ANZU Reviews
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- Not worth the time or money
We eat here every year and love to come at Easter. We have enjoyed this place for a few years. So on Nov 8 2009 we were looking forward to going there again, but to our surpise the food was horrible. Not much to the Japanese influence, food was taseless. Maybe there is another Chef, don't know but we will not go back unless there are major changes. Our the sevice was awful. Took 20 m...
Read More On Citysearch ldsantia 11/10/2009 - Overpriced Japanese food
Overpriced Japanese food. Could not find the lobster in the gnocchi. Pasta was tasteless. Hamachi crudo was overpriced for four pieces of hamachi on a bed of grapefruit. Pork Belly is way better at Santa ramen in san mateo. Miso Cod was good but everyone makes it so go elsewhere. My sone's Ribeye steak was good but how can you screw up a steak? The menu looks better than it tastes. It als...
Read More On Citysearch rlajr4u 8/21/2009 - Fantastic Place
I ate dinner here with my boyfriend before heading to a show at the Razz Room. What a great meal! Our waiter was very attentive (and funny!) and the food was great - and you have to try the sushi. Loved it and would recommend to anyone.
Read More On Citysearch Skydive93 2/6/2009 - Good
This place is an overall pretty good place to eat at. The food is pretty good and the service was nice. I would recommend eating here to anybody that asks
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 10/31/2008 - A Hidden Gem!Cuisine described as EuroJapanese...wonderful food and great service. Chef Barney Brown knows what he is doing!
The Black Cod is a signature dish, sushi was exquisite and an interesting dessert wine section. Will be back!
Read More On Citysearch aed1127 11/18/2007 - An unpleasant experienceA very unpleasant experience because:
1. The restaurant would not honor the restaurant dot com coupon
2. The management was entirely unresponsive
3. Some of the food was inedible due to exceptionally high salt content
4. The waiter was arrogant and indefferent
We will certainly not return and would in no way recommend this restaurant.
Read More On Citysearch nicgarnett 8/21/2007 - We feel cheated!We had a very bad experience at this restaurant. I was given a gift certificate by my staff for Sunday Brunch for 4. The hotel's salesperson faxed over the certificate because my birthday party was that night and the staff wanted something to give me. . I made reservations and gave the number of the certificate to the reservation clerk. Well needless to say- we had a rude awakening when they r...
Read More On Citysearch oldf 5/30/2007 - AverageI've been to Anzu a few times now. The food presentation varies from average to above average each time. Wish it would always be the same. Menu is limited. The Rock is cool, table side cooking. Price was good for quality of food. Staff was very sweet and helpfull. Nice place to go in downtown area. Ask for a seat by the window for cool downtown view.
Read More On Citysearch nan8016 4/14/2007 - Anzu is a poor choice for holiday dinnersChristmas dinner was terrible, terrible, terrible!
What a huge disappointment and embarrassment to have taken an out-of-town guest there for dinner. To begin with, I never would have thought food would languish in a hallway. The hot entrees were of poor quality and barely warm to the touch. Some of the dishes looked as if prepared for a previous banquet (e.g, venison, mashed cauliflower, an...
Read More On Citysearch kellygirlsr 12/28/2006 - Great Food. Anzu is a great place to dine. Even though the it was a kind of pricey the quality of the food made it worth it. I really recommend this place to those picky eaters that are looking for great food quality.
Read More On Citysearch aapinoyoc 12/20/2006 - Sizzler does holiday buffets betterI had reservations for Thanksgiving Dinner. You see the nice chairs and spacious aisles in the photographs, forget it. We were seated in a room with bad banquet tables and chairs. There was barely enough room for the waitstaff to walk between the tables. There were tables for 2 jammed against a wall with no room to get out without getting the people at the next table to stand up and let you out. ...
Read More On Citysearch ladykred 12/5/2006 - Tired concept, charmless ambience, poorly-executed foodThis restaurant was an out-and-out disappointment and strongly not recommended as a date or special occasion venue. The lighting and ambience felt very much like a corporate cafeteria. Service ranged from sleepy to spacey. Diners appeared to be mostly clueless, middle-aged, unhip, frumpy types. Food is from the first generation of fusion cuisine -- when the concept itself could win a restaurant p...
