Fish N Gari San Francisco

If you're looking for great sushi, this is a place to visit. It is a small place with limited seating and only one chef. So if there's a lot of people expect the service to be slow. We had the sea urchin which was very fishy and ocean flavored. Be sure to ask for the price if you're looking to order this for it was very expensive but I felt we got a large amount for the money. I had the beef teriyaki bento and we thought the amount of beef was a little on the small side. We were the only ones dining in on a weekend but it seemed like they were doing a lot of takeout orders. If you're on Polk Street and looking for some great sushi, this is the place.

I'm not a sushi expert, have only been to Japan once, but I am from New York! I can't compare to other SF sushi places. I can say, the service here was exemplary, attentive, without being pushy and when I asked for a recommendation of one roll versus another, he actually gave me a recommendation, which I took and was very pleased. Having drunk a ton of fresh green tea in Vietnam, I'm not accustomed to dry green tea, but I really liked what they offered and they were kind enough to fetch the bag and let me take a picture. I'll find it before I leave California. I had two rolls, and they were top notch. Had four pieces of sushi because I was still craving a bit of protein and wanted to check out their fish. Also perfect. I started out with edamame and was very pleased that they were obviously very fresh and perfectly boiled and salted with kosher salt. Lastly, the large, hot sake, was hot, but not too hot. They obviously knew to keep the temperature below 180° , the point alcohol boils. If only those sushi places in southern California understood that. All, in all, I simply can't see how you would be disappointed here. It has a homey, comfortable feel that makes even a New Yorker like me, feel at home.