Came here on a weekday for lunch around 1pm. Food: Food here is all grab and go or pre made so it's tough if you're picky like me. I was going to get some pre boxed sushi but I changed my mind and got the veggie curry rice bowl. I only like certain types of nigiri and it didn't specify what was in each box so I didn't want to risk not liking it. The veggie curry bowl was alright, a little bit heavy on the sauce though. Service: the line was pretty long when I was here, but it went quickly since most people just grab and go. Ambiance: this is a small place to specifically take out your food. No seating area at all so plan on bringing your food out with you. read more

Tenmatsu - Veggie curry rice bowl - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Tenmatsu is essentially Japanese bento boxes and sushi ready to-go that you can just grab and eat back at your office. They have wide variety of rice bowls/sushi/udon/curry available. I've gone and had the gyudon for $9. I heated the bowl up again when I got back to my office and surprisingly enough, there was plenty of beef/rice in the bowl. The beef was tender and fatty, just like gyudon should be. I will definitely stop by again to try some of their other bento boxes. read more

Is this spot perfect? No. But their sushi is fresh and fairly high-quality, especially for a grab-and-go spot, prices are fair, and the food is always consistent. With respect to their sushi, I've never had a bad piece of fish and the rice is very well cooked (I'm a stickler for good sushi rice.) The hand rolls here are great, if you need a little extra food, and options change daily. I also really like their Chicken Udon, which is one of the few items that are made to order. The noodles are cooked perfectly, the chicken is good, and the broth is well seasoned without being too salty. I also have a soft spot for Tenmatsu because it reminds me of locations in Tokyo where you can quickly grab a very good lunch to go. Is this the fanciest Japanese restaurant in the city, not by a long shot - but I respect restaurants that serve good, consistent food, with friendly service, and don't try to over reach. If you're in FiDi for lunch and you're looking for a spot that will scratch your itch for sushi / Japanese food without breaking the bank, this is the place. read more

Tenmatsu - Sushi rolls - delicious! - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I get it, it's the financial district - grab-and-go, fast, expensive - it's what to expect. This place is the epitome of to-go, expensive, and fast food. I got the chirashi bowl, $13.50. Actually for chirashi, that's not bad at all. I thought the quality was very good for to-go sushi. The chirashi came with salmon and ahi sashimi over rice and seaweed. It was a nice lunch. The portion was filling and at the end of the day, I wasn't too mad that I spent that much on a to-go bowl of sushi. This place is a grab-and-go place. The other options they have are similar - bento bowls/boxes, which go for around $9, and other sushi bentos, all around $10-13. I think the chirashi is the best thing they have to offer in terms of quality. The bentos look pretty good and the sushi bentos look good too, although I don't feel like I would be okay with spending as much on those. What is surprising about this place is the quality of sushi and fish. It's pretty high for the financial district, for the price, and for the fact that it is a grab-and-go sushi place. I don't think there is a comparable grab-and-go sushi place around. So I can say with confidence that this will be my place for affordable sushi until something better pops up! read more

Tenmatsu - Chirashi bowl, $13.50. Not bad. - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great staple in FiDi for grab-n-go sushi, donburi, rice balls, and bento boxes prepped for you, or noodle soups made to order! It's an awesome option in FiDi for those who can't take a long lunch break but want something of decent restaurant quality without the wait. They seem to have a good selection early in the lunch hour, but around 1:30-2PM most of the food is gone. Come as early as you can for the best stuff! I haven't tried any of their sushi platters yet (but they look promising and I heard their fish is fresh!), but I've tried their Ume rice ball (plum), their salmon skin hand roll, and their made-to-order soba noodles. The rolls and rice ball were good, and the soba noodles were actually pretty good. For $8.50 they come with the soup base, egg and seaweed and for a few bucks extra you can add tofu, chicken, beef, etc. They offer other noodle options like udon and ramen which may be something I'll try next as well as the sushi rolls and bento boxes! My coworker got their katsu donburi and thought it was good but probably needed more sauce. All in all, it gets the job done for lunch :) read more

Today was my first try at Tenmatsu after new ownership took over and although most of the menu items have remained the same, I was highly disappointed by the spicy tuna hand-roll that used to be my very favorite when I was craving rice!!! It was literally half the size and had barely any fish in it! See my pic! Also, they used to use Ahi and now they use albacore, there was a serious taste difference! I also had the chicken teriyaki bowl and it was just ho-hum. The service is still as pleasant as it was before and there were a few things in the cold bin that I'll definitely be trying out. Until then Tenmatsu! read more

