"This non-sushi Japanese restaurant debuted two summers ago in the Castro, and the food is pretty stellar, if pricey. If you want to have a delicious, filling, communal experience with a few other friends, order the whole chicken in brioche with miso butter in advance. It’s $100, it serves 4 to 5 people, and it’s unique, delicious, well worth it, and you barely need to order anything else. The rest of the menu tends toward lighter dishes, and the bar program here is stellar as well, with an over-the-top Pride Month creation: It’s a rainbow of seven tasting portions of Negroni-esque creations ($25) that are all inventive and well balanced, though only a couple of them really resemble Negronis. They’re very fun, but only a couple of them are made with gin, so if you’re scared of mixing spirits too much, maybe share them with a friend." - Jay C. Barmann
