I'm starting to feel like I'm running out of new places to visit, especially when nothing interesting I find will lead me to write critical Yelp reviews. Fortunately, there could be food trucks that was added to Yelp. One of them was Tokachi Musubi. Use to have extremely huge lines; this time, it's only me last Friday. How lucky can I get? Since I had plenty of time in less than half an hour, I had to have a quick bite before heading back to work. First purchase: Ume (pickled plum) Musubi. Not all Musubi snacks have savory roasted ham over a bed of rice. The one I chose had a nice balance of savory and sour. Tokachi Musubi may be somewhere throughout the Bay Area. At times, it might show up near the Salesforce Transit Center at random. Seeing its steel jet black truck reminded me of Bacon Bacon, which parked alongside it. Might try other different eats once Tokachi Musubi shows up again. read more

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overall: 3.5/5 service: 4/5, cashier was friending but wait time was a little long musubi combo: 4/5, got the karaage & ten (shrimp tempura) musubi! both were good and fresh too! i wish the rice had a little extra something after you finished all the meat. the combo comes with 2 pc of karaage, edamame & miso soup. everything else as good but i didn't care for the miso soup read more

Tokachi Musubi - musubi combo: karaage & ten (shrimp tempura) musubi, karaage 2 pc & edamame & miso soup - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Not like the Hawaiian spam musubis I'm used to. So they start with a cold sphere of rice wrapped in seaweed. Then it's like they cut into it and push in a little meat. And the rice ratio is way too high, like by the time the meat is gone you still got 1/3 of the rice ball left. Spam Musubi: The spam was not even crisped up or anything. Plus it's barely got a marinade. A very disappointing spam musubi compared to many I've had in the past. Ten Musubi: Same rice ball construction, this time with a single whole tempura shrimp inside. It had a little sauce on it. Kinda like this more than the Spam Musubi, since it had more texture of flavor. Karaage: A few crispy morsels of chicken came in the bento. They were actually quite helpful to eat along side all the leftover rice. Edamame: Standard, but appreciated. Miso Soup: Felt a little heavy on the seaweed and light on the tofu. Still nice to cleanse the palette between bites. read more

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I got 2 musubi, one karrage which I rate a 4 star and a tuna which I rate a 2. I think 4 speaks for itself...good and would buy again. 2 for the taste was good but the ratio of tuna 25% to rice was 75%. Look at the picture and ask me what am I going to do with it. I'm going to dump it in the compost to turn into mulch. Paying it forward to the earth! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Tuna less musubi for $6 - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

The chicken musubi was delicious but def ask for extra teriyaki sauce with it. Also they can get a long line so expect a wait, but regardless it's a Delicious affordable snack! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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"Look at that loooonnng line!" "Let's jump in it!" Some AZNs love to queue up! Even when there's no freebies. Because some are curious about the new new or straight up nosey (*raises hand*). Today at Spark Social SF (Bark Summer Pawty Event), Tokachi Musubi food truck had the longest line which drew curiosity and for more people to jump in line. They're a new food truck (opened in March 2023) serving Japanese Omusubi ($5-$8 each) and Udon ($10-$14). Vegan friendly. O M U S U B I * Ebi Fry: Fried Shrimp ($5 x2) * Karaage: Fried Chicken ($5) * Buta: Pork ($5) * Mentaiko: Spicy Red Caviar ($5) I had high hopes for this Japanese owned and operated truck but it was sadly a letdown. Like a baby onigiri, the omusubi were golf-sized rice balls wrapped in nori, cut in the middle, then stuffed/topped with your choice of protein or veggie. Each omusubi had one piece of protein - one fried shrimp, one karaage, one folded slice of braised pork, or a light smear of mentaiko (one half side only). I tried the ebi and mentaiko omusubi. Seemed like a bad batch of rice, it was mushy and gluey in texture esp the mentaiko one. The nori was soggy+chewy so the omusubi may have been prepped ahead of time. We picked out the proteins to eat and tossed the rice balls. S E R V I C E Kind. They're still figuring things out so it took awhile to order. With 5 groups in front of us, it took 30-35 minutes to receive our order. They forgot one of my omusubi so I had to go back. Overall, seemed like Tokachi Musubi had an off day. Although it was pricey for what it was ($32 for 5 omusubi w/ tip), I'm down to give them another try if I run into their food truck again. Hope to have a better update next time! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Mentaiko Omusubi | $5 - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Ordered the musubi bento w spam and shrimp musubi. Chicken karage was good- flavorful but I wish it had a dipping sauce Edamame- a little cold but not bad Miso soup- really liked it Shrimp musubi- did not like. Shrimp not too tasty and their musubi has a TON of rice Spam musubi- came with 2-3 slices of spam so the TON of rice had some meat to go with it, so it was a decent ratio and I liked the taste more than I expected read more