Tenmatsu - Where's the spicy tuna these things used to be packed with!? - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is a convenient spot for a grab and go lunch if you are in the mood for Japanese. I have walked past this place dozens of times but always overlooked it. Finally decided to give it a try and it was what I expected -- far from mind-blowing but decent enough that I would come back. I have tried their sushi combinations which are usually around $14. The fish is alright, typical of what you would expect for pre-made sushi/sashimi platter. This is definitely not melt-in-your-mouth sashimi but it will probably satisfy a craving. Most recently tried their chicken katsu bento box ($13), and I felt the same way about it. I would pass on the spam masubi -- rice to spam ratio was disappointing and overall nothing special. What drew me in initially was the mochi pics I saw on Yelp! I inquired of the cashier and was sad to find out that the owner hurt her arm and is temporarily not making mochi. Happy to hear that all mochis are handmade so definitely will be asking about it on my next visits until I get to try it :) read more

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My coworker and I were strolling along to Ramen Underground when all of a sudden he stops in front of Tenmatsu and stands staring in silence for what seems to be about 45 seconds before he finally says he wants to see what's inside. Soo you can say Tenmatsu has an attractive storefront? This place has all kinds of pre-made Japanese goodies and hot items for order that you can take to go (or well there aren't any seats here so you have to take it to go) such as: - Sushi rolls - Donburi - Bento boxes - Spam musubis - Japanese salads - Udon My coworker (who is Japanese) says the chefs in the kitchen are Japanese so yay for authenticity. We were excited with all of the selections they offered and spent 20 minutes before deciding on the Chasu udon with egg drop soup ($1 extra for egg drop) and seaweed. Both items were good! You have to order the udon at the counter and it takes about 5 minutes to get. We came back another time and got the Yanagawa (barbequed eel) donburi and the Sansai udon. The donburi was pretty good and sweet tasting. The udon came with the normal broth since I didn't ask for the egg drop soup and the normal broth was way too salty, so get the egg drop soup! All in all, the food is good. Or good for quick grab and go type food. The service here is great and the girl working here is super cute! read more

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Nice little to-go place on kearny street. Grab and go. Prices are reasonable by San Francisco standards.

This place is cheap with the amount of food you receive. They have a variety of bento boxes, udon, rice bowls, and mochi. Whenever I'm feeling Japanese I always drop by here since the service is quick and everyone is very friendly, the food is delicious as well. read more

Only fresh sushi you'll get in the area and it's all TO-GO! This is a perfect place to get something quick and delicious! I bought the poke and salmon roll and both had FRESH RAW FISH! I love it! :) The poke is a bit spicy but spicy in all the right way! The salmon roll had more fish inside the roll, it wasn't just packed with imitation crab or tempura. They also sell a variety of rice dishes and donburi bowls. It seems like the hand rolls are really popular as well and there's about 5 different kinds! Some of them are pre-made and sold in the front. What I love the most is the little japanese man that takes care of the orders! He is so adorable and always smiling when speaking to customers! He really makes this little to-go place feel like an authentic japanese place! read more

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Got some salmon sushi, and found 3 plastic shards in it! I thought it was fish bone at first but it wasn't. I bent them and they flexed all the way... Bones will break eventually. Luckily I'm a slow eater, so I didn't accidentally swallow them. Plastic (and anything, even bones) are never supposed to be in sushi. This was my first time here... Loved the idea of an easy quick sushi grab-and-go place, but this makes me reconsider coming back. Quality control needs to be enforced. read more

Tenmatsu - Two pieces of plastic (resembling bones but I tested them and they weren't) in my sushi. Be careful! - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Delicious and fast for weekday lunches! You walk in and pick up a premise bento box. The line moves quickly and if you pay with cash it's even faster. They are also on MealPal which is nice. read more

I'm rounding up from 3.5 stars. Generally, I'm a fan of these small, efficient "restaurants" (in quotation marks because it's just a takeaway place with ready-made items) and it adds more variety to the standard lunch spots. Pros: - Lots of selection from donburi to bento boxes to tuna poke salad to spam musubi to hand rolls. Something for everybody! Cons: - On the pricey side. My chicken katsu bento box was $12.50 which seems a tad bit expensive. - The food is above average - not awesome but pretty solid for lunch. read more

