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Yesterday, Paul and I had dinner with his buddy Talbot at Sushi on North Beach.

This is a place I discovered recently (via Yelp) and love because not only is the sushi ridiculously fresh and of the highest quality, the prices are very reasonable, especially for this neighborhood. I also love how it's not pretentious at all, just a cozy neighborhood joint with great food and friendly service. The crowd is mostly locals, very few tourists...which I'm sure made my picture taking escapade all the more embarrassing to my Saturday night dining companions.

(Added bonus for me, it's a short fifteen minute walk from my apartment and on days I'm feeling too lazy for that they offer free delivery with a minimum order of $20.)

One of the best deals on the menu is definitely the Seafood Dinner. For $15.95 you get salmon teriyaki, assorted tempura (their batter is so light and crispy and Paul can attest to the fact that it even survives delivery), salmon & avocado roll (6pcs), maguro sashimi (5pcs), soup, salad and rice.

I'm usually not much of a salmon person, but this roll is amazing and just melts in your mouth. This is the only sushi place where I will willingly order the salmon sushi. You can also see how fresh the tuna sashimi is in the background of the picture - maguro is my favorite and this place has not disappointed me yet.

This is Paul's favorite, I forget what it's called but it's something like Rice Cake Sushi (it's the first thing on the side dish menu). It's a spin-off of the crispy rice sushi at Koi (in LA), but at $7.95 it's much more affordable and just as tasty.

We also got the North Beach Roll ($9.95), Buffalo Roll ($4.50) and a Dragon Roll ($9.75). The North Beach was my favorite of the three, a baked roll with shrimp, smoked salmon and avocado amongst other tasty ingredients, a pretty unique roll that is actually pretty filling. I didn't try any of the Buffalo roll but the consensus from the boys was to skip it next time.

Talbot was nice enough to pick up the tab but I'm pretty sure we got out of there for around $25 a person (including tax & tip) including a large sapporo for each of the boys and a glass of white wine for me. Not bad for quality sushi if I do say so myself.

This isn't exactly a place I'd make a special trip into the city for, but if you like sushi and you're going to be in the area definitely check this place out.

Sushi on North Beach
www.northbeachsushi.com
745 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415)788-8050

Labels: Restaurants (North Beach - SF)