Yakitori Edomasa
Yakitori restaurant · Japantown
1581 Webster St #270, San Francisco, CA 94115
Highlights
Charcoal-grilled chicken skewers, Japanese comfort food, set menus
Charcoal-grilled chicken skewers, Japanese comfort food, set menus
"Open since October 2023, Edomasa brings a piece of Tokyo restaurant history to San Francisco. The restaurant traces its roots back to a tiny wooden yakitori cart that started in Japan in 1924. Now, it’s a full service restaurant in the mall with a menu that stars, of course, charcoal-grilled chicken skewers. Put together a meal by choosing from skewers stacked with chicken thigh, heart, and tail or order a set, which includes soup, various skewers, and a rice dish." - Paolo Bicchieri
"The world revolves around chicken at Yakitori Edomasa. It’s the only meat on the menu at this Japantown restaurant, which first opened in 1924 in Tokyo and has now moved to SF. Chicken breast, thigh, wings, heart, and skin are skewered and grilled, and while the breast pieces lean a little tough, the rest are nicely charred. Their $30 yakitori set menu kicks off with an opaque paitan broth and includes a stacked roster of chicken, chicken, and more chicken. The best thing is the meatball, which is soft enough to cut through with a chopstick and gets an extra zippy bite from a smear of fresh wasabi. This walk-in-only spot usually has a line, but you can always wander around the Japan Center Mall or flip through coffee table books at Kinokuniya while you wait. Food Rundown Yakitori Set Menu “Edomasa” This $30 set menu is a solid chicken-palooza from start to finish. As you eat your way through every type of skewer on the menu, some of the cuts might be unevenly cooked, like the hard-to-chew breast pieces. But the bowl of chicken soup, daily vegetable dish, and little plate of rice should do the trick of making this meal feel well worth the price tag. Tataki If you’re ordering a la carte, prioritize this grilled meatball, which comes with one per order. Drag each bite through the juices left on the plate to max out on the savory chicken flavor." - Julia Chen
"Dish: Tataki - Meatball The world revolves around chicken at Yakitori Edomasa. It’s the only meat on the menu at this Japantown restaurant, which first opened in 1924 in Tokyo and has now moved to SF. The $30 set menu includes a meatball that’ll lodge itself in your fowl-loving brain. The flat-ish, circular stunner is soft enough to cut through with a single chopstick and gets a wonderfully zippy bite from a smear of fresh wasabi. And it arrives soaking in a light tare that you’ll want to drink like soup (go ahead, we won’t judge)." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"Japantown is gaining a new yakitori spot, and this one’s all about the chicken. The small restaurant, based on a nearly 100-year-old Tokyo spot, offers a $30 set menu with chicken soup, a chicken meatball, four yakitori skewers, and rice—but you can order yakitori a la carte, too, if they wish. " - Ricky Rodriguez
"Edomasa is famous as a Tokyo yakitori stand but that restaurant closed last year. Now, a team of Bay Area restaurateurs has brought it over to San Francisco’s Japantown Center mall, where diners can order charcoal-grilled chicken skewers made with the same tare that was used at the Japan original. There’s also the option to go for a $30 set menu that comes with several skewers, chicken soup, and a seasoned rice dish, per the Chronicle." - Lauren Saria
