Anzu’s 25th Anniversary Tasting Menu, Illustrated -- Grub Street San Francisco

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Anzu’s 25th Anniversary Tasting Menu, Illustrated

11/9/12 at 3:15 PM
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This dish of smoked black cod with kabocha squash and truffle dashi was a defnite highlight.Photo: J. Barmann/Grub Street

Anzu (222 Mason Street, 2nd Floor), the upscale Asian-fusion restaurant at the Hotel Nikko, is, along with the hotel, celebrating its 25th birthday this fall. The dining room has been retooled, and in celebration they're offering a five-course tasting menu that's actually kind of a deal at $49 (with $30 extra for wine and sake pairings). Despite the stigma of that "fusion" word, the food feels neither dated, nor overworked, and there were a couple delicate and refined highlights that we'd say make this place a solid bet for Union Square dining, especially if you're headed on a theater date.

See our slideshow of a recent meal.