Kabuto Sushi in SF, CA

I'd heard so much about Kabuto Sushi in the Outer Richmond, so last weekend, MH and I dragged some friends up there. Three years ago, I'd tried to go there. When I showed up, there were 30 people ahead of me in line. It was raining (this is SF, after all), so I left.

Imagine my surprise when we arrived around 7:30pm on a Saturday night, expecting a huge wait, but found only two groups ahead of us. I should have known something was up. I'd heard rumors since an ownership change that the food just wasn't as good. The rumors were right. What I found was a seriously overpriced sushi bar with inferior food.

I really hated the wakame salad. It was slimy to the point of inedibility. The sushi was mostly fresh, but didn't have a ton of flavor, either in the rice or in the fish. The one highlight was the pre-made Mochi ice cream MH had for dessert. I felt terrible we'd dragged our friends out in the cold, drizzly night. Disappointment!

I do need to give a shout out to the great guys in front of us in line. They were a party of three, but their third hadn't arrived. They let us cut in front of them because our whole party was present. Two thumbs up for courteous SF residents! Two thumbs down for Kabuto.