Delicious and fresh fish. The quality is excellent and the service was friendly and attentive. The…read moreplace is a bit small but nice interiors.

Came here after a long work day and it was so awesome…read more Good: - The sushi was amazing- we just split 5 rolls amongst 3 of us and it was just enough food - I liked the sunflower roll and the lion king roll and the baked rolls - the baked ones come with smaller portion sizes though - The staff are very nice and service comes quick - especially for some of the more popular rolls - Tasty cucumber salad and edamame - Very clean interior Bad: - The place is pretty small so limited seats available - Gets expensive Overall this place was so tasty and would come again!

We were in the area visiting a friend and wanted to catch Nara during Happy Hour! The 3 of us were…read moreable to grab a table without waiting, as it was still early in the evening. Dim lighting, simple, modern interiors for a comfortable atmosphere. *** O U R P I C K S *** SHO CHIKU BAI NIGORI UNFILTERED SAKE (silky mild - $15) 2x ~ Sake served chilled. Smooth, sweet, and nice. ~ H A N D R O L L S ~ *California ~ Imitation crab, uni butter, avocado, & tobiko ($6) 3x *Hamachi ~ Yellowtail, onion, cucumber, garlic chip, & tobiko ($7) 3x *Sake ~ Salmon, ikura, yuzu kosho, yuzu juice, & cucumber ($7) 3x * Shiro Maguro Tataki ~ Albacore, onion, ruby sauce, sesame oil, tobiko ($7) 3x ~ M O C H I I C E C R E A M B I R T H D A Y S U R P R I S E ~ *Green Tea *Strawberry Had a wonderful time drinking sake and eating their hand rolls. Everything was high-quality, fresh, and flavorful! And they topped it off with birthday mochi to celebrate! Service and food were top-notch!!

Nara is a decent sushi restaurant and a great place if you love rolls with a lot going on. I…read moretypically prefer simple and concise rolls, but I quite like a lot of what they offer here as well. If you like rolls with a lot of different fish textures and flavors, you'll love this place. I highly recommend the Spicy Ocean maki. The Inari are okay but not my favorite. You get more value from the rolls and they taste a lot better as well. The presentation is great too, and they sometimes serve rolls with purple rice, which is visually interesting and unique. For me, I wouldn't go out of my way to go here, but I'd definitely agree to tag along with a friend who did. Check their menu first; if this is your kind of sushi, I think this will be a favorite for you.

Came to celebrate my graduation, the ambiance was lively and beautiful! It was my first time here…read moreand I brought some of my closest friends who were visiting SF! Such a yummy place they loved it and we all agreed it was super fresh. The service was amazing and our waitress/hostess was kind and very attentive. I truly enjoyed being there and hope to come again. Thank you for having us!

I've been to Kuma a few times now, and every visit has been fantastic. The service is always…read morefriendly, and the food is consistently fresh and well prepared. They have a standard menu along with daily specials, so there is usually something new to try each time. I especially love their larger plates, which can easily feed 3-4 people when shared along with a few other dishes. The bluefin collar is one of my favorites, but sells out quickly since they only get around 4 per week I believe. The fried ebi is also excellent here, and I will pretty much order anything with hotate. The restaurant is small and cozy, with dim lighting and a warm wood interior. Once you're inside, you almost forget that you're in the Tenderloin. Seating is tight, so I would make a reservation for groups of four or more to guarantee a spot. If you're dining alone or with one other person, the bar seating is also a good option for walk-ins. They also serve local Mitchell's ice cream for dessert. The ube and green tea are my favorites. The prices are fair for the quality and portions they're serving in the city.

Went to have dinner with my wife and my mom to Dragon Horse. A place that I have been so many…read moretimes. Great food as always and the drinks are as usual very refreshing. I would recommend this place to those looking for a great environment, great sushi and good drink. Very friendly staff! Highly recommended

Phenomenal hospitality, food and drinks from Derrick and Vicky for my 40-person private event! What…read morea San Francisco GEM. The wines and cocktails were excellent, the sushi delicious and fresh, and our community delighted in finding this local neighborhood winner. I will be back to try the ube cocktail and the karaoke room next time. So glad I found this place!

