Kiss Seafood, San Francisco
http://www.yelp.com/biz/USbpXRK2pFey0V24QcgXsQ
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OK, this is a 12-seat restaurant. 2 tables and a sushi bar. Husband does the food, wife is hostess and server.
They have a regular sushi menu you can order from, but one of the two Omikases (chef's selection) is clearly the way to go. They have two options, one for $42 I think and the other for $60. Apparently the only difference is that the $60 replaces a couple of items with toro and other premium fish.
We did the $60 omikase.
Started out wiht a delcious mushroom and bean and random stuff japanese salad. Tasty and fresh.
Ordered some dry sake, the waitress made a great recommendation for us. ($10/big glass, we each had 2 or 3)
Next was three small dishes. A salad which was OK. Some cooked mackerel that was tasty. And some really delicious japanese eggplant. Wow, that was really great stuff.
Next we had sashimi. The sashimi included a couple of pieces each of clam (OK), squid (OK), salmon (delicious), hamachi (wow, this was really incredible), toro (wow, delicious, as expected), and a couple of other fish that were very good. The hamachi and toro were clear standouts, but everything was very good.
Then we had white radish and fish cake in a miso broth. The radish and fish cakes were tasty, but really they were just vehicles for this incredible, sublime miso broth. It's hard to describe how delicious it was. Rich, salty, intensely flavorful, yum.
After this was this vegatable and seafood custard dish. This was incredible. A little bowl with a broth full of lots of vegetables and pieces of fish. Oh, and some clams to put into the broth. So, you're eating this delicious broth with fish and oysters and stuff and then you dig into the bowl and there's this silky smooth rich custard layer with other seafood delights. Man, so delicious.
Nigiri was next. Similar selection to the sashimi, all delicious. One was a real standout, though. It was a marinated maguro. This fish was melt in your mouth, almost with a slightly jellied consistency. The flavor was just incredible.
I might have missed one course in here, but whatever, they were all great.
The meal finished off with some really incredible miso soup. Delicious.
Basically, you're talking $60-100 per person depending on the Omikase and drinks you choose.
I would highly recommend this to anyone. Really a special dining experience.
Here's a good review with some pictures:
http://hungryhedonist.blogspot.com/2...s-seafood.html