Located in SFO, in the domestic flights area, you can find Sankaku. It's a Japanese style restaurant that offers sushi and also some teriyaki style and other types of rice/noodle bowls with proteins to select from. The sushi selections seem mostly to be from the to-go section at the front part of the line, while the cooked stuff you need to order at the counter. Price wise, it's actually not terrible considering how expensive everything generally is here at SFO, so I would say middle of the road from that aspect. The menu is not huge, but there's certainly enough options for those who just want a sushi, and nothing too extravagant. Service was okay, not good, not bad. Lady definitely wanted to rush me out as soon as possible. Got myself one of the basic sushi plates that had a california roll along with a couple of pieces of nigiri. I mean, it's airport sushi, and it's not Japan, so all-in-all it was decent considering the place, and also the cost of everything else. I mean, Burger King is right next door, and their meals were more expensive than this, so there's that. California roll wasn't bad, "crab" was decent. Flavored well, and rice was actually not gross from being in the cold section ready for takeout. The nigiri was actually not bad too, as the tuna actually seemed like better quality tuna (almost like a chutoro, but I doubt it was), but the salmon was just regular but not fishy at least. There are certainly much worse options here, both cost wise and food quality wise. Don't come here expecting service though, as they are definitely a order and go type of place as it felt when I was there, and there wasn't even anybody in line after me. read more

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I tried the teriyaki chicken during my visit. Unfortunately, it didn't taste much like traditional Japanese teriyaki to me. The sauce tasted more like a simple combination of soy sauce and sugar, and the vegetables seemed similar to a frozen vegetable mix. Overall, the meal felt like something that could be easily prepared at home rather than a restaurant-quality dish. That said, it was a reasonably healthy option for an airport meal, especially if you're looking for something different from burgers or sandwiches. There was a dining area near the store that was shared with the other restaurants. I think I would have rated the meal higher if the price had been a little more affordable for the quality. The service could also use some improvement. During my visit, the cashier did not greet me or interact with me while I was ordering. She mostly looked at me without saying much, which made the experience feel a bit uncomfortable. I understand that everyone has difficult days, but a simple greeting or smile would have made the interaction feel much more welcoming. The restaurant may have other menu items that are more enjoyable, but personally, I probably wouldn't order the teriyaki chicken again. read more

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You know those cans of mixed vegetables with green beans, carrots, and corn? That is what they put on top of the chicken teriyaki bowl! Luckily, I saw it in the picture on the menu and asked him some questions. I was able to save myself from gross mushy vegetables by requesting to keep them off my food. I asked for broccoli and they told me it was a $3 up charge. The teriyaki bowl was a decent size and there was plenty of chicken. The chicken was tender and the sauce was good. The rice was cooked well. This restaurant is in the United terminal of the airport. Conveniently located. There is a small dining area off to the side. I have had the sushi before and it was OK fresh. read more

Sankaku - Ordering a chicken teriyaki bowl. - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Reasonable prices for airport food, quick service! Service is average! Friendly cashier, and quick to make your food ready to go or to eat in their lobby. Priced reasonably and filing. There is optional tipping, and I love their utensils that are all compostable; great for the environment. read more

Sankaku - Chicken Udon - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Flight was delayed for a few hours so had to grab a bite to eat at SFO. Portions were big and we were full. The salmon could have used some teriyaki or soy sauce. Chicken Teriyaki bowl should be using other vegetables aside from the mixed ones in the picture. Overall not bad for an airport meal read more

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My dinner at SFO as I didn't get a chance to eat yet. Sankaku is very close to where my gate was which was convenient. I still have lots time though before my plane departs close to midnight. I am taking my time eating my dinner. Lots people passing by going in and out. Service was fine. I got my order pretty fast. The chicken was nice and hot and tender. Overall, I would get this again for a meal. read more

