Oyaji

An izukaya opened up in my ‘hood a few months back called Oyaji.
Well, not really “in my hood” as it’s about a mile as the crow flies. Maybe in the other side of my ‘hood. A 2 minute drive or a 20 minute stroll in the howling wind and cold that marks a San Francisco summer out here.
The best way to describe an izukaya is a bar that serves beer and nihonshu and food that goes good with both. So there’s all kinds of stuff, from ramen to a full sushi bar to yakitori and the like. Menu here.
Schu called and wanted to eat. I suggested Oyaji. We went. I ordered a starter of California Maki and Cha-Siu Ramen. The sushi here is fresh made and the rolls were pretty good. Purty too.

Tastes as good as it looks
They have an excellent selection of sake and shochu. Not so much on the beer. Although they did have the dark Asahi I drank a lot of last time I was in Tokyo. Burp.

Necessities of modern life lor.
The ramen arrived and the broth was flavorful, but not too heavy or too full of MSG. The noodles were of the thick kind and were not overcooked. Springy.

Imagine, a nice bowl o’ ramen close by my house! Waaaah!

Not overcooked, they’re springy!
Some minuses though. The egg was unusually salty (maybe stored in soy sauce?) and the bowl didn’t come out as hot as it should have. Nitpicking here though, because…

the cha-siu was tender and there was just enough fat to give it good taste without being gross with the fat on top. Mmmmmm.
It’s best to walk here from the house though. Then can walk back, thus burning off all calories!
Oyaji
3123 Clement St.
SF CA 94121