Best Sushi for the price????

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Where to find best sushi value in San Francisco?

[BernaDiva]

I like Eiji, this tiny sushi bar in Noe Valley. They are a very "basic" sushi place - no crazy rolls or anything like that, they have good quality fish and great service. What they truly excel at is their housemade tofu, though.

[r.vacapinta]

I'd have to suggest Yo's Sushi at Mission and 30th. Fresh and tasty sashimi. Inexpensive (it is a small basic place) and also a great value.

[vincentlo]

Somehow I feel that prices at Yo's have gone up a bit. I went there with a friend recently, and had about 13 different pairs of nigiri's, two salads, and four glasses of sake. In the past this would cost a bit over $100, but this time it was $150.

I also find it interesting that it seems like Sebo's omakase price has been creeping *down*.

Vincent

[Windy]

It's only been creeping down for Robert. Last time I was at Sebo for omakase two weeks ago, we spent $100 per person ($60 for fish before tax and tip and sake).

The increase in Yo's is I think they're charging more for the premium sakes ($8 a glass?) and he's figured out he was undercharging for toro. Still, the sakes at Sebo are more like $10-14 a glass. Excellent stuff--the uni I had at Sebo was the best I've ever eaten. Just a completely different price point.

[Robert Lauriston]

When I ate there, Sebo's nigiri were priced from $5 to $8 and maki were $4 to $16. Bluefin nigiri, if they'd had them, would have been $14, and I think the Kobe beef nigiri are more than that. So the bill can vary dramatically depending on what you order.

I think it's a good value because the quality is the best but the prices are not the highest.

[Robert Lauriston]

Price range?

I think Sebo's prices are very reasonable for the quality.

[gemster]

Interesting; what places are you comparing Sebo to? I went there recently and found it on the expensive side (ran $100 for food alone for 2 people)

[ccbweb]

It is expensive, but I believe Robert is writing that the quality is such that it is still a good value, not that it is comparatively inexpensive.

[Windy]

The quality at Sebo is impeccable, but I typically spend 2-3 times there what I do at Yo's. And 3-4 times what I spend at Okina.

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Sebo
517 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Yo's Sushi Club
3369 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Okina Sushi
776 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118

[Robert Lauriston]

We did omakase and the food came to $60 for two. I've spent that much lots of places but Sebo's quality is higher.

[osho]

Robert, I am quite curious what you had during Omakase, that totalled $60 for two people - at Sebo.

[Robert Lauriston]

sashimi: plaice, wild Hokkaido scallop, surf clam

sunomono with big-fin reef squid

nigiri: big-eye tuna, amberjack, striped jack, giant clam, horse mackerel, sardine

monkfish liver etc. roll

nigiri: blue-banded sprat

Might have eaten more if we hadn't gone overboard with the sake. Another visit where we ordered a la carte we spent $100 for two on food.

If we'd been there when they had real Kobe beef we might have spent a lot more than that.

[osho]

Clearly, the $60 tab was under special circumstances. I've not managed to leave Sebo, after paying less than $50 - $60 per person - food only.

[Robert Lauriston]

Wasn't anything special about it. I think you could probably stay in that price range any day if you told the chef your budget.

[osho]

Not when I visit Sebo. :-)

[gemster]

$60 for all that? Impressive. I didn't get nearly as much for my $100...

[Robert Lauriston]

Neither did I when I spent $100!

[osho]

As much as I love Sebo, personally, I would not refer to the prices at Sebo as reasonable, by any stretch of imagination.

Also, unless the OP specifies the price range, it's difficult to answer the above question.

[larochelle]

OP didn't ask for reasonably priced or cheap sushi but "best value".

To me that means getting a better return on your money than average no matter how much you spend. That could be a $100 omakase where the food is world-class excellent or it could mean spending $20 bucks for a Sunday Sushi special at a bar that brings in a chef just for that day. Clearly the two meals would be very different but both could represent "value" within their class.

[intomeat]

Fair enough. What would you recommend at either end of the spectrum?

[intomeat]

Okina offers the best value, IMHO