Tsunami is good and has a nice atmosphere, but it'sexpensive. If you're just going there for the food, it's probably a 3 star price for what you get sushi-wise for the money. The fish is high quality and well prepared, but the portions/ cuts aren't huge. In terms of the dishes, some are outstanding while others are just ok. It really depends what you order and I can't really remember the names of my favorites off hand. I do remember the G-san roll not being up to par. Would recommend against that one. You will definitely get a good meal though overall. Tsunami does have a GREAT sake selection and 1 or 2 of the guys who work there are very informative and helpful. If you're into you're sake, I would recommend going here w/o a second thought. I am not a huge sake fan myself, but the last time I was there, I sat at the bar with a friend and the bartender gave us a bunch of small pours and ends of bottles to try. By the time we left, I had a much better understanding of what kind of sake I find palatable and was very impressed with the service. Overall, I probably wouldn't go to Tsunami all the time, but the atmosphere and the food make it good place to go every now and then or for a date or something like that. read more

Tried it last night! Delicious! Appetizers were fresh and delicious, and the sushi was served fairly quickly. The special of the night hit the spot. The hostess accommodated our large party (of 6), which was amazing considering that Tsunami is a pretty cozy place. It was just a spur of the moment outing for my mom's birthday. Service was excellent. Lovely bartender Jo Jo recommended the Mirror of Truth sake, and it had a very "green" taste, with an almost cilantro-like lingering flavor. Loved it! For cocktails, try Corpse Reviver Number 2, which is like a lemon drop. Green tea cheesecake was a first for me; delicious! The red bean mochi was tasty, too! Will return! :D read more

It's been a long time...and I've been reminded why you guys are still around. The wakame salad is the best in town. Crisp and not too chill. The hamachi stuffed shitake is still divine. And we got the omakase sashimi plate. I hardly get maki unless I'm super hungry. But I'm a purist. I don't want all that stuff masking the taste of really really fresh fish. The omakase was very good but wasn't as adventurous as it could have been. I liked to be surprised. That's why I love Sebo. Hmmm..need to make a visit there soon. read more

YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM need I say more? While this place is pricy the food is worth it. In fact just writing this review is making me want to go tonight... to bad I'm broke! LOL. sugar daddy where are you I ask? Fav's... Mama San, Papa San, and of course the Ahi poke (one of the few places here in the city that gets it right or at least as close as can be compared to what you get in Hawaii ). ....and then you can roll across the street to the fly bar to keep your party going without the sticker shock at the end of the night ;) read more

Although not the best sushi bar in the city, the fish here is fresh and the rolls are very good. I'm on a budget, so I can't afford to eat here very often but the nice thing is that they do have a happy hour special on the hand rolls that are usually 5 bucks a pop (half off between 6-7) and there usually isn't a wait during happy hour. They also have a special on Tuesdays with dollar oysters until they run out but I've found that the oysters they use don't taste that great and there are usually pieces of shell which is really annoying. They have this roll there with spicy scallop, salmon and lemon that is divine! I also recommend the magic mushroom roll as well, which has a warm spicy mayo sauce on it that melts in your mouth. The ambiance is nice and lounge-y and the music isn't too loud so you can still hold conversations during dinner. read more

Tsunami is a super hip sushi joint -- but still laid-back enough that you can come in jeans and throw back a few shots. We came here on a Saturday night with a rezzie and were seated promptly at the communal table. Service moved at a decent pace, though you could tell everyone was pretty busy. We ordered the magic mushrooms, the 1974 roll, the volcano (I think?) roll, and a roll with salmon and sesame oil. All were great, and the rolls are especially impressive-looking... but I say you can't leave without trying the magic mushrooms (and I'm typically not an aioli/stuffed mushroom fan). We also tried the dessert sampler, which came with green tea cheesecake and strawberry ice cream mochi. Good, not great, in that I couldn't tell if it was truly housemade. Also -- we came here with a LivingSocial voucher. I've had many an unpleasant experience with these types of deals before (e.g., servers are rude once they discover you have a discount). We got no such treatment at Tsunami. In fact, our server, having read our reservation and noting that it was our anniversary, sent us dessert on the house. Such a lovely ending to our dinner! read more

