K is for: Koo {Restaurant Review}

Let me preface this post by saying that San Francisco is by far the most amazing city I’ve ever lived in for quality of amazing, interesting restaurants.

However, having lived in San Diego for almost five years, I feel as thought San Francisco is sometimes lacking in the sushi department. Don’t get me wrong, there are fantastic sushi restaurants in the city. But in San Diego, they are everywhere. In San Francisco, you have to look a little harder. A field trip to Koo in the inner sunset is one of those hidden gems.

This is what we had: the U2 roll, Azteca roll, Skip Jack tuna nigiri and Hawaiian Albacore tuna nigiri. Everything was fantastic.


The U2 is filled with tempura shrimp and avocado and topped with spicy tuna & tobiko. It was delicious. The Azteca is crab, avocado, gobo and cucumber wrapped in white fish, topped with a thin slice of jalapeño, spicy mayo, tobiko & ponzu; then lightly baked. I love anything spicy, so I thought the jalapeño was a perfect compliment. Since it was just lightly baked…it still had that sushi texture, but with a surprising taste that I enjoyed.


One thing we did not get, which came highly recommended on Yelp was the “Spoonful of Happiness.” According to the menu, it’s a spoonful of uni, quail egg, tobiko ponzu &amp along with another a spoonful of ankimo wrapped with whitefish, white truffle-oil ponzu & a shot of chilled sake. (So technically, it’s TWO spoonfuls). It looked delicious, but at $12 per person….if it wasn’t complete bliss, it would’ve left us less than happy, so we skipped it this time around.

We did, however, get dessert. I would venture to say that most sushi places aren’t known for their desserts, but this place is different. The Mt. Fuji is a chocolate cake with a white chocolate mousse  surprise hidden inside. At just four bucks, it’s a steal, and I highly recommend saving room for dessert. I will definitely be back to Koo!