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California, United States, Restaurants
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Detailed Food analysis for California, United States, Restaurants.
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Current scope
California, United States, Restaurants
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Confidence
26,254 reviews analyzed across 2 platforms.
Share of complaint snippets where this topic appears by platform.
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Balance is praise minus complaint for this topic on the same platform.
Complaint signal
9.6%
Praise signal
57.5%
Complaint signal
12.4%
Praise signal
78.1%
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Coverage
314 insight pages mention Food in this scope.
Signal strength
Complaint signal is 11.0% across available platforms.
Praise signal is 67.8% across available platforms.
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Dishonestly lists it's menu prices by adding a resteruant set fee to the price. If they were honest they advertise the true price.
-0.5 star BC food was solid but not amazing. -0.5 stars bc it's overpriced for what it is.
06/2024 Visited on a weekend evening. Pretty busy but not overly so. I ordered the Hokkaido Scallop, Unagi, and Ika Nigiri, along with the Spicy Salmon Hand Roll and Taiyaki Ice Cream dessert. Overall, it ran me about $50. The food was just "alright." None of the food was morish and the price I paid didn't feel justified. The hand roll was pathetic - I could not tell that there was salmon in there... And the Taiyaki Ice Cream was literally just one of those ice creams you could buy a four-pack of but charged three times more. This restaurant serves Nigiri and Handrolls, but I'd say stick with the regular rolls and save the specialty sushi for a dedicated omakase restaurant. And absolutely skip the dessert... Atmosphere - The restaurant's main appeal is that it runs as a "bullet train" restaurant. However... when I came to visit, it wasn't running! And because of this (or not), service was pretty slow! It took 20 minutes to get my food... The decor of the restaurant was okay... I guess I expected more eating at a Sushi restaurant in San Francisco. Would I eat here again? Absolutely not, lol... Way too expensive for what you get and there are no promises of their marketing draw (bullet train).
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$$$$$ Me and my girlfriend we were looking for an italian restaurant. Service was excellent very friendly staff. Food is overpriced for what it is $100 for a pepperoni pizza, pasta and 2 small cokes. The Place is fancy if you’re trying to impress your partner but if you’re just traveling not a good place to eat at.
$200 for 5 people & everyone was disappointed! Came here to meet family & were blown away by the view! Service was great but the table needed wiping down & we waited, despite a reservation and plenty of open tables. It looked like there were plenty of waitstaff. Valet parking was twelve dollars with no other option but that. Ordered $28 chicken breast, $14 garlic noodles, & $20 shrimp, among other things. The chicken was tough & dry, the noodles were spicy (which was not indicated on the menu), and there were only 4 shrimp on the plate. Flat water was free but sparkling was ten bucks! Diet Coke was five for a glass. Everyone left still very hungry and we ate when we got back to the room. For that kind of money I expect to be taking home a doggie bag and raving over the taste, amount, and presentation. Unimpressed and would not recommend.
12 years ago I got oyster poisoning at Tadich. There were terrible in owning up. But the State of CA followed up with oyster supplier. But I decided today to go for all the previous good memories I had. What a mistake. The calamari steak I had was BURNED on the back side. The butter garlic sauce was overwhelming but did mask the burned flavor. Never again will I go back to Tadish. Overpriced and overrated.
$200 for 5 people & everyone was disappointed! Came here to meet family & were blown away by the view! Service was great but the table needed wiping down & we waited, despite a reservation and plenty of open tables. It looked like there were plenty of waitstaff. Valet parking was twelve dollars with no other option but that. Ordered $28 chicken breast, $14 garlic noodles, & $20 shrimp, among other things. The chicken was tough & dry, the noodles were spicy (which was not indicated on the menu), and there were only 4 shrimp on the plate. Flat water was free but sparkling was ten bucks! Diet Coke was five for a glass. Everyone left still very hungry and we ate when we got back to the room. For that kind of money I expect to be taking home a doggie bag and raving over the taste, amount, and presentation. Unimpressed and would not recommend.
