Gintei Japanese restaurant Menu – San Bruno, CA

Type : Japanese restaurant

Location : San Bruno, CA

Refined Japanese eatery offering creative sushi rolls & omakase in a pared-down, chic setting. Based on 384 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Gintei Japanese restaurant 94066

Address:
235 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA 94066

Phone: (650) 636-4135

Website:

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Hours

Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Saturday 5–9:30 PM
Sunday 5–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
Closed
Tuesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM

Menu

Draft Beer On Tap
Suntory Premium Malt’s
100 % natural water in japan the diamond malt european aroma hop
Beer
Asahi Super Dry
L
Asahi Black
S
Craft Beer
Karuizawa Nagano – German Pilsner
Fine aroma hop, smooth and bitter hop flavor
Kyoto Yuzu Kyoto – Ale Belgium White
The light and refreshing belgium white ale featuring the sweet and irresistible aroma of the famous yuzu citrus, with a hint of coriander in the finish.
Kawaba Gunma – White Ale
Unfiltered refreshing and smooth wheat beer. Hazy light gold color. Mild, buttery dank citrusy grainy aroma
Echigo Niigata – Rice Lager
Rice lager made with niigata prefecture’s celebrated koshihikari rice. Fine and persistent carbonation, and a clean, crisp flavor from the super – premium rice
Wine
Sparkling Wine
Charles, armand, brut blanc de blancs ( 187 ml )
Champagne
Jean laurent, brut blanc de noir ( 375 ml )
Red Car
Chardonnay 2014, sonoma, ca
Dashe 2017
Chenin blanc, clarksburg, ca
Commanderie De La Barrgemone
Rose 2017 provence, france
Soft Drink
Iced Green Tea
Fresh brewed
Pellegrino
Orange Juice
Yuzu Soda
Soda
Hot Dishes
Agedashi Tofu
Fried soft tofu in dashi broth
Sauteed Organic Mushroom
5 Chicken Kara-Age
Japanese style fried chicken
Beef Short Rib
Kurobuta Kakuni
Braised pork belly with slightly sweet soy sauce and sake
Lamb Chop
Wagyu Harami Steak
Grilled Beef Tongue
With ponzu sauce
Saba Shioyaki
Grilled mackerel w/salt
Hamachi Kama
Grilled with salt
Salmon Kama
Grilled with salt
Cold Dishes
Edamame
Salted boiled green soy beans
Asparagus Ohitashi
In dashi broth
Local Mixed Greens Salad
W/ yuzu dressing
Sunomono
Sliced cucumber and seaweed with vinegar dressing
Ankimo
Steamed monk-fish liver
Salmon Toro Carpaccio
Sliced onion w/yuzu miso dressing.
Fresh Oyster
4/pc
Oyster Shooter
*Alcohol over 21 years only 8 oyster, ponzu, scallions, sake
Tempura
Shishito Pepper
Vegetable
Assorted seasonal vegetables
Assorted Seafood
Jumbo prawns, scallops, and seasonal fish
Light Finish
Miso Soup
Japanese Noodle
Nyumen (hot) or somen (cold), served with dashi broth
Makimono Rolls
Spicy Tuna
(Spicy tuna with cucumber)
Tekka Maki
(Tuna)
Negi Hama
(Yellowtail & green onion)
Salmon Skin
(Crispy salmon skin/cucumber & green onion/tobiko)
Rock & Roll
(Bbq eel & avocado)
California
(Snow crab / avocado / cucumber)
Shrimp Tempura
(Fried shrimp tempura/cucumberlavocado)
Negi Toro
(Tuna belly & green onion)
Spider
(Fried softshell crab/cucumberlavocado/tobiko)
Dragon
(Shrimp tempura & cucumber, topped w/ bbq unagi and avocado tobiko)
Rainbow
#1 17 (snow crab & avocado, topped w/ assorted fish/tobiko)
Rainbow
#2 18 (tempura shrimp roll topped wl assorted fish/tobiko)
Vegetable Rolls
Avocado Maki
(Avocado)
Kappa Maki
(Cucumber)
Ume-Kyu Maki
(Plum & cucumber)
Oshinko Maki
(Pickled radish)
Yasai-Tempura Delight
(Vegetable tempura roll with special konbu wrap)
Gintei Special Rolls
Camino
(Tuna, salmon, hamachi & avocado, fried topped w/ wakame)
Bruno
(Spicy tuna & scallion topped w/ scallops/tobiko)
Gintei Maki
(Fried softshell crab & snow crab w/ vegetable konbu wrap)
Humble Guy
(Spicy tuna & avocado, topped w/ salmon/tuna/tobiko)
I Ate The Bone
(Spicy tuna & soft-shell crab topped wl albacore/tuna tobiko/spicy sauce)
Daniel
(Snow crab & tuna, topped w/ tuna/unagi/salmon/avocado)
Bi-Rite Creamery
Ice-Cream
Others
Calpico Panna Cotta
Roasted strawberry, summer fruits
Warm Chocolate Cake
Cherry compote, bourbon whiskey anglaise
Matcha Affogato
Vanilla ice cream, shot of matcha green tea
Kijoshu-Dessert Sake Hakkaisan
Over 21 years old only made by adding sake instead of water in the final stage of the method of three-step brewing sweet and strong acv 17.5%