This place has literally the worst service and ontop of having overpriced mediocre sushi, they made us wait almost 2 hours, at which time we hadn't even received our our entire order. We were a party of 8 ladies there for a birthday party and we were not treated with any kind of priority. They kept bringing out one plate at a time which was not even enough to feed us all at the same time. When I asked the waitress if we could get our $40 corkage fee waived (which she has originally quoted as $20) as compensation for the slow service) this was the least they could do), she asked me why, which I thought was pretty unreal. All in all, Tsunami is a rip-off with mediocre sushi and I left still hungry. The trendiness and popularity of this place is misleading. Don't waste your money here. read more

Everything we ordered a Tsunami was tasty. If I hadn't been to Tsunami's sister restaurant, Nihon, I would've been pretty wowed by the whole experience. I'll probably return to Tsunami because of location, but I do still prefer Nihon for the two-story layout. read more

I eat at tsunami probably twice a week. The sashimi is amazing. The salmon and toro never disappoint. In fact, the salmon sashimi at tsunami may be the best food on earth. They've had really nice kampachi and hirame on the late night menu lately too. The sake selection is great and they always have something new on special. The bartenders are very friendly and helpful. Now, I can see how some people might find the ambience pretentious at first, but if you are a repeat customer i think you'll change your mind. I have also had less than great service occasionally from the waitstaff when not sitting at the bar. And the prices are a little high, especially if you like your sake. So, I highly recommend going later at night with small enough group to sit at the bar, and hunker down with a cold glass of sake and a pile of salmon sashimi, and I don't think you'll ever be disappointed. read more

This hip place is loud, modern, clean and cool. We started with a Summer Sake Sampler that had three different kinds of Sake that were all tasty. We then got the special of the day appetizer of Tempura Fries, that were essentially Yam Tempura with Sea Salt....very good! For rolls we got the Papa Roll and the Mama Roll, both of which were excellent, with the papa slightly beating out the Mama. The best part of these two is that they are decorated in a way that they look like a Papa and a Mama...very cool. The place is not cheap, our bill was $100 for two people, and I don't feel like we got an excessive amount of booze or food. The service was good, and the waitress spent a long time talking to us about the menu and was very helpful. I really liked this place, but the price is what will keep me from going back often...but hey, the place was packed on a Monday night, so why shouldn't they charge as much as they can! read more

I have been going here for years and no matter the cost - it is hard to beat the flavor and quality of the dishes. We now live in Oakland, but always find a excuse to visit Tsunami's when we are in SF. After trying our local Sushi place in Montclair [worst sushi experience ever] we had to make a special trip to SF the next week to visit Tsunami [just to cleanse our palette and restore our memory and faith in Sushi]. You do pay for what you get, and good sushi is expensive - but if cost is a factor for you, knock yourself out with Safeway's Sushi. It is a little hip and puts a fusion twist on it's rolls, but we like that. It's not your normal Sushi joint. I had lived in SF for 20+ years and have eaten sushi for over 33 years. After all that - this place gets my vote. read more

Very pricey, agreed.. but some of the best sushi I have ever had! The real way of doing it here, is going in a group. I went with a group of 8 and we all ordered different rolls, bottles of sake, and miso soups. The soups came without spoons like a traditional Japanese restaurant! I loved all the rolls, even the ones that had seafood I tend to stay away from. The vibe inside was nice, while you wait for your table they have a Sake bar next door where you may have some drinks while they get your table ready; you can also purchase a bottle to take back home. Lights are dim, giving the fine dining feel. The restaurant isn't so big giving you pretty good service. Gratuity was included since we came in a party larger than 5, no big deal. A great overall experience! Expensive but very well worth it! read more

Went here on a date and had a great time. Didn't hurt that my date was really cute. We were a couple of hedonists and had quite a selection of sushi and sashimi. Our favorite was an ahi tuna sashimi drizzled with truffle oil, we ordered two plates of it. Nomalicious! Sushi dudes behind the counter were really nice and made some creative presentations and saki recommendations. Nice atmosphere and vibe. I would definitely return when I'm in the neighborhood. read more

