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Nihon

4.4

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1779 Folsom St, Mission, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SatClosed
SunClosed
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manekineko 
19 years ago

Dissapointed – As a foodie who grew up in Japan, I was excited to read the words "izakaya-style cusine with a twist". In my mind, I thought wow, someone is finally putting together a true-modern, tokyo-style, izakaya style bar/ resturant. But man was I dissapointed. Their menu is the same old modern Japanese stuff that you could find anywhere, and what they mean by izakaya-style is that the portions are small. Their menu is so uninventive that I'm a little offended that they would use the name "nihon". I know this is not jap... read more

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lulapucci 
19 years ago

BEWARE: HORRIBLE, FOUL SUSHI – This place is to be avoided. We sent back 3 dishes-- the tuna poke tasted putrid and fishy, the rolls were sub-par, the lamb skewers were fatty and sinewy. And to top it off it was waaaay overpriced. The edamame was ok, but come on, steamed beans can't be too difficult... Avoid this establishment. 

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alanss 
19 years ago

Superb Bar – What a place. the whisky list is like no other I have ever seen. you walk in the door and all you see is whisky. Although they have everything else I would not recommend drinking anything but the brown stuff. Service is excellent, very friendly, informative and sincere. We ordered few apetizers at the bar and my god, their hamachi stuffed shitake' is to die for. this place rocks.. we stayed there no less than three hours and it was a party... On my first visit, they manged to make a regular out of me. I simply h... read more

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raychelle 
19 years ago

User review by raychelle – I was so excited about this place. The atmosphere is so cool. BUT the service is poor no matter how cool, nothing beats service. Which this place completely lacks! The manager has a poor attitude and lacks maturity. 

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gonzalosp 
19 years ago

Mature, Sophisticated & unusual – San Francisco has few places where grown ups can enjoy with a sense of youthfulness in them at the same time. Nihon I found is one. We were having dinner next door at Chez Spencer on Monday when afterwards we decided to check out Nihon after hearing about its whiskey selection. We were very surprised by everything. The music was jazz, played mellow in a gourgous setting. The service was very proffessional yet light hearted. The guy bartender was excellent. He spoke a little, knew how to reco... read more

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tareklibo 
19 years ago

Absolutely Impressive – The place is absolutely remarkable, delicious and a first of its kind although there few who are trying to get this concept passed but nevr perfected like this. If you pay attention to detail, you will notice that everything seems to have been built to suit the place, from furniture to bar to exposed brick etc.. etc... the food was delicious, the menu is original to the true izakaya style food although with a twist that i liked. The sachimi was like nothing i've had before. The true star has to be the... read more

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sweetiesue 
19 years ago

It's okaaay, but – The value for the food is really not good. It shouldn't be rated two $$ because while the prices seem average the quantity of food you get is tiny... Also, be sure to not only make a reservation, but to also confirm it. All it all, this place just wasn't worth the effort and money. 

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gildah 
19 years ago

Best Office party Ever – I have been to few office parties with the company I work for, but nothing compaired to what we had at Nihon. We had the whole top floor to ourselfes. Service was extremly accomadating & proffesional, even though we kept asking for more & more things that were not on our previous agreement. The place was beautifull, food remarkable with excellent sushi & remarkable cooked dishes 'Izakaya ?'. Lots of us just found out our new japanese hang out place. Simply great experince from the top down & thank yo... read more

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konik8 
19 years ago

Busy Loud & fun – My first time there and we got what we did not expect; A party although we planned a simple dinner. When we arrived the place was not full, however in a matter of an hour or so all tables were full, music somehow got louder and the energy just shot through the roof. I noticed other tables including ours drank a lot, whiskey and everything else. Service was proffesional, friendly & courteous. The food if you understand tradional Japanese was excellent. For those of you who think you know Japanese they had qu... read more

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Nihon has a 4.4 star rating with 432 reviews. 

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Nihon is closed now. It will open at 9:00 a.m. 

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