Outside Japan, it‚Äôs rare to find a restaurant like Ijji. Think minimalist. Serenity. Ritual. Understatement. Precision. On a busy block on a busy San Francisco street, Ijji is almost invisible. Even if you’re looking for it, you could still miss it. No sign, no grand entrance, only a discrete iii¬†on the Japanese curtains that… Continue reading Ijji Sushi
Category: San Francisco Restaurants
Curry Up Now
Start with a truck‚Ķ Before he bought the food truck, Akash Kapoor was a mortgage banker and founder of one of the country‚Äôs largest debt-settlement firms. But he tired of foreclosures … and in 2009, he bought the truck. Three years later, Kapoor left the debt world behind and focused on feeding Indian street food… Continue reading Curry Up Now
Teo
Teo Restaurant & Bar Remember when ‚Äúgoing out for Chinese‚Äù meant a Cantonese egg roll, wonton soup and egg fu yung? Then came the hot spice of Hunan and hotter, spicier Sichuan. Now, there’s another province heard from. Teo (pronounced tee-oh) brings Chaozhou to San Francisco. Chaozhou, a.k.a. Teo Chew, is southern cuisine featuring marinated… Continue reading Teo
Le Colonial
Hiding in plain sight Though it‚Äôs in the heart of downtown, it‚Äôs easy to miss. It‚Äôs in an alley. The alley‚Äôs at the end of a lane. From the outside, the restaurant looks tiny. You may have walked by it a dozen times and never known it was there. Surprise! Not only is Le Colonial… Continue reading Le Colonial
Okane
I learned a new word at Okane: ippin. It means small dishes or plates ‚Äî ¬†Japanese tapas. Ippin defines¬†dining at Okane, an izakaya restaurant. BTW, izakaya refers to a neighborhood,¬†casual dining and drinking place in Japan. This small izakaya has just 46 seats plus¬†an extra four at the sushi bar. If you have a taste… Continue reading Okane