I would have given them 5 stars if It went for the tuna appetizer that was so overcooked it could have come from a can. Otherwise this is a great spot for sushi and drinks. read more

Had a reservation for a Tuesday night at 8 and was surprised that it was still packed. I was reminded of the Seinfeld skit because apparently they haven't fully grasped the concept of a reservation. Had to wait about ten minutes for a spot. We were seated and received water but then it took about another 10-15 before the waitress came back over. We had a groupon going into this so the prices didn't hit as hard as they could have. The sushi was on the expensive side but didn't reflect in quality or portions. We had to order five rolls and two appetizers before we were actually full (full disclosure we went into this pretty hungry). The rolls were okay (Volcano, Mt. Fugi, Shrimp Tempura, Rock n Roll, and California) but nothing to write home about and certainly not worth the sticker price. Wait staff was OK but seemed apathetic. Overall, don't come here unless you have a good discount going into it. read more

This place is A-OK. I was excited because it's super close to my house, literally within three blocks. However, there are only a good three rolls that I like here. And they are 15$ rolls. The music is SO loud, and when you're stuck at that communal table, there is not a chance you're hearing a word out of your dates mouth. Staff is friendly. Place is clean. Decent sushi for a higher price. read more

This place is ultra hip and definitely has a trendy vibe to it. Nice, soft lighting and decor. It was busy (of course, it was a Saturday night) but there is a wine and sake bar/store attached where you can splurge on ridiculously overpriced sake while you wait. This place is expensive. I'm aware this has been a theme so far in my San Francisco reviews, but this seemed expensive even for the City. $12 was the cheapest glass of sake they had...bottles were over $30....we're talking the little bottles here. After I dropped more than I usually like to spend on a whole meal at the sake bar, we were seated at the sushi bar in the restaurant. They were busy, and service was pretty slow. The Japanese dude working the sushi bar was cool and was styled out in a skin tight 70's inspired shirt. He didn't have enough chest hair or swank gold chains to fully pull it off...but he pretty much had a perma-grin so he was entertaining. We got a few rolls and some nigiri....it was certainly good, but again, expensive...which is really my only gripe and will make this place a very rare occurance for me. This is a great place to bring a date and impress her with an expensive meal without her knowing that overdraft protection paid for that bottle of sake. On the other hand, be wary of bringing a date here because this place is filled with beautiful people.....unless you're slick, you might get caught appreciating the scenery... It's a risk. read more

Sushi at 1am. Lemons on my sushi? That was a strange but pretty good combination for my snowcrab roll. Pretty cool spot. Good music. More Hip than Ebisu. read more

First of all... Tsunami is extremely overpriced. If you are going to charge $8 for a tuna roll, it better be good. It was average. The one roll that looked good on the menu cost about $20. I'm sorry... but I can NOT justify spending $20 on a freakin' roll. I was shocked by the crappy service. The server messed up on our order and accidentally put a veggie roll on our plate of rolls. When we pointed out to her that we hadn't ordered a veggie roll she ACTUALLY said this: "Well.... you could it eat and we will charge you for it, or you could just leave it on the plate." Honestly, WHO does that? I worked in the food service industry while I was a student and I could never imagine saying that to a table... nevertheless to a table that had a tab running for $140 (with only 4 people). At the end of our meal there was the $13 veggie roll sitting untouched. It sat there... reminding us of how ridiculous and unpleasant the Tsunami experience had been. We decided to ask the waitress if she was serious about the roll. She finally let us eat it... but honestly, it didn't taste good, and I only ate it for the principle of the matter. never again read more

I am feeling like a big fool for not going to Tsunami sooner. I have lived down the street from it for....a long time. I always steered clear of it because I heard that it was super expensive. This was not the case. It wasn't cheap but it was no more expensive than most sushi places I have been to. I was impressed with everything I had from the rolls to the miso to the nigiri to the edamame to the beer to the napkins to the water to the..jk. I am trying to find the names of the rolls I had but I can't find a menu online. Trust when I say that they were excellent and the nigiri was just as fresh as dare I say.....INO! Seriously though, it tasted 90% just as good to me. I would give this place 5 stars but while the ambiance was cool, the crowd and music was a little too loud for my granny ears. I'm coming back here pronto! read more

