I am a fish/seafood snob. I grew up on an island and currently live in the city by the bay so I know my fish. And because my daily schedule of films was a little intense (often starting at 9am and ending at midnight) I mostly tried to eat lighter meals that wouldn't leave me in a food comma that would then result in me sleeping through half of a film. Which led to my desire to seek out a good sushi place close to the theaters that had become my temporary home. Yuzu seemed like the perfect choice.
This restaurant is beautiful. I could see it as a great place for a first date you want to impress.
The staff was friendly and attentive and offered me the sushi bar or a table as a single diner during TIFF so they score extra points for service.
The food was delicious but a little expensive compared to San Francisco prices and this meal was almost as expensive as my dinner at Canoe and Canoe is a fancier restaurant.
I had the yuzu sangria, scallops and shimeji, and the seafood bowl. The only choice I regretted was the sangria. It was tasty but an odd combination that by the time I got half way through it I still didn't love it so I'd suggest one of their sakes or sake-based cocktails instead. The scallops and mushrooms were decadently rich in their buttery sauce. The seafood bowl was a tasty mix of sea creatures over rice in a stone bowl. I wished the rice developed a little more of a crust but that also may have been my fault for trying to scarf it down as quickly as possible to since I only had an hour and 15 minutes between screenings.