Dropped in last night and got two seats at the end of the bar. Channel was our server and she orchestrated the perfect sequence of food and drink for us. Loved the intimate neighborhood atmosphere and friendliness of the patrons and staff. Thank you for a wonderful evening.
Daniel Johnson
This was my first time here. A friend who lives in the neighborhood recommended it and I couldn’t have been more pleased. Very cute dark intimate atmosphere, unique plating, great quality flavor and really friendly staff. The chef even gifted us a tasty special piece of sushi. Highly recommend!
Tristan Timblin
Went from my favorite sushi in the city to my only sushi in the city. Chanel is so nice and welcoming. I mentioned having to leave the city for 6 months, stopped coming, and after they remembered and were so happy to have me back. Surprised and fortunate to feel like such a regular. The sushi has been amazing and consistent for the dozen times I’ve been. If you wanna try SF sushi come here!
Madison Jean
My favorite spot for sushi in SF. Great for a date night or if you’re feeling really fancy you can do the Omakase experience which is incredible! Top quality fish so no matter what you have it will be great!
Saniya Godil
The rice is on the vinegar-y side, which I love! The fish portions are good and I liked everything but suprisingly the toro. The piece I got had some irregular texture. Everything else was favorful and tender and the space is super vibey.
The waitor and waitress were both very nice. Would definitely come back
S Kim
Excellent sushi quality esp for its price. Highly recommend sake sushi and toro temaki.
Friendly and attentive staff.
Chang Liu
Worst sushi and Japanese dining experience in San Francisco after living here for 5 years . We ordered and waited for 30 minutes and then were told our fish is out of stock…. And the service is not friendly and definitely not recommended! They only serve white people.
By the way, The nearby Nara is much better with authentic omakase.
Douglas and Anita Scribner
The other night, we had a wonderful dinner, at Kibatsu. I don’t know when I’ve had such an amazing omakase set!
The restaurant is tastefully decorated and the lovely lighting lends to a feeling of intimacy! Table settings were unique for each dish presented and the staff were warm and attentive!
Roy was fabulous in creating innovative and unusual dishes for us on our Omakase, though we added a few items! The selection of seafood was delicious and aesthetically beautiful! It included many types of fish that are rare for sushi restaurants to serve outside of Japan. The crab broth was absolutely delicious and the steak and cloud mushrooms, followed by caviar embellished ice cream cones were a fabulous ending to a delectable seafood meal!
Will definitely be back to this restaurant when I am in town!!!😉
Mia Day
The deluxe maki options are soo delicious. Beautiful intimate restaurant, we sat at the bar. Wonderful chef & service
Sam Huang
place is very crowded and loud. Also I do not recommend it if are looking for relaxing omakase place. many sushi pieces were not enjoyable either too salty, chewy or sour. in the end they serve ice cream with wagu beef on top of the ice cream, the beef waa greasy and under salted, the flavor also ruined the iceam in my opinion. overall not a great experience.
My absolute favorite sushi restaurant in SF. Best quality salmon. Could come here over and over.
Cynthia Wu
Kibatsu is a really special place, one of SF’s best sushi restaurants. We’ve come here multiple times now and the food is always spectacular with overflowing pieces of fresh fish. Some of their dishes are super creative - most recently we had a skewer with tempura lion’s mane mushroom that tasted like steak! Chanel (the owner) is SO kind. We can’t wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Scallops
Andrey
Great food, service and vibe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Tina Pak
Really enjoyed our food here. Would return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Jamie Li
We did the omakase experience and it was great! Some unique dishes, all were delicious though and we left VERY full. The pace is kind of strange, they were replacing our dishes with the next course quite quickly at first (we were one of the few ones there) and then there were some lulls later when it got more crowded. However the ambience is easygoing and we enjoyed good conversation while we waited- I also appreciate the intimate setting and that you don't have to yell to talk to your company. The most unique part was that when we got our ice cream dessert, it game with a piece of seared wagyu which was random but fun! Will definitely be back.
