The ambiance is just right for a night out. The food is well priced for what it is. The live DJ is the icing on the cake.

I love this place! I discovered it one late evening around 10pm when I was hungry and craving for sushi. It's open later than most sushi places. It's a small sushi place that's always lit, so as expected, it's always packed. Service is always quick and great! Recommend people to come here especially for late night grabs! read more

Love the vibes *great fried cheese *fun loving music *good sushi *love the lights Xoxo read more

It is a classic Sushi bar. Dark walls, 70s music, bouncer at door (!). BUT food was very good. We tried a bunch of rolls, nigiri etc Even vegetarian ones. And everything was very tasty. And special callout to the service. Was impeccable!! read more

Loved!!!!!! Went on a Thursday night--it was really busy but we still got our table and food quickly. Our servers were great and they even had a DJ giving a really cool vibe. We ordered a number of rolls, all really good but my absolute favorite was the Volcano Roll!! It has peanut butter in it and OMG!! Loved it so much we ordered an additional roll of it. I love sushi and the concept of all the sudden having peanut butter--WOW!!! Definitely will return next trip to SF and will get that roll again. read more

Great sushi and robata. The best part is that the kitchen is open late and kids are allowed in California bars. We walked in at 10:00 and got a private room for 4. Nice for the family. Bar is packed past midnight and plays 80's old school read more

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Nice place for drinks with friends or for a fun date. The atmosphere is very upbeat and lively despite the dim lighting. Definitely book your reservation on Yelp before coming since the wait could be more than an hour. We had sushi that was pretty good and some sake. The fish tasted fresh and most rolls were wrapped with sushi which was interesting. Definitely a good place to get some drinks and food for a get together! read more

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After 15 times traveling to SF... I still haven't missed a visit here. Checkerboard roll, sitting at the sushi bar, and having a few drinks are all highly recommended. read more

Love this place. Fresh food and sushi. The music is awesome while eating edamame. So happy to found it. Number one on Yelp for a reason. read more

Ryoko's - Love this place. Fresh food and sushi. The music is awesome while eating edamame. So happy to found it. Number one on Yelp for a reason. - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

Service was great and efficient It's a paxked space but so well set with multiple cute corners. Food was good and so were the drinks

Honestly, I think this place is nice to go for mainly drinking COMBINED with Sushi. Because this is what Ryoko represents. It's divey, crammed and cozy. It's very busy and the line starts to form at 6 pm sharp when this place opens. So make sure to come here right before so you can be the first one to get seated. But overall I believe for the money I spent here just for the Sushi I can't say that I left this place with a full stomach. But maybe that's not the goal. Maybe people come here to drink in the first place? read more

Do not pass up the opportunity to eat here if you are in San Fran! Stopped here on a random Tuesday night at around 11:30 pm and was blown away! This restaurant had the coolest dark vibe with a dj playing good music and the service is quick! Now let's get to the good stuff - the sushi was insane! Everything tasted fresh and the flavors were out of control. We got the fried cheese to start, basically cheese wontons with a delicious spicy sauce. For rolls we ordered: Jumping Tuna, Spicy Golden Gate, and Philadelphia. Everything was to die for! A little heads up - each order only comes with about 6 pieces so you'll have to order a good amount to get full. read more

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Disappointing. I used to love love love this place and this was my go to for the freshest fish. However the last two times I ordered it's been an absolute abomination. The first time the fish was absolutely disgusting and inedible. They served the sushi with skin and scales, it was gross. The second time I ordered the checkerboard roll (per usual) and they literally didn't put anything on the inside of my roll except cucumber! Wtf! I'm so annoyed. I wish I didn't have to give them a shitty review but like honestly the last two times I've ordered to go have been unacceptable. read more

Ryoko's - Checkerboard roll without the imitation crab, spicy Mayo, etc. smh - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

The sushi was fresh and original make sure you try the jumping Unagi!! Thank you for making our First meal in San Francisco special. Even the music read more

Now that's a midnight snack . Uni was delicious, fresh, creamy. Everything I want and more for a late night "snack" haha. Can't believe there's a sushi place opened until 1:30am! Wow. The rolls were decent too. Wish we tried more sashimi, but then again this was a snack and not dinner dinner read more

