Adrie Reinders

Sanraku, 704 Sutter Street, San Francisco, www.sanraku.com

When asking my hotel concierge for a good Japanese restaurant, he recommended Sanraku – a japanese Sushi restaurant known to many in California as one of the top sushi places in the county (confirmed by it winning an award for best Sushi in 2006). After having sampled its fares, I can only confirm this statement. Japanese food is one of my favourites. Having spent many years “in training” whilst doing business with companies such as Mitsui and my good friend Hideo Ito, fmr Chairman of Toshiba N&S America, I have gathered a little knowledge about how good Sushi should taste. Sanraku met all the highest qualifications,  fresh fresh fresh, top quality seafood flown in especially from Japan. Comfort and service is traditional Japanese style.

My menu consisted of a California Roll with King Crab, Spicy Tuna Maki and ofcourse my favourity handroll Salmon/Avocado. For desert I had a homemade dessert, which was like a caramel flan.

Food: 9
Service: 8
Comfort: 7.5
Price/Quality: 8.5

If you like Sushi, an absolute must whilst in San Francisco.

Back in time

Lori’s Diner at Sutter
500 Sutter St, SF, CA 94102
(415) 981-1950

Just around the corner of my hotel in downtown San Francisco, I discovered Lori’s diner, looking for a neat place to have some lunch.  www.lorisdinner.com.
The exterior already looked nicely nostalgic – and the interior didn’t disappoint. It was like entering another timezone – that of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe – all gleaming skai lether sofas, jukeboxes and music from that era. Pretty nice by the way. The menu also resembled times past – tasty, huge quantities and not good when you are on a diet. Good for the ocassional lapse though.

I opted for the delicious Lori’s club – with turkey and potato salad on the side plus a large milkshake. A real must if you are in San Fransisco and are feeling in the mood for some nostalgia…

Food: 8
Service: 8
Comfort: 8.5
Price/Quality: 8.5