Read More On Citysearch senatorsmith 9/21/2006 - Good for AnniversariesWe have celebrated our anniversary here for 3 years in a row. The food is rather pricey for Fusion Japanese food, but it's worth it. The chocolate dessert is to die for. We sometimes go here just to get the dessert. =) We have since moved out anniversary venue to The Waterfront, but not because we don't like Anzu, parking is just easier at Waterfront.
Read More On Citysearch bzzzsweeti 8/30/2006 - pleasantly surprised..we stayed at hotel nikko and on our last day there we decided to have brunch here. and we were pleasantly surprised! i wish we could've had dinner here.. if you're going for brunch, skip coffee and try orange juice. delicious~ service was ok though.
Read More On Citysearch katelynnl 6/1/2006 - DisappointedCame here for Mother's day. There was a noisy family with kids seated next to us. It wasn't exactly 'fine dining' atmosphere or decor. Food was mediocre. Waitress' head was in a cloud: overfilled glass with water, had to ask for ALL eating utensils, forgot the appetizer before the entree. The food was not worth the price. Food was barely worth the time and the money to try.
Read More On Citysearch preciousswtpea 5/16/2006 - Outstanding! The Real Deal.When it comes to breadth of offerings and freshness Anzu and Chef Takahashi are simply outstanding.
Everything you've read about the ambiance of this place is correct: It sucks. But, guess what? It doesn't matter. Sit at the sushi bar. The chef is knowledgeable and friendly. You'll instantly be transported to sushi heaven.
Our party of 3 put ourselves in the Chef's hands. After asking ...
Read More On Citysearch petergv 4/23/2006 - thank you!i cannot tell you how excited i was to find "real" sushi here in san francisco. you'd think a town filled with good resturants would have some good sushi, but no. Not until I found anzu and their tsukiji-market imported fresh fish! Just go and sit at the sushi bar and you will be educated about what real sushi is all about. I am so happy to find this place, now I don't have to fly home to Jap...
Read More On Citysearch manekineko 2/24/2006 - Great Food, Everything Else LackingAlthough the food is excellent at ANZU, the service and ambiance is left to be desired. The music, techno in nature, was conversation stopping. An excellent hotel restaurant doesn't feel like it's in a hotel, yet the hotel exit signs everywhere are very unflattering.
Service was unrefined. Watched as servers carried dirty dishes to another table and spoke with the guests. Servers reached ac...
Read More On Citysearch sff00die 1/22/2006 - Gone downhill a sad restaurantI used to come to this restaurant about 3-4 years ago and I always loved the service, the food and the friendly manager. I come back to San Francisco and I'm very disapointed. Gone is the manager who used to check and make sure everything was ok, gone is the bartender who remebered my name, the food is still ok but not great (never was) but something is missing. The music defitnately needs to be ...
Read More On Citysearch letsgoeat 9/26/2005 - If you like a hotel banquet rooms eat here!I took my parents here for a special San Francisco dinner and what a let down. I spent sometime searching for a nice restaurant that would have a great ambiance with contemporary decor, good drinks, and great food. Do not believe any of the good ratings or even Anzus web sight. This place is simply an over priced restaurant in a hotel banquet room. You sit at cheap tables on stackable chairs ...
Read More On Citysearch sloksig 4/28/2005 - Overated and overpricedThis restaurant is a phony restaurant. They added conferene tables as dining tables for the Sunday brunch, which made the place look very cheesy. For $46/person, the main courses were flank steak and salmon. The flank steak was so tough you couldn't even cut through. Crusted salmon was overly cooked and drenched in oil We couldn't find anything worth eating here besides the bagels. You simp...
Read More On Citysearch samh94132 4/10/2005 - Anzu satisfiesI finally had a chance to try out Anzu. They have been around for awhile, but never got around to it. I must say that I was very happy with our meal and the service was perfect. Highly recommended
Read More On Citysearch mbstpks 3/17/2005 - Overall, Not EnjoyableWhen I go out and spend $150 on a meal for two, I want it to be a memorable experience. This wasn't. The food was good and the service was adequate. But the ambiance of the place is just plain boring. Anzu looks like it's in the banquet room of a hotel. You know what I mean: low acoustical tile ceiling and virtually nothing interesting about the artwork or table setings. Very boring indeed...
