PABU Izakaya

Shalzz 2 weeks ago

First time here. The bartender Louis was friendly and made great drinks. Camille was another friendly stuff there. Food was delicious. We went for happy hour menu and drinks. Great price for food and drinks

gabriel farfan 2 months ago

Great service, enjoyed the service from the Tamara, she made the experience fun, enjoyable, special and added to the dining entire experience. She was playful, professional and friendly all the time. The courses were amazing and the Omakase manure was perfect and filling. I for sure will come back because of the service and the food.

Christina Song 3 months ago

Menu ideas and cocktails were perfect We got the special fried rice with lobster Wagyu and bone marrow which was amazing and the duck ramen. The shrimp toast was also so crunchy and nutty at the same time. Service was so perfect with a surprise birthday dessert and overall kindness. The only missing piece is seasoning. We felt like each dish could have had more salt or pepper seasoning or maybe some other balancing flavors maybe spicier ? Something made it feel bland despite the ingredients were so fresh and menu ideas were top notch. However the sushi roles were 100% top tier. We got rainbow rolls and toro/caviar/scallop roles which were one of the top 3 in SF.

Von Chan 6 months ago

Had the Omikaze. Fresh, tasty food. Attentive service. Caviar blue fin toro tartar - great texture. Salt from caviar brought out flavor in toro. Nigiri was excellent. The presentation was eye catching. The atmosphere was chill and we were able to converse without shouting. The only thing I didn’t enjoy which I normally love was the black cod- it was a bit salty for my taste. The chocolate dessert was very rich and yummy. I do recommend this place and would come back.

Allen Zhang 6 months ago

Valentine's Day Dinner — A $175/Person Disappointment At $175 per person, you'd expect near-Michelin-level quality in both food and service. What we got instead felt like a calculated cash grab dressed up as a special occasion dinner. Atmosphere & Seating The moment we walked in, it was clear the restaurant had reconfigured its layout specifically for Valentine's Day — cramming in as many 2-top tables as possible to maximize covers. The result? A packed, noisy dining room where couples are elbow-to-elbow with strangers. To make it worse, the seating was wildly inconsistent — some couples were seated in large booths meant for 6, while others (like us) were stuck at tiny two-tops with zero privacy. For a "romantic" Valentine's dinner, the atmosphere was anything but. Food Mediocre at best. The sashimi/nigiri plate was unremarkable, and the overall menu felt deliberately simple — likely to speed up table turnover. The steak was the highlight, with a creative sauce and solid mashed potatoes, but that's a low bar for this price point. Drinks We paid $40 for a glass of Moët & Chandon that arrived relatively flat and was not poured tableside — despite the table next to us receiving a