Dropped in last night and got two seats at the end of the bar. Channel was our server and she orchestrated the perfect sequence of food and drink for us. Loved the intimate neighborhood atmosphere and friendliness of the patrons and staff. Thank you for a wonderful evening.
This was my first time here. A friend who lives in the neighborhood recommended it and I couldn’t have been more pleased. Very cute dark intimate atmosphere, unique plating, great quality flavor and really friendly staff. The chef even gifted us a tasty special piece of sushi. Highly recommend!
Went from my favorite sushi in the city to my only sushi in the city. Chanel is so nice and welcoming. I mentioned having to leave the city for 6 months, stopped coming, and after they remembered and were so happy to have me back. Surprised and fortunate to feel like such a regular. The sushi has been amazing and consistent for the dozen times I’ve been. If you wanna try SF sushi come here!
My favorite spot for sushi in SF. Great for a date night or if you’re feeling really fancy you can do the Omakase experience which is incredible! Top quality fish so no matter what you have it will be great!
The rice is on the vinegar-y side, which I love! The fish portions are good and I liked everything but suprisingly the toro. The piece I got had some irregular texture. Everything else was favorful and tender and the space is super vibey.
(I got mostly nigiri- salmon, tuna, yellowtail, baby yellowtail, toro, spanish aji)
The waitor and waitress were both very nice. Would definitely come back
Excellent sushi quality esp for its price.
Highly recommend sake sushi and toro temaki.
Friendly and attentive staff.
Worst sushi and Japanese dining experience in San Francisco after living here for 5 years . We ordered and waited for 30 minutes and then were told our fish is out of stock…. And the service is not friendly and definitely not recommended! They only serve white people.
By the way, The nearby Nara is much better with authentic omakase.
The other night, we had a wonderful dinner, at Kibatsu. I don’t know when I’ve had such an amazing omakase set!
The restaurant is tastefully decorated and the lovely lighting lends to a feeling of intimacy! Table settings were unique for each dish presented and the staff were warm and attentive!
Roy was fabulous in creating innovative and unusual dishes for us on our Omakase, though we added a few items! The selection of seafood was delicious and aesthetically beautiful! It included many types of fish that are rare for sushi restaurants to serve outside of Japan. The crab broth was absolutely delicious and the steak and cloud mushrooms, followed by caviar embellished ice cream cones were a fabulous ending to a delectable seafood meal!
Will definitely be back to this restaurant when I am in town!!!😉
The deluxe maki options are soo delicious. Beautiful intimate restaurant, we sat at the bar. Wonderful chef & service
place is very crowded and loud. Also I do not recommend it if are looking for relaxing omakase place. many sushi pieces were not enjoyable either too salty, chewy or sour. in the end they serve ice cream with wagu beef on top of the ice cream, the beef waa greasy and under salted, the flavor also ruined the iceam in my opinion. overall not a great experience.
Restaurantji Recommends
My absolute favorite sushi restaurant in SF. Best quality salmon. Could come here over and over.
Kibatsu is a really special place, one of SF’s best sushi restaurants. We’ve come here multiple times now and the food is always spectacular with overflowing pieces of fresh fish. Some of their dishes are super creative - most recently we had a skewer with tempura lion’s mane mushroom that tasted like steak! Chanel (the owner) is SO kind. We can’t wait to come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Scallops
Great food, service and vibe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Really enjoyed our food here. Would return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
We did the omakase experience and it was great! Some unique dishes, all were delicious though and we left VERY full. The pace is kind of strange, they were replacing our dishes with the next course quite quickly at first (we were one of the few ones there) and then there were some lulls later when it got more crowded. However the ambience is easygoing and we enjoyed good conversation while we waited- I also appreciate the intimate setting and that you don't have to yell to talk to your company. The most unique part was that when we got our ice cream dessert, it game with a piece of seared wagyu which was random but fun! Will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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