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Tabemono in SF – The Shota

The Shota is one of the many omakase restaurants that opened in the last couple of years in San Francisco. The chef/owner is Ingi “Shota” Son. Chef Ingi is familiar to me as he made sushi for me when he worked at Omakase (another sushi spot in SF). I remember that he had a soft, quick, and delicate touch to his sushi making. I also remembered that Omakase’s shari (sushi rice) was not a favorite of mine as I found it soft and under-seasoned. Since Chef Ingi was only one of the many chefs at omakase, I know he did not oversee the direction of the sushi. I read that he went on to work at Hashiri and had prior experience at Morimoto in Napa. Now, having his own restaurant, I was curious to see if his sushi aligned more with my preferences.

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Tabemono in SF – Affordable and Very Good Kaiseki at OzaOza

OzaOza is hidden in all the bright signs. If you look carefully and right in the middle is OzaOza’s sign. It’s easy to miss.  It’s on the second floor, next to a karaoke place.

November 22, 2016

Kaiseki is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner.  It is the Japanese version of fine dining where a set menu of in-season ingredients is made into elaborate dishes and each item is presented in beautiful individual bowls and plates.  I have tried kaiseki meals at numerous ryokans for dinner, at Michelin 3 star Kojyu in the Ginza area of Tokyo, and at Hashiri SF.   In each of these places, dinner meals then to be quite expensive, so I was pleasantly surprised to hear that a kaiseki place opened up with an affordable price of $100/person.  One concern would be that at that price, would quality suffer and you get what you pay for.  After reading OzaOza’s website, it looked legitimate, especially after hearing he was originally from Kyoto, arguably the birthplace of kaiseki.  We made reservations for a party of four. Continue reading “Tabemono in SF – Affordable and Very Good Kaiseki at OzaOza”

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