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Stopped by right around opening hours on a Sunday night and was able to sit my lonesome self at the bar without any problem. They too use Yelp for their waitlist, so when you get in, just put your name in the tablet. I managed to get in without it, but within the first 20 minutes, there was a line to the door and the place was crowded already. Good vibes down here, the chefs are constantly busy cutting up fresh fish, and it's a nice atmosphere. I tried the agadashi tofu, which turned out to be perfectly cooked and seasoned. The batter was just right. I had the chirashi which was a large portion of fish. Everything was fresh and delicious. Wish there was a little more of that really good rice, but this filled me up. If I were with a bigger group, I think it would have been great to try a lot of random rolls, which were pretty reasonably priced. read more

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WOW! What a sushi bar slash lounge. The ambiance was great, the music was sound perfect, and the service was phenomenal. They had a DJ playing almost every song we've loved listening to in the past. We dropped in around 7 and there was a small wait-list, but it only took us about 10-15 minutes to get a table. My wife LOVES natto and they had it as an appetizer selection on the menu, that was a huge plus. The takoyaki was delicious, loved the chewiness of the octopus. We also ordered a spicy salmon roll and even that tasted better than other places we've gotten it before. Amazing place with great energy and relaxing atmosphere, we were even able to strike a conservation with the table next to us, tons of fun. read more

This is like a cool dive bar, underground with good quality sushi. I've been here a couple times, there's usually a wait so you should try to make a reservation or join the Yelp waitlist ahead of time. The portions are smaller than some other places but IMO it's worth the quality of the fish. They have a DJ most nights which is cool, last night they were playing 90's-2000's r&b. Would recommend this place if you want the dive bar restaurant ambiance and if you have a smaller group, bc it isnt a huge space, and most of the tables are just for 2-4 people. They do have a nice back room for a larger group of 6-8 people. read more

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Looks like a rundown bar from the outside. Once you go in it's the coziest little place with some of the bes sushi I've had in San Francisco. Great pricing for great food and an awesome atmosphere. read more

A wonderful meal, we recommend sitting at the bar to watch service. Use Yelp to join the queue when you're close by, and check in when you arrive if there's a line. read more

This place was hit & miss, even when going as early as possible when they opened on a weekday evening. Hence the 3-star rating. For starters, our server wasn't the most knowledgeable about their rolls. Most variations of the 49er roll in the Bay Area include lemon wedge/slices on top of salmon. Ryoko's did not, which is fine but when we asked if there was anything else like that, she had no clue. Luckily, we found their Orange Delight on our own which came with salmon, cucumber & avocado. These are some of my favorites all rolled in one, so it was awesome that she added lemon slices on top for us. The rolls themselves could have been bigger but at least it was something new to me so that was enjoyable. We asked if there were any other seared rolls & they said no. Then we saw other people order things we were asking for. At this point, the waiting line was out the door so I figured this was as good as it gets. Decent place to come in, but probably better if you're starving after some drinks in the city, since they are open late. read more

I was in the mood for sushi and stumbled upon Ryoko's. I took the recommendations to arrive early, and am glad I did! Despite this being a hole-in-the-wall, it was packed! I was a solo-diner, so I was able to walk past the forming line to nab a spot at the bar, but the line at the door was there all night. Pro-tip: get there early! I ordered the volcano roll and the sexy roll, and have to say that the volcano roll (that comes with freaking peanut butter inside!!!) ruined all future sushi for me. It was heavenly!!!!! I've never had sushi like that before. Ever! Besides that, the fish was fresh, the atmosphere was pumping, and the servers were fast. I already can't wait to come back again! Highly recommend if you're a sushi fan. It's incredible. read more

Fun, interesting place. Service was nice and food arrived our table pretty fast. They got DJ playing music very cool place. Their miso was good not too salty, their rolls are great. We had crunchy crab roll, hot tail, hot mama, eel roll. All yummy! And yes! This is ideal for date night too read more

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My man introduced me to Ryoko's a few years ago, and to this day we both agree that there's no other option when we're craving sushi. Ryoko's is the BEST. Fast, friendly and accommodating service/staff, and consistently delicious, fresh sushi til 2am. You really can't ask for more. If you haven't been to Ryoko's yet, GO TONIGHT. You won't regret it. ;) read more

Fresh sushi! Excellent place ! Good service . I recommend 100% open late. Great to eat at night read more

Ryoko's - Spicy Golden gate - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