Read More On Citysearch mcorrallo 1/15/2005 - Thumbs up from a Japanese!Let's face it, San Francisco lacks authentic sushi places compared to NYC. Being a Japanese and fairly new in town, locals would name off their favorites with names which doesn't sound anything remotely close to authentic (Blowfish, Sushi Groove, Tokyo Go Go.....hellooo???) and serving those "fusion" sushis. This is one place which I would have to vouch for sushis just like home! Other reviewers ...
Read More On Citysearch zingirl 7/28/2004 - Sake to me!!!Haven't eaten here yet, but how could you go wrong with steak and sushi?! I have, on many occasions, had their sake and sake cocktails. They are excellent and (I don't know if it's on the menu) but if you're interested in a cold sake tasting just ask the bartender.
Read More On Citysearch food911 5/18/2004 - Bad foodwe party of 6 went to Anzu on Saturday night (05/01/04). Three of the party ordered their Salmon entry and they served it very rare and even when told that they need it well done they couldn't do it right even the second time and the best they could do is took it off the bill. I ordered Halibut and that's not good either. Sushi is ok. Best meal of the night is my 4 yr olds Chicken Nuggets and f...
Read More On Citysearch klce87 5/2/2004 - Best Sushi in the city...If you're a true sushi fan, what I mean is you like freshest sushi with no fuss, ANZU is the ultimate place to go. Takahashi san WOW me everytime I eat at his sushi bar...Toro (fatty tuna) is my favorite, but everything else is great. Just let Takahashi san know how much you want to spend, and let him decide for you...and be ready to be surprise and impressed.
Read More On Citysearch joey113 9/16/2003 - a RIP-OFF!!I am the sort of person that has no problem paying high prices for great food, but I hate getting ripped off for crappy food and service like I did last night.
The food is just ok- and if you're going to spend money going out blah and ok just don't cut it. The bartender messed up two drink orders from the waitress, and on the third, because they didn't have the ingredients, brought, and charged ...
Read More On Citysearch angel2290 6/1/2003 - Savor the FlavorThe flavors used in sauces for the beef and asparagus and other items made a simple dish taste excquisite. The sushi was comprable to just about any other sushi spot, but all else (crab cake, salad) was outstanding! Knowledgeable watistaff - recommended a wine that was great but I wouldn't have tried otherwise.
Read More On Citysearch hannicka 4/14/2003 - ANZU is the finestI love eating at ANZU whether it be on a date or with friends. The food is so delicious and is consistently good. I've sat at the sushi bar several times and it's always been a good experience - this is the freshest sushi I have ever tasted. And the steak? Need I say more? It was so tender and tasty that it melted in my mouth. Wow! Am getting hungry again, just writing this down. I highly recomme...
Read More On Citysearch Isabella 4/7/2003 - Beef that needs no knife!Good food - excellent beef. Haven't tried the sushi, but that's only a matter of time. The Peartini was great! If you go on a date ask for a booth in the back - very romantic.
Read More On Citysearch adecentplayer 2/10/2003 - Mouth Watering Beefanzu was a pleasant surprise and i came away w/ a new favorite place for steak AND sushi. both were fresh and melted in my mouth and the service was top notch in a very nice, comfortable, elegant & contemporary dining room.
Read More On Citysearch jchao 9/18/2002 - nice placethe steak was good. the sushi was much better than other popular sushi house e.g. ebisu, ec. LA has better sushi but for SF, it's very good. the salmon entree was ok.
Read More On Citysearch mh 7/20/2002 - Tasty treats for me to eatService was excellent, not to doting and not too annoying. Food was wonderful. Flavorful and beautifully presented. Must try the deconstructed tuna roll and for dessert...the chocolate truffle cake (takes 30min to prepare so order early).
Read More On Citysearch Jester888 5/22/2002
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