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Izakaya Ginji, San Mateo, CA

Izakaya Ginji

4.6
4.6
235 Reviews
$31 to $50
Japanese

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 12 times today
Izakaya Ginji, located in downtown San Mateo, is a Japanese gastropub specializing in Yakitori and tapas style dishes. Izakaya Ginji also has a vast selection of rare Sake and unique Beers. For Japanese spirits, the restaurant also offers a variety of Shochu.

We have 10minutes grace period. Please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes after your reservation time.

Due to limited seating, dining is limited to 2hours until further notice.

Please be sure to include your children or your service animal as a head count for accurate reservation!

Also, we are now taking reservations for our INDOOR TABLE ONLY.
***We will NOT accommodate any requests for outdoor patio seating. Reservations are strictly for INDOOR ONLY***

We will be NOT allowing any outside food and drinks.

We look forward to providing you with an authentic Japanese dining experience .

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Japanese Speciality, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (650) 348-1110
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Seiichiro Nishimoto
  • Neighbourhood
    San Mateo
  • Cross Street
    B Street
  • Parking details
    Street parking and nearby parking garage - free after 6PM.
  • Public transit
    Cal Train and bus.
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 235 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

235 Reviews
  1. Marc

    San Francisco

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Consistently great experience in both food and service!

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  2. Jerry

    VIP

    San Francisco

    31 reviews

    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I always have a great time when I dine at Ginji. The food and service is always on point. I will definitely be back.

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  3. Darryl

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Love the food and variety. Great location and ambience

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  4. Elie

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and very nice people. We enjoyed everything we ordered.

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  5. Cary

    VIP

    San Francisco

    27 reviews

    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We've been coming here for 2 decades. Lovely family owned business. Delicious authentic izakaya food, excellent service, fun area

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  6. Makoto

    VIP

    San Francisco

    39 reviews

    5.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    All servers are very friendly and accommodating. We will be back soon 😃

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    VIP

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love this place! Quality of the food has always been consistent every time we visited Ginji!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Their hospitality and foods are always on top notch!

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  9. VelociRachel

    San Francisco

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    An awesome place for a date night, just us or with friends. Food and drinks are always great and easy to order with tons of options and great service. Wish we'd started coming here sooner!

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  10. Conn

    VIP

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 4, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    We love Ginji and have been going there for years, since they first opened. We went often enough that we knew all the staff. Now with the scan code menu, it is convenient but not as personable as it once was. The food is still great!

    1 person found this helpful

FAQs

Izakaya Ginji does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Izakaya Ginji also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 348-1110.

Izakaya Ginji is rated 4.6 stars by 235 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 12 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Izakaya Ginji

301 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401-4008

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    B Street
  • Neighbourhood
    San Mateo
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Japanese Speciality, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street parking and nearby parking garage - free after 6PM.
  • Public transit
    Cal Train and bus.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Seiichiro Nishimoto
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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