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Contrary to popular belief, there is more to Japanese food than Sushi, Tempura and Teriyaki dishes. The latest food craze to hit Japan is YOSHOKU style; a fusion of Western, Asian, and European cuisine, such as Indian curry, French and Italian pasta and rice dishes which the people of Japan have altered to suit their own particular tastes. On The Bridge’s unique cuisine style and variety is where the Eastern and Western styles meet. Enjoy! We also specialize on Japanese Sake and Craft Beer! There are more then 100 selections to choose from!
Curries & pastas are on the menu at this anime-decorated Japanese eatery with European influences.
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Monday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1581 Webster St #206, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 922-7765
Website: http://onthebridgesf.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral
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Reviews
Thao Ha
Super cute hole in the wall place in Japantown. Manga lines the wall you can read and anime is usually playing on the TVs inside. Not very large so groups of 4 or less are best.
I think their pastas are pretty good but the curry is sorta not that great. It seemed to taste oddly sour. Their Japanese Pasta though is very good. Recommend the creamy tomato pasta or their fish roe pasta. Their spicy is not spicy
Service is always very nice and the servers are super attentive
… moreI think their pastas are pretty good but the curry is sorta not that great. It seemed to taste oddly sour. Their Japanese Pasta though is very good. Recommend the creamy tomato pasta or their fish roe pasta. Their spicy is not spicy
Service is always very nice and the servers are super attentive
Aria Monae
Food was wonderful, albeit a little expensive for what it was. Miso ramen was very flavorful and the chicken curry was as spicy as advertised (XXX is actually near buldak 2x hot, love it). Overall very comfy homely feeling.
Take down the “wait to be seated” sign if the person working the register is just going to ignore you for 5 minutes when nobody is there. Felt like a total idiot just standing there. Also didn’t get our water almost until the appetizers came out 15 minutes after we got seated and ordered. Whoever worked the register today was not on their A game.
Sharing fee is ridiculous. This isn’t some sort of all you can eat place, and my spouse and I didn’t ask for extra plates or utensils.
… moreTake down the “wait to be seated” sign if the person working the register is just going to ignore you for 5 minutes when nobody is there. Felt like a total idiot just standing there. Also didn’t get our water almost until the appetizers came out 15 minutes after we got seated and ordered. Whoever worked the register today was not on their A game.
Sharing fee is ridiculous. This isn’t some sort of all you can eat place, and my spouse and I didn’t ask for extra plates or utensils.
Dylan Li
I went for a late dinner with a friend, and they let us in despite being somewhat close to closing time. I had the fried chicken curry, and it was quite good. The curry was flavourful with a mild spice and what seemed like pulled pork in it. The fried chicken was tender and the outside was pleasantly crispy. Wouldn’t say it’s the best out there, but I didn’t have any complaints about my visit, so it gets 5 stars after bonus points for having Ghibli playing
… moreJennifer Kwok
Went many years ago and thought it was good. Now the quality might have gone down and it’s a little pricey. Service was just meh, the Japanese chef was the most polite person there, there were several waitresses but they weren’t very attentive. Crammed seatings.
… moreEric Tsujimoto
Disneyland attracts millions and millions by claiming to be “The Happiest Place on Earth”, but Walt Disney was never fortunate enough to visit On the Bridge. OTB is my favorite restaurant in the world, and I found myself always thinking about them . . . just like being in love. Their menu reflects creativity and a willingness to enlighten customers about what Japanese food can be.
Their yoshoku style food will transform your life, and you will become an official ambassador for their restaurant. Chef Nakumura said that they were the first Yōshoku-style restaurant in San Francisco. You will not see Chicken Teriyaki or Tempura on the menu. Luckily, I had an opportunity to speak with Yolanda who is a co-owner of On the Bridge in San Francisco’s historic Japantown. She said that the food they serve is what people in Japan eat while sushi is for businessmen. (Gotta keep it real, ya’ll). She is also a very proud mom of three cats.
My three entrées were so memorable that my socks rolled up and down plus my mind was blown all the way to the surfers at Ocean Beach. The three oishii (delicious) meals were:
Chicken Rice Gratin: Super flavorful, tender, and juicy chicken with at least two kinds of melted cheese, onions, over a specially flavored Japanese rice. This stayed hot for 20+ minutes which is ethereal.
Chicken Katsu Curry Over Rice with a Sunny Side Up Egg: Yolanda and a KQED Food Japan Town video on YouTube confirm that making the curry takes 3 to 4 days. The chicken was the lightest katsu I have ever had and was equally as tender.
Unagi: Broiled eel was so buttery and almost the size of a brick sliced in half lengthwise.
Their restaurant is located a stone’s throw from Kinokunya Bookstore on the 2nd floor West.