First time going here. I love the decor of the place; modern and chic. While sitting at one of the bar seats along the long tables in the center of the place, you're going to rub elbows with your neighbor, as well as hear part of their conversation. No biggy. If you've ever lived in NYC, this will NOT be a problem for you, b/c you can never pick a secluded spot in any place that is public in the big apple. It doesn't exist. The lighting is nice and romantic. The service was nice and not overly nice to be annoying. We began with some hot sake which was great. They give you a book on sake, as if you are going to be a sake connoiseur and immediately choose "this one" off their list and be elated to do so! For starters, we had the tuna carpaccio, which I thought was ok. My friend thought it was excellent, but I think we should have gone with the tuna poke instead. We had salmon and yellowtail sashimi which were both very good. I really liked the yellowtail; very tasty and fresh. We also had a few rolls; mt tam being one of them and it was very good. Both of the rolls we ordered we yummy. We also had about eight pieces of nigiri. The butterfish was EXCELLENT! My favorite of the evening. For dessert, we had the green tea cheesecake which I have to admit, I liked. I didn't know what to expect when it came to us, but I was impressed with it. All in all, we had a nice time. The food was very good and the sake too. I cannot speak for the price of the bill, but I am guessing it was well over $150 for the two of us. So, be prepared to spend some money when you arrive here. I'll probably be back, but as so many have said, there are so many great sushi restaurants in this city; it's hard to stay true to only one. read more

great sushi, fun atmosphere, wonderful, friendly staff. I live down the street and they will call to let us know when our table is ready! how cool is that? I give 4 stars instead of 5 because sometimes the wait is too long(i understand why, but I get cranky when i'm hungry!) read more

RIDICULOUSLY OVERPRICED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily I arrived at 6:00 pm for happy hour, otherwise I would have got up and left after I saw the menu - ESPECIALLY the Sake and Wine menu!!!!!! Can you say WAY WAY WAY OVERPRICED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! During happy hour, you can get sushi rolls for half price, so a $10.00 roll will go for $5.00 and Sake (By the bottle only) is also half price. The problem is that I ordered a $22.00 (300ml) bottle (during happy hour $11.00) but that is NORMALLY priced at $11.00 at ANY other sushi restaurant in the city. The AVERAGE price of a normal (720ml) sake at Tsunami is $80-90 whereas it is 1/2 that elsewhere. SO, I guess the trick here is to go only with a group (say 6 or 8) and order 2 large (l.8L) bottles of sake along with a bunch of rolls and just occupy the table for the next 2 hours.!!!! If you try to go here and eat like any normal sushi establishment AVERAGE SUSHI TSUNAMI 1 Miso soup $2 $4 Sashimi for 1 $16 $24 3 glasses Good Quality Sake $18 $39 read more

What can I say besides......the sushi brings me to my knees. The sake list is outstanding and the bartender "jojo" is so knowledeable that he can just pick from the largest list in the US for you. I recommend reservations and if they have it the "radio crunchy roll" it's amazing..........just to mention some of the old regulars.......Mt Tam, Papa San and veggie tiger score huge points!!!! read more

New to SF (you'll notice most of my reviews may start like this) my exploratory missions are in quest of favorite foods and sushi ranks the top of my list. I stumbled upon Tsunami as the closest sushi place in my hood and what a fortunate find it was! I'm spoiled with experience from the best reviewed, trendiest, and most celeb friendly locales in my former LA life and Tsunami ranks amongst. Small and cozy, this joint boasts a great staff (which could completely have gone the opposite way because appearance and price tag is a bit on the sushi snob side), EXCELLENT rolls (try the Mama San), and FRESH sushi (it was decided they have perfected the proportion of "fish to rice" flawlessly... my opinion - more fish / less rice). Also noteworthy; great sake selection (but stay away from anything "plum"... trust me). And lastly an anecdote: we ordered an after-meal roll (it was that good) and didn't even notice how long it was taking (good sake). When it did arrive it was hand in hand with "on-the-house" Sapporo (no need to hassle about service...) and that's always a good thing ;) read more

