Go Go Godzila
Written: Dec 09 '02 (Updated Feb 04 '03)
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Pros: yummy cheap sushi
Cons: small, expect a wait
The Bottom Line: Godzila Sushi is pretty good.
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| megugrrrl's Full Review: Godzila Sushi |
Godzila Sushi (yes, one L) on the corner of Divisadero and Bush is apparently always packed. Even on a Thursday evening people are standing around waiting. "It's a frikkin' San Francisco institution!!!", my friend yelled into my ear during my first trip there. Funny how I'm getting around to trying all the city's institutions after I've moved away.
An acquaintance is one of the sushi chefs (Eiji - who is quite popular with the rock-a-betties in the city). Their menu is short, the way it's supposed to be, and their sushi is good, fresh, and cheap, and I'd go back if I were in the neighborhood.
The Scene
It's pretty small, a couple of tables and a '7' shaped sushi bar seating 12. There's a giant mural of Godzila looking into the restaurant (pictured above), who bears an eery resemblance to Godzilla. There are also a whole bunch of napkins plastered on the wall containing ballpoint pen sketches of the fire-breathing lizard. My favorite is the one of Godzila eating human sushi.
The Sushi
All nigiris (slices of fish on an ovaline clump of rice) are about $3, makis (rolls) also hover around the $3 range. Typical sushi offerings like hamachi (yellowtail), California Makis, Philly rolls, ebi (shrimp)- and a handful of sushi specialties like the Rock 'n' Roll - and other variations of the Caterpillar Roll - are available.
The ingredients are fresh, the nori has just enough crisp, and the rice is perfect.
Godzila also offers sashimi (the raw stuff) plates (hamachi, tuna, or both) which come with miso soup and rice. I believe the sashimi plates are around $12. They also have a limited donburi (stuff on rice - mainly bbq eel) menu, side salads, and edamame for non sushi types - and their vegetarian sushi includes things like kappa (cucumber) and broccoli. I think broccoli-zushi sounds really, umm, gross.
A scoop of green tea ice cream is all they offer for dessert.
Like any good sushi joint, there's Japanese beer and sake. We had a bottle of unfiltered sake - which came ice cold and looked a lot like nonfat milk, but tasted wonderful.
Everything else about this place is pretty unremarkable. It's a pretty typical SF sushi joint.
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Recommended:
Yes
Kid Friendliness: No
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Best Suited For: Friends
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