Blowfish, San Francisco
2170 Bryant St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 285-3848
Rating: 
Overall rating: Just OK
Pricing - Moderately high
In LA, Blowfish was once a celeb hot spot before shutting down. We were fairly disappointed with the LA Blowfish, so we decided to give the San Francisco location a try. The restaurant itself is fun and young, good vibe, great music and a cool crowd. The menu is colorful and has a great Japanese anime theme. They offer plenty of interesting and exotic options for sushi, entrees, desserts, beer, sake and mixed drinks.
White Tuna - Just OK
This was a very creamy piece of fish that had a slightly fishy, but pleasant taste. Great with soy…
Hawaiian Walu - Good
A very beautiful and colorful looking fish garnished with garlic, ginger and a shizo leaf. Very smokey tasting, which was surprising. We didn’t see the wasabi buried within the rice, and it was enough to make our face’s scrunch up - be careful!
Engawa - Awesome
A moist, buttery and flakey piece of halibut. No garnish; was great served as is. Best dish of the night, highly recommended!
Blowfish Maki Roll - Good
Yellowtail, masago & scallions topped with salmon. Clean & light, nothing special, but not bad at all.
Smoked Salmon - Just OK
This pretty much tasted like a piece of Lox with rice. If you like lox, you’ll enjoy this.
Pyramid Of Tar Tar - Just OK
Just like it read’s, this was an actual pyramid constructed of maguro, sake, honey tar tar, sweet garlic ginger soy and served with chips. The salmon wasn’t the greatest quality, and the presentation was a little cheesy.
Albacore - Don’t order it
This definitely tasted like it had been defrosted. It was tough and had no flavor.
The SF Take: If you are in town looking for a decent bite with some people, it’s great. If you are looking for top quality fish you may want to explore other options.
September 23rd, 2009 - 11:17 am
This is my favorite restaurant in the city!