I am impressed by the food and drinks at Izakaya Mayumi. The restaurant quietly opened on September 4th, 2019, with very little fanfare. It occupies the spot that was formerly Nobuyuki. There is not much known about the Chef and Owner, but what the server shared with me is that he is a colleague of Nobu who was the Chef/Owner of Nobuyuki. They both worked at Takara, a Japanese restaurant in the East Wing of San Francisco Japan Town. Takara is a decent place, but not outstanding, so it is great to see the young Chef express his own personal point of view for izakaya. His version of izakaya is modern and it is an elevated take on izakaya dishes that left me impressed. Additionally, the prices are reasonable by San Francisco standards.
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