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The first Hitachino outpost in the United States delights fans of the Japanese beer with draft brews, plum wine and saké from Kiuchi brewery. Imbibers ca

The secret’s been out for years, but in case you haven’t heard, the Bay Area is home to some of the most renowned restaurants, teams and chefs in the world. Each year, these creators and designers bring us new spots to revel in and drool over. In 2017, we were gifted everything from the first …

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At least 10 Japanese restaurants serving fixed-price menus have opened in the last two years, but Hitachino Beer and Wagyu is markedly different. Instead of sushi, Hitachino celebrates a head-to-tail approach to wagyu beef on its nine-course menu ($78). [...] unlike other places where the sushi bar is prime seating, Hitachino serves its progression of dishes at tables. [...] it gets more complicated: A small bar in the front of the restaurant offers a separate menu where every dish is cooked in a clear glass sake cup and sealed with a metal cap. A few weeks ago, chef-owner Noriyuki Sugie added an a la carte option in the dining room. Even if you take the “easy” way out and go with the set menu, you’ll be asked if you want supplements of foie gras and uni for $30 extra. Most people would assume those would be additional courses but these ingredients are added to dishes already on the menu. Not only is the reservation system frustrating but the restaurant didn’t have a telephone so we could check in about a table. If you email [email protected] you get an automatic reply that says: “Due to the high volume of emails, we may not be able to respond to your request.” When Hitachino opened quietly in March, reservations were given out by lottery, which heightened expectations and created a lot of word of mouth. The eight beers featured (all $10) include small-batch production such as White Ale with coriander, nutmeg and orange peel; espresso stout; and Anbai, a wheat ale made with sour green plums (ume) and finished with sea salt. Reservations are strongly suggested for the dining room, but walk-ins are accepted at the bar, where diners choose from 10 items all cooked and served in sake cups, including meatballs ($8.50) with shisho and ponzu. The a la carte menu includes some dishes from the other menus, plus other items such as thin slices of wagyu ($29) arranged over garlic rice and a slow-poached egg; beef stew served with rice and purple cabbage ( $10/$16); and a 1 pound U.S. wagyu steak ($95). The nine-course menu starts with an avocado mousse topped with caviar, lardo, pieces of flank steak and Asian pear. Different cuts of wagyu beef appear in most dishes, although many times there are so many competing elements that the meat is easy to miss. Next the efficient waiter brought burrata cheese mixed with sun-dried tomatoes, edamame and red shiso leaves in a dashi broth flavored with more tomatoes. The most interesting dish came in the sake cup — a mixture of slowly cooked oxtail and daikon. The next course on the tasting menu mimicked sushi: a well-marbled slice of beef, pink and veined with fat, draped over garlic rice. The most substantial dish was ramen with spicy sesame broth topped with ground beef and flakes of fresh coconut. If you choose the pairing options ($30), you get half glasses of beers with each course; but when the ramen appears diners are allowed to choose anything from the list.

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Nest is best! Hitachino Nest Beer is a craft brewery created in 1823 in Hitachi, Japan, located in the Ibaraki prefecture outside of Tokyo. I’ve been a huge fan ever since being introduced to…

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Chef Noriyuki Sugie from Hitachi, Japan recently opened a new restaurant in Lower Nob Hill based on Kappo, a Japanese style of eating focused on pairing delicious food items with beer or wine. Hitachino Beer & Wagyu serves the highest grades of Hitachi wagyu beef from the...

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This evening, Wednesday, March 8, at 6:30 p.m., a second round of preview tasting seats will be released to folks signed up for their Owlie mailing list. This time there will be 40 seats (for parties of 2 up to 5) available for March 14-18.

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