Sankaku - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Surprisingly decent airport food. One stall over is a Burger King whopper meal for $17. I prefer the tonkotsu ramen served with tons of chasu pork slices for about the same price. Did they mistakenly put too much? I'm not complaining. The beef curry doesn't look appealing but actually taste pretty good. They're also generous with their beef slices. There's a good amount of rice where you probably share one meal if you're on a budget or diet. My oldest daughter loved the soba but she wasn't a fan of their beef slices. I tasted her broth and it had a nice beefy flavor. There is no ambiance here as you could be eating your sushi next to someone having a whopper. I wish I can comment on the service because it's really just a cashier and you grab your food to eat at an open table. Also they prepare it very quickly which is great when you're catching a flight to Disney world. read more

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Although they had plenty of salmon she refused to let me buy salmon sashimi. However I was able to purchase salmon nigiri. Makes zero sense. I'd eat here if the theatre of TSA survives (which it likely will despite 10 billion in annual cost with poor quality.) and I'm a captive customer. read more

Maybe it's because I was there late at night, and the sushi had been sitting out for a while, but it was just not good. I paid $20 for their deluxe sushi plate, which came with a spicy california cut roll and 5 pieces of nigiri. The rice was super hard, the fish was poor quality. I kind of wish I walked a little bit further and grabbed Burger King instead. Service is okay here. The person at the front was transactional. It looks like by a certain time, they stop making fresh sushi and you can only get what's available in their shelves. The food is probably better fresh, but if that's the case, maybe discount the food that's been out for a while so the price matches the quality. read more

Sankaku - Deluxe sushi plate - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I was a lil disappointed they didnt have the bento but the beef bowl was just as good! This has to be one of the few places that DOES NOT overcharge at the airport. The beef bowl was a good amount of food! Lots of rice and beef ! Service was great and they are a pretty lowkey area. You wont miss with this. The canned drink was 4.50 (4.88 with tax) but when you have this much food and good at that and its a small business you cant complain read more

Sankaku - Beef bowl with teriyaki sauce - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Chicken teriyaki bowl was ok. Was a generous portion with lots of chicken though. They also had sushi and udon here. A bit expensive but not the worst I have seen at the airport. read more

Sankaku - Chicken teriyaki bowl - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Food was OK in a pinch at an airport but the person at the register could be more pleasant!

This was the worst food I ever had in an airport, but possibly anywhere. It is so disappointing and frustrating to be at the airport early in the morning, about to get on a six hour flight, & already starving. Due to my dietary restrictions I was elated to see gluten-free option right away. I'm not used to restaurants serving lunch and dinner foods at 7 AM, I wish they didn't either so I wouldn't have been sucked in. The seaweed salad was horrible. It's about $6 for this tiny amount. At first, I was annoyed that they charge so much for such a small portion, but the joke is on me because I can't even finish it. It's all sugar and nothing else. You're just eating candy seaweed. No acid, no salt, no sesame oil flavor, nothing. It's so gross. I got the beef curry, also absolutely disgusting. First of all the beef was poor grade cheesesteak meat. I took a picture of a bite that I had to pull out of my mouth because I couldn't chew it. It's all gristle/fat/tendon/it makes me wanna throw up. The curry sauce as zero curry flavor. It tastes like beef stew on top of rice. And it's a huge heavy portion. $24 plus tip almost $28 for complete trash. I would go back to complain and ask for something else, if I thought they would actually care. (I'm thinking something simple like the grilled chicken on top of rice ) Also, it was a little bit of a walk from my gate we're gonna board in 30 minutes... maybe I will go back there even if they won't make me something different, at least I can tell them how disgusting it was. The person who takes the orders is a little bit on the rude side so I don't know if she'll care. But this is just abysmal. They need to be ashamed of themselves for serving such poor quality food. I wish I thought to Yelp research first, ugh. read more

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This is so bad... they have the same food as the one at terminal 2, but I had a terrible night after I had a bowl of Chicken noodle! The chicken tasted so bad and my stomach hurt till midnight, went to restroom more than 3 times! read more

If I could give this place a zero star with a side of racism, I would. The lady in front of me asked for healthy tofu udon which is in the vegetable dish list. The server said it's not vegetarian. And the lady moved away, who happened to be Indian too. So being next in line, I asked her again if it's really not vegetarian, and I got a 'what did I just say?!' I snapped back with a 'I am a different Indian person' and told her how stupid the menu list was. That was incredibly mean and rude. read more

