Yuzuki Japanese Eatery
| Address: | 598 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA |
| Phone: | +1 415-556-9898 |
| Site: | yuzukisf.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | Closed Closed 6–10PM 6–10PM 6–10PM 5:30–10PM 5:30–9:30PM |
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Johnny Wang
Finally found an izakaya worth revisiting in SF! That said, Kiraku over in Berkeley still reigns king of this list, but at least theres a more local option if Im ever too lazy to trek across the bridge. I came with Anna D several weeks back and ordered: * Beniotome Sesame - A glass of sesame-based shochu, recommended by our waiter. Of the few shochus Ive tried (regular, barley, sweet potato), this was among my favorites, with a very noticeable and pleasant sesame aftertaste. * Buta Kakuni - Having had a similar dish at other izakayas, Im always reminded of soy braised pork belly that you can find at Chinese restaurants. The Japanese version is always a little stronger though, and great with the Japanese mustard. Yuzukis easily trumps Kirakus. * Chawan-mushi with Uni - While not the best chawanmushi Ive had, this was a pretty solid preparation of it, with a generous serving of uni to go with it. * Kobe Beef Tataki - One of my favorite plates, with super tender meat and great flavor. If only it came with more than a few slices of wagyu! * Yaki Omusubi - This vies with the beef tataki for the best dishes of the night, and, actually, easily surpasses it. Fantastic flavor, with great variation in texture between the grilled and normal rice, with a great mouth feel. * Yaki Surume Ika - Squid, prepared in two different ways: the body was grilled, but the tentacles were fried, if I recall correctly. Im generally not a fan of grilled squid, finding it too rubbery and lacking in flavor, but Yuzuki did the exact opposite, present a tender and flavorful dish. (I still stuck mostly to the tentacles though) ***Accessibility Info*** Venue - A decently sized place with plenty of accessible seating. Bathroom - Didnt try them.
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Vicki Yang
My mouth is watering just thinking about all the dishes we had at Izakaya Yuzuki! We went for a friends birthday and had a table of about 10-12 people and spent approximately $80/person on food and alcohol. Every dish was amazing, I recommend that if you order the clay rice, get it with salmon and roe. I was afraid it would be too heavy and rich but it was so flavorful and each bite was amazing. This definitely a place where you want to sit and eat slowly, savoring each bite of food. Other favorites were the beef tataki and the fish dumplings. The menu constantly changes due to seasons so sit back and let the waiters explain. If you understand what you like to eat and what flavor syou like then they can help you decide on the right dishes to choose.
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Roy Chi
Small, minimalist Japanese "izakaya" in the Mission. I put the "izakaya" in quotes because its nothing like a normal izakaya (no grungy, underground feel; no large menu of grilled meats; no fun environment where its socially acceptable to do sake bombs). Its more like a toned-down, mature Japanese restaurant that serves a few izakaya-like items at quite-expensive price points. But damn are those items delicious. The food is excellent here, no doubt -- the grilled squid, the uni-slathered yaki onigiri, the white shrimp tempura with matcha salt, the tender wagyu beef tataki, the uni steamed egg; everything was good. Im a bit mixed on Izakaya Yuzuki, because even though everything was delicious, it falls a bit short with its compact menu and high prices.
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David Adams
Izakaya Yuzuki is a quiet Izakaya restaurant in the heart of the mission, directly across the street from Tartine. The have an interesting selection of small places on their menu as well as a rather exhaustive sake menu. Of the small plates we ordered, my favorite was the kobe beef. It was really outstanding. We also had the Goshi Gaisha, Yamagata sake, which is my favorite sake to date. It had a delicate flavor and almost tasted like white wine. If you are in the mission for dinner and Delfinas line is too long, try Izakaya Yuzuki.
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Daniele Severi Bruni
The food here is great. Traditional Japanese cuisine that goes far beyond sushi. We come often and we love it. A little on the pricey side, but you pay for quality. I read other reviews saying the service is terrible. I disagree. The servers and the owner are really nice and attentive. It is a bit slow, its true, but most of their food is cooked from scratch. For example their rice cooks for 30 minutes. Again, quality takes time. Give me slow food over fast food any time.
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Grace G
Perfect for a date or long Thursday night dinner to catch up with a girlfriend. The portion sizes may seem small but are plentiful if you order the multi-course offering. I loved how each dish was not overly seasoned and delicately put together. My most absolute favorite was the chawan mushi (gently steamed egg with little treasures, sometimes uni buried inside). The service was exemplary, with several wait staff always dropping by to make sure we were okay.
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Amanda Astey
This place made me rage. I was really excited about thespecial tofu that they advertised. I ordered two dishes. One was gooey tofu with a very light sauce. the other was gooey tofu with... a very light sauce. both were flavorless and rather icky. Im sure part of the issue is Im not used to traditional tofu, but I was really really upset with my dining experience here and the lack of options on the menu.
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Wayne C
True mastery of flavor at its simplest. If you like tofu and have the palette for distinguishing the differences in each kind of tofu, then the zaru tofu is a must. Their salmon rice bowl is great, we got it with the roe. I would say their standout was the negima skewer, the strip of checkin on that stick was grilled just the right amount of time for it to retain full juicyness and flavor.
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Annie Ye Zhou
Food is delicious but Im not sure if its worth the price or the service. Zaru tofu is $11. Chawanmushi is $16 with a very tiny piece of sea urchin. Also the menu says it takes 30 minutes to serve plain $12 rice (!). Its been 50 minutes but its yet to be served. EDIT: Its been over an hour since we ordered over 40 minutes since our last order was served.
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Dean Tatsuno
Fantastic 8 course tasting menu coupled with the sake tasting flight and sweet potato beer - was just a great dinner. Only dissappointment was the dessert - the ice cream was housemade but after the 7 other creative dishes, it was a little let down. Great service, presentation. Not inexpensive, but well be back.
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John Reese
Everything is extremely carefully made and delicious. It was previously called an Izakaya, which gave the wrong idea (Izakayas are much cheaper). Zaru Tofu is really good, and Im not the sort of person who would usually think of tofu-eaten-straight as a standout.
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Alex Mackenzie-Torres
Outstanding place from beginning to start. Chicken, tempura, green tea ice cream. The sake selection was out of this world and the staff super attentive. This is one of the few Japanese restaurants I would recommend in sf. The rice was just perfect!
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Rebecca Michael
Tasty small plates delicately prepared. Try the homemade tofu, wagyu tataki and the kani sunomono. Mushroom rice was also delish. The simple decor and high ceilings give the place a nice ambience, but also make the acoustics a little hard work.
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Yannick Dawant
This place was delicious. Simple, yet amazingly cooked. We really enjoyed the dumplings, tuna tataki, chicken skewers and the salmon rice. For some extra fun we tried the sake flights, and learned a lot about what sakes we do and dont like!
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Miguel Torres
Exceptionally creative take on a traditional Japanese izakaya, raising delicious bar food to the kaiseki level. Sublime! Great sake; knowledgeable and attentive staff. There is no better Japanese restaurant in the city.
