October of '98 of this place. You can read it,
> (and other stuff) in the archives here:
> http://reality.sculptors.com/~hyprmail/sushi/0043.html
>
>
>
> Also, last week I went to Hanabi Japanese Restaurant in the Lower Haight (509
> Haight St. - 415-621-1500) in SF. My friend ordered a dinner box, and I ordered
> assorted rolls to
> share (Rainbow, Spider, Salmon, and Tuna) and their Nigiri special. The
> portions were good, the taste was delicious, and the price was reasonable,
> although not as good as No-Name. :-) (Between the two of us, including a
> bottle of unfiltered sake and tip, the price came to about $70.)
>
> This was my second trip to Hanabi in the past 2-3 years, and it was very
> pleasant. I'll probably eat there again before too long, as it's right near my
> friend's house. The restaurant was a bit too hot that night, which was my only
> complaint. I have no complaints whatsoever about the food we had.
>
>
>
> And finally, about 1.5 months back, I ate at Sushi Village on Powell St. in
> Emeryville. (Near the Amtrak station.) A friend had told me it wasn't the
> greatest, but was close and convenient, so we tried it. After the meal he said
> that it was better than he remembered it from before, so he thinks maybe he
> just had it on an off day.
>
> I found the place to be nicely decorated, not too busy, and reasonably priced.
> The food was good, although not the greatest I've had. (I still use Shogun
> Sushi in Santa Cruz as my yardstick, and it still has the largest rolls &
> nigiri I've had anywhere.) Overall, it was a fine lunch with friends, but
> didn't stand out in my mind, other than the fact that the service seemed sort
> of rushed.
>
>
>
> Has anyone else been to an interesting sushi restaurant, lately?
>
>
>
>
> Pat
>
>
>
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