Ichido Restaurant

I had one of my favorite dining experiences of all time at Ichido, a pop up restaurant with a California-Japanese tasting menu held at Sequoia Sake's brewery. It was super fun and interactive, as Chef Geoff prepares the food right next to the communal table and guests can come up to watch or ask questions. He also describes each dish as it's served, including how he actually caught the halibut himself that we were about to eat! My favorite dish was the Soba Noodles w/Herring,...read full review

I'm a current SF resident and this has been one of my favorite dining experiences in the decade I've been in SF (and I make it out to quite a bit of restaurants). I'd say this event punches way above its weight - I've been to some Michelin star restaurants and would say that this at that quality level. Chef Geoff serves up an amazing and creative menu, with interesting Japanese flavors, as well as superb presentation and flavors. The service was also great, along with explanations...read full review

Ichido is definitely an experience worthy of exploring. My friend wanted to dine in for a new year's celebration and I was a little cynical due to the mediocre presentation of the food in the pictures. When we did agree to come, the experience was phenomenal. Chef Geoffrey intimately prepared our dishes right in front of us, and although the food wasn't plated extravagantly, the flavor palette was more sensational then most expensive nicely plated dishes from fancy restaurants...read full review