Overall: 4 stars…read more Well presented, upscale Japanese tavern style food that is a more casual take on the Omakase restaurant next door. I found the menu to be inspiring and innovative with new takes I wouldn't expect that taste reasonable with some areas for possible fine tuning. Shiso Ika - I love the bold flavors of this dish which is what something as textural as squid really needs; the acidity brings the dish to life and the shiso adds a complementarily pleasant mintiness. Asparagus Nikumaki Skewer - Smart combination of ingredients that pair well together; I love the glaze that covers the exterior, and wished that seasoning persisted through the entire interior bite. Crispy Rice - This is the crispiest rendition of crispy rice I've had, and I think I would've toned down on the thickness as it came off very hard. The toppings of spicy tuna and mayo and all the fix ins gave a comforting bite otherwise though. Otoro Nigiri - Great fattiness with impressive knife work on the fish. Very pleasant as expected. Beef Sukiyaki - Perhaps it was an issue of waiting too long before eating it, but I think using a fattier cut of the beef could help in such a dish. The other flavors of the sukiyaki are bold and comforting in saline and sweetness. Food: E Presentation: +1 Price: E Atmosphere: E Service: E Menu: +1 Insta/Yelp/Beli: @amei_eats Insta/TikTok: @ameizing.race

My friend and I came on a Friday night at 8:30 pm and made a reservation in case it was busy. The…read morerestaurant was very modern and vibey with the lighting and the dark wooden fixtures. They had a range of items on their menu from Japanese small plates to oysters to fresh sashimi and sushi. Gindara Misoyaki (Miso Cod) - The main item we came for, this is my friend's favorite miso cod in the city and it was made very well. Everything was balanced from the light cod with a richer umami miso sauce and the sides of mushroom and radish that cut through the richness. Beef Sukiyaki - I expected the dish to be a little bigger but it was sweet and had a comforting flavor. Everything had the best textures from the meat to mushroom and noodles. It had a lot of flavor depth that paired well with the sushi rice we got on the side. Mochi Trio - This came with an assortment of 3 traditional Japanese mochis. There was a flat one that had a cinnamon flavor with red bean filling, warabi mochi that was nicely chewy and nutty and a classic strawberry with red bean flavor. All were a good amount of sweetness and the best textures. The dishes were a little on the pricier side but the quality and flavors really showed through each one. A very nice place to get dinner with a friend or have a date night.

Very good sushi spot! I have been on the hunt for a sushi spot where I can get good quality fish…read morewithout spending over $100 and this place was exactly that. Fish was extremely fresh and portions were generous. My favorites were the checkerboard roll and negihama. Pokémon was really good too! There was like a cool speakeasy underground sushi vibe to the restaurant. Staff was really cool and friendly. I'm gonna come back 1000 percent!!

Late night sushi spot with Asian cocktails~…read more Their sushi is honestly pretty mid like fish wasn't fresh and rice huge. We got an eel roll that still had bones in it. Their cocktails barely have alcohol. For the bathroom, it was super dirty. :( I would not go out of my way to come again.