Tokachi Musubi - Musubi bento - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Order: * Spam Musubi * Tuna Corn Musubi * Chicken Karaage Pros: * The shape and design do seem closer to an ongiri, but the flavor, preparation and portion were all very satisfying. * The karaage was surprisingly tender and moist with good flavor. * The people were friendly. Cons: * I actually really enjoyed my food and I can't really think of anything to knock. Comments: * I was fortunate not to have to wait in a huge line. If I'm in a food truck scene and their line is 15 or more deep and twice the length of others, I'm probably seeing what else is being offered first. All else being equal, I'd look forward to having their food again. read more

Spotted this food truck at Treasurefest today and ordered the 1) chicken karaage and the 2) spam musubi. Service was fast and I got my order in less than 5 minutes. What threw me off was the way the musubi was presented and I should've known from the display that this wasn't going to be easy to eat. Musubis, as how I know and love them to be, are these portable snacks that I can eat with my hands. They're little to no mess and the perfect snack for when you're on the go. These musubis were not it. I had to post and ask for a fork just to eat them properly. They're huge rice balls that are cut down the center and then filled with lettuce, protein and topped with sauce. The sauce was drizzled on top and not in between the center of where it was cut which made for an incredibly messy bite. Flavors didn't wow me either. The karaage was rather basic and didn't have any dimension -- no spice, no seasoning in the breading. The sauce was just an unagi like sauce that added the most flavor to the musubi but it was nothing special. read more

My friend told me about a new Japanese food truck in San Francisco. As both of us were from Japan, we decided to check them out at Sparc on Friday night. Each household in Japan has their own way of making onigiri or musubi ( both means rice balls) and tokachi musubi reminds me of that homemade, warm, unpretentious, and comfort food/onigiri that I eat back home in Japan. Their rice was also moist , soft and complemented the ingredients very well. Mentaiko: spicy fish roe musubi was my favorite as I grew up eating it as a kid and I love anything spicy. For those who are looking for a kick, this is a must try. Ikura musubi: fish caviar musubi and it tasted just like the ikura nigiri at sushi restaurants. Their subtle saltiness, combined with the perfect smokiness complemented the soft rice. Ebi tempura musubi: nothing goes better with beer than a fried shrimp. The shrimp was nice and hot. A siracha mayo sauce was drizzled on top that was just delectable and went perfect with the shrimp. My friend let me try her Karaage ( fried chicken) that came in her bento box and it was hot and juicy. The line for the food truck seemed long, which just meant that food was that good ( and it was ! ). We went looking for a beer while we waited. I appreciated the cashier who gave us a heads up about the wait time and we ended up not having to wait too long. Loved the food and will definitely be going back again ! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Ebi (shrimp) musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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YES YES YES! Finally a musubi truck that tickles the tastebuds! Let's talk about it! Tokachi Musubi serves exactly what the business name says, "Musubi" First impressions, you are almost overwhelmed with the different selections of musubi variations. Also, you almost wonder the size as each one is worth $6 a pop. I ordered two different selections... 1) Chicken karage musubi: This one is a fried chicken musubi, it comes as a round rice ball wrapped in dry seaweed. Cut in half like a pac-man, they place the generous serving or chicken karage on top. NO they don't remove the rice from the inside! Instead think of it as a rice ball with a side of chicken. Def filling if you want a snack to go. This one was my favorite! 2) Shrimp musubi: As mentioned earlier, served similarly like the other musubis. This is served as a rice ball wrapped in dried sea weed and stuffed with breaded shrimp. I personally think they could use a lot more shrimp, I felt like there was way too much rice and a small breaded shrimp. This one imo is a miss but delish nonetheless! Verdict: Tokachi Musubi is a must try! If you like musubi, and if you like in different variations, or even have not tried it in different variations, try this spot it will not disappoint. I want to try their spam musubi next. read more

Tokachi Musubi - this is the chicken karage and shrimp musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is the best food truck in SF! It's a Family business with amazing food. I tried the shrimp, spam and fried chicken. All were amazing. I caught them at Saleforce Tower. Must try! read more

