Red Box Sushi

Red Box Sushi is in the heart of the Tenderloin, steps away from Little Saigon behind a tiny, unassuming doorway. J found great reviews of this newish sushi bar and we had to stop in. Consensus: wow! We may actually have found high quality, affordable sushi in San Francisco.

The sashimi combo is why we came. $20 for about fifteen pieces of fish is unheard of in SF. Everything was fresh and tasty, even the mackerel which I usually don't like. I was impressed to see an amaebi (sweet shrimp) on the plate. Yum.

The maki rolls were about $9 each. Pretty standard pricing, but they were both good. The seaweed wrapped trio of fish eggs (named menage a trois) was particularly unique and tasty. The rolls weren't as impressive as that $20 plate, which would have been a great meal for two if paired with two bowls of rice and some soup or appetizers.