Top Japanese Restaurant in Sausalito
Sweet Ginger
400 Caledonia St, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States
Cozy Japanese restaurant in Sausalito not too far from the bustling harbor. The food selection is just right and the food was delicious.
Sushi Ran
107 Caledonia St, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States
The sushi here is phenomenal. Hands down my favorite sushi joint in the bay. Everything is amazingly fresh and good size portions. Things of particular note are the zuke salmon and zuke tuna. Very unique flavors on those. Also the wagyu sushi is amazing if you feel like splurging. I love this place and will drive an hour up to Sausalito every other month to eat here. Its definitely worth it. It also happens to be a Michelin rated place and is on numerous lists for best Japanese restaurants in America. Its good size portions and great quality. You wont be disappointed here!
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Heath Ceramics
400 Gate 5 Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States
I have been a Heath customer since 2018. I first discovered them on a vacation trip to California when they were featured in a Japanese guide book. My review is based solely upon the customer service and not on the quality of their products. I believe the quality of their product is truly top-notch. I seriously think they are extremely detail oriented and put a lot of heart and soul into creating their ceramics. They pride themselves on the dedication to work and focused on delivering 100% quality control, in craftsmanship. Their products are heirloom pieces that you can hand off to the next generation.Over the past five years, I feel the culture and customer service of this institution has veered into a different direction that is no longer suitable for someone like me. I think they've made a conscious business decision to cater to customers who have a larger budget, have an appreciation for supporting local artisan businesses, and have a keen eye for the craftsmanship behind their work, and therefore are indifferent towards higher price points.I think the turning point was the pandemic. Ever since the pandemic, they have focused on other initiatives that are more B2B, collaboration focused, other verticals such as tiles and curation focused. The identity and ethos of Edith Heath (the original founder) has slowly withered.Most recently, they sent out an email blast to everyone who was registered to their newsletter that they were having a summer sale on July 8 and July 9. Unfortunately, I am not based in California. I later learned that the sale was only in person at one specific location in Sausalito, California. Therefore, if you weren't in person, you would not have benefited from the sale. When I had called and asked about getting the same discount as the sale in the in person event, I was told by a gentleman who answered the telephone that they unfortunately do not extend the same offers to people who are not there in person but would offer free shipping to any customer who purchased their items online so long as it exceeded $175. Free shipping is table stakes these days especially for customers who give you a large order and that's just personally my opinion. So offering a customer free shipping which historically has been approximately 10% of my subtotal price doesn't sound very enticing, nor does it sound like you're rewarding your most loyal customers.If they weren't going to extend the preferential pricing to all of their customers, and it was only for people who physically lived or worked near Sausalito California then in my opinion, they should have never blasted that email out. What they should have done instead was placed a small sign locally or did targeted marketing to inform the local community of this wonderful opportunity. To do it the way they did does not build customer loyalty and could be misconstrued as misleading sales practice.Like I said before, I think they've made a conscious and intentional business decision to cater to a certain type of clientele. Based upon my conversation over the telephone, and the sales, representatives conjecture, I believe I may not be the most suitable customer for them. Unfortunate and disappointing turn of events after five years.
Drivers Market & Deli
200 Caledonia St, Sausalito, CA 94965, United States
Ive been in a casual committed dating situation with Drivers for the 5 years I have lived in Sausalito. First few visits I thought it wasnt good enough for me, I kept comparing it to Bi-Rite in SF. We kept trying to make it work and every visit I found more things to love.It turns out Ive been slowly falling in love with this understated gem and now I am in a full blown love affair with this place. From their delicious breakfast Burritos (well constructed, perfectly spicy, and relatively healthy with sautéed greens and a whole wheat tortilla), Bentons bacon, Humboldt cherry cider, interesting and unique boutique Asian spices/ingredients, Bardstown bourbon, raaka chocolate, Della fattoria Meyer lemon bread, firehouse mikes pepperjack cheesr,etc etc this place has got it going on. And the service is terrific-I was able to special order acme bakery slider buns for a party and its always nice to see the same crew.AND I scored the last bottle of Siracha on the planet here. I also noticed they have canned jackfruit- how rare is that??I dont love their produce, its trying hard and they stock the right items but it seems a bit past peak freshness.Next area of exploration will be their wine section.