I'm giving this place a 2 out of 5 because the place isn't bad. Until today. I kept talking highly about this place to my girlfriend until I finally took her today. They basically had no food after we got seated and this was after we waited 40 min. My girlfriend asked how much longer the wait would be because a couple got seated immediately. The wait list had 3 parties ahead of us, but we figured out that those parties were no longer there. So why didn't the staff remove them? Everything we wanted to order from either the kitchen or sushi bar was unavailable. The kitchen was closed and the bar basically ran out of everything. They didn't tell us before we got seated. They told us after we waited 10m to get our drink order. 707 Sutter, which is up the street, gets my 5 stars because they did the opposite of what I just wrote about Ryokos. read more

You are definitely not what your ambiance and Yelp reviews say. It's a step up from market sushi. I got the nigiri set for $55, and there was an assortment of shrimp pieces. None of the fish had any lasting impression. It was truly a forgettable meal. read more

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Worst experience ever! Showed up at 9:30pm and they close at 11pm the woman at the front refused to sit us.I feel it's a racial issue, because we were the only non white customers there waiting. 1st time visiting San Francisco and by far the worst place of the 10+ we have visited. I would tell everyone to avoid this place at all cost! read more

Looking for late night sushi place. This place was packed and we made reservations, but still had to wait an additional 15 minutes. Service and food was great. The only thing I didn't like was the loudness. It sounded like we were in a club, which is probably why the younger crowd likes it. Bar is up front where you can sit, eat and drink. We were a party of 5 so we sat further back, but we couldn't really enjoy a conversation because it was just too loud. The food was great. They had some fresh seafood specials including fatty tuna and salmon, and uni. Both had a great flavor and the uni practically melted in your mouth! The server was on the ball- they all had to be! The place was full and people just kept pouring in. Everyone was very friendly and gave great service read more

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Came by for a midnight snack, I was surprised that the place was packed. It was about a 45 minute for 2, but we didn't mind. Ryoko's has been on my sushi list to find the best sushi around. They had a DJ that was spinning some tunes with the lights low which creates a nice laid back ambiance. We ordered a couple things... *Amebi - Perfect, crispy, and the key to a good amebi is that it doesn't taste super fishy. *O Toro - Melts in your mouth, for $20 bucks it better. *Sashimi platter - I liked the assortment, the scallops were my favorite. The fish was fresh, not bad for $40 Service was speedy and attentive. I wouldn't say Ryoko's disappointed, but it didn't wow me. The DJ creates a unique experience and since they're open later than usual places I would come back. Doesn't make my top 5 sushi list but I would recommend eating here. read more

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We selected this place after comparing it to all others in the area, and to put it simply it was the right choice. The soft shell crab and the nigiri sushi dinner were both exceptional; but besides those everything was amazing! And it was further enhanced by our waiter Mario who made the evening something to remember, cannot recommend this place enough! read more

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Best late night sushi find ever!!! Just had a late night flight arrival, not many places open that are still serving good food besides pizza and tacos. Came across Ryoko's on yelp and omg amazing!!! It's this underground sushi place with the best DJ spinning old school r&b hips and some bomb ass sushi!! Highly recommend and would def be coming back read more

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First time visiting and we enjoyed the food overall. We arrived at opening and the place was packed soon after. Personal politics notwithstanding, we were happy they had a hired guard at the door checking IDs and vaccination cards. The rolls we tried were good but not great, the salmon teriyaki was tasty. We will be back to try some other dishes. read more

Ryoko's - Inside at opening - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

Trendy, casual place that serves creative sushi rolls, including deep fried rolls. Personally I wasn't a fan of the sushi - the flavors and sauces were too overwhelming and overpowered the fish. I might be biased though because I don't really like super fusion/Americanized sushi. That being said, however, I thought the deep fried rolls were pretty good, so I recommend that. My dining experience there wasn't that great, but tbh it could've been because I was hangry. We came at 7pm on a Thursday night and put our names down on the list, with two small parties ahead of us. It took us 45 minutes to get seated. A ton of people came in after us and they're probably still waiting as I pen this post 3 days later as it took them 45!!!! minutes!!! to!!! seat!!!! 3!!!! parties!!!!!! Honestly ridiculous. Also you have to wait standing up on the stairs next to the door, so not the most comfortable experience. My advice is to arrive right when they open so you can be seated immediately, or be prepared to die from old age waiting for a table. read more

