Elephant Sushi

Elephant Sushi is a sushi restaurant Russian Hill San Francisco located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (415) 440-1905

  • Website

    elephantsushi.com

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    ElephantSushi

  • Type

    Sushi Restaurant

Address

1916 Hyde St (at Green St) San Francisco , CA 94109 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Dinner
Drinks Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 60


Keywords:

sushi good for dates off-menu items quail eggs trendy hamachi truffles pickles Godzilla roll music well butterfish Hello Kitty crowded ankimo dinner Red Dragon carpaccio specialty rolls soy sauce
EArchitect

This is a very popular & small restaurant . No cash. No reservations . On Fri-Sat, arrive by 6:30pm before it gets packed. The Hamachi Truffle appetizer & Flaming Sea Bass are must haves! Drooling!

Shirley Liu

Would recommend the flaming sea bass , hamachi truffle , Himalayan trout , and beastie boy roll in that order. Great place for a date. Also highly recommend the $5 Hello Kitty martini !

Sabina B.

Start with the Waldo Carpaccio (go off menu and ask, it's worth it) & Hamachi Truffle , and follow those up with the Himalayan Trout , Flaming Sea Bass , and Boombox (sans banana...thank me later).

Christine Cardoso

Delicious sushi !!! Godzilla roll is a must. Hello kitty $5 saketini is tasty. The staff was super friendly and welcoming. Overall, small place with good vibes and great music .

Zhanna

The best sushi experience I've ever had. All house special rolls are simply delicious and sake is great as well . I will come back for more.

Geoff Reinhardt

One of the three best sushi shops in SF. Get the obligatory Flaming Seabass .

Stella Novena

Flaming Seabass is Must Have. Salmon is outstandingly fresh and tender, therefore any roll with salmon would be a great choice.

Amy Matsuno

The sushi here is the definition of fresh - really sets it on another level. Try the Hamachi Whiteout roll and the Flaming Seabass roll. The butterfish here is heavenly as well !

Bommy

Very popular spot so either make reservations or come early and sit at the bar . Hamachi truffle is delicious and the uni + quail egg is a must for uni fans.

Priya Saiprasad

One of the best sushi spots in SF. You can't go wrong with anything here but I highly recommend the Hamachi truffle app , the Flaming Sea Bass roll and the Godzilla roll .

Natalie Downe

Get the White Out and the Flaming Seabass ! You won't be disappointed! Some of the best sushi in SF!

Nicole Rocchio

Flaming Sea Bass roll is a definite when going here. Smaller groups and a longer wait but there’s a wine bar across the street to grab a drink beforehand.

Liz Anathan

Everything we had was delicious. I used to like Sushi Groove but its obvious this place is a passion project. Lots of care with fabulous ingredients.

John Holowesko

Trout . Get it. Honestly the best sushi I’ve had in a while.

Helio Medeiros

Best sushi in SF! The service is amazing! Seat on the bar and made sushi chef friends :)

Xi-Er Dang

You have to tried the flaming seabass and white out. One of the best sushi places in SF! So good!

Andrew Shatnyy

"Boom box" was the only thing that worth staying in the line for an hour. I wouldn't do it again but it is truly one the best sushi places in San Francisco!

Simon Willison

The White Out roll was fantastic. Also really liked the Himalayan Trout .

Sharon Wu

The trout sashimi lain across a sturdy piece of pink Himalayan salt is the way to go. Everything else is not memorable. Small space, a little dark, fine service.

Sabina B.

Get here when it opens as the wait list fills up fast. The Boom Box roll is truly scrumtrulescent but a mouthful (#ThatsWhatSheSaid)

Gunjan Bolton

Give the Boom Box a try with banana . Seriously the best roll I've had in years! Rest is amazing as well .

William Johnson

The flaming seabass and ankimo are a must! Give the ya man and boom box rolls a look too

Andrew Backs

The Flaming Seabass is on point. Sushi/Bi Bim Bap!

Natalie K

Flaming sea bass was a little overrated. Sashimi was really good, and in general the fish was super fresh.

Angela Millare

Check out the wine bar close by because you will wait, but ITS WORTH IT! Awesome sushi and reasonable price

Joanna Flamm

Fun date night/girlfriend dinner spot. Really interesting sushi rolls .

Vivian Wang

Fun spot. Get the flaming sea bass roll and hamachi

Allison Fisher

Hands down my new favorite sushi spot in SF. The red & yellow roll is divine.

Nikki ????

Amazing, unique dishes! Worth the wait! ????

Christine Cardoso

House made pickeled ginger and fresh brewed low sodium soy sauce !

Malte Goesche

Pretty good California style sushi . Not sure if I like it as much as Sushi Groove which was in that space before.

Erin Meador

This place was excellent! Delicious rolls--- especially the flaming sea bass roll

Daniela Celma

Best Sushi in San Francisco. Great food, great servicy and the owner is a lovely girl!

Sherry Li

Go in a group and sit at the large table in the private-ish area

Nick Knudson

Start with the chips n dip

Elizabeth Burstein

Takes a long time to get a seat but delicious

Kevin OLeary

Incredible sushi all around. T and Tom will take good care of you.

Noah Lucas

Hamachi Sashimi and White Out Special. And flaming salmon (literally on fire).

Kate Borger

Service is not the best (servers are not very friendly and make it seem like a hassle to serve you and rush you in and out), but the sushi is delicious. Kinda worth dealing with snotty waiters .

Kait Gaiss

One of my favorite sushi joints in the city :)

Brittany Birdsong

Ya man roll, red dragon and salmon basil !

Meghana Dhar

Hamachi truffle app and flaming sea bass roll won't disappoint

Alice Wu

Ya man, albacore tataki and the flaming seabass

Kristen Vasan

Grilled sea bass is amazing

Allie Russell

Butterfish with garlic is quite good

Long Chen

$2 sake bombs all night!

Jeremiah R

Flaming sea bass , do it. You're welcome

Griffin Hammond

It's always happy hour . $2 Sake bombs .

heathr gold

Incredibly uninterested maitr d who told us we'd have a table min 40min but we still didn't after an hour. There was clearly another 30min wait. We had to go to be movie .

Simon Favreau-Lessard

Heed the warning

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