I'm a fan of the simplicity of the process -- you walk in, take a look at the menu (they have pictures placed around the small space) and you just grab what you want, pay, and go. I had no idea what to do when I first walked in, but there were a couple other people inside. If you walk a few feet forward when you walk in, along the right side there's a fridge with the sushi items. Along the opposite wall is the heated items in a heated area (bento boxes, etc.). I'm not sure that they placed everything in an intuitive place though. Your first thought would be go walk to the counter in front of you right? That's just where the desserts are. The register is behind you when you walk inside haha. -Bento Box #2 -- like I said above, the hot food items are sitting in a heated area. The food isn't made to order, so it's not fresh. It doesn't make for the best fried fish or beef. I'm not going to recommend the hot food items. I'll probaby go for the sushi next time. Lesson learned. -Since the hot food isn't made to order, I can't really justify spending $8 again on a bento box. +Green tea mango mochi -- this was $3.50, but it's rather large. It's also one of the more complex mochis I've had. The outer layer is green tea, then there's red bean, and inside of that is mango! Yum! +Simple, fast process and service read more

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Sushi Craving and short on time. Tenmatsu is the place for you. I was a little skeptical at first about to-go sushi but, was assured that San Fran does it right. Where I'm from, sushi on the run is a couple California Rolls at the super market and it wouldn't be my first choice by any means. To my surprise, Tenmatsu had quite a selection. I wish some of the rolls were labeled better so I knew what I was getting into but, the young man helping out was more than willing to answer any questions I had. I decided on a Bento Box with Mongolian beef and a Miso Soup. The soup was great and very hearty compared to your typical broth, tofu, and scallions combo elsewhere. The Bento Box, on the other hand, was pretty disappointing. Because it's to-go, everything is cold and pretty much like eating leftovers. On the upside we shared an order of Pork Gyoza that was fantastic. I would be back for the Miso and Gyoza. I'm also interested in the noodle bowls. I didn't realize they were there until I was checking out. I think this place is worth another try but first impression was so so. read more

Got takeout from here which was OK. The Oyako don which is chicken and egg over rice and the green tea and mango mochi

This is a tiny shop that offers grab-n-go lunches. They have a tasty assortment of donburi, udon and sushi combo platters for you choose from. Then there's a curry station, just tell the curry gal/guy what meat you want and they scoop out a big helping into a to-go container. I usually order the veggie style curry with brown rice. Some days there are big black shitake mushrooms, which are usually my favorite. I've had the crab and jelly fish sushi handrolls before. The jelly fish made my sushi taste weird. I won't be eating that one again. But if your in the mood for curry, this is a great place to get your curry-on. read more

This is a grab and go Japanese place. I was pleasantly surprised at the variety they offered: katsu, bento boxes, donburis, rolls and sashimi. Everything looked pretty good and the prices wasn't too steep. If you want Japanese food on the go, this is the place! read more

This place is very convenient for grab n go lunch. You can easily see all your options and grab what looks most appealing to you. Reason for average score is because of the lack of efficiency in the shop. It gets so busy and chaotic during the lunch rush. There's people everywhere and no clear indication which line they are in (ordering food, cash payment, or credit/debit payment). All three "lines" are in the same vicinity in the front of the shop and it's super crowded and confusing. It doesn't help that the main female worker is running around spastically all through out the restaurant. Sushi is okay. Place is convenient and prices are standard for sushi. read more

For everyone else who takes late lunches too, you HAVE to go here at 2pm...everything is 20% off! Your best bet is getting there around 1:45 and hovering until he puts out the discount sign. They will literally close up shop whenever they sell out so get ready for heartbreak if you get there too late. The bentos and side dishes are all amazing. I was so surprised to find that the vegetarian bento is actually my favorite. Everything is so flavorful and fresh! Have yet to try the sushi items. The small Japanese man is the cutest. read more

Great place for a quick grab-and-go lunch in the FiDi area. They have a variety of pre-made sushi, bentos, rice bowls, curry, salads, and noodle bowls. The Japanese man who works here is a gem. He is very welcoming and always willing to assist you with anything. If you don't see what you want on the shelves ready-made, ask him and he will make one for you. I'm knocking off two stars because it it's a little expensive, and the quality of their hot food items could be better. read more

