Lunch at Akiko’s Restaurant
What’s for lunch after yesterday’s amazing sushi dinner? Sushi. Yes. It’s sushi time again. However, it’s at another well known establishment, Akiko’s Restaurant. Not to be mistaken for Akiko’s Sushi Bar on Mason. My friends made that mistake and I hear it happens quite often. The Akiko’s I’m talking about sits on Bush near Grant. There’s no sign and occupies a small portion of the corner. Very incognito. You would probably walk right past it if you didn’t happen to peak inside.
The sushi bar is pretty small and there are a handful of tables in the front section of the restaurant. The back however, has a good number. That’s where we were seated. And even though my friends we half an hour late, there was no rush from the staff. My friend and I sat at a table for four and watched the lunch groups come in.
Once everyone arrived and looked over the menu, we ordered. I got the nigiri and tonkatsu set for $20USD while my friends ordered a la carte. I did add an extra helping of the chu-toro to help me decide if I should come back for dinner. I’d say that was the deciding factor for “Yes, I’ll be back.” Overall, food was good and the service was great. It does rank in the better sushi restaurants around town. Now I’ll have to come back and see the chef’s more specialized creations.
Akiko’s Restaurant
431 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
+1 415-397-3218
http://akikosrestaurant.com/
Verdict: I recommend it for straight up unadulterated sushi.
I added an order of medium fatty tuna to my lunch because, well, why not? Their cut was wonderful and I’d have to try the o-toro next time I’m here.
$19.00USD
Here’s what filled me up, along with the rice, a nice crispy cut of pork. Wish it were a little thicker and more juicy. Otherwise, not bad.
And as I mentioned earlier, tuna would be a requirement in almost every sushi sitting. I happened to add another after having this.
Yellowtail, in my opinion, is staple fish next to tuna in almost every sushi tasting. Here it was just right.
It was very nice to find king salmon in my lunch set. Salmon is always a welcomed addition for it’s buttery goodness and it’s differing flavor profile.
I started off with their young red snapper. Thumbs up for this beautiful looking piece.
As if I was continuing yesterday’s dinner, my nigiri came out in a sampling of four types of fish. However, they were in their cleanest form with only a couple glazed with nikiri.