Wako is the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion or treat yourself. Their omakase is among the best in the city. The ingredients are fresh and seasonal, and the fish is always fresh, delicious, and sourced from around the globe. The presentation is beautiful and thoughtful. It’s a wonderful restaurant in every way.
Completely blew us away!! I’ve been a few times before but the most recent visit was definitely amazing. All the fish was prepared to perfection and the fish was so fresh. Love the 2 options of uni available. The anago took us by surprised and it was amazing! The dessert was also a hitter. Loved that it wasn’t too sweet. Definitely one of our go to sushi places now!
First time having Omakase, and the service was incredible! Everyone was so positive and lovely and the chef was extremely excited and you could tell he loved his work. The food was delicious and beautifully made. I'm no expert since it was my first Omakase but I'm told that their price is very reasonable for what you get.
I’ll start off by saying the chef was very knowledgeable and it was a great experience to sit right upfront and have the tasting menu. The dish was well thought out with the order of sushi that you eat.
The ingredients itself are very fresh and pleasing to eat. Definitely the best sushi I’ve ever had. The only thing is, I wish the tasting menu was enough to fill you up. Atleast for me, I could’ve done with 3-4 more pieces. The tasting menu comes with 10.
I would definitely eat here again and recommend that you try it if you’re interested.
We came for an anniversary and it was an great experience. We did the tasting menu ($98 for 10 pieces of sushi, each one better than the last). We also really liked the waygu sushi. Incredible attention to detail and really attentive service from Tomo (the chef) and the rest of the staff. Would strongly recommend
Amazing food, authentic and at the same time creative flavors and technique. Totally worth the start. The only reason why I gave Wako 4 stars is the cleanliness of the bathroom. Some may say that I'm being too picky but IMO when it comes to fine dining with a Michelin star badge it's fair to expect high standards throughout the experience and that part wasn't. The food was definitely up to the standard, it was hands down amazing.
Masterful Omakase from Wako with excellent cuts of fish, helpful and attentive servers, and dishes that were very small yet piqued my curiosity. But was it worth it? I'll let you be the judge. For three people, the total ended up being ~$500 and we were only allowed to be in the restaurant for 1 hour.
Came here for my birthday dinner and was treated to an amazing meal! We were seated at the bar so we got the perfect view of the chef in action. Our dinner options was between a $95 or $135 omakase meal. The latter includes 15 pieces of sushi and a host of other small dishes. Being a sushi lover that we are, we chose the $135 option. Each piece of sushi was made perfectly and served immediately by the chef who recommends that you eat it without any additional condiment. Aside from the food, the service was excellent! They had three very attentive waitress for a room with no more than 20 customers. Overall, it was an absolutely divine meal and I would come back again without a doubt! So if you want to spoil someone with amazing sushi for a special occasion, or just to have an amazing meal. This is definitely a place to consider!
Came here to celebrate my wife's birthday.
The 10 piece sushi tasting is a good start, added a few more sushi like: snow crab, fatty tuna with carvia. We also ordered the baby squid and baby eel.
Overall it's a great restaurant for special occasions.
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AMAZING!!! I read about their history online, and had to check it out. Traveling solo, I wanted a cool bar to sit, and no doubt some awesome Sushi sounded fun. Lemme tell you something - THIS PLACE IS FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!! The chefs tasting was a MANDATORY! In addition, I got 2 other items and both were equally as delicate, fine, and sophisticated as the rest. Some bubbles and some hot Sake made for a perfect night!
FAV! cute ambiance, small intimate setting. Apart of the sushi, which was so fresh and delicious, I LOVED the chef. I'm so lucky to have been able to sit at the sushi bar and hear his stories and his little jokes about each piece in the set menu. Perfect place for a romantic date or a platonic date, which is exactly my sushi loving friend and I did at Wako!
Pretty blown away by the quality of fish at Wako! One of the best omakase experiences we have had in San Francisco. The sesame tofu, small bites, all of the sushi, and desserts were excellent. Certainly on the higher side, price wise, but the overall quality, and cuts of fish were superb.
Phenomenal service and delicious, meticulously prepared sushi. Sitting at the sushi counter is a must for the full experience. Watching the chef prepare our dishes and being able to ask questions along the way enhanced an already superb evening. Prices are on the expensive side but imo totally worth it.
We went to this restaurant to celebrate our engagement and everything was perfect, we were lucky to be sitting at the bar in front of the Chef.
The cuisine is refined and the selection of fishes is great, same goes for the wine and champagne selection. The Chef seems to put his heart into giving the best culinary and human experience and he also kindly took the time to give us some restaurants recommendations for lunch the following day, before our flight back to France.
Service was discreet yet considerate considering how special this night was for us.
An overall amazing experience, we will back for sure next time we are visiting SF!
Good Sushi. Just the right balance of flavor and the original taste of ingredients. Also their Omakase is of great value.
we tried：
Sweet Shrimp with Sea Urchin： 5/5
Sweet shrimp never let me down.
Chu Toro： 5/5
Beltfish：5/5
My favorite！OMG item of the meal. They gave the fish a bit of torch, which added another layer of taste.
Kampachi: 5/5
Japanese Blue Fish: 5/5
Bonito: 3/5
Somehow the Bonito tasted pretty watery, I didn’t enjoy this one.
For hand rolls, we tried the Red Snapper one. The roe in it was too salty … didn't enjoy it. (I almost want to go with 4 stars after this hand roll)
We also had some small plates they are okay but nothing special.
In general, if the food is good. I don’t care that much about service. But our waitress knocked over a tea cup, which surprised me a bit.
Great place for omakase. All fish and seafood used here are super fresh and the chefs have great combination of flavors with each course. Almost everything that they use in the restaurant is house made and phenomenal. Highly recommend if you are in the Richmond District!
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