Echigo Home Cook

Echigo Home Cook reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. K

   Kathleen

   San Francisco2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   The restaurant is beautifully decorated, but the service is painfully slow. I was really excited to try this place, but the experience ended up being frustrating. We had a 7:15 PM reservation and ordered the four-course prix fixe from the Valentine’s menu. By 8:45 PM, we had only received one dish—the hotate. If they can’t handle this many guests, they really shouldn’t take so many reservations or allow walk-ins. After waiting an hour and 45 minutes, we finally got our second course, but at that point, we had already decided to cut dinner short. The waiter canceled the rest of our meal and comped the hotate and sake, which was nice, but we were still charged $42 for five pieces of nigiri that weren’t even presented well. The rice was thrown together carelessly, and for that price, it wasn’t worth it at all. It was clear the kitchen was rushing to catch up because, by the time food started coming out, it looked sloppy. Meanwhile, the table near us who were seated the same time we were also only received one dish and ended up leaving, just like we did. This was supposed to be a special anniversary dinner, but instead, I’m sitting here irritated and starving. With a baby at home, date nights don’t come often, and it sucks that we wasted this one. Definitely not coming back.
   

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   Rob

   San Francisco10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were excited for the mix of sushi and cooked options on the izakaya-style menu. The Echigo 49er roll and the Mummy roll were among a set of rolls unique to Echigo and were exceptional. As were the negiri from their "fresh today" menu. The mango avocado roll was unexpectedly extra-delicious. The potato croquette over rice with a curry gravy was a great accompaniment to the sushi. Good sake selections and some unusual beer options added to the charm of the fare. Great ambience, we look forward to exploring more of their menu!
   

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   Peter VIP

   San Francisco5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 15 January 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was brutal. If you’ve seen Friends, our server was Ursula.
   

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   Michelle

   San Francisco5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 11 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic. Cozy yet refined and delicate food. Nourishing. Thank you!
   

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   Anna

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 29 September 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wow! Absolutely amazing. Buttery salmon, perfect rice…we had a few of the sampler sashimi and nigiri to try everything at this beautiful new spot and it was perfect. 10/10 recommend and will return
   

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   Rebecca

   San Francisco21 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 16 September 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The restaurant is beautifully designed & laid out, which contributes to a pleasant and soothing ambiance. The food is very good. I would say that the Omikase sushi was not worth the money. There were two kinds of snapper and sea bass, fatty tuna but no hamachi or scallops or other high value sushi. The cucumber & fish salad was excellent as was the sexy salmon roll. Service was perfect.
   

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   john

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 8 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Waitress was not that good got seated wrong and also order a chicken but got squid
   

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   NikosT

   San Francisco5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 11 July 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Tasty food, delightful service. Impressed with the owners. Menu is extensive, but the printed copy was a bit hard to read.
   

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   saulp VIP

   Seattle1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 27 April 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   The food is really good and we would come again for lunch or during a slow period. Most likely wouldn’t come back for dinner or if it’s busy. We spent the first 5 minute waiting for a menu and then an additional 15 minutes to place an order. We would have gone somewhere else if it wasn’t so late.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 6 April 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2

    The food was good, prices were fair given the location on Valencia but their online takeout menu had special items that weren't on their regular menu and the prices were also much more reasonable on their takeout menu. Service was really slow - ordered two entrees between myself and my partner and there was a 45 minute gap, it would've been really awkward if we weren't sharing the entrees and the first entree would've been cold had we waited for the second one to come out. Had the pork Katsu curry, duck confit and hamachi carpaccio. The hamachi carpaccio was made of thick fatty slices, it was delicious and pretty standard for hamachi carpaccio. The pork Katsu was nicely breaded and fried, had a chewy texture that reminded me of mochiko chicken. The curry also had a nice spice to it, but there was a lot more rice than curry. The duck confit took the longest to come out, and it was in a salad, didn't taste like it'd been slow cooked for 12 hours, honestly pretty plain tasting, would not order again.
    

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