A hidden gem amongst the giants of San Francisco, Hinata quietly shines with its presentation of the season’s fish and makes it mark as a great staple spot without breaking the bank for omakase.
Chef Tulga was helpful in highlighting some of his favorite fish, the order to eat the dishes, and telling me more about ingredients I was trying to discern from the tofu appetizer – the broth inside swept away the bitterness in such a clean manner. One of my favorite dishes of the night had to be the sawara (King Mackarel) smoked in applewood. The taste took me back to memories of my childhood having bacon and ham at the breakfast table.
Service was attentive but not overbearing and the ambiance was very intimate but still relaxed. Would come back again!
emotional_lily on
$125 isn’t bad for SF! For some reason SF omakase has not gotten to the same range of options as NYC.
Tejon_Melero on
Great post and a great price imo. Saw this on r/sushi and was having deja vu on the firefly squid pic for a second before I realized.
Eel omelette and the small plates intrigued, and I’m more of a nigiri omakase guy than a blended progressive meal buyer, mostly. Kinmedai looked great, I like to use it as a test for spots to see how they present and enhanced the fish.
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A hidden gem amongst the giants of San Francisco, Hinata quietly shines with its presentation of the season’s fish and makes it mark as a great staple spot without breaking the bank for omakase.
Chef Tulga was helpful in highlighting some of his favorite fish, the order to eat the dishes, and telling me more about ingredients I was trying to discern from the tofu appetizer – the broth inside swept away the bitterness in such a clean manner. One of my favorite dishes of the night had to be the sawara (King Mackarel) smoked in applewood. The taste took me back to memories of my childhood having bacon and ham at the breakfast table.
Service was attentive but not overbearing and the ambiance was very intimate but still relaxed. Would come back again!
$125 isn’t bad for SF! For some reason SF omakase has not gotten to the same range of options as NYC.
Great post and a great price imo. Saw this on r/sushi and was having deja vu on the firefly squid pic for a second before I realized.
Eel omelette and the small plates intrigued, and I’m more of a nigiri omakase guy than a blended progressive meal buyer, mostly. Kinmedai looked great, I like to use it as a test for spots to see how they present and enhanced the fish.