Gochi Japanese Fusion Tapas

Such a nice atmosphere and absolutely delicious food. Get as many plates as you can eat because it's all delicious. The clay pot with grilled eel was outstanding.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Different food items were between good and great.
The service was good - nothing outstanding but friendly and not a long wait on a very busy night.
It is nice that the space is split into smaller areas. On a winter night the air was very stuffy and it took me awhile to adjust.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a lovely time at Gochi! A table was available within two minutes of arrival, the food was amazing, Sapporo - refreshing. Hamachi Karpaccio was super fresh and the sauces for all the dishes we tried were top notch! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

The sashimi was a bit fishy, and the udon was too salty... only the pot rice was okay.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

The atmosphere and service are generally excellent. The quality of food is mostly solid. I can recommend the unagi meshi (small/medium size) and fusion pizzas. The small bites are also largely satisfying, if a bit rich. I would not recommend the udon, which is unremarkable unless you prefer a more bland flavor.

Please note that for the popular meshi (clay pot) dishes, the ingredients do not scale up proportionately with the dish sizes (small, medium, large). For example, when we order the large unagi meshi, there is proportionally less unagi and pickled vegetable than in the medium meshi. It feels like we are essentially just paying for more rice. Order the medium or small for optimal flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We stumbled upon Gochi by accident and was so lucky to get seated right away even without the reservation. We were told that usually without the reservation the wait could be long. We had mixed tempura and garlic green salad for starters and both were great. For the main course, we had a sashimi omawase and a pan saute black cod, and we were not disappointed. They both were really good. For the dessert we had some ice cream and green tea creme brule were good as well. Overall, it's a type of food that made you feel good after eating. Not just yummy but also feel good like you give fresh, nutritious food to yourself.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

This use to be my favorite Japanese restaurant in the area. It was the go to choice for our birthday celebration, good time with friends, or treating someone for a business lunch.
I didn't go for a 6 months or so and was very disappointed. The food quality was borderline acceptable. Hamachi kama was overcooked, shrimp tempura dry sticks. Etc. and the staff forced us out at 9 sharp because they wanted to close.
I won't go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

I love their hamachi carpaccio and eel rice at this place. I’ve been here a few times, including once for a birthday, and everyone was really happy with both the service and the dishes. Lunch wasn’t too busy, which made for a relaxed experience. The décor is consistent with many other Japanese restaurants—simple but fitting.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a disappointing experience at this restaurant. After being seated, we waited about 10 minutes before a waiter brought us water without taking a drink order. We had to wait another 10 minutes to place our food order, and our waiter was absent for the rest of the meal except when the dishes were served and the final check. We were a group of 4 people, but were only given 3 set of plates. I don't understand why we still need to tip in this case although we did leave a tip. BTW, the default 18% of tip is based on the after tax price, which is a shame.

The quality of the food was subpar. The Mentaiko pizza was made with imitation crab, not real crab as we had expected, and was far too salty. We were also served the wrong dish for our main course, receiving a different meal instead of the Unagi Meshi we ordered. The medium size was incredibly small for a dish meant to serve 4-6 people, and finding the eel was a challenge. At $70 (including tax and tip), the price was completely unjustified for the portion and quality.

Overall, the food was average, the portions were tiny, and the service was nonexistent. We will not be returning.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

They said I only need to wait for 3 minutes but actually waited for 10+minutes. Food is ok. Not worth the wait tho.

Ceviche tastes nothing like real ceviche. Bad.
Squid pizza is terrible. Actually, Do not order ANY pizza.
Unagi rice is good, don’t order the broth.
Hamachi carpaccio is average.

Food: 3

Good Katsu, okay kimchi beef rice

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Spanish-inspired Japanese dishes taste amazing. Nice atmosphere is a plus.

Gochi is always right.

Always in my favourite Japanese restaurant list. Perfect food and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Single most delicious Japanese spot in Bay Area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Okonomiyaki, Tempura