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Alex Lee
I can confidently say this is the best sushi restaurant in the bay. I’ve tried so many various sushi places and all of them are pretty bad, this place is easily top 3, honestly top 1 for me in terms of quality of the sushi, my friends and I ordered every special roll and they were all bangers. Service is great too and inside is very clean and modern. Only downside is the pretty limited parking outside. Highly recommend!

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Jules Fortlage
Great Sushi! I’m from San Francisco and recently moved away, but had a long layover at SFO – this was the perfect place for a quality meal before a long flight. It’s not super big, I recommend making a reservation (it was full on a Wednesday night by 7pm). They have great fresh specials for the day, things that I’ve never even heard of before. They have the three sections of Bluefin (lean, mid fat, fatty belly) along with the standard selection of rolls you see on SF menus.

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JEP
We enjoyed the meal, however we felt the pressure too quickly as we approached the end of the service. A little disappointed by this behavior, I made the choice not to put a Tip, to my surprise for a bill of $ 99 I end up with a bank debit of $ 118. For your information be attentive, they have modified our choice by taking 20% of Tips. In our country this is called….!

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Julie Taeko
Excellent quality. We came here for lunch today on a Thursday and it was not packed; no need for a reservation. I spent a good 10 minutes trying to find parking behind el camino real though. The lunch specials were excellent. The menu is simple and elegant. The interior decor reminds me of when I was studying abroad in Japan. And the rice and ginger are excellent quality, and of course, the sashimi. Definitely worth it for lunch! Great service too.

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Wook Chung
Gintei is scratching the heels of being truly special. The sushi is top notch and made with professionalism, passion and homage to authentic Japanese minimalism. It’s almost textbook perfect. Tastes great. The entire store gives that restrained vibe. They want to keep it low key. All good.

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Marcelo P.
Amazing omakase. Close to SFO — great stop before a red-eye.

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Stephen Weessies
When coming up to drop off at SFO we found this little gem of a Japanese restaurant. It brought us back to our trips to Japan and tasted as fresh as it did over there. The sushi was made masterfully and displayed elegantly. I will be going out of my way to come here in the future but it’ll be worth it!

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John Anton
There are plenty of places to grab sushi in the bay. At most of them you pay good sushi prices and get mediocre sushi on your plate.

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Anil Gangolli
Everything was first class, even down to the chilled glasses, the soy sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi. I expected the chutoro special to be exquisite, and it was. What surprised me is that the sake and hamachi were also melt-in-your-mouth excellent. Yes, you pay a little more at this place, but it’s well worth it. This is a gem of a place. Highly recommended!

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Anita Luo
It’s ok. Their cooked dishes are amazing but the fish was mediocre… For the price that I’m paying I expect more phenomenal fish selection. The “trust your chef” sashimi was a disappointment.

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