Wakuriya
115 De Anza Blvd, 94402-3988 - San Mateo
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#35 of 286 restaurants in San Mateo
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59/100
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Phone:
+1 650-286-0410
🌐 Website:
http://www.wakuriya.com
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Address:
115 De Anza Blvd, San Mateo
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This is my absolutely favorite Kaiseki in the Bay Area, also the only Michelin Star restaurant that I keep coming back to.
My review is a little bit overdue (the last time I dined in the restaurant was 2019 but I did order takeout dinner during 2020), but I really want to share my experience.
This restaurant is hard to get a reservation, the process is to call at midnight and leave a message on reservation detail. If you're able to secure a reservation, the restaurant will call back the next day to confirm.
For all the times I have been here, I have never been disappointed by the food. I could really tell that the chef puts a lot of thoughts into each dish. Each dish was so intricate and so fresh. Their service was also exceptional.
Their menus refresh from time to time, but I always get their Sake Flight! My favorite is their fruity Sake Flight.
I can’t wait to come back and dine at this restaurant soon!
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Absolutely incredible. If you can get a reservation, you have to go. It's the best food you'll ever eat in a strip mall. Each dish was so thoughtful and delicious.
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Inventive, fresh, and impecably styled and flavored dishes. It's a long meal (3 hrs) and there aren't too many seats. It's understated from the outside and you wouldn't know such a gem existed in the strip mall. Would highly recommend. Be aware it's one tasting menu and there's not a ton of customization for those with food restrictions (e.g. if you don't eat raw fish). Highlight of my meal was the lobster.
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Finally got in here again. Mostly as good as before. Overall I will say it is 3.8.
First dish is sushimi grade shrimp and scallops. They are pre-flavored. You can eat them like sushimi or put them on the hot stone. Personally, I think just eating raw is good enough. It offered two egg dishes. One is steam egg with fish and the other is stir fried egg with mushroom over rice. I think one egg dish is enough. The whole set I think is missing fried stuff like fried fish or veggies. Most disappointed dish I think is the beef. It is very soft but no beef flavor. I think a little rock salt will bring out the flavor more. Most impressed dish is the fruit dessert. I am not a fruit fan so it is a surprise. The milky sauce made the desert a whole. It is light and you want to have more.
Overall, a good dinning experience.
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Fantastic take out by Chef Katsuhiro Yamasaki during this ongoing Shelter in Place era. Mutiple dishes served in their own mini trays. Ours included "Moriwase" ocean trout and big eye tuna sashimi. Another dish was the wagyu beef with blue shrimp. Last, was the "unagi govan" (eel) over rice. This dish also had a steamed egg that we thought would bust on the way home but never did. Every plate was ready to eat when we got it home and each bite was amazing. Lots of flavors and textures with each bit. Got a bottle of Shimeharitsuru (Junmai Ginjo) Sake that was incredibly smooth to go with it. Definitely recommend trying them out!!!!
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Traditional Japanese Kaiseki set course dinner for less than $100. It's a great value when you calculate the ingredients and the cost of labor. The place is run by a husband and wife team. The husband is the chef and the wife is the front of the house, including acting as a server.
The food is inventive and consistent. My favorite are the appetizers, especially the foie gras. The pineapple sorbet with shiso palate cleanser was perfect balance of tart and sweet. I'm not a shiso fan, but they used it perfectly to provide just a hint of it. The lobster paired with truffles was great.
The only pain is the reservation. You have to call at midnight, exactly one month in advance. It takes forever to get through. Once you're Conference , it's a old fashion voice mail machine and you just leave a message with your name, phone number and how many in your party. They will call you back in a few days to let you know if you were lucky enough to get a reservation. Don't get me wrong, it is completely worth it.
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We ordered take out kaiseki dinner for 2 at Wakuriya and all the dishes that were in it are absolutely delicious. We’ve dined in the restaurant twice in the past and they never disappoint! The money spent was well worth it, for sure! We will do it again.
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Love this place. Great fine dining experience with decent price. All dishes are thoughtfully curated. Fresh and seasonal ingredients, for sure.
Reserve early!
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