"Dinner at Eiji, the snug Japanese restaurant in the Castro (and one of our highest-rated casual sushi spots), always feels like gathering around a good friend’s kitchen table—and that friend happens to make the best sushi rolls and delicate ankake tofu. The theme at this somewhat pastoral spot is light, bright, and simple: A juicy halved cherry tomato to cap off the pickle-y ceviche roll, single shiso leaves to liven up slices of the spicy tuna poke roll, and a generously portioned tuna belly steak that’s lightly coated in a soy-ginger glaze. " - Lani Conway, Julia Chen 1, Ricky Rodriguez