Kushi Tsuru

20170206:
This restaurant is located in the mall in Japantown. After getting sake, I looked at the different food options and decided to order the sashimi combination.

Sashimi combination

Menu Description:
Sashimi Combination (12 pieces of Sashimi - Tuna, Salmon, Hamachi, White Tuna) 18.95

While I was only able to identify the salmon (second from the left) and tuna (fourth from the left), I took notes on each pass through the sashimi platter going in order from left to right.

First pass (left to right): fish | not so fresh | no comment | solid

Ada's choices: salmon, vegetable tempura, and chicken katsu

Ada's friend Val shared a piece of her Korean bbq short rib (kalbi) and I found it overly chewy.

Second pass (left to right): okay | okay | uh... | better than the rest

Ada's chicken katsu had an overly crispy fried coating. Ada likes it better than the katsu they had yesterday.

Third pass (left to right): ok | good with wasabi | good doused in wasabi | tuna wins

Val's choices: shrimp tempura, kalbi, and salmon

Ada's baked salmon fish tasted dry. Meanwhile, the broccoli portion of the broccoli tempura was overcooked which made it mushy. And since I tend to enjoy my vegetables raw or partially cooked, this overcooked broccoli was absolutely disgusting.

Overall, I would say the service was good, but the food was just average: 3 out of 5 stars.

[20170211 Edit]

Kushi Tsuru

Close-up on the crispy katsu

Relevant Links:
Kushi Tsuru Website
Kushi Tsuru - San Francisco, CA (Yelp.com)

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