Sankaku - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

SEP2024 We were in need considering how early and this was the first we stumbled on. Grabbed the veggie udon and a salmon bowl. We also got the seaweed salad, vegetable roll, and inari for good measure. I think the only thing we liked was the seaweed salad. The inari were decent, the vegetable roll just fell apart picking up pieces. The salmon was way overcooked and dry. The veggie udon was bland. Alot of the sauces are repurposed for other things I'm assuming to save time. The sauce used for the bowl tastes like the broth except extremely watered down. Will skip as an option next time we roll through. read more

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I had an 11am flight time, with a flight length of 3.5 hours. Definitely didn't want to get anything on the plane, and so I wanted to make sure I brought some food on the flight. I've always seen this place right after the security check, decided to give it a try. They have a lot of options here, including sushi rolls (smaller maki, larger special rolls, nigiri), donburi, noodles, bento boxes, and beer and sake. Took me a while to decide, but I ended up going with the Bento Box, which was $18. This was not bad a price at all, for the huge portion they gave me. There's only one choice for the bento box though - chicken teriyaki, salmon teriyaki, rice, and 3 pieces of California roll. They gave me a LOT of chicken! I can't believe how full I was. The quality was definitely not the best, but I feel like okay for airport quality food. Salmon was a little dry but still good, chicken they used thighs which were a little dry but also still good, and the California roll was imitation crab but also good. Food came out super fast, within 5 mins of me ordering, impressive since there were quite a few people ahead of me. They all got their food too! Depending on flight time and duration, maybe next time I would get the sushi deluxe so I won't be as full. The special rolls & nigiri looked pretty good. read more

Sankaku - Bento box with salmon, chicken teriyaki, and California roll - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is above average airport food at below average SF Bay Area prices. Generous portions in the bowls. It's the perfect solution to airport hunger. read more

Sankaku - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Simple but if you're just looking for salmon rice and cucumber, here you go. Salmon tasted great and ingredients fresh. Can add soy sauce for added flavor but sometimes you don't need a lot while traveling, and this was a nice option from a sandwich or cheeseburger. Order at the counter and it will be ready quickly. Some tables exist around the eatery or take it to go. read more

Sankaku - Salmon rice bowl - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

The ultimate udon was flavorful and had everything I wanted it to be. It came with tofu, a crispy shrimp tempura, chicken and what looked like marinated beef. Broth was flavorful and came hot. I think the other reviews need to give the udon soups a try This was one of the better options of SFO airport and sushi looked fresh. Prices were in line with the other places here if not cheaper. read more

Sankaku - Ultimate udon - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Everything I needed after a 5hr+ flight. I was so pleased to find decent prices and portions at this restaurant. They were super quick with serving and the food was great. Happy to find this whole-food meal. Price comparison: this Teriyaki Chicken Bowl was cheaper than a Whopper meal from the BK next to it. read more

Sankaku - Teriyaki Chicken Bowl - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Horrible service, found a fly in my food, workers tried arguing with me and denying that it wasn't and honestly disappointing customer service. Unsanitary, sushi has no labels. Got a refund though. read more

Located between Concourse E and F in terminal three. Pretty mediocre. Got the spicy chicken bowl, and it wasn't spicy at all. Fairly healthy option, and I will admit that the serving was incredibly large. Good if you are hungry! Really hungry. read more

I was really disappointed. The price felt very high, and unfortunately the taste did not meet expectations. There was much more seaweed than noodles , and some pieces of chicken didn't seem fully cooked. It honestly made me sad, as I was hoping for a much better experience. read more

Sankaku - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is my favorite place in the SFO airport. I love the tempura udon. The broth is flavorful and the tempura is crispy. Service is quick too. read more

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California rolls were dry and dull, No flavor pop, just rice and lull. But I've had wins here once or twice, So I'll give a star for rolls once done nice. read more

