Takoba San Francisco

This tiny sushi restaurant is located on the second floor of the bar John Colins, super close to the Mesuem of Modern Art and a 5-min walk from Montgomery BART station. The food here deserves a solid 4 stars. Positives: + Fish is so fresh, tender, fatty and melt-in-your-month - actually, if you consider the fish quality to be the most important element of sushi, this place would deserve 5 stars + Taste of food is creative and well thought out Top recommendations: Midori roll (top: salmon; inside: shiso, cucumber, and avocado) is the most uniquely-tasting roll I've had in a while. It had a simple, refreshing and clean taste. With the right amount of shiso to give it a floral aroma, thinly-sliced cucumber for the perfect crunch, and salmon and avocado for the creamy texture. + Food came out within 5-10 minutes of ordering, great if you are starving Negatives: - Drinks came after food was out (likely because drinks are made downstairs in the bar and had to be carried upstairs carefully) - Our waiter was friendly but did not know about the menu well so he had to "go check" multiple times to answer my questions about drinks and fish daily specials - Sushi rolling technique needs to improve! One of the rolls was falling apart when I picked it up 😩 Lastly, some tips: 1) After you enter from the main door, you will see a hostess podium with a sign saying "Takoba" and an arrow pointing left and up. Follow the sign, walk up the stairs (see pictures), and you will be greeted by someone at the top of the stairs 2) Put your name on the waitlist on Yelp before you go, and be there by the time Yelp says to grab your seats