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This friendly Japantown venue showcases Japanese cuisine above and beyond the standard sushi and tempura. Among the stars: rich, succulent salt-broiled mackerel; an iron pot of creamy rice and sweet crab meat; vegetables and seafood simmered tableside in broth; and a bento box of vinegared rice laden with supple, luscious sashimi. Most dishes come with appetizer, pickles, green tea ice cream, an invigorating bowl of miso soup, and an ethereal, savory custard. A bowl of ochazuke -- rice cooked in tea with plums, seaweed, or seafood on top -- makes a comforting snack.
When you're tired of the same old sushi, paella, pudding, and pilaf, head over to Takara in Japantown, where everybody's favorite grain is served in a delectable variety of preparations seldom encountered in cosmopolitan San Francisco. The restaurant's iron-pot rice, for instance, is cooked inside a big, rustic contraption with herbs, seasonings, and crabmeat; the simple, elemental flavors of rice and crustacean make for a pure and harmonious treat. In ochazuke, half a dozen filets of... More »
The fresh, simple nirvana that is Japanese food comes in a staggering variety of tastes and configurations -- at least if you're at its source on the other side of the Pacific. In Tokyo alone there are a hundred thousand restaurants specializing... More »
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