Kiss Seafood

1700 Laguna St
(between Bush St & Sutter St)
San Francisco, CA 94115

We've been meaning to try this place after discovering it on yelp. I believe its a husband and wife operation. Seats only about 13 people... so you can imagine this place is tiny. We almost walked right by this place. Minimal and clean decor. We decided to both get the Special Omakase since this was our first time here. All the dishes were perfectly timed. Being Americans we're used to gigantic portions. Don't expect that here. For me it was the perfect amount of food, but I'm sure Matt would have been a little hungry if he hadn't had a big lunch that day. Everything was flavorful, fresh and presented nicely.

yam noodles w/ root vegetables
Info about yam noodles: Made from yam flour. They can be white or black. We had the white ones which are semi-transparent. In Japanese, they are called "shirataki", meaning "white waterfall." Solid white ones have tofu added to them, and are called "Tofu Shirataki." Black ones are used in sukiyaki. Thick ones are sold as "Ito konnyaku"

All versions of the noodle have almost no flavour. Instead, they absorb the flavours of what they are cooked in, and so are usually used in a saucy dish, such as a soup, or a stir fry that has some sauce in it. The noodles also add a chewy, rubbery, gelatinous texture to a dish.

from left to right - mackerel, octopus, some sort of salad (perhaps w/ tofu?)

sashimi - amberjack, toro...

more sashimi - forgot what this was but it was good!

chawanmushi - literally "tea cup steam" or "steamed in a tea bowl"
egg custard w/ halibut and snow peas (usually flavored w/ soy sauce, dashi and mirin)
i definitely want to try to make this at home - need to find cute cups like this.

clams, daikon and in the center a delicious layer of cabbage, egg and meat. the flavors remind me of my grandma's cooking.

nigiri - red snapper?, salmon, ?, marinated tuna, uni (the sweetest uni I've had!!) Matt doesn't like uni and I don't like salmon so I got double uni! lucky me! I wish I remembered what the white fish nigiri were. I guess I was too excited about my uni.

soup w/a variety of mushrooms. earthy flavors and quite delicious.

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