Yakatori Archives - Foodnut.com San Francisco Restaurant Blog Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:54:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.foodnut.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-foodnut512x512-32x32.jpg Yakatori Archives - Foodnut.com 32 32 3964681 Ippuku, Berkeley https://www.foodnut.com/50142/ippuku-berkeley/ https://www.foodnut.com/50142/ippuku-berkeley/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:00:27 +0000 http://www.foodnut.com/?p=50142 Why did we dine here? – Ippuku is a Japanese Izakaya style restaurant in downtown Berkeley focused on serving yakitori skewers cooked on robata charcoal grill, soba, ramen, and other dishes in an interesting but narrow dining hall. They have a good selection of sake, shouchu, beer and other spirits. They are located on Center street in a long row of restaurants, a block from UC Berkeley. Be sure to read our reviews of restaurants in Tokyo, Japan – Sushi Kanesaka – RyuGin – Tokyo Mini Reviews We have heard great things about this restaurant and finally got a chance to dine there in the Summer of 2015. Each dining table is separated by wood dividers. Some tables have traditional Japanese style seating, while others are western. Near the door are two ‘counter tables’ that provide an intimate yet, claustrophobic small dining area. Insider Tip – Reservations on the weekend Cuisine – Japanse Izakaya Location – Near UC Berkeley Opened – 2010 Service – Service was good with servers coming by all the time. The waiter was good at helping us order from this large menu. Pacing was reasonable, but some dishes like the vegetable skewers, took a while to arrive. […]

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]]> https://www.foodnut.com/50142/ippuku-berkeley/feed/ 1 5014237.8702058 -122.267088237.8702058-122.2670882 Pabu, San Francisco https://www.foodnut.com/50140/pabu-san-francisco/ https://www.foodnut.com/50140/pabu-san-francisco/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:00:13 +0000 http://www.foodnut.com/?p=50140 Why did we dine here? – Pabu is a Japanese Izakaya-style restaurant in San Francisco’s Financial District from Michael Mina in partnership with Chef Ken Tominaga. The chef’s Hana restaurant in a Rohnert Park had garnered a local following including Mina. This is the first Japanese restaurant for Mina. Pabu is an upscale (read $$$$) restaurant and next door is the more casual Ramen Bar. We are fans of Japanese and read Bauer’s 3 star review, so we decided to give it a try. In all fairness we were expecting high prices and good but not stellar food. When were in the East Bay the previous week, we visited Ippuku and were impressed. Does Pabu match this high mark? Insider Tip – Beware that costs can add up fast. Be sure to get soup and entrees. Keep room for dessert Cuisine – Japanese Location – San Francisco Financial District Opened – 2015 Service – Pabu Service was disjointed from the minute we arrived. They were overloaded and it took way too long to get our order taken. Food pacing was off, with very long pauses in service. Our Miso Cod took forever to arrive. At these prices, this is not […]

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