Author: TabemonoJourney

September 9, 2017

In my last post, I reviewed Chef Akira Yoshizumi’s Yohei Omakase, which is his standard menu.  You can see the menu here.  After that meal, I asked Chef Yoshizumi for my next reservation and made sure to note that I wanted the extended menu, also know as his Yoshi Omakase.  This menu not only has more items, but also exclusive and premium items that are usually only found in high-end sushi-ya’s in Japan.

Having been there several times in talking with Chef Yoshizumi, he has shared many of his experiences and passion in Edomae sushi.  It is interesting to note that his career in sushi actually started domestically in San Francisco.   His career has  its ups and downs, but it  is a very inspiring story about his dedication to the art of Edomae sushi. Continue reading “Tabemono in SF Bay Area – Sushi Yoshizumi – The Extended Menu – Part 2”

July 16th, 2017

Despite the many excellent omakase restaurants that have opened in the last couple of years, there are only a couple that I would say can rival what is offered in Tokyo.  Recently review,  Sasaki Sushi is one of them and it is conveniently located in San Francisco proper.  The other restaurant is Sushi Yoshizumi in San Mateo, and what I consider the overall best in the Bay Area.  In fact, if you move Sushi Yoshizumi to Tokyo, he’ll rank right up there with some of the best I had in Japan.

Chef Akira Yoshizumi is the chef and owner of this one star Michelin restaurant.  Despite the fame of having a Michelin Star, the minute open the door to the restaurant, you are warmly greeted with an “Irasshaimase!”  with a big welcoming smile.  Throughout the meal, you’ll see this smile and he’ll happily converse with you in friendly and warm way that just makes you comfortable and allows to to appreciate eat dish he serves you even more.

Continue reading “Tabemono in SF Bay Area: Sushi Yoshizumi – The Yohei Menu – Part 1”

Sunday, August 6, 2017

One of the tough parts of wanting to eat omakase at really good sushi places in San Francisco is that you can not go at the last minute. Really good places need to be booked days, or even weeks in advance.  Additionally, a couple of my favorite spots, like Sasaki Sushi, are not even open on Sundays.  This was the case for us on this particular Sunday, when we were craving good sushi at the last moment.  However, the last time we went to one spontaneously, we had a disappointing experience at the newly opened Robin (good fish selection but lacks fundamentals), as such we were hesitant to try another new restaurant. However, I had Kinjo on my list of eats since it opened in the beginning of the year.  Since nothing else was available, I checked “Opentable” and noticed they had a lot of time slots available.  I called the restaurant to make sure we could get bar-counter seating, as that is a must have when eating omakase-style sushi.  They confirmed that their 6:30pm and 8:30pm slots were open for the bar counter, and thus started our night of what was of lower expectations. However, this turned out to easily be one of my top 5 sushi recommendations in the not just San Francisco, but all of the Bay Area, California. Continue reading “Tabemono in SF: Really good Modern Edomae Omakase at Kinjo”