Tenmatsu - Sashimi salad. - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is the same place as Ebisu: http://www.yelp.com/biz/ebisu-san-francisco-2 just with a new name and different ownership. I work nearby and this has quickly ranked up among my favorite regular lunch spots in the Financial District / Downtown area. Its grab-and-go format makes it easy to get in and get out. There's several stations with lots of options - fresh rolls, salads, chicken teriyaki. They even have spam musubi which made my heart skip a beat (if you've been to Hawaii you know). read more

I love that this place is so close to my work. They have bento boxes, donduri, curry, rice balls, hand rolls, and more. Everything is pretty affordable too, considering it's the financial district. The hand rolls are fresh, delicious and they aren't stingy with the filling. The rice balls are also good and only $1 each! The curry is a huge portion and I really enjoyed the fish, which I selected as my protein. However the sauce is just okay. I wish it was a little more sweet or spicy and I also think they should cut their veggies into smaller pieces. But a few of my coworkers love the sauce so it's definitely worth a try. I'll be back soon. I can't wait to try their donburi and handmade mochi! No seating inside so plan to take it to go. Service is pretty fast and very friendly. read more

Handrolls? Yes Mochi? Yes Curry?! Yes Bento? Yes Vegetarian Bento? YYYYES! Udon? Yes Sushi? DAH! I'm a fan! read more

FOOD: Best traditional sushi you can grab and go for lunch in the area. I love the sushi combo #2 ($14)! Come before 12pm to beat the lunch rush and have the best selection. Nothing here has ever disappointed--the hot dishes are great, miso portions generous, sushi combos delicious, and selection of fridge teas great! There are hot and cold options. I LOVE that the green salad is packed with mixed greens, avocado, and flavor and is so inexpensive for downtown (I want to say $5). Makes getting your 5 a day that much easier :). SERVICE: Everyone is super friendly! You can make edits to hot food orders (e.g., add broccoli to udon). FYI for anyone reading that you can pay for grab-and-go hot/cold case food up front immediately. Center station in front of kitchen is for ordering hot/specialty food (i.e., miso, udon, hand rolls). AMBIANCE: No seating, just grab and go. read more

Udon, miso soup, daily hand rolls, spam musubi, bento boxes, nigiri, donburi ... what does Tenmatsu NOT carry? It's a FiDi lunch dream come true and I've got fish cakes dancing in my head. The food is arranged with small bites (rice balls and spam musubi) on the right; hot rice, meat and veggie dishes in a warmed shelving unit; followed by fresh sushi, sashimi, tofu and salads in a chilled case. Their bentos are on the pricier side but you can mix & match a la carte with a salmon skin hand roll here, a miso soup there, add a side of kimchi and come out under $10 easy. The staff here is always super friendly and for dishes that are prepared upon order, they take great care in their presentation. There's one adorable older gent who's always brimming with enthusiasm when he puts together a miso soup order or cheerfully pointing out all of the daily specials as he rattles of each and every ingredient. If you have cash, there's a separate line that'll move you through more quickly. Grab a cold green tea out of the fridge and be on your merry way! read more

Got the beef bowl from hot section and a spam musubi. The experience was a letdown. Lets talk spam first, the spam to rice ratio is laughable. You get a 1/16" of an inch of spam and 2" of rice. The beef bowl wasn't so great either. The beef and onion by itself is on the light side. Along with the rice, you might want to take some soy sauce with you. Eating the rice with the the beef, you taste almost nothing. The ratio to beef and rice is also unbalanced, way too much rice. read more

Just go to Safeway. Lame fish, ice cold rice. Under cooked, too. If you go once, you wont go back.

Tenmatsu is a quick, grab-and-go (Chinese owned?) lunch bento place on the outskirts of Chinatown. 2 stars seems a tad harsh but based on the beef stew donburi I had - filling but mediocre - "Meh. I've experienced better" is a perfect description. Kudos for having a large menu and accepting credit cards; if I ever returned to the area for another week-long training, I would be open to going back and trying other things on the menu... read more

Great, casual Japanese food at a really good price. I bought a fantastic 3 piece sushi set for only $5, while the same could cost $10 at a local grocery store. The only downsides were the limited options and somewhat slow service. The only cashier who was able to work the card mashing went out for a minute so I had to wait. Otherwise, I can't wait to go back and try the udon next time! read more

