Chef
Ricky Yap

San Francisco

About Ricky Yap

Ricky Yap is a the sushi chef for KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine. He studied at California State University, Sacramento, and fell into the world of sushi when he landed a part-time job at Tokyo Fro’s. He went on to star in San Francisco and turned heads when his food at Akiko’s Restaurant earned a glowing review in the San Francisco Chronicle.

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My Venues

Kru
3135 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA

Accolades

Three Stars
San Francisco Chronicle
Top 10 New Restaurants
San Francisco Chronicle

Seven Top Sushi Spots Around San Francisco
7x7 magazine
"Raising the Sushi Bar"
San Francisco magazine
ChefsFeed Winner
One of the Best Things to Eat in SF

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Where I Go Out

Mashed potatoes

Blue Plate

$$$, Outdoor Seating, Full Bar, Modern, American, Restaurant, Bernal Heights

"For four bucks, you get an enormous amount of tasty, garlicky, buttery, fluffy, artery-clogging, smooth mashed potatoes. Even the complimentary bread is out of this world."

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Ricky Yap

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Bò lụi nướng xả

Aux Delices

$$, Wine Bar, Vietnamese, Polk Gulch

"These are lemongrass-marinated, tender slices of beef grilled to perfection. Do not forget to order the chicken porridge as a starter."

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Ricky Yap

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Chicken thigh oyster

Ippuku

$$, Full Bar, Reservations, Japanese, Sake Bar, Downtown Berkeley

"You really can't go wrong with grilled chicken parts, but the way this legit yakitori restaurant does it is the right way. My faves are the thigh oyster, neck, and tail. Please trust me on this."

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Ricky Yap

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Number 1

Cordon Bleu

$, Vietnamese, Polk Gulch

"I'm totally in love with hole-in-the-walls. This one is not so much a secret anymore so I'll post this one on ChefsFeed, but trust me, I won't be announcing many of these hidden gems too often."

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Ricky Yap

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

The Rebel Within

Craftsman and Wolves

$, Breakfast, Bakery, Embarcadero

"I don't exactly know how this is done, but I'm glad someone figured it out."

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Ricky Yap

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Hot and spicy garlic chicken wing

China Station Restaurant

$, Asian, Chinese, Wings, Lakes And Birds

"It's more than likely you've never heard of this place. But it's been around forever and has the best fried chicken wings in the whole Bay Area. The epitome of crack chicken: it's dredged in corn starch batter with garlic and spices and then fried in a wok. Just magic."

Chef

Ricky Yap

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

At My Venues

The Katana

Kru

$$, Reservations, Japanese, East Sacramento

"Hang around @krusacramento the “Katana” #sacramento"

Bartender, Beverage Manager

Nicholas Amano-Dolan

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Salwey Pinot Gris

Kru

$$, Reservations, Japanese, East Sacramento

"Now pouring for our “Omakase” beverage pairing... 🍣 ate6media"

Bartender, Beverage Manager

Nicholas Amano-Dolan

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

21 year old Hibiki Suntory whiskey

Kru

$$, Reservations, Japanese, East Sacramento

"Sex in a bottle. 🥃✨ 📷: @anna_wick"

Bartender, Beverage Manager

Nicholas Amano-Dolan

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

mystery in the carafe

Kru

$$, Reservations, Japanese, East Sacramento

"Come find out what mystery elixir is in the safe carafe #craftcocktails"

Bartender, Beverage Manager

Nicholas Amano-Dolan

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Honshu Sour

Kru

$$, Reservations, Japanese, East Sacramento

"One of our cocktails off the new menu. Honshu Sour- @lairdsapplejack , Lemon, Curry, Egg White, Angostura Come have @dustdrum or I whip one up for you tonight cocktail_design"

Bartender, Beverage Manager

Nicholas Amano-Dolan

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Organic Junmai Sake, Elderberry, Plum, Nectarine, Kaffir Lime, Fennel, Basil

Kru

$$, Reservations, Japanese, East Sacramento

"Brought to you by @#newkru"

Bartender, Beverage Manager

Nicholas Amano-Dolan

KRU Contemporary Japanese Cuisine