The Shota

The Shota reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

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

   Best Omakase/Kaiseiki in SF FiDi!!! They change menus according to seasons and presentation of each dish is an art. The food, service and ambience made our evening very enjoyable. Oh, do the sake pairing for sure!!! Chef Ingi (Shota) is super friendly and fun to talk to.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 6, 2020

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

   Consistently one of my favorite fancy omakase. Menus change regularly, and every course is a delight. All of the fish are super fresh, well seasoned. The first course is always a surprise of yumminess: an ankimo mousse choux. Everything’s incredibly flavorful and in season. The chef would tell us about what’s happening each season, where the fish was from. Even their ginger is fancy: they have young pickled ginger that is super tart and refreshing. A la carte, they also have a uni wagyu piece that’s makes me so happy. The sake pairing is also amazing and a LOT. I found splitting one to be enough. Finally their tamago is super fluffy and jiggly. Must eat!!
   

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   JoBe

   Los Angeles1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 4, 2020

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

   Best sushi dinner you'll ever have. Highly recommend going with the sake pairing.
   

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   NKarni86

   San Francisco14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2020

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

   First time dining here thanks to watching the Eater YouTube video. Sat at the bar and was attended to by the excellent Chef Aki for the most part but the others were just as good as well. Love how they took the time to explain each dish and more importantly how to eat it! The tuna demonstration was also a wonderful learning experience for me - and those dishes were my favorites, particularly the temaki. If I would do one thing differently, I’d add the sake pairing! Overall, the best Japanese experience I’ve had in San Francisco! Will definitely come here again!
   

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   Jacky

   San Francisco31 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2020

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

   One of my absolute favorite restaurants in SF. From freshest ingredients to excellent services, they didn't miss a single detail.
   

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   SaraL

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 20, 2020

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

   I like their tuna 101 class.......................
   

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7. DL

   DonaLisa

   Los Angeles2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 19, 2020

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

   A delightful personal experience with the 3 special chefs who met at Napa Morimoto’s years ago. Artistic and substantial with special detail and exquisite presentation. Timing and cadence of omakase excellent, and the ankimo (monkfish liver) best I’ve ever had - made by chef Seth. Paired with a couple special beers - a yuzo and a rice based - perfect for the first several lighter flights. Highly recommend for seasoned and beginner omakese venturers.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2020

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

   Everything about the evening was perfect! Wouldn’t be able to pick at something negative even if we tried. The flawless experience started the moment we stepped into the restaurant. We want to particularly thank our chef of the evening, Chef Aki. Super personable and an overall great person to chat and be in company of. Thank you to everyone on staff who was a part of our memorable Valentine’s dinner!
   

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   Jeffrey

   San Francisco3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 13, 2020

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

   Wonderful. Texture of all fish was incredible - best I've ever had. Flavor was amazing on all dishes.
   

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10. M

    Maruchan VIP

    San Francisco22 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 9, 2020

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

    Second time coming here. First time was with my parents for a few of our birthdays. Love the ambience and the chefs here. In terms of omakase restaurants definitely one of the better ones but the pricing definitely increased since the last time I was here so they are getting popular. Would definitely recommend the sake pairing and also if you have more than 2 people easier to sit on the ends so you can actually have a conversation without talking through someone.
    

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