25384 Sat Aug 16 02:31:48 -0700 2003 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 101349 Friend told me that today was the first full day in business. True Sake is located at 560 Hayes St., between Laguna and Octavia. I drove by tonight, and it has a lime green sign. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/25136#100146 Sat Aug 16 02:31:48 -0700 2003 0 Melanie Wong 1 101371 Driving by Broadway last weekend in North Beach, I noticed a Sake Bar opened up across the street from Fuse, I don't remember what it was called, could well have been called Sake Bar. Looked very trendy so if anyone has been, let us know! Must be the season of Sake Bar openings! =) Sat Aug 16 18:47:33 -0700 2003 101349 0 Kat 2 101373 That would be Sake Lab...I'm interested in hearing how it is too. I mentioned it to a Japanese speaking friend who then quipped, "are you sure it doesn't specialize in salmon?" [salmon = sake in Japanese] My understanding of True Sake's set up is that it is a retail store and not a bar, although tastings may be available in the future. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/25187#100219 Image: http://www.origamirestaurant.com/sushi/images/sushi_sake.jpg Sat Aug 16 19:50:45 -0700 2003 101371 0 Melanie Wong 3 101376 Your friend must have been a little tongue in cheek. Formally, the correct pronunciation is sa-ke, but most everyone pronounces it sha-ke in everyday life in order to prevent confusing salmon with the drink sake. However, sake the drink, and sake the fish, have the same syllables, but the intonation is slightly different. Sat Aug 16 20:34:10 -0700 2003 101373 0 Bryan Harrell 4 101379 Yes, that's what I meant by "quipped". Thanks for the intonation lesson, yet, I'm not sure how that would be differentiated in neon lights. Still, I wouldn't be unhappy to have a salmon boutique in North Beach. ;-J Sun Aug 17 00:53:39 -0700 2003 101376 0 Melanie Wong