Blowfish Sushi To Die For
By
Carol & Joe Davis
Dining Detectives
Blowfish
Sushi To Die For has been open for over 15 years in San
Francisco serving Japanese Fusion Cuisine with European and California
influences. Executive Chef Ritsuo Tsuchida who
is originally from Japan, recently saw the palates of his customers
start to change and decided to revise the menu keeping "Favorites"
but adding new menu items to stay ahead of the curve. The restaurant
features an exhibition Sushi Bar where you can dine and watch
the Sushi Chefs prepare your meal. You can also watch both classic
and animated Japanese Movies on the flat screen behind them. There
is a welcoming Bar with table seating that offers cocktails, Sake,
wine and beer. The main dining room is spacious and there is outdoor
seating weather permitting. We enjoyed the edgy art paintings
by Lee Harvey Roswell on the walls throughout the restaurant.
Sunday thru Thursday you can enjoy a live DJ spinning ultra contemporary
indie-electro music.
We
arrived early for our reservation and enjoyed cocktails at the
bar. We loved both the Drunken Goose made with Grey Goose
La Poire, St. Germaine and Prosecco which was ultra smooth and
the Kosmos made with Kettle One Vodka, ginger, lime, pom and triple
sec which was very lively! We were seated and our first course
was the ever popular Fanny Bay Fire Oysters which were
fire roasted, then grilled with pesto, melted jack cheese, wasabi
tobiko and a drop of Tabasco.
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Another
unique appetizer with fabulous presentation was the Pyramid
of Tartare made with fresh tuna, salmon and avocado with
a side of honey tartar and sweet ginger sauce served with house
made potato chips. We loved the spicy Fiery Bincyo Sashimi
which was seared albacore topped with sriracha bits, flash fried
jalapeno chilies and spicy ponzu.
Lastly,
the delicate Halibut Crudo which is thinly sliced halibut
drizzled with truffle oil and mango salsa with wasabi and American
Caviar was delightful.
The
entrée that we loved was the Black Cod which was
marinated in saiko miso on top of shemji mushroom risotto which
came with a small salad. The cod melted in your mouth and the
risotto was perfect! The 2009 Sonoma County MacMurray Pinot
Gris paired perfectly with the entrée.
We
saved room for desserts and they do take their desserts very seriously.
The Zen Garden Kyo style green tea cheesecake with green
ice cream and matcha sauce was delicious and the Olitalian
Parfait made with layers of creamy mascarpone, genoise cake,
crunchy bits of sable, topped with fresh blueberries frothy raspberry
puree and blood orange sorbet was decadent and absolutely beautiful!
Dragon Cracker Green Tea finished off our delightful
dinner perfectly. Blowfish Sushi To Die For continues
to lead the way with cutting edge Japanese Fusion cuisine and
has an upbeat fun atmosphere! We look forward to returning soon.
Blowfish
Sushi To Die For
2170 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-285-FUGU (3848)
www.BlowFishSushi.com