Long long ago, at the same location there existed a place called Ebisu. It too was a bento box store that sold almost exactly the same dishes and it was delicious. Fast forward to the present, we have Tenmatsu. I've given it a few tries but wasn't impressed. More disappointed if anything. The first time I came, the place was closed during peak lunch hour. It was open the day before, and the days after. I thought maybe it was their day off, but even the hours posted said it should be open. The next time I stopped by and looked at their hot lunches. Nothing seemed too appealing, but I settled for the Chicken Karrage Bowl. It looked pretty good with plenty of chicken. When I got back to my work and took a bite I was... well disappointed. The chicken pieces were more batter than chicken and it soaked up the salty teriyaki sauce. They gave me plenty of rice, but it was probably to balance out the salty chicken. A few weeks later, I just wanted a snack, so I decided to get one of their crab hand rolls supposedly made out of real crab. The crab pieces looked and tasted more like imitation crab. The set up and dishes are practically the same as Ebisu before, but the flavors just aren't right. The staff are nice at the very least. read more

This use to be one of my favorite lunch spots for work, but now it's just so mehhh. They changed chefs awhile back, but the items they produce continue to go downhill. I use to come here at least once a week, not i haven't gone in the last 3 months!! So sad since it's hard to find good, reasonably priced food in FiDi. read more

Used to go here before it changed owners/mgmt (f/k/a Ebisu). I believe that the quality of food post-change has either been about the same or improved. I think the variety of food has expanded. The only thing I wish is that the chirashi bowl is more like $11 instead of $13.50! You also really can't beat the friendliness of the cute Japanese guy who mans the miso soup/hand roll station. I also highly recommend getting the hand rolls--these seem to be very good value. read more

For the type of eatery it is (grab-n-go Japanese food), Tenmatsu does the job well. They offer a wide array of Japanese foods that are ready to be eaten quickly, from donburis topped with karaage and pork to sushi plates and udon. For the area, they're all priced in the range I was expecting. My review is for the sushi and sashimi plate ($13.50). Overall, it's quite serviceable. All the cuts of fish were fresh, and in the plate I had, my favorite one of all was the eel roll. It is pricier than if you were to go to 7-11, but if you want to absolutely ensure that you will not get some type of stomach ailment, stop by a place like Tenmatsu. 3 stars, only because it does the job well, but not awe-inspiring. read more

Very tasty and quick lunch grab. The bentos are excellent, and the sushi is good. The oyakodon is my go-to. I usually get a croquette or a thing of gyoza with it. The people who work there are super nice - once I accidentally dropped my gyoza and sauce went everywhere, and they just gave me a new one! Also has a 10% discount if you are there before noon (Yelp check-in offer), which is when you want to go anyway if you want to avoid long lines. Took off a star because their bowls tend to have a bad meat to rice ratio, and you end up with half a bowl of plain white rice in the middle of your lunch. read more

Rice balls for $1 each! or spam musubi for $2 each! MUCH MUCH better than paying $3.75 each at Onigilly across the street. I bought 3 rice balls today for a $3 spankin dollars (tuna & salmon). They use white rice and put seasoning in the rice... much more flavorful than Onigilly. Haven't tried their bento boxes, but I love rice balls so this place is a win for me! read more

This place used to be my go to when I first moved to San Francisco from New York. Always brought first dates, including my future spouse. There were many people who came to visit the city by the bay. Tenmatsu, and House of Prime Rib were places were I took them. read more

MOCHI MOCHI MOCHI! Found this place once I moved up to San Francisco next to the office near Kearny and California Street. This place sells amazing Mochi. The highlight is definitely the Green Tea Mochi with White Bean and Mango. The Mochi is soft and the white bean complements the juicy ripe mango perfectly. Additionally, the restaurant offers a wide variety of Japanese classic food such as spam masubi, japanese cury, bento boxes, donburi bowls, and japanese salads! Be sure to come here early before 12 as many of the items sell out by 1pm! Overall great food and service! Will always come back during lunches! read more

I normally think this place has decent sushi, but today i found a bone in my eel roll. I know bones are natural, but this clearly shows careless food practices in preparing the fish properly. I wouldn't be as upset if it wasn't so overpriced. I expect at the very least quality for high prices. I'd also like to state that their health inspection scores have continuously dropped over the years. In their last health inspection in March of this year they were cited for improper cooling methods, which has to be one of the most critical aspects of handling raw fish. To sum up: overpriced, lacks quality, questionable food practices. read more