... thats not in Japan Town. Lets hear em!

 

Ebisu on ninth and irving. Very fresh ingredients. Fast service. Specials on their whiteboard are worth looking at. On the not so strong side, seating is limited. I think they have a menu online FWIW.

 

Amberjack Sushi

 

there is a nice one in the niko hotel =) but very expensive..

 

Japantown has a bunch.

 

noriega terayaki house. love that place, the food is not so bad and it's not that expensive.

 

^^^that's my friend's spot. it's a pretty good neighborhood + casual lunch+dinner place for the $$$ (step up in quality+price than places like Kitaro+KiKi's in the City)

the Okazuya joints on Taraval & Noriega are pretty good too....a little more 'authentic' Japanese fare but pricier too.

as the other guy mentioned, Ebisu is nice, but, IMO, they've fallen off a bit. I haven't been back there in a while because it's a little cramped and the long waits for tables+horrendous parking in the area don't really do it for me either.

Kabuto on Geary across from 7-11 has quality sushi but it's even smaller than Ebisu.

I don't eat Japanese food up here in the Bay much anymore....pretty often when I hit LA tho.

 

Tani's Kitchen, although not quite in SF, but in westlake village in daly city, 5min from stonestown...great little momma poppa shop, definitely not a big or fancy place...

 

umm how about that japanese denny's across from the japan town mall?
haha

 

Tsunami on Fulton

I love this place. Great for dates. Its a good place to start the night on the town.
The sake sampler rocks.

-Kevin

Here's a link to a review and addy:
http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/review/35188398

 

Zushi Puzzle is the best sushi ever. Try the flying fish!

 

j-town Isobuni (sp?)

 

Blow Fish

 

shimo's on clement and 24th i think. its the heat. ebisu's overpriced! shimo's probably there and hooks it up with all sorts of good stuff. got some sea urchin there and it was still on top of the bar moving around. that's ****'n fresh!

 

Tokyo a go go forgot what street but the food was good when I went. Google it