Sushi for the young, urban scenester. Creative, but only ok, sushi rolls and large sake selection. Yes yes... it's beginning to look a little dated with its pink fluorescent lighting... perhaps tips from HGTV circa 2001. The Japanese calligraphy is bad, but perhaps I just need to take that large chopstick out my butt. I suggest eating a snack beforehand... otherwise you'll be putting a large dent in your measely paycheck if you're expecting a large meal. read more

Last week, we tried to get into NOPA on a Monday night at 9 pm to no avail. 1 hour wait and a packed bar area. Fine, sushi it is...I'm always in the mood for sushi. And Tsunami is the chosen one....due to little selection. The last time I came to Tsunami I was sorely disappointed. Mostly due to the Japanese guy at the counter's attitude. This time, the service was excellent. Perhaps it was bc the power went out and we stayed drinking bottles of sake. One of a few groups left sitting through the dark spell, the waitress was extremely helpful and competent. The food was delish (quail egg nigiri!) and overall experience was cool, sophisticated and satisfying. I'm glad to have a sushi spot in my hood again. I take you back, Tsunami. read more

How did this place get such great ratings? I visited twice with living social coupons (it was 2 coupons for the price of 1 - I would not have purchased a second one after my first visit). The prices were high, waitresses were overly pretentious, and the food was just okay. I don't mind paying more for sushi if it's going to be great, but nothing about this was even close to great. Miscellaneous charges for dessert and drinks that we did not order showed up on our bill and the waitress acted like this happened all the time. If you're looking for pretty good sushi in a lounge-like atmosphere I'd opt for Barracuda or Tokyo-Go-Go instead. If you find an amazing place for sushi please let me know - I've yet to find it in SF! read more

This place should really be considered a sake bar first and a sushi bar second. This place truly is overrated and overhyped when it comes to food and atmosphere. I'm sure years ago it was the sh*t but in modern times, it's subpar for food. My friend was celebrating his birthday so of course we went to the restaurant picking of his choice and took a chance on Tsunami. Let me warn you all first of all to not bring your car down. Parking is damn near impossible in that neighborhood 'cause the cars on the street are from locals who leave their cars and use public transportation. There's no parking lots or paid parking garages either so plan ahead and get a group together for a cab. I'll give it to them for having a seating area and a really warm feel with their color scheme but the service was spotty and the food came out s-lo-w-l-y. We ordered edamame to get the ball rolling and if anyone's had soggy edamame, you know that's not a good start to a meal. The edamame was almost yellow from being overcooked and held too long. We also ordered spicy tuna hand rolls, Spider Roll and the Volcano Roll. The hand rolls were very subtle in their level of spice and was basically the highlight of the meal. A Spider Roll traditionally has a softshell crab deep fried but their version consisted of imitation crab meat which I absolutely despise. And it's menu listed as the largest roll in the city! Largest roll of imitation crab does not impress one bit and neither did the Volcano Roll with it's sloppy presentation and inconsistent pieces. I'd recommend this place if Fly Bar is too busy or if you're in the mood for hand rolls but if you're trying to get an actual meal, skip it. It's not worth $100 for fake crab and old edamame. read more

Go for happy hour. Get the temake. Yum. We did sake flights, which were awesome. We also had tons of rolls, all of which were absolutely incredible. We loved the sweet potato roll. The Tsunami fries, on the other hand, were not up to par. The hamachi stuffed mushrooms were the best thing we had. Ahi poke was pretty good, but nothing memorable. Service was decent, but not great. We'll definitely be going back. read more

