Zushi Puzzle
San Francisco
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Awesome experience at the sushi bar with Roger and the rest of the staff. My water was always filled with a warm smile and roger made me a delicious meal. He is so passionate about what he does and I highly recommend coming to this spot. 23 years and running! Rare to find a place in SF open for so long, but there's good reason for this here.
Great hole in the wall sushi spot. Prices are pretty reasonable ($60-70pp when ordering à la carte). Our favorites were the chicken karage and the nine piece Nigiri. Service is great, very attentive and walked us through each dish. Don’t think they take reservations, but there was space on Friday night
Roger and Winnie well exceeded our expectations! This was by far the best omakase experience we’ve ever had! If you’re expecting something trendy and quick, please do not come here. This place has so much character and is a family run restaurant with the one and only Roger as the sushi chef. His wife Winnie and daughter support the front of the house. Expect extremely fresh pieces of fish and large portions!! This is also not a set omakase menu! You tell him when you’re tapped out! He will take you on a journey of educating you about pairings of sake and beers and crazy types of fish that you’ve never tried. The omakase is not set because it’s all based on what fresh fish he can get his hands on! Please come support him and his family. They’re lovely people!!! We snagged the 8pm reservation and left well after closing and we were the last group there. He’s 68 years old guys. He’s retiring next February so you should experience this level of omakase just once in your life if you’re a sushi lover!
This was hands down the best omakase experience I’ve ever had. Chef Ryan coursed it out and this is the first time leaving omakase that I can say IM FULL. Every single piece of fish was extremely fresh and unique and chef Ryan taught me how to eat it like a pro. The flavors are unreal and it truly was an experience not just an amazing meal. Highly recommend checking this place out. Everyone inside the restaurant was extremely polite and overall it was such a fun experience!!
I had heard good things about this place, so I was excited to try it. We ordered three appetizers, eight pieces of nigiri, and the chicken udon. We arrived at 5:30 p.m. They open at 5 p.m., and we were the first customers there. The place is definitely more of a hole-in-the-wall and appears to be family-run. I have nothing against hole-in-the-wall restaurants, but the restaurant was empty and extremely quiet. There was no music playing, so it was complete silence until another couple came in. Even then, I’m not a fan of restaurants that don’t play some kind of background music—the silence made the place feel even more lifeless. Onto the food: The grilled sea bass was good. The seaweed cucumber salad was so-so. The mackerel that came with it tasted fishy, which could have been due to it being cured, but I just wasn’t a fan. We also ordered the fried tofu, but it didn’t come out until near the end of our meal. I’m not sure why it took so long, especially since the kitchen wasn’t busy. I enjoyed the scallops and kani (crab). They were sweet, and the scallops had a good texture. The hamachi was my second favorite. Unfortunately, the madai and salmon didn’t taste fresh. The toro was probably the worst piece of toro I’ve ever had—it was extremely fishy in both taste and smell. I’ve never had toro like that before. The unagi also had a slight sour taste. The stir-fried chicken udon was good. I was also confused by the order in which the food came out—it felt very disorganized. To make matters worse, my boyfriend has been experiencing stomach issues since last night’s dinner and is still recovering. Overall, the cooked dishes were pretty good and decent. However, when it comes to the raw items, it may be safer to order more commonly requested dishes, as they’re more likely to be made with fresher fish.
