Common Sage

1552 Polk St, San Francisco
(415) 580-7178

Recent Reviews

Secret Society

Friendly staff and great selection. So many yummy Asian goodies here! Great place to stock up on snacks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Honey Butter Chip

Elliot Bunyaviroch

Great option to grab awesome ramen, omusubi balls, coffee and so much more. Cute atmosphere, its a must visit!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Half Ramen & Omusubi, Chashu Miso-Ramen

T.J.

Asian Grocery and Cafe. Really solid.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ben Daniels

Wonderful little neighborhood Japanese store and cafe.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Half Ramen & Omusubi, Bibimbap, Chashu Miso-Ramen

Jerry Young

Cut little casual place. Rame and rice balls surprisingly yummy. They can warm sake also! Great for a cold SF day!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Natalia B.

Came here because I was craving some onigiri. I was confused s when I first walked in since the onigiri is not in the menu. I spoke with the friendly staff and they mentioned that all the Omusubi on the black board was the same as the onigiri. I was very excited to see all the options they had. I ordered a few for my partner and I to share and eat during the week. We got the spicy tuna, tuna, salmon, chashu pork, and the wakame. Each came warm to the touch. I really enjoyed the spicy tuna which is flavored with a spicy mayo. My favorite was the chashu pork. The pork was grilled and had a sweet flavor to eat bite. The tuna and salmon were good but need a little spice. And the wakame tasted like a seaweed salad which is pretty delicious. They also have little snacks you can purchase. They had a variety of chips my partner and I were curious to try. Staff is very friendly and very helpful. I def wanna come back and try more items on the menu.

Pat Boyd

Tried the vegetarian curry today and it was excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amanda Sun

Best omusubi(onigiri) in SF—fresh abundant filling, hot salted rice, and you can eat on real plates. There's a big table to work with wifi, and matcha lattes.Vegetarian options: Omusubis

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

GR P

Tried the Chashu Omusubi today.. not impressed. It was pretty small, packaging was super weird because when I opened it the seaweed was behind a layer of plastic so the rice and pork lost its shape and fell apart. Very little meat for the amount of rice sadly but the meat was flavorful. A regular masubi with equal pork and rice would have sufficed.Update in 2023: tried the onigiri AGAIN and it’s still overpriced trash. It shouldn’t be so hard to make these and make them easy to open. The kurobuta pork had one tiny sausage with no sauced rice. Smh. Asia makes this 1000x better for cheaper! Hire Asians!

Michael Hodge

Excellent market for kitchen essentials and a nice hot bowl of ramen.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tim G.

Cute place, bad neighbor. They have this really loud fan that they run all night long. It disturbs the neighbors. They have been asked, but they won't stop running it overnight. I can't support a neighborhood business that refuses to be a good neighbor.

Matthew N.

Good Raman love the choice for onigiri the snack selection is amazing Customer service is awesome and location perfect

Siobhan A.

Whenever I don't have time to make a run to an Asian grocery store, I stop by here and they always have what I'm looking for! Today I stopped by around lunch to try some of their fresh food/drinkFood: exactly what I was looking for! I got the chashu pork omusubi (onigiri) and it was delicious. The he chashu was seasoned perfectly, the rice was delicious and warm, and the nori was nice and crispy. I also got the Thai tea which hit the spot. It was perfectly strong without being too sweetService: super friendly and speedy! The omusubi and Thai tea were both made to order and I had both items in hand in less than 5 minutes. Ambiance: open, airy, and the perfect place to stop for shopping and eatingI will absolutely be back to try more of their omusubis and drinks!

abby Sawyer

the most disappointing ramen i’ve ever had in my life &

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Rachel Fowler

can’t speak highly enough about this place! the owner goes above and beyond sharing recs and recipes for groceries, and the counter service food is great too!

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