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Itadakimasu! Kanpai! Takoyaki! đđ°đ€đ©đȘ đ„đ°đŻđ¶đ”đŽ. Japan Center Malls, located in the heart of San Francisco's Japantown, is home to every Japanese food you can imagine, with even more to discover at each turn. The center of the Bay Areaâs Japanese and Japanese-American community since 1906, San Francisco's Japantown is one of only three remaining in the country â and Japan Center Malls has been its cultural center for the last 60 years.
Check, Please! Bay Area reporter Cecilia Phillips visited Japan Center Malls to sample a variety of authentic Japanese street food and cuisine, tasting everything from piping hot takoyaki to Michelin Plate-awarded omakase sushi, and sheâs sharing it with you.
#CheckPleaseBayArea #Japantown #MochiDonuts #CeciliaTriesIt #SanFrancisco #Matcha #JapaneseFood
Chapters:
0:00 Visit Japan Center Malls in San Francisco's Japantown
0:24 The importance of Japan Center Malls' legacy
0:54 Japanese curry at On the Bridge
1:14 Ramen at Marufuku Ramen
1:28 Chawanmushi at Sasa Japanese
1:51 Takoyaki at Takoyaki Yama-chan
2:31 Okonomiyaki at Izumayi Restaurant
2:54 Mochi Donuts at Mochill Mochi Donut
3:16 Matcha soft serve at Matcha Cafe Maiko
3:45 Location and contact information for your next visit
About Check, Please! You Gotta Try This!:
Feed your foodie soul with Check, Please! You Gotta Try This!, KQEDâs new spin-off series hosted by Leslie Sbrocco. Listen in as locals reveal their recommendations for the most delectable dishes in the Bay Area â from tasty appetizers and entrees to sinful desserts. These are the foods people love so much theyâd stand happily in a long line to savor. And if youâre wondering why something is so delicious, the chefs will take us into their kitchens to see whatâs in a dish and how itâs made, as well as share the stories behind them. Each episode is capped off by a segment where producer/reporter Cecilia Phillips hunts down off-the-grid dining experiences for even more delicious bites.
Support for Check, Please! You Gotta Try This! is provided by Oakland International Airport, IRG, Total Wine and More, Sutter Health and Oceania Cruises.
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Itadakimasu! Kanpai! Takoyaki! đđ°đ€đ©đȘ đ„đ°đŻđ¶đ”đŽ. Japan Center Malls, located in the heart of San Francisco's Japantown, is home to every Japanese food you can imagine, with even more to discover at each turn. The center of the Bay Areaâs Japanese and Japanese-American community since 1906, San Francisco's Japantown is one of only three remaining in the country â and Japan Center Malls has been its cultural center for the last 60 years.
Check, Please! Bay Area reporter Cecilia Phillips visited Japan Center Malls to sample a variety of authentic Japanese street food and cuisine, tasting everything from piping hot takoyaki to Michelin Plate-awarded omakase sushi, and sheâs sharing it with you.
#CheckPleaseBayArea #Japantown #MochiDonuts #CeciliaTriesIt #SanFrancisco #Matcha #JapaneseFood
Chapters:
0:00 Visit Japan Center Malls in San Francisco's Japantown
0:24 The importance of Japan Center Malls' legacy
0:54 Japanese curry at On the Bridge
1:14 Ramen at Marufuku Ramen
1:28 Chawanmushi at Sasa Japanese
1:51 Takoyaki at Takoyaki Yama-chan
2:31 Okonomiyaki at Izumayi Restaurant
2:54 Mochi Donuts at Mochill Mochi Donut
3:16 Matcha soft serve at Matcha Cafe Maiko
3:45 Location and contact information for your next visit
About Check, Please! You Gotta Try This!:
Feed your foodie soul with Check, Please! You Gotta Try This!, KQEDâs new spin-off series hosted by Leslie Sbrocco. Listen in as locals reveal their recommendations for the most delectable dishes in the Bay Area â from tasty appetizers and entrees to sinful desserts. These are the foods people love so much theyâd stand happily in a long line to savor. And if youâre wondering why something is so delicious, the chefs will take us into their kitchens to see whatâs in a dish and how itâs made, as well as share the stories behind them. Each episode is capped off by a segment where producer/reporter Cecilia Phillips hunts down off-the-grid dining experiences for even more delicious bites.
Support for Check, Please! You Gotta Try This! is provided by Oakland International Airport, IRG, Total Wine and More, Sutter Health and Oceania Cruises.
đ SUBSCRIBE to watch more Bay Area food stories, recipe videos, and episodes of Check, Please! Bay Area: bit.ly/2U0Wbkd đ
đ„ Join us on Instagram⥠https://www.instagram.com/kqedbayarea...
đ Like us on Facebook⥠facebook.com/KQEDcheckplease
đ Follow us on Twitter⥠twitter.com/KQEDfood
