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Otoro Sushi

205 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102-5807 (The Haight)
415-553-3986
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Ranked #523 of 3,711 restaurants in San Francisco
Price range: €23 - €24
Cuisines: Sushi, Japanese
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Dining style: Casual Dining
Neighbourhood: The Haight
Cross street: Gough St.
Description: Otoro Sushi is a hidden gem in the Hayes Valley. Our sushi experts will go to great lengths to bring you the freshest ingredients to offer San Francisco Bay Area patrons Japan"s best traditional sushi and tapas. Otoro Sushi is perfect for small groups and also has a wonderful sake and wine selection.
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2012 via mobile

Tiny place, lots of neighborhood people come get takeout. Counter with about 8 seats. Tables seat about 20 people. So make a reservation. The sushi is fantastic. Silky, fresh and tender. Made me so happy eating here. Large sake selection. Be sure to peruse the specials board on the wall. Lots of neat additions there. Excellent friendly service.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2012 via mobile

my husband and I relocated to Colorado a few years ago and whenever we travel to areas with access to good seafood, we make every effort to find sushi. We came across Otoro by accident on a recent visit and enjoyed it so much we went back a second time. The owner, jimmy, is a gracious gentleman. The food was... More

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San Diego, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2012

Incredible! Off the chart! We ate practically everything on the chalkboard and then circled back on several because we couldn't believe how stupidly fresh and good everything was. The sake flights were a great way to sample the deeelicious selection and preview the large bottles. This evening smashed pretty much every sashimi bite we've gobbled this year. Great service! Amazing... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2012

I stayed at Sleep Over Sauce hotel for two nights. This restaurant is just round the corner from the hotel and I had dinner there twice. The first time, i had a tempura udon, salmon sushi and chawamushi. The second time was just all sushi. Overall I think the sushi quality is very good but their udon is only average... More

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Reno, Nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 June 2012

Otoro Sushi was by far and away the best dining experience we had during our visit to San Francisco! We made our reservation through open table and gave ourselves thirty minutes to get there but couldn't find parking and found we were running late. Called the restaurant to let them know we were running late and they were very understanding.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012

This is the place for great quality, fresh sushi if you are in the Hayes Valley area. Never disappoints. Great service. Small place so try getting a reservation.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011

We stumbled across Otoro as we were staying just round the corner (Sleep Over Sauce). This is a lovely little restaurant with excellent service and brilliant food. The highlight for us was the pork kakuni (the best we've ever had and we've tasted many!), the pork belly just melts in your mouth and the sauce was just perfect. Their menu... More

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Charlotte
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2011

We were visiting SF and visited Otoro twice because my children were so keen to go back. Food was excellent - although I am not an expert on Japanese food - atmosphere was really nice and the staff were extremely nice and friendly.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2009

In the same vein as Eric's. Americanized, but fresh.

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