umami

san francisco, ca

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i realize that my blog posts have been few and far between. derek and i recently decided to relocate to the bay area. we're not completely settled yet, but hopefully i'll be able to pick up the blogging, especially since moving means a lot of eating out. several weeks ago, derek and i flew to the bay area to check out housing options and meet up with some friends. tina and patrick took us to a fantastic japanese restaurant which made me feel much better about leaving my favorite manhattan restaurants behind.

we started with an excellent bottle of sake from their easy-to-understand sake menu. then we ordered several small plates of food to share. pictured are tina's favorite - the delicious kobe burgers served on mantao buns. i loved the perfectly crispy rock shrimp tempura - an improved version of the typical honey walnut shrimp you can get at chinese restaurants. the highlight of my meal, however, was the amazing uni. y&a recently introduced me to this stuff and umami's uni was some of the best that i've ever had. remarkably fresh with a hint of sweetness. amazing.