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Sumo Japanese

Sumo Japanese

State Street, Los Altos, 94022, United States Of America

Sushi • Casual • Seafood • Asiatic


"I used to be a regular here, but this was my first visit in many years. (And probably my last . It started with odd service. We were seated and a waitress immediately asked if we were ready to order. We requested a few minutes. As she left, a waiter came to the table and asked to take our order. We told him we needed a few minutes but we did ask him for edamame. He then asked us if we wanted water (which was an odd question because we already had water on the table in front of us. . A few minutes later, we ordered our food. By now, 5 or 10 minutes had passed and still no edamame. I asked our waiter about the edamame. He repeated my request, but couldn’t pronounce the word edamame??? That was odd. He then said there was a mistake, but it will be out soon. It finally came out about the same time as our meals (delivered by a third and fourth person to come to our table. The soy sauce on the table was the low-sodium version (with the green lid . I asked if he could bring us the regular soy sauce (with the red lid . Again, he looked thoroughly confused. Next, a fifth person came to our table and asked us about the soy sauce we were requested. We repeated our request and she seemed confused too. She said she’ll see what she can do. Five minutes later she came to our table with a bottle of regular soy sauce (clearly from the restaurant kitchen . The bottle was covered with fingerprints (probably used for prepping food in the kitchen . It was also cold, right out of the refrigerator. Anyway, we started eating. . . The food was ok (at best but the wasabi had absolutely no taste. It was odd. It was just a green flavorless paste. Then, while we were still eating, a sixth person started bussing the table and we had to stop him from taking food that we were still eating. Overall it was a lousy experience and certainly not worth going through again. Disappointed."

Kitaro Japanese Restaurant

Kitaro Japanese Restaurant

5723 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 94121-2111, San Andreas, United States

Sushi • Asian • Lunch • Japanese


"Great value, descent taste and quick, friendly service!They have an unusual combination in lunch specials: Udon with salmon sashimi bowl. I also added spicy miso broth to udon for $1 extra. Spicy and miso are also a surprise, but the taste was very smooth. The bowl of rice is covered with a dozen or so salmon stripes, cut smaller than your typical sashimi but still has enough meat to fill me up. The salmon tastes rich and fresh, just what I expected. At a total of under $11, that’s a steal. I also ordered a side of edamame with garlic sauce, another surprise considering most restaurants serve edamame sides plain. My entire meal costed $15 and odds, and was so fulfilling I couldn’t eat dinner.I entered the restaurant after 2pm on a Sunday. The orders came very quickly. With three waitresses and at least one waiter, I expect orders to be equally fast on weekdays if you can get a seat. The space is really small, I think they have less than a dozen tables that barely seat four each. Decoration is light yet themed. (The Japanese name suggests ghost, so there are monsters on the wall. There is even a hint of Godzilla although I do not see it in display.)Update: I have since come here several times with my daughter and have not been disappointed. This is surprisingly close to the Golden Gate Park.All in all, this is a great place to eat if you come to that area."