On the Bridge has been designated as a San Francisco Legacy Business for being in business for more than 30 years (opened in 1992) and contributing to the neighborhood’s history like Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop (Coffee Crunch Cake), Cinderella Bakery & Cafe, Tadich Grill, and House of Prime Rib which adds to their rich history. The icing on the cake, which was definitely a sign for me to go, was that my favorite movie Kiki’s Delivery Service was on. What a truly perfect day!!!
… moreTheir yoshoku style food will transform your life, and you will become an official ambassador for their restaurant. Chef Nakumura said that they were the first Yōshoku-style restaurant in San Francisco. You will not see Chicken Teriyaki or Tempura on the menu. Luckily, I had an opportunity to speak with Yolanda who is a co-owner of On the Bridge in San Francisco’s historic Japantown. She said that the food they serve is what people in Japan eat while sushi is for businessmen. (Gotta keep it real, ya’ll). She is also a very proud mom of three cats.
My three entrées were so memorable that my socks rolled up and down plus my mind was blown all the way to the surfers at Ocean Beach. The three oishii (delicious) meals were:
Chicken Rice Gratin: Super flavorful, tender, and juicy chicken with at least two kinds of melted cheese, onions, over a specially flavored Japanese rice. This stayed hot for 20+ minutes which is ethereal.
Chicken Katsu Curry Over Rice with a Sunny Side Up Egg: Yolanda and a KQED Food Japan Town video on YouTube confirm that making the curry takes 3 to 4 days. The chicken was the lightest katsu I have ever had and was equally as tender.
Unagi: Broiled eel was so buttery and almost the size of a brick sliced in half lengthwise.
Their restaurant is located a stone’s throw from Kinokunya Bookstore on the 2nd floor West.
On the Bridge has been designated as a San Francisco Legacy Business for being in business for more than 30 years (opened in 1992) and contributing to the neighborhood’s history like Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop (Coffee Crunch Cake), Cinderella Bakery & Cafe, Tadich Grill, and House of Prime Rib which adds to their rich history. The icing on the cake, which was definitely a sign for me to go, was that my favorite movie Kiki’s Delivery Service was on. What a truly perfect day!!!
dana s
great food. nice staff. anime playing on the TV and Japanese language Manga collection to read while you wait. also a good collection of drinks.
… moreAlice Tian
– we did not receive the physical menu that customers both before and after us got.
– although there was a qr code menu, no one informed us of this, so we sat for 10~ minutes twiddling our thumbs for a menu, t trying to give the servers the benefit of the doubt (looking back: we sat at the front of the restaurant, at the bar area, where the servers could see us and our lack of menu very clearly).
– after finding the qr code menu (by ourselves, mind you) and mentally choosing our items, we waited for an additional 10–15 minutes for a waiter to take our order.
– afterwards we decided to raise our hands to order, but it took about 3~ minutes of them passing by us for them to take our order—which they only did because we spoke up.
– in the 3~ minutes (it’s a very small store, and we had been waiting for 10-20 minutes for someone to come by), both servers passed by us several times, and made eye contact with us and our raised hands 4-5 times, but did nothing to signal their acknowledgement that they would come back to us.
– this would not have been a problem, but in the 10-20 minutes we waited for someone to come by, we watched the servers go to other tables that didn’t raise their hands to take their order, go to tables that did raise their hands to see their concern, clean a few tables, and otherwise.
– so, after 3~ minutes of watching them avoid our hands, we finally spoke up and asked if we could order.
-we ordered a miso ramen to split. we asked for an extra bowl, and she said there would be a sharing fee—we eventually found out that this sharing fee was $4.00 for our $19.90 (pre-tax) ramen. (note to self: always ask for the sharing fee before you decide to share)
– our singular ramen came out to a total of $26.92, for, i kid you not—the most mid, horendous, disgusting, and expensive ramen i ever had. the broth was very oily—and not in a good, yummy, chasu ramen way—and had a weird flavor that was somehow flavorless and overwhelmingly disgusting at the same time. i am usually a huge soup lover (even when the soup is just average), but i did not want more than 2 spoonfuls of this broth. the soup made me feel sick in the stomach and had a icky, slimy feel going down my throat. the noodles were very clearly overcooked. the texture was sinilar to instant ramen noodles that had bren left on the counter overnight.
– also, our food took 15~ minutes to arrive, which is reasonable. however, in that time, several people who came into the store after we ordered received their meals before us (within 5~ minutes).
– although i personally believe this place deserves -800,000,000 stars, i must give it a lowly 1 star. please never come here, or if you do, leave before falling into the sunk coat fallacy that my friend and i fell into (that since we already waited for so lonf, what’s a little longer? YOU FOOL, you’re waiting for the worst experience of your life).
– thank you for coming to my ted talk, and i hope you enjoyed the rant.
… more– although there was a qr code menu, no one informed us of this, so we sat for 10~ minutes twiddling our thumbs for a menu, t trying to give the servers the benefit of the doubt (looking back: we sat at the front of the restaurant, at the bar area, where the servers could see us and our lack of menu very clearly).