For airport food this wasn't bad. We couldn't bring ourselves to trust the sushi so we got soba noodles and a salmon rice bowl. The portions are pretty big so they're definitely shareable. Quick service but I could definitely tell the cashier who had a thick Asian accent was struggling to communicate with the next customer who had a thick German accent but the thought was there. He really didn't want anything with soup but all the noodles they had included soup and it probably wouldn't make much sense to serve it without soup which has all the flavor in it. read more

Sankaku - Salmon rice bowl - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Wow. Such low effort and quality. Frozen vegetables on rice bowl. It's not only that it's corn, green beans, and carrots, it's that is obviously frozen. read more

Sankaku - Japanese style ramen? - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

The order of sashimi was unexpected good. The portion was quite sufficient as well. This was vastly better than than the vast sushi wasteland of cleveland ohio. read more

Sankaku - This was a pretty spectacular order odlf sashimi for an airport. Fish was better quality than the vast sushi wastelands of cleveland. - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I don't want to pay for your employees benefits. That is your responsibility as a business. 1 star for that. Food: 4 of 5 for airport quality Ambiance: airport read more

Sankaku - Ramen - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place is my go to when departing from SFO! The udon is so hearty, and the dragon roll has the most delicious eel. read more

Sankaku - Udon - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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My go to for tempura Udon soup in SFO airport .been doing this for many years. Nothing like a hot soup on a cold rainy day read more

Sankaku - Tempura udon - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Just okay. I got the beef bowl & it was tolerable ~ $16 though. It kind of tasted like microwaved meat. I was starving & it satisfied my hunger. They do have some table seating so you can eat your food. They are quick though so if you need food to go, you can get it here. Downside -- they're not rude but they're not friendly. read more

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Asked if the chix teriyaki was white meat. Yes she says. Ordered it. It's pieces of I'm not sure what part of the bird. Ick read more

Sankaku - Chicken teriyaki bowl I think - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This little place in the airport looks like it would be yummy but unfortunately for as expensive as it is you might not get your money's worth! The fresh made sushi was fine, not great but not awful. The spicy chicken bowl was adequate for flavor but the chicken was way overcooked & super dry! When asked about some sauce to help with the dry chicken & woman at the counter was a bit rude & abrasive and said for purchase only. She just had a demeanor of being bothered with questions. one younger girl was super friendly & sweet but the older woman hovering was rude I'd say with many other food options when stuck at SFO I'd give this establishment a pass! Airport food is already so overpriced might as well get your grub at a place that's happier to have your business. read more

I ordered a dragon roll and udon with chicken. Considering airport prices, it was "reasonable" $14 for the udon and $10 for the roll. Not bad! They are super quick and there's ample seating. read more

Sankaku - Chicken udon - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I wasn't super hungry and decided to grab a quick miso soup as a little snack before my flight. I was glad I did! This miso soup is better than expected for airport food. The other dishes look really good here and the food seems fresh and well prepared. If I was hungrier I would definitely order more. What a pleasant, delicious surprise to find in an airport! read more

Ok, first off this is the Sankaku "in the airport" United terminal. Ordered the Ramen noodle bowl. Absolutely the worst I've ever had. Why, *The pork was mostly fat *The noodle were hard, almost like eating noodles out of a Raman package. * Way too much seaweed in the bowl. Seriously? Way too much. * very salty broth. Would never eat here again. Plus, the fish used in the sushi is cut incredibly thin making your meal mostly white rice. Well... that $14 I'll regret spending today. read more

Sankaku - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I frequently stop here during layovers and when I'm craving sushi, teriyaki or curry chicken. The bowls are great and probably a good value for money and tasty to boot. Service is really fast and there's never a long line at this restaurant. Plenty of seating right outside and I did see a sign that food from this restaurant is not allowed on any aircraft. read more

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Like any airport food, this was overpriced and not the best quality. But going in expecting that, I thought my dinner wasn't all that bad. Cost was $28 total for 1 seaweed salad and 1 "deluxe" (8 spicy tuna rolls, 4 pieces nigiri). I was shocked how much it cost. The seaweed wrap on the rolls were a bit stale. The fish was ok, but the shrimp nigiri especially was old and chewy. The spicy tun was decent. The wasabi was surprisingly strong. read more