looking for places to eat in Marina District

[grassvalleygirl]

My daughter & I will be in The City June 11/12/13 for the DeYoung exhibit. We are staying at The Coventry on Lombard near Van Ness. I'm looking for sushi that's not an arm & a leg in price. I know, that's prob going to be difficult. Any neighborhood ethnic restaurant suggestions would be great though. We're both pretty adventurous when it comes to eating.

[grassvalleygirl]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and the links. I'm sure whatever we pick will be good.

[tvham]

I'm also a big A16 fan - not so much for the entrees but for the starters (mmm, burrata!) and the pizza. Also worth a visit (either for lunch or diner) is Tacolicious. Silly name but fantastic tacos.

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A16
2355 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA 94123

Tacolicious
2031 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

[MaddyK]

Love Tacolicious!

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Tacolicious
2031 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

[vulber]

For adventurous, Isa can be a lot of fun, some very innovative combinations.

While it doesn't really fit into any of your criteria (Italian stopped being considered "ethnic" a long time ago), I think it would be a mistake to stay in the Marina without going to A16.

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A16
2355 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA 94123

[MaddyK]

I just had a horrible, overpriced meal there - I know it's popular, but IMO it's highly overrated. Ugh, won't be back. Much prefer Perbacco.

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Perbacco
230 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111

[MaddyK]

It depends on what you want - nocharge is right about Zushi Puzzle, so if you are really into the food and don't care about atmosphere go there. Otherwise you have Ace Wasabi which is more "fun" and is also sushi. Additionally, in the Marina neighborhood you have a bunch of other ethnic possibilities:

Noodle Theory
http://www.noodletheory.com/

Dragon Well
http://www.dragonwell.com/

Mamacita
http://www.mamacitasf.com/

You could also walk up into Cow Hollow as there are a bunch of restaurants on Union Street - Betelnut has great food & drinks (not sure how old your daughter is).

http://www.betelnutrestaurant.com/

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Betelnut
2030 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

Mamacita
2317 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Dragon Well
2142 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Zushi Puzzle
1910 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Noodle Theory
3242 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

[nocharge]

Sounds like you are right across the street from Zushi Puzzle where the sushi is among the best in town. If you are going to eat there, you really want to get a reservation for the sushi bar where you can interact with chef Roger. That's usually a lot of fun and adds to the experience over eating in the dining room where the ambience is mediocre.

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Zushi Puzzle
1910 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94123

[wolfe]

Here is a recent thread about sushi for value. Close by your lodging is Ace Wasabi with a nice review on the link.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7107...

[ML8000]

Best description of Ace Wasabi I ever heard was, "hooters now serving sushi in the Marina."

[artemis]

I thought the same thing the one and only time I got dragged to Mas Sake years ago. It was like I fell into an Abercrombie+Hooters universe. And the food was beyond awful.

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Mas Sake
2030 Lombard St., San Francisco, CA 94123