Sukiyaki (Not the song)

[Hughlipton]

I'm coming up to San Francisco and would love to find some really good sukiyaki. Anybody who can steer me in the right direction?

[sylphi]

I haven't had it in years and there's been a downhill alert but I used to love Maki's version...quite expensive too. It was $20 or $25 for the dish. You have the option of having it cooked at your table or they can bring it to you cooked - I prefer to have them cook it as the flavor seems to absorb better when they do it in the kitchen.

Another place that my husband I thought was okay was Takara which is also in Japantown but, again, I haven't been there in years.

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Maki Restaurant
1825 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Takara Restaurant
22 Peace Plz Ste 505, San Francisco, CA 94115

[Xiao Yang]

I haven't tried it personally, nor do I know if Kyu Sakamoto would sing its praises if he were alive, but I've heard that Shabusen on the Buchanan Street Mall is good for this.

Shabusen
1726 Buchanan St
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: [phone]

[celeste]

I think Shabusen's sukiyaki is very good. Their shabu shabu is quite good too.

[Wendy_san]

Alas, the Kyu Sakamoto song has nothing whatsoever to do with sukiyaki. :-) However, I think you'd be hard pressed to find any decent sukiyaki in SF. Have to say that I haven't had it at Shabusen, however. I haven't been to Yoko's in San Mateo in a while, and am more familiar with their previous incarnation as Suzuyu, but their sukiyaki always seemed authentic and tasty. It's on 2nd Avenue near Delaware.