Food quality can be better, I was at general hospital parking lot saw musubi. I was very excited to try. Reminds me of Japan and Hawaii. However tuna musubi we have ordered is just full of rice barely any tuna in it. Just literally a plan rice ball with seaweed in a ball. Spam had two pieces which was reasonable. We have paid $12 dollars but definitely not worth it since I know how much food costs, and being in food trucks they pay less taxes compared to restaurant definitely not recommended. read more

Service was great despite the busy lunch time rush and I ordered the fried shrimp musubi and everything about it was so good! The sauce, crust, rice quality, and the nori(seaweed) wrapping the musubi was a great balance complimenting one another! Will definitely visit again! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Fried Shrimp Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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13$ for 2 musubi's. Chicken karaage and fried shrimp. The chicken musubi had 2 pieces of Chicken the size of a chicken nugget in a rice ball little bigger than a golf ball. And the shrimp was 2 small pieces of shrimp in the same size rice ball. Garnished with a small single piece of lettuce . I mean for 6$ each you could add cucumber, avocado, etc. The chicken had a nice crunch. The shrimp just was ok. Chicken was better than the shrimp for sure. The teriyaki spice in the chicken was basic. And the spicy mayo on the shrimp was not spicy at all. Just tasted like mayo ‍ Needless to say I was not impressed. read more

We checked out their food truck out of Barebottle brewing. The service was super feast. We ordered the bento with spam musubi and pork. Overall the food was good but didn't give it 5 stars because the musubi was difficult to eat. I ended up needing to cut it apart and eat it with a fork. read more

Tokachi Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

My new favorite food truck! The food is SO fresh and delicious. My favs are the buta pork and shrimp musubi (my husband loves the spam and karaage fried chicken musubi). The food is such great quality and not greasy, and the owner Erika is the sweetest person (she is from Japan so the food is authentic)! Whenever we see they will be in our area we always make sure to find them, 10/10 recommend!! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The owner is from Japan so you can enjoy authentic Japanese food. I heard rice ball is very popular in Japan now. read more

Tokachi Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Ordered a Spam musubi, Karaage musubi, Tropical musubi, Mentaiko musubi, and Ume musubi ($6 each), over all had a good experience with the staff they were all really kind. They had a pretty long line so a longer wait time was expected which wasn't a big deal. The musubi was about palm sized, which was a pretty decent size for the price. The taste was like what you'd expect from a musubi, i personally really enjoyed the spam musubi! Over all i really enjoyed my experience and i would definitely purchase again if i ever come across this truck again in the future! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

We were excited to try Tokachi Musubi, but left fairly disappointed. We paid $6-$8 for pretty much a ball of rice with barely a tablespoon of filling (closer to a teaspoon). Sad because the filling was tasty read more

I was hanging out at barebottle in Bernal Heights, and they were parked there so I decided to try! I ordered spam and karaage musubi, and they were so flavorful with teriyaki sauce and it went super well with beer. Must try when you see them around :D bonus point that their service was super fast! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Karaage musubi & spam musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Erika started Onigiri(Rice Ball)as OmusubiMusubihuman connection. I will cheer her business as former Party Catering Business owner.

The taste reminds me of Japan! "Musubi" is a rice ball that has been eaten in Japan, so I never expected to have musubi in San Francisco. I ate "fried shrimp musubi" and "mentaiko musubi". In Japan, we don't often put fried shrimp in rice balls, but it was very tasty. Mentaiko is the famous rice ball filling, which was also very tasty. I look forward to seeing this food truck again, as it seems to have a location at my favorite Spark Social SF! read more

Tokachi Musubi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This food truck was parked near my work place and I decided to give it a try. I ordered the Karaage (fried chicken) musubi and it was delicious. Chicken was fried to perfection. Staff was the nicest as well!! read more

WOW! Creative, Fun, Yummy, & Filling. I particularly liked the Shrimp Musubi. Spicy mayo saturated the top and the interior rice of the ball with flavor. read more

Tokachi Musubi - Creative, yummy, fun! - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great food and friendly service. We ordered several musubi (karaage, spam, pork, shrimp, and tuna/corn) and the udon. Each musubi was excellent but the karaage, pork and, spam were all outstanding in particular. Each musubi is a decent size, easy to eat, and very filling. We've been back a few times now and each time they have consistently served up great food. Can't wait for the next time read more

Their food truck took over 40 minutes to deliver the food. Let that sink in. Food truck, 40 minutes.

liked the vibe they were going for + the musubis were really tasty! the sauce in the fried shrimp was