International- Japanese Cuisine
By
Carol & Joe Davis
Dining Detectives
San
Francisco continues to be the city where dreams of owning a world
class restaurant can be realized. Skool which was recently opened
by Restaurateur Andy Mirabell and Executive
Chef Toshihiro Nagano in the Design District is the perfect
example. It has a stylish interior featuring an exhibition kitchen,
bar, stunning custom wood tables and chairs and a beautiful outdoor
patio with beautiful decor. The menu which is fish focused International
Cuisine with Japanese flair has some exotic dishes which truly
set it apart from most restaurants!
You
must have the Hotati Ravioli which was a Hokkaido scallop stuffed
with roasted golden beets, topped with micro greens, kiwi yogurt
vinaigrette and vanilla oil. The Shishito Peppers with black sesame,
miso kelp salt and dried bonito flakes were also fabulous. Next,
we had the light and flavorful Skool Salad with cured sardines,
shungiku leaf, green apple, parmesan cheese and ginger mustard.
The Uni Flan is another unique and delicious dish which was light
sea urchin flan topped with ikura, fresh uni, and fleur de sel.
The seafood flavor was wonderful and we can't wait to enjoy this
unique dish again.
Our
entrees were both amazing! The sautéed marinated Monterey
Black Cod with cumin was prepared perfectly and came with seasonal
vegetables and tomato pineapple gazpacho. We also loved the Squid
Ink Spaghettina made with Monterey squid, white shrimp, garlic
tomato compote, lemongrass dashi broth, enoki mushrooms, seaweed
butter and Japanese red curry. Desserts are also a must. We really
enjoyed the Lavender Panna Cota with lavender citrus honey sauce
and the Japanese Flan followed by double espressos. Skool has
a full bar and locally focused wine list and is open for dinner
nightly, lunch weekdays and weekend brunch. We expect that there
will be many accolades as best new restaurant and star ratings
to follow. We will be happy to return to Skool soon. You will
be very happy to go to Skool!
Skool
Restaurant
1725 Alameda Street (at DeHaro0
San Francisco, CA. 94103
415.255.8800
www.SkoolSF.com