Updated: 2/28/08 - I found the secret. Eat at the bar. In and out in 50 minutes tops. It makes happy hour happy again. The end _________________________________ Updated: 2/1/08 - Okay I'm over it. My roommate Mel & I had newly discovered Tsunami's happy hour and in an effort to keep our budgets tight but still enjoy the finer things in life, we have made several attempts at making Tsunami our local sushi place. Hell I was looking forward to instituting sushi & yoga night since we are on a simultaneous health kick. But sadly, Tsunami isn't going to ever merit a weekly convenience trip. The food is good and 2.50 for a hand roll kicks ass. But don't come here if you are hungry because you will be waiting for EVER to get your food. The service is so hit & miss. And funny enough when I'm not starving, the length of time for someone to pay attention to us is only mildly irksome. Only today it was all I could to not say to the waitress, "Yes, thanks for not giving us the time of day while we sat here for 10 minutes before you came over to offer to get us DRINKS. But really I think we are ok with just water. HOWEVER we are hungry and are ready to order." Happily the miso soup held my bitchiness over until we got our food something like 15 minutes later. And the funniest thing is it never seems that long to get our check :) Now don't get me wrong. This isn't to say that I won't come back here. It just might be a while. There are so many other sushi place near by. And walking more than 3 blocks for dinner is a novel idea that I am beginning to grow accustomed to. ___________________________________________ I love the ambiance of this place. I love the fact that my roommate and I were able to have a conversation with out screaming. The sushi was good but expensive. I wasn't in a sake mood so I can't speak to that but was in a green tea cheesecake mood which was quite good. It gets 3 stars (would be 3.5 but whatever) because that's really all I have to say. NIce but expensive and i'm not quite sure it is worth the money. Or maybe it's that I've been Yelping all day and I've run out of detail and funny. read more

The best sushi I have ever had! Good coktails. Excellent place to meet after work for some socializing and happy hour drinks. However, do watch your wallet, you may not intend to spend much, but it is so good you might not be able to help yourself. Prices are what I would expect for excellent sushi, between $8-$14 roll. The fish was so fresh i wouldn't be surprised if they had a fish farm in the back room. read more

Interesting sushi rolls and very fresh fish, BUT horrible service. I went in there on Monday night with a couple of my girls and was told we could have a table until 8:30pm. I thought, no problem, it's 7pm and we want a quick dinner before we head over to the Independent. We placed our order and waited. And waited. And waited. We finally got our sashimi and rolls, decided we wanted one more roll, and waited. And waited. And waited. 8:30 came around and we thought we were going to be kicked out of our table. It wasn't our fault though! The waitress kindly gave us each a free shot of lychee sake, pretty yummy, but accidentally added someone else's beers to our check. WHAT?! So then, we waited again to get that fixed. 2 hours later, we walked out of Tsunami thinking, WOW, that was a LONG dinner. Although the fish was fresh and delicious, there are other sushi spots out there with the same quality fish and better service. read more

I would give this place 3-4 stars for the food, but, but, but... We came in with a table of 8, and started ordering expensive sake and food round the table. We were served 6 glasses of water. I told the waitress that we'd been on a hike and we'd all be really thirsty, but all night long we watched the bussers (our arms waving) fill up the pitchers of water right next to our table and walk on by. It took us an hour to get those last two glasses of water. It took 20 minutes each time we ordered a bottle of sake. Thrice we had food we hadn't ordered put on our table. From soup to nuts the service was inattentive and terrible. The worst part was that it was like we were at the red-headed stepchild table. From what I could tell the entire restaurant was getting good service, but the entire serving staff had an our-table shaped blind spot. The food was pretty good. I think a bit overpriced, but pretty good. I'm so disappointed. I'd heard such good things. When I complained to the hostess, all she did was say, over and over, that she was "terribly sorry". I'm not even sure she was listening to me. Two of my friends who have been servers before were wondering if they were all boozing it up. I didn't see any evidence of that, but it would explain a lot. Last niggle: Come on, kids. The 'MDMA' and 'Magic Mushroom' roll? not-really-vague drug references are so '99. This didn't take any points off but did get an eye roll from most of my group. I don't know about the rest of my crew, but I think there will have to be a really compelling reason for me to go back. read more

