Shokudou, a New Izakaya, Sizzles Open up in Bernal Heights

A clean new Japanese cafe shock opened in Bernal Heights final 7 days, at the quieter conclude of Cortland, as it begins to dip down the hill. Shokudou is a new izakaya from Chef Stewart Chen, who also owns Umi sushi restaurant in Potrero, a cozy community omakase counter that’s been putting out exceptional sashimi and bento packing containers for the past 14 years. Stewart lives in Bernal Heights, just a several minutes travel from his new restaurant. Shokudou is an izakaya, featuring kushiyaki grilled skewers and a good deal of sake and beer.

“It’s Japanese pop food stuff,” states Stewart. “It’s a consuming put.” Stewart crafted the menu with two of his trustworthy cooks from Umi, Anson Mei and Paul Huang, who will sooner or later run this locale. The opening menu characteristics starters, a raw record, skewers, salads, sake, and beer. He claims he’s notably proud of the crispy hamachi collar, which he sweetens slightly with a miso marinade, and crisps up underneath the heat of the broiler. The beef kushiyaki have also been an early strike, which acquire thinly sliced steak, wrap it all over eco-friendly onions, asparagus, or enoki, and then the bundles are skewered and grilled. Given the family-pleasant neighborhood, “I most likely need to do a young children menu,” Stewart concedes, and the menu could develop in the coming months.


Beef skewers from Shokudou



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Salad from Shokudou



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The storefront at 1000 Cortland Avenue at Folsom was a former hair salon, and has been empty for a even though. According to nearby blog Bernalwood, Outer Orbit was originally trying to shift into this place, but the pinball bar was deterred by neighbors who raised concerns about sound. Outer Orbit, of training course, found its individual household on Mission. And now, Shokudou is shifting in on Cortland. Stewart claims that he originally hoped to open up in tumble of 2020, but the pandemic delayed design by at the very least six months. “The house was vacant,” he says. “We designed it from the floor up,” setting up a functional kitchen, putting in a counter, plumbing, electrical, the is effective. They will not attempt a parklet, specified the bus prevent and the steep hill. But the eating room is crammed with freshly sanded reclaimed wooden, just in time to enjoy the return of indoor eating.


Storefront of Shokudou



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Interior of Shokudou



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Interior of Shokudou



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Fish light fixture in Shokudou



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Shokudou is now open Sunday to Thursday from 5 to 9:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday right up until 10 p.m. It’s indoor dining and takeout to start, with shipping selections to appear.

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