Category Archives: Restaurant
Restaurant Scene: November 2023
Sushi Arashi is going strong at 240 Castro (former site of Kappo Nami Nami, which closed early this year). Open since spring in the low-key former Subway Sandwich location (701A W. Evelyn at Hope, opposite the transit center), Meat House … Continue reading
Restaurant Scene: August 2023
Yami Grill, 699 Calderon at Church, closed. Licensing-change notice dated June 19 names a coming restaurant “Clifford’s Chicken & Fish.” In July after long gestation (the first new-business notice appeared there 15 months ago), popular Peruvian restaurant group Limón (“Rotisserie” … Continue reading
Restaurant Scene: May 2023
In February, Nori Nori “Craft Handrolls” opened at 124 Castro, replacing Afuri Ramen + Dumpling. The restaurant’s rear section, pending at this writing but “getting close,” could open in May as Nikuya Japanese Steakhouse. Staffer I spoke with was clearly enthused about the range of its … Continue reading
Restaurant Scene: February 2023
Biryaniz, 246 Castro’s specialty Biryani restaurant, was closed and “Upgrading” (said a notice) as of my last report here. Soon after that (Oct. 29), the site reopened as a different restaurant, Zhangliang Malatang, hot-pot chain from China. Long queue waiting … Continue reading
Restaurant Scene: October 2022
Information current as of late September. OPENED: Ume Tea at 220 Castro, a bubble-tea chain site replacing the departed Phở Hoa. CLOSED: In September, Maru Ichi Japanese noodle house (368 Castro). Earlier, Rumble Fish Sushi at 357 Castro. [Added Oct. … Continue reading