Ryoko's - From left to right: dragon roll, some roll I forgot the name of (sorry I suck), and spicy golden gate - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I used to love this place pre-pandemic, both as a date spot and as a great late night sushi option and normally this would be an easy 5 stars for me but wow has it gotten expensive (for what you actually get for that price) since the last time I visited before the pandemic! The fish was all delicious and fresh but I'm not sure the price was worth THAT much. The service was pretty good and they were pretty quick (it wasn't too busy and was about 9pm when we went to go eat which was nice - I've been there at midnight before on a weekend and there's a 30min+ wait!). It's still worth a visit if you've never been, but I think price wise you may be able to find better options for sushi with similar quality if you're on a budget (I wasn't, but I was still astounded that a sashimi dinner cost nearly double what it costs me in NYC of all places for the exact same amount of fish, not to mention the serving sizes for the sashimi were minuscule at best... arguably the smallest cuts I've ever seen in a "chefs choice" (not omakase tho...) of fish and nothing novel about the chefs selection (no special fish used period, just the generic usual salmon, tuna, albacore, yellowtail - no uni, toro, scallop, sweet shrimp, nothing to justify $58 for these tiny cuts of fish). The roll selection wasn't that great either tbh, we ordered 2 rolls and they had so much Mayo in them we left them there. I'm personally not sure I'll be coming back... also something to note - it's first come first serve, no RSVP allowed, so if there's a line - bounce somewhere else probably. read more

The service was great and fastest. We order edamames, spicy golden gate roll and tiger roll read more

Ryoko's - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great place for a sushi night ,the food was excellent and came out very quick everything was so fresh ! Service was just okay , the water they served us was disgusting you can tell they haven't wash the pitchers in a while, the smells was gross ! Still give 5 stars because seriously the food was AMAZING ! Also be aware you must wait for 10-20 minutes to get a table read more

Ryoko's - Gyoza , crunchy roll , jumping salmon, shrimp with mayo and honey ! Delicious - Sushi Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is a busy restaurant in a small space. If you have a large party, there is only one room/table available as an option. They do not take reservations. Luckily, we arrived early enough to secure that spot. People who don't want to pay for valet are trying to secure a yellow zone parking after 6pm. I wouldn't do that if you're waiting for that room in the back. The restaurant has a loud fun vibe. There are stairs going down to the restaurant. The ladies restroom is up a flight of stairs. The spacing is crowded. Intimate. The food is 5 stars, the items from the special menu, at least. They didn't get shipments for the holiday weekend, so variety was limited. My favorites of the night include uni, aji, hamachi toro niguri and scallop sashimi. I rarely order uni because I usually don't like it. I don't like the taste of ocean. My friends convinced me that I will like this one and they were right. No aftertaste. Fresh = no after taste. You get two hours to eat and they will let you know when your last order will take place. The service was good enough. The servers were not always able to answer questions on preparation. Receiving the answering "sometimes," was not a good answer. So what you get isn't always consistent. Im not referring to omakase, where change is expected. Overall good experience. Fun atmosphere. Good vibe. Fresh fish. 4.5 stars read more

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Great food, really good prices, fun atmosphere. Very busy but we only had to wait 15 minutes for a seat with no reservation on a Saturday night. Service was slightly slow and inattentive but again the prices are GREAT, t's that type of atmosphere and it's understandable and still very comfortable. read more

This place has been here for years & it is a whole in a wall type of spot but hey it's pretty darn good! 5/5 for service! came here after a concert and got pretty hungry so why not hit up a spot nearby that closes late. My friend recommended this spot since she's been here before and i trust her taste - off we go! Security guy in the front was really friendly, we had our IDs ready and he was like "you guys don't need that" well then, don't mind if we do! We then get a warm greeting from the whole staff of the restaurant while walking down the stairs, I felt like a star! ha ha! Even walking out we still get a nice goodbye, everything about this place reminds me of japan - similar to osaka! the waitress and waiters were very attentive, making sure we had enough water, how the food was, etc. 5/5 for food - we ordered takoyaki ($9) and tempura ($11) for appetizers, as for sushi rolls we got hot tuna (MP) and spicy scallop ($9.50).. we all enjoyed the food! I quality of their fish is fresh and they give you fair amount of fish, also beautifully plated! if only i had a bigger appetite and it wasn't so late, I would have gotten their ika (whole squid). but for sure my next visit i have to try them. I have to mention walking in here after a concert, I felt like I was walking into an after party. They do also have a DJ here, and the DJ for the night was on point, doing his job right! (: read more