Following in the grand tradition of Mission Chinese Food and Mission Street Food before it, Pink Zebra is now open inside Tao Yin Restaurant on 20th Street! Eater SF reports:
Traditional yakitori, oshizushi (a sushi variation made in a pressed mold, here with ocean trout), Japanese pickles, and menchi-zushi (meat croquettes) over rice are all offered in the 40-seat dining room, with shareable plates in the $14-16 range. There’s also a sushi counter that seats five, where diners can sample an omakase meal (in the $75 range) of nigiri, pickles, and other traditional small plates. The menu will change regularly, especially in these early days, so definitely arrive expecting some surprises from Koide and teammate Rio Sakai. Tao Yin will continue to offer takeout, and retain a handful of tables for its own use.
It’ll be like when MSF first moved indoors, way back in 2008.
Anyway, Pink Zebra is open Thursday-Saturday and Monday. Read on for more details.
It’s not really going to be like mission chinese food of course. I’m not even going to touch this place for a long time, the armies of professional urban eaters are going to be lined up from here to the Marina for months.