Shokudou - San Francisc

Delightful jazz instrumental playing. Miso and garlic edamame as appetizers. Very fresh rolls and chicken yaki. Really, really nice and relaxing atmosphere. Friendly unobtrusive waiters. Just an overall lovely experience.

We walked to this restaurant because the Thai food restaurant had a long line. As you enter the restaurant, you would have to open the barnyard door entrance to the dining area. The restaurant is quite spacious and clean. This is an interesting family style restaurant with small plates (barbecue chicken and pork belly) and would not satisfy my large appetite. Some of the food (fried chicken karage, grilled butterfish and agadashi tofu) was okay in comparison to the other Japanese restaurants in the area, nothing extraordinary. The warriors sushi roll was good.

Shokudou is known for their skewers.The enoki and asparagus were good and decent sized servings.The karaage, was light and crunchy.The katsu was dry.I suggest order the more expensive rolls like the Flamed Toro instead of the less expensive NegiToro Rolls.Overall, it was a great meal but can get pricey.Be sure to check your receipts because they charged my table for miso soup but never brought it out.They can split cards (up to 3). They auto-grat for larger groups. When they did this, my tip amount was higher than my other friend even though my bill was smaller.

Great place. Sit at bar chef is very nice and can talk at times. Sushi is good and sometimes the chef will recommend things.

Went in for a late dinner. The staff was friendly and the food was great.