Live sea urchins

Does anyone know a place in the Bay Area to buy live sea urchins? Yum.

[3ringcircus]

I see them occasionally at County Square Market in Pleasant Hill.

[kimchee411]

I'm not sure about markets, but Ebisu serves "live uni" @ ~$18. It's delicious and obviously very fresh, but honestly the uni nigiri I had at the same sitting was just as good. Then again, the volume in the live uni is probably about the equivalent of 4 pcs. of nigiri so price is probably about even. The other nigiri was rather disappointing given the price.

[johnoday]

i have the same question. more googling!

[wolfe]

I believe I saw some at Ranch99 Richmond in the last month. I would, however, search for more current threads. This one ended 7 1/2 years ago.

[kc72]

Saw some there about a week ago

[Robert Lauriston]

A topic with recent sightings:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/619825

Sushi Zone, the fine (if Chinese owned) sushi bar in Oakland Chinatown, serves them with the spines still moving. They also have some wonderful cooked food, a great premium sake menu, and they validate parking. A few months ago they had a happy hour special including 2 for 1 sake and appetizers.

They make a fantastic roll with salmon, cucumber, radish, and no rice.

They should be able to point you to their supplier.

388 9th St. Suite 268, in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza

I don't know about live, but I've had excellent fresh uni from the fish market in Half Moon Bay. I don't recall the name, but it is in the small shopping center at the intersection of 92 and CA 1.

David

Tokyo Fish on San Pablo in Berkeley has sushi-grade uni. I don't know if it's "alive" but it's surely fresh.
Sue Streitwieser

Another place I saw (but did not try) is Yum Yum Fish on Irving at 21st (I think).

David