– after finding the qr code menu (by ourselves, mind you) and mentally choosing our items, we waited for an additional 10–15 minutes for a waiter to take our order.
– afterwards we decided to raise our hands to order, but it took about 3~ minutes of them passing by us for them to take our order—which they only did because we spoke up.
– in the 3~ minutes (it’s a very small store, and we had been waiting for 10-20 minutes for someone to come by), both servers passed by us several times, and made eye contact with us and our raised hands 4-5 times, but did nothing to signal their acknowledgement that they would come back to us.
– this would not have been a problem, but in the 10-20 minutes we waited for someone to come by, we watched the servers go to other tables that didn’t raise their hands to take their order, go to tables that did raise their hands to see their concern, clean a few tables, and otherwise.
– so, after 3~ minutes of watching them avoid our hands, we finally spoke up and asked if we could order.
-we ordered a miso ramen to split. we asked for an extra bowl, and she said there would be a sharing fee—we eventually found out that this sharing fee was $4.00 for our $19.90 (pre-tax) ramen. (note to self: always ask for the sharing fee before you decide to share)
– our singular ramen came out to a total of $26.92, for, i kid you not—the most mid, horendous, disgusting, and expensive ramen i ever had. the broth was very oily—and not in a good, yummy, chasu ramen way—and had a weird flavor that was somehow flavorless and overwhelmingly disgusting at the same time. i am usually a huge soup lover (even when the soup is just average), but i did not want more than 2 spoonfuls of this broth. the soup made me feel sick in the stomach and had a icky, slimy feel going down my throat. the noodles were very clearly overcooked. the texture was sinilar to instant ramen noodles that had bren left on the counter overnight.
– also, our food took 15~ minutes to arrive, which is reasonable. however, in that time, several people who came into the store after we ordered received their meals before us (within 5~ minutes).
– although i personally believe this place deserves -800,000,000 stars, i must give it a lowly 1 star. please never come here, or if you do, leave before falling into the sunk coat fallacy that my friend and i fell into (that since we already waited for so lonf, what’s a little longer? YOU FOOL, you’re waiting for the worst experience of your life).
– thank you for coming to my ted talk, and i hope you enjoyed the rant.
Jarrod W
Really cool little spot – favorite part about it was atmosphere. The vibe really does remind me of a place you’d stumble upon in Japan.
Had Loco Moco and Kawaba Pilsner. Would recommend both.
Really enjoyed my time here!
… moreHad Loco Moco and Kawaba Pilsner. Would recommend both.
Really enjoyed my time here!
Rodrigo Mathias
The restaurant is interesting and has a cool decoration. We decided to come hers to try their Japanese curry and have to say it disappointed tremendously.
1. Tonkatsu curry: the pork was cooked perfectly and crunchy. The seasoning was OK, nothing outstanding and the rice was good. The curry sauce was good but nothing outstanding. It really looked like the curry was store bought instead of cooked for hours as I saw online. My wife said that the curry tasted more Indian than Japanese, and it is pretty similar to the Trader Joe’s frozen meal, which is a bad sign for a curry served in a restaurant. 3/5
2. Karaage Curry: the curry sauce was identical, so was the rice. The problem here was that the chicken came inside the curry sauce. At first I didn’t understand why. When I took the first bite, obviously the karaage chicken was completely soggy and not crunchy at all. Couldn’t identify much the seasoning of the chicken. 1/5
They have many options of Japanese beer, including draft beers which was cool. Their menu is pretty extensive, so perhaps we choose the wrong dish of their menu. I heard that there was an event that day and it was very busy at the restaurant, but not sure if that would impact how good the curry was. Wouldn’t return here for curry to be honest, was probably the worst curry I had in a restaurant in the Bay Area.
The beer and two dishes were around $75.
… more1. Tonkatsu curry: the pork was cooked perfectly and crunchy. The seasoning was OK, nothing outstanding and the rice was good. The curry sauce was good but nothing outstanding. It really looked like the curry was store bought instead of cooked for hours as I saw online. My wife said that the curry tasted more Indian than Japanese, and it is pretty similar to the Trader Joe’s frozen meal, which is a bad sign for a curry served in a restaurant. 3/5
2. Karaage Curry: the curry sauce was identical, so was the rice. The problem here was that the chicken came inside the curry sauce. At first I didn’t understand why. When I took the first bite, obviously the karaage chicken was completely soggy and not crunchy at all. Couldn’t identify much the seasoning of the chicken. 1/5
They have many options of Japanese beer, including draft beers which was cool. Their menu is pretty extensive, so perhaps we choose the wrong dish of their menu. I heard that there was an event that day and it was very busy at the restaurant, but not sure if that would impact how good the curry was. Wouldn’t return here for curry to be honest, was probably the worst curry I had in a restaurant in the Bay Area.
The beer and two dishes were around $75.
Erin Bacon
Decent spot for Japanese food omurice was descent. Service was ok.. but all in all reasonable place for some fried Japanese cuisine.
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