I have lost track of how many times I have been to Tsunami. I went last night and it was soo freakin' good I thought it was time to give it the old 5 star on Yelp. The selection of fish on the specials menu is consistently the freshest I have had in the city. The nigiri is prepared and presented beautifully. The rolls are absolutely delicious. The restaurant is really nicely designed as well. Here is what I get on a typical trip... Papa San roll (mmm jalapeno) 1974 roll (mmm lemon slices) Waloo nigiri (best fish ever) Toro (best I have had in the city, Ryokos a hot second) Aji / kampachi / red snapper or wild salmon nigiri (whichever they have at the moment. Start it off with some sake and edamame. 100% satisfied. I thought about knocking off a star for how loud and obnoxious the crowds can get sometimes. But you can't control your clientle and the space is small. I also thought about knocking of a star for the services being slow sometimes, the wait staff seems to change frequently. But it gets REALLY busy and waiters are bound to come and go. Hell, I even thought about knocking off a star for some of the monster bills I have racked up here, it is not a cheap place. But the food and drink ends up being totally worth it. I think I have been over 10 times in the past 3 years if not more. So when it comes down to it, Tsunami is so unrelentingly consistent with the quality of its fish and other dishes that I have to give it 5 stars. Done. mmmmm waloo. read more

I happened to stumble by this place one time with a buddy. The service was exceptional! They were actually 10 minutes from closing but sat us anyway, accommodating us for a couple rounds of drinks and a couple appetizers, which were great. Fried baby octopus (mars attacks) is way better than calamari. The glazed sweet potato sticks (my girlfriend) were smoky, sweet, sticky, reminiscent of chipotle honey bbq wings. Amazing selection of whiskey for those who live to imbibe. read more

I quite liked the evening I spent in Tsunami. The sushi was nice, the staff were pleasant, the whisky was plentiful. It's remarkably hard to fault. The bar was decorated in such a way as to give an almost smokey atmosphere despite being smoke free. The lights were down low, the music chilled, and even though we were sitting up at the bar all evening, it felt remarkably calm. Whisky-wise this place has a really broad range and their staff seem pretty well drilled on the flavours and intricacies of the different malts. The only thing I'd say is the alcohol was expensive (not unexpected given what I was drinking) but so was the food. Probably a stitch too expensive. However with great staff and a great atmosphere it could make a great place for special nights out. read more

Good: Amazing food. Some of the freshest and tastiest sushi that I've ever had. Even better than Nobu. Bad: Service was slow. Table had a weird rock formation in it that took away from half the real estate. Ugly: Low seats means a lot of ass cracks hanging out read more

Dined at the sushi bar on a Saturday night. It was crowded, loud and dark. Perfect for the mood I was in. There's only 4 seats at the bar so you have to make a reservation if you want to sit there. And since I love talking to the chef to find out what's fresh, it's definitely my favorite seat in the house. Tommy was one of the chefs that night & his recommendations were fantastic! Including which bar to head to after dinner~ Started off w/Edamame b/c well, I love a little something to munch on before the sashimi shows up. I ordered a bottle of sake, but forgot the name, but you never go wrong w/anything premium, cold & dry (if you like good sake anyway). My companion & I ordered the sashimi omakase & it did not disappoint. It was pretty damn good & there were even a few standouts. I also got a side of ama-ebi w/the fried shrimp head b/c you got to eat the fried shimp head! And at the suggestion of Tommy got the uni, which was superb! Since I'm a total sushi pig, I also got masago, unagi, and shared a roll w/all kinds of stuff going on. Oddly enough, didn't care for the roll. Guess I'm old school. Didn't really see the waitress all that much. But then again, I just placed my orders directly w/Tommy so no sweat. Hey, as long as my sake glass is filled, I'm not going to get that pissed. Sushi prices are on a different ratings system for me...b/c simply put, fresh quality fish is not affordable unless you just caught it, you get what you pay for. Tsunami's prices were pretty average in my book. All in all, definitely a place I plan to go back to when I'm in SF. read more

I want to write a bad review so others won't go to my favorite place making it impossible to get in. Magic Mushroom roll is too yummy for words. and the Hamachi filled shitake changed my life. read more