Food was really great and the staff were super friendly. Unfortunately the atmosphere was not relaxing. We were sat at a shared table and there just wasn’t any room between parties. The couple next to us was talking VERY loudly and we couldn’t concentrate on our thoughts which was very distracting. The restaurant was also playing this bad pop music as if we were in a department store. The experience just made us want to eat quickly and leave! It’s a shame since the food was great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tiffany Zhang
We came about 30 minutes before closing and they were still able to quickly make our meal, which we really appreciated. We ordered the mentaiko pasta and the onigiri lunch special — $41 total. Honestly, everything was really good. The pasta portion was a bit smaller than I expected, but it was super creamy and buttery, and the mentaiko flavor wasn’t overpowering.
The onigiri lunch set came with karaage, miso soup, and edamame. The onigiri didn’t have a ton of filling, but I still enjoyed it. Overall, solid meal and I’d definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
C
Good food, though I wouldn't travel far / wait in a long line for it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Aniruddha Rajendra Rao
Try the mentaiko spaghetti!!!!!!!!!!! It's the best spaghetti I have ever had 😋 it's a bit cramped wet space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Belles
Sooooo yummy and great kind friendly service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jewel
very quaint and cozy atmosphere, gets crowded quickly with a waitlist to write your name on outside. we had got there right as they opened for brunch at 12, but told they could not make about half of the items on the menu. wait time for food was overall okay, appetizers and drinks came out quickly but took a bit for us to get our entrées. many tables had received their food far before ours even though we had ordered the exact same dishes as them.
the katsu curry rice and karaage were average. the curry was well balanced, but i do wish they did something more with the sauce for the karaage as it wasn’t really adding anything extra. the mentaiko pasta was good, perfectly cooked and sauce was flavorful. the garnish of perilla/shiso leaves was perfect and added some freshness; i see why this is the most popular menu item. the drinks were also good, their royal milk tea isn’t too sweet although i do think it’s interesting to charge an extra dollar to have it as an iced drink instead of warm. their yuzu lemonade is nice and refreshing.
overall the food is good, to me it’s nothing particularly new or anything that stands out from other japanese restaurants i’ve been to. however if i’m in the area again i would like to try their other menu items given that they’re available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Gerald Soo
Love the food here. Reminds me of the food I love to eat when I'm in Tokyo
Amazing food experience! It didn’t take us long to be seated, we ordered the Mentaiko Spaghetti and maguro bowl. Wow! Excellent meals. I highly recommend this place for a good food experience .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Kokka
Really wanted to like this place. Food was tasty but the portions were inadequate for the price even by SF pricing standards and service is noticeably slow. I’ve been twice to make sure it wasn’t a fluke and both times left disappointed.
Food: 4
Laxman Oli
Delivery service very slow
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Joshua Yuan
Only waited a few minutes to get seated around noon on a weekday but the restaurant is pretty busy. There’s some outdoor seating too. The food is really good. I recommend the mentaiko udon. Food comes out pretty fast too. Great lunch vibes.
Great new place we tried out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was really great and the staff were super friendly. Unfortunately the atmosphere was not relaxing. We were sat at a shared table and there just wasn’t any room between parties. The couple next to us was talking VERY loudly and we couldn’t concentrate on our thoughts which was very distracting. The restaurant was also playing this bad pop music as if we were in a department store. The experience just made us want to eat quickly and leave! It’s a shame since the food was great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came about 30 minutes before closing and they were still able to quickly make our meal, which we really appreciated. We ordered the mentaiko pasta and the onigiri lunch special — $41 total. Honestly, everything was really good. The pasta portion was a bit smaller than I expected, but it was super creamy and buttery, and the mentaiko flavor wasn’t overpowering.
The onigiri lunch set came with karaage, miso soup, and edamame. The onigiri didn’t have a ton of filling, but I still enjoyed it. Overall, solid meal and I’d definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food, though I wouldn't travel far / wait in a long line for it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Try the mentaiko spaghetti!!!!!!!!!!! It's the best spaghetti I have ever had 😋 it's a bit cramped wet space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sooooo yummy and great kind friendly service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
very quaint and cozy atmosphere, gets crowded quickly with a waitlist to write your name on outside. we had got there right as they opened for brunch at 12, but told they could not make about half of the items on the menu. wait time for food was overall okay, appetizers and drinks came out quickly but took a bit for us to get our entrées. many tables had received their food far before ours even though we had ordered the exact same dishes as them.
the katsu curry rice and karaage were average. the curry was well balanced, but i do wish they did something more with the sauce for the karaage as it wasn’t really adding anything extra. the mentaiko pasta was good, perfectly cooked and sauce was flavorful. the garnish of perilla/shiso leaves was perfect and added some freshness; i see why this is the most popular menu item. the drinks were also good, their royal milk tea isn’t too sweet although i do think it’s interesting to charge an extra dollar to have it as an iced drink instead of warm. their yuzu lemonade is nice and refreshing.
overall the food is good, to me it’s nothing particularly new or anything that stands out from other japanese restaurants i’ve been to. however if i’m in the area again i would like to try their other menu items given that they’re available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Love the food here. Reminds me of the food I love to eat when I'm in Tokyo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The mentaiko spaghetti never disappoints
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing food experience! It didn’t take us long to be seated, we ordered the Mentaiko Spaghetti and maguro bowl. Wow! Excellent meals. I highly recommend this place for a good food experience .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really wanted to like this place. Food was tasty but the portions were inadequate for the price even by SF pricing standards and service is noticeably slow. I’ve been twice to make sure it wasn’t a fluke and both times left disappointed.
Food: 4
Delivery service very slow
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Only waited a few minutes to get seated around noon on a weekday but the restaurant is pretty busy. There’s some outdoor seating too. The food is really good. I recommend the mentaiko udon. Food comes out pretty fast too. Great lunch vibes.
No flavor at all, wildly expensive for portions
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