I set a goal of trying out all the sushi bars we had in my city. We are talking Oslo here, a small city of half a million people. It means you have to go to about 30-40 places, and I thought that was quite a lot. Then I read about this guy. He calls himself the Sushi Monster - and he woke up hungry for sushi and went out to try out all sushi places on the San Fransisco peninsula. Here is his story:
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I was going after Sushi Zone, one of the famous sushi places in San Fransisco, but they were unfortunately not open for lunch. From some fellow sushi fans at the next door bookshop I got a tip about this little, hidden sushi bar on the corner between Sanchez and 16th Street called Eiji.
Takara seemed to be a family run restaurant, with a lot of Japanese customers, which was a promising sign. I liked the place, very down to earth and everyday kind of sushi bar, but I did feel like they had lost some of what’s special about Japanese food culture.
I guess it is me wanting also the everyday place to be a gem. It had good food, great offers and quite speedy service, but it did feel a bit too… I am not sure… mechanical? Like none of the people working there really wanted to really be there.
Just arriving in San Fransisco and I had no clue where to go for good sushi I unfortunately ended up eating bad sushi again… I know I should have left when I came in the door, but I am still bad at that.
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San Fransisco is on my list to visit, and I will try and go by as many good places as possible. In the mean time, here some pointers to where you can find out where to get your sushi today. It sounds like a wonderfully sushi filled city!
- Best of Citysearch Sushi, San Fransisco - citysearch.com
- Top 10 Ten Best Sushi Restaurants San Francisco Gayot, gayot.com
- Useful best of list for the SF area (best sushi place was Blowfish, SF Bay Guardian
10 best Japanese Restaurants in San Fransisco - 10best.com Sushi Monster devours Peninsula: The Big List - an amazing list after months of testing out sushi bars around the area
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