"Yuji is a new kappo-style restaurant that quietly opened April 8 in San Francisco — just in time for Japantown’s Cherry Blossom Festival — and is the second spot from Hirohiko Sato, owner of Izakaya Mayumi in the Richmond District. Sato is partnering with chef Yuji Yamauchi, who moved to the Bay Area two years ago from Japan and has trained in this traditional style of Japanese cuisine." - Dianne de Guzman