Izakaya Rintaro. San Francisco. California. 5.15.2016.

This is one of my favorites in town. It's also been named one of the best 10 new restaurants in America in 2015 by Bon Appétit. I usually have my friend Sylvan (chef/owner) send me what he thinks it appropriate for my party size each time.

Izakaya Rintaro
82 14th Street 
San Francisco, CA 94103 
415.589.7022
http://izakayarintaro.com

KANI NO SUNOMONO
San Francisco Dungeness crab and chilled Hikari Farm cucumber in sweet vinegar with kani miso and Half Moon Bay wasabi.

AGEDASHI TOFU
off the menu

HANETSUKI GYOZA
Riverdog pork and ginger gyoza with chicken foot jelly and "wings"

YAKITORI
half quail, Rintaro tsukune, duck + yuzu kasha, king trumpet

NEGI MISOKATSU
Berkshire pork and onion cats with Acme panko, Nagoya black miso sauce, snowy cabbage and mitsuba

KAREE RAISU
rice and Marin Sun grass fed beef curry with Fuji apple, carrot, potato, and garlicky cucumber raita

KARIAGE UDON
Rintaro hand-rolled udon with two fishes broth with kakiage tempura of kabocha squash and Japanese sweet potato

ICHIGO TO SAKURA AISU SHUKURIMU
Lucero strawberries and bing cherries with Rintaro vanilla ice cream in a puff shell

HOJICHA PANNA COTTA
Japanese roasted green tea panna cotta with hojicha syrup and almond cookies