Taniku Izakaya

1035 Geary St, San Francisco
(415) 658-7555

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Chicken Thigh and Green Onion Skewer
Squid Ink Fried Rice
Pork Cheek Skewers
Hojicha Panna Cotta
Garlic Pork Ramen
Pork Belly Skewer
Yuzu Shoyu Ramen
Hotate Carpaccio
Spicy Miso Ramen
Katsu Curry Don

Menu

Featured items
Hokkaido Miso
Japanese miso made extraordinary, garlic, chili, eggplant, braised pork chashu, cabbage, pepper, butter, soft egg.
Katsu Curry Don
Fried pork, curry, potato, and carrots.
Garlic Pork
Roasted pork fried, garlic, eggplant, broccolette, black garlic oil, soft egg.
Hotate Miso
Spicy miso broth, black garlic oil, butter, ginger, mushroom, cauliflower, scallops, and soft egg.
Hire Niku
House favorite spicy sauce, sweet onion, sautéed tender beef, and soft egg.
Karaage
Fried tender juicy marinated chicken bites, curry aioli, garlic, spicy soy broth, soft egg, and greens.
Gyoza
Chicken & pork gyoza with house honey mustard.
Kabicha Koro
Pumpkin potato croquette with house sauce and greens.
Yuzu Shoyu
Roasted pork chashu, mushroom, cauliflower, unique yuzu, greens, soft egg, onion.
Hojicha Panna Cotta
Japanese toasted green tea panna cotta with Hojicha syrup
Miso Tara
Grilled local cod with traditional heavy miso.
Yuzu Lemonade
Furaido
Crisscut waffle fries topped with kimchi and red mayo.
Ba-Ra
Garlic pork belly.
Spicy Miso Tofu
Spicy miso chicken broth, mushrooms, tofu,cauliflower,cabbage, soft egg.
Hotate Carpaccio
Scallops，greens, yuzu ponzu, onions, creamy sauce.

Appetizers
Gyoza
Chicken & pork gyoza with house honey mustard.
Furaido
Crisscut waffle fries topped with kimchi and red mayo.
Miso Tara
Grilled local cod with traditional heavy miso.
Karaage
Fried house marinated chicken bites with curry aioli.
Tebasaki
House fried chicken wings with greens and yuzu sauce.
Mekyabetsu
Brussels sprouts with karashi mustard.
Hotate Carpaccio
Scallops，greens, yuzu ponzu, onions, creamy sauce.
Hotate
Hokkaido scallops topped with stracciatella cheese and truffle sauce.
Kabicha Koro
Pumpkin potato croquette with house sauce and greens.
Shi-shi
Shishito pepper, yuzu mayo.
Yasai Tempura
Mushroom , cauliflower,okra
Tonkatsu
Fried pork, house sauce , greens

Skewers
Ba-Ra
Garlic pork belly.

Ramen
Hokkaido Miso
Japanese miso made extraordinary, garlic, chili, eggplant, braised pork chashu, cabbage, pepper, butter, soft egg.
Hire Niku
House favorite spicy sauce, sweet onion, sautéed tender beef, and soft egg.
Garlic Pork
Roasted pork fried, garlic, eggplant, broccolette, black garlic oil, soft egg.
Yuzu Shoyu
Roasted pork chashu, mushroom, cauliflower, unique yuzu, greens, soft egg, onion.
Hotate Miso
Spicy miso broth, black garlic oil, butter, ginger, mushroom, cauliflower, scallops, and soft egg.
Spicy Miso Tofu
Spicy miso chicken broth, mushrooms, tofu,cauliflower,cabbage, soft egg.
Karaage
Fried tender juicy marinated chicken bites, curry aioli, garlic, spicy soy broth, soft egg, and greens.
Karrage Curry
Fried tender juicy marinated chicken bites, curry aioli, garlic, spicy and curry soy broth, soft egg and greens .
Spicy Miso Crab
Soft shell crab, chashu, greens and soft egg.

Donburi
Katsu Curry Don
Fried pork, curry, potato, and carrots.
Ink Fried Rice
Cuttlefish ink, rice, scallion.
Niku Don
Sautéed tender beef, teriyaki, kimchi, sweet onion, soft egg.
Karrage Curry Don
Fried tender juicy marinated chicken bites, curry, potato, and carrots.
Kabocha Curry Don
Pumpkin potato croquette, curry, potato, and carrots.

Extra Topping
Sub Spinach Noodles
Soft Egg
Sub Yam
Kimchi
Extra Noodles
Pork Chashu

Drinks
Yuzu Lemonade
Apple Juice
Mexican Coke
Sparkling Water
Rose Lemonade

Dessert
Hojicha Panna Cotta
Japanese toasted green tea panna cotta with Hojicha syrup

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Recent Reviews

It’s a small and cozy izakaya, perfect for dining alone or with a small group of 3–4 people. I ordered appetizers from the special menu. First up: Mentaiko Zucchini (so delicious! The very first bite was refreshing, followed by the rich umami saltiness of the mentaiko. A little dip in Karashi mustard made it even better—definitely a must-try! Highly recommended).

Next was Kuramaebi, tiger prawns deep-fried tempura style and topped with tartar sauce. After...
September 2025
Small place, well decorated and cozy. Stopped by with my mom before attending Ghibli in Concert at Grace Cathedral, and they seated us immediately. The food was amazing. We ordered the pork belly, kobe beef, yuzu chicken, and black garlic ramen. The pork belly was our favorite, not too fatty, cooked to texture perfection. The beef skewers were also good. The chicken was lacking compared to the other two, but it was still pretty good. I actually enjoyed the ramen here more than...
September 2025
Had dinner here with a couple of friends and really enjoyed it. Taniku Izakaya is a small spot (maybe 20 seats total), walk-in only, but we didn’t wait long to get in.

The menu isn’t the typical izakaya heavy on skewers, but the ones they do offer were excellent — we tried the Kobe beef, pork belly, and chicken with yuzu, all flavorful and cooked perfectly. We also ordered takoyaki along with a few handrolls (amaebi shrimp, unagi, and hamachi), which were...
August 2025

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Taniku Izakaya

1035 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 658-7555