High End Korean Cuisine We tried this restaurant based on the reputation of the owner and chef, David Chang. We were delighted to see the chef there the night we visited, and my son was able to meet him and congratulate him on this new enterprise. We tried a selection of small plates and shared them around the table. All were unique and flavorful. The wait staff was very attentive and helpful and we enjoyed dining outdoors in their courtyard area. We will definitely return in the future when we have the opportunity.
You.must.eat.here. First, let’s get this out of the way. If you are looking for a romantic and intimate place, you will have to go elsewhere. This place is LOUD. With crowded seating, I was a part of three different conservations and it wasn’t pleasant. I’d recommend sitting at the end of the bar to minimize the noise pollution. And the drinks. If you are looking for stellar mixologist-inventions, this again, is not your place. Ok. Now that’s out of the way. I’ll say it again. EAT. HERE. We had the dried porcini donuts, chicken liver banh mi, the aged beef wonton, tonnarelli sea urchin (with their in-house made gluten free pasta) and the steak. It was all exceptional (minus the pasta which was good but not exceptional). This is my most memorable meal all year, by far. What sticks out to me is that everything was seasoned perfectly and the flavors were pleasantly vibrant. The two things that REALLY stuck out were the donuts and banh mi. They both were extraordinary and are two small bite plates that you should definitely order. I am looking forward to returning again and again.
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Update* take out service has gotten a bit better. The text send when the food is ready. Haven't had any issues when I order ahead of time.
Review rating: 1.0
The best Denny's I've been to. Cion served us and her serving was polite and warm. We ordered a seasonal special and she knocked it out of the park, even though it was her "first time making it." Will come back for breakfast.
Review rating: 5.0
First clue: Filthy menu How can this place get such high reviews? I ordered Penang Curry $19.95 . When asked “what protein?” I didn’t want one as I am vegetarian and I find no nutrition value or taste in tofu. But the waiter pushed the tofu in be by saying” crispy tofu” or whatever so I figured there be a few bits I could ignore and I would eat the vegetables. I got a huge pile of white rice plus a bowl of the Panang which was almost nothing but tofu. There were 3 slivers of green bell and a couple of red slivers. That was it. The sauce had flavor so I just ate sauce soaked rice .
Review rating: 2.0
Great food and excellent service. Highly recommend! I got the Acoustic menu which was very tasty with generous portions. The dessert was huge and fancy. The service was excellent in a wonderful atmosphere as everyone was so accommodating of my numerous requests and so welcoming, especially the manager who really goes out of his way to take good care of his customers and to get to know them personally. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone!
Review rating: 5.0
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Dishonestly lists it's menu prices by adding a resteruant set fee to the price. If they were honest they advertise the true price.
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-0.5 star BC food was solid but not amazing. -0.5 stars bc it's overpriced for what it is.
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06/2024 Visited on a weekend evening. Pretty busy but not overly so. I ordered the Hokkaido Scallop, Unagi, and Ika Nigiri, along with the Spicy Salmon Hand Roll and Taiyaki Ice Cream dessert. Overall, it ran me about $50. The food was just "alright." None of the food was morish and the price I paid didn't feel justified. The hand roll was pathetic - I could not tell that there was salmon in there... And the Taiyaki Ice Cream was literally just one of those ice creams you could buy a four-pack of but charged three times more. This restaurant serves Nigiri and Handrolls, but I'd say stick with the regular rolls and save the specialty sushi for a dedicated omakase restaurant. And absolutely skip the dessert... Atmosphere - The restaurant's main appeal is that it runs as a "bullet train" restaurant. However... when I came to visit, it wasn't running! And because of this (or not), service was pretty slow! It took 20 minutes to get my food... The decor of the restaurant was okay... I guess I expected more eating at a Sushi restaurant in San Francisco. Would I eat here again? Absolutely not, lol... Way too expensive for what you get and there are no promises of their marketing draw (bullet train).
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Reviews analyzed
26,254
Collected reviews: 401,812 · Analysis coverage: 6.5%
Platforms covered
2
Last update
June 27, 2026
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