Wow what a hidden gem in SF for omakase! $95pp for the Shio tasting and it was so delicious!…read moreQuality ingredients, 100% worth it! Took my sister here for her birthday and it was a great idea as she really enjoyed the tasting. It was also very filling! First item: gazpacho - bold flavors of sesame and vinegar - delicious! 2nd: scallops- these tasted good between each sip of the gazpacho to cleanse my pallet. 3rd: steamed egg custard with ikura - this one was so good! One of my favs! 4th: trio of quail egg, tartelette, and chicken with pickled carrots- they addes tomatoes instead of shrimp for the tartelette due to allergy to shellfish. It was very tasty. 5th: assorted tobiko and fish - you get to make your own little hand roll with the assorted fish and tobiko! It was so fresh and tasty! Also one of my favorites! 6th: miso soup with mushrooms - they use red miso here and it was perfect! Not overly salty like other miso soups I've had. 7th: 4 piece chef's selection: this was my favorite out of the two sets of chef's selection. 8th: seared yellowtail - this was not my favorite, but loved the bold flavors of the sauce and the truffle oil was aromatic! The fish unfortunately was a bit too fishy for me. 9th: miso escolar! This reminded me of miso sea bass. Cooked to perfection. The miso is on the sweeter side. The kabocha was also sweet but I enjoyed it! Very tasty! 10th: last set of chef selected nigiri's. Seemed like they served the salmon again. They served the butter fish here and it was good but I found a bone on my piece but other than that it was pretty good. 11th: supplemental. My sister got the o-toro, uni, and wagyu trio and I just got the salmon handroll. 12th: the yuzu panna cotta was so refreshing! They even brought out a slice of yuzu cheesecake for my sister for her birthday! So thoughtful! Overall, great food and unique offerings for the tasting! Would love to come again to try seasonal tastings if that's offered! Only downside is the parking. The spots in front of the restaurant are commercial parking only so beware! Meter man drives by very often and writes a lot of tickets!

We came here for a birthday dinner and got the Shio Omakase tasting. In total we had 11 courses…read morewhich was sooo filling. I think our favorites were the barracuda, tataki, and ocean trout. The tobiko was also so tasty and such a fun assortment! Since we were celebrating a birthday, we also got a free yuzu panna cotta, but if I'm being honest.. the panna cotta had too much of a yuzu flavor that it almost tasted curdled LOL. It was so unfortunate since we had gotten an extra dessert of it and they were out of other desserts that day. We also got a polaroid to commemorate the experience, which was soo sweet and thoughtful. For $95/person, I think this is definitely a reasonable omakase tasting for the price. However, in terms of taste, I think I've had a few omakase places that I'd rank a bit higher (in that I enjoyed more of the dishes). The ambiance was nice inside-- it was pretty empty but the decor and layout was very pleasing. Staff were very sweet and accommodating, and parking (street parking) wasn't horrible on a weekend.

As a vegetarian, I honestly wasn't expecting to be so blown away, but the food was sooo good. A few…read morestandouts: - Crispy yucca with queso dip - crispy outside and soft inside, and the queso dip takes it over the top. - Miso butter corn ribs - sweet, savory, a little smoky. - Vegetarian nigiri/rolls - they clearly put thought into the veggie sushi options instead of treating it as an afterthought. - Vegan eggplant nigiri - miso-glazed and grilled, Such a creative dish. - Shishito peppers - simple but done really well, a great shareable bite for the table. Drinks were fantastic too! Creative, well-balanced, and perfect for sipping while watching the sunset over the city. Such a memorable spot for a birthday celebration -- the view alone is worth it, but the food and drinks make it a full experience. Highly recommend for a special occasion!

Disclaimer: I'm usually not the biggest fan of fusion but am willing to try because there have been…read morea few places that do end up working out but I'm sad to say that this was not one of them. We arrived shortly after opening on a Saturday and we didn't have a reservation, though literally everyone else that walked in after us had one (there were around 5 parties when we left). What we ordered: -Spicy Scallop Hokkaido Udon - 3/5 I was most excited for this dish but what kind of ruined it was the sour after taste with each bite. I really didn't like the first bite I took but it slowly grew on me the more I ate (aside from the sourness) -Matcha Fettuccini - 2/5 not much going on in this dish just a lot of green. I would have liked some chili flakes to help bring out more flavor because it was pretty muted. I didn't see any shiso but there were a lot of random sprouts that I didn't see listed. It also would have been nice to have more than 4 pieces of mushroom in the dish too. - Braised Short Ribs - 1/5 with the 1 going towards the ribbed corn. The short rib was VERY dry, there wasn't enough sauce to coat the short rib but I also didn't like the sauce. ~~Service: Good. We were seated promptly. Staff's attentive for refilling water and clearing finished dishes. ~~Best Part: Probably the food presentation. If only it tasted as good as it looked. ~~Worst Part: The flavors. I was not a fan. ~~Return: No.