Ganji
1740 Buchanan St, San Francisco
(415) 413-0717
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Came for lunch with friends. Lots of variety of dishes, tried the limited kalbijim Katsu. Comes with miso soup to start and sides, very large portions! Made nice and crispy with a mushroom sauce. Also tried the tamago katsu that was so nice and fluffy with a crunchy outside, both were great. Service was very quick, with tap to pay available. Just no Amex if you need it. Will definitely be back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little place. Cute atmosphere and friendly, efficient staff. We made reservations for 5:14 pm so it wasn’t crowded. Was getting busy when we left.
The Mushroom Tempura was really tasty. Nice light batter.
The Fried Calamari was also good. The sauce had a little kick to it. Also lightly battered. Ever so slightly chewy though.
The entree portions were huge!! Our salmon, curry, and chicken katsu plates were enormous. They were pretty good. The katsu was maybe ever so slightly dry, but overall, really good taste.
Good dining experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
got the ganjie katsu and it was ok. it came in hot & the pork wasn't hard at all, which i enjoyed eating, however, i've had better katsu. she was a bit burnt, think the sauce has an interesting flavor (but im a picky eater so thats prob why!!!). very nice and patient workers🤍
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Best Panko Fried everything and my personal favorite Saba! I'm there twice a month!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Solid chicken Katsu, will definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ganji was delicious and a ton of food for the price. Service was excellent as well
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
TLDR: huge plate of solid food for mostly reasonable prices
We shared the pork katsu, edamame and takoyaki. The takoyaki had a deep fried outer layer which contrasted well with the soft interior. The pork katsu came with a tomato-based curry sauce that I thought was decent but my gf really loved. The set is huge and comes with a bowl of rice, multiple types of pickles and a side salad. Everything was solid, service was quick and efficient.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
What a wonderful place! Food is great…oysters, salmon Katsu, hamachi truffle, omasake, sake… it all brought us back to Japan. The warmth, friendliness and attention from Danny and Eunji made it even more special. Don’t miss it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My Unagi craving was satisfied.
My son had the chicken Ganji Katsu.
Their service was prompt . Will go there again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We ended up here by chance after the place we planned to visit was full, and it turned out to be a great find. The food was excellent, the staff were incredibly polite and attentive, and the prices were very reasonable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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We tried the ganji katsu and chicken katsu and both were fantastic. The chicken was soft, juicy, perfectly cooked, and melted in your mouth. The 7 hour pork katsu was exceptional. We also had the chicken triali appetizer and the sauce was very tasty. Portions were good for sharing.
The staff were very friendly and the place was very clean.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am waiting for 20 minutes order is is ready but this guys only service for customer not delivery ....
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We couldn't stop thinking about this place and the taste of the food since we visited 3yrs ago from New York. Japantown is such a treat my hubby & sons and this restaurant makes it a gem! The servers are very attentive, the atmosphere is very inviting and even has a floral rose wall for photo-ops.
I would love for more attention to be given to the bathrooms. The handprints on the door are disturbing.
The oysters were fresh and taste like ocean..food came out sizzling and smelling amazing. Definitely worth a visit! 🙏🏽
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I came in to get a little snack while waiting for an appointment, and was a little shocked by the prices. I really wanted curry tempura, so decided to go for it anyway. The tempura mushrooms were absolute perfection, some of the best, juiciest and most flavorful tempura I’ve had! A very large portion of big cuts of mushroom for just an appetizer as well. The curry was delicious and everything I wanted, large pieces of carrot and potato cooked to tenderness. It’s cute inside too, nicely decorated. Really glad I came here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Horrible customer service. Waited for a table. Got called by the host to sit down. After we sat down, they asked us to sit at another table, so we moved. After that, a host comes up to us and says they somehow mistakenly sat us, so we have to get up and leave. I was shocked. I've never seen this behavior in a restaurant before.
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