You See Sushi
94 Judah Street
(between 5th Ave & 6th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 681-4010
www.youseesushi.com
Price range ($12 and up)
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Business Hours
Lunch:
Mon – Fri 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Dinner:
Mon – Sat 5:00 pm – 9:45 pm
Closed on Sundays
On a reserved Halloween, I am dressed up as a sushi addict. With a chef [...]

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Turnover can be costly for business owners. Instead, try training a monkey as your waiter.

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FN Crazy Show feature gossip, recap, and other entertaining segments about everything on Food Network. The show resembles Talk Soup on E! Channel.

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A few famous sushi chefs have become unofficial bullies. I can understand why. In Japan, sushi apprentice spend one year alone learning how to make the sushi rice. This includes proper seasoning and fluffing the rice. Hence, when they see patrons incorrectly devouring their creation, they simple cringe with disgust.
In an [...]

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Mountain Dew partners up with Steven Seagal for an entertaining commercial.

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Whassup 2008

Original Whassup Bud Commercial

After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2000, my first full time job was working for Anheuser Busch Budweiser as an Urban Marketing Rep. The creative “Whassup” commercials became an instant hit.
Eight years later, a political rendition has surfaced. The new ads continue to provide entertainment and humor. [...]

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Dorm food has been often associated with dull mash potatoes and dried up meat loaf. Not at UC Berkeley’s dining halls. In the past fear years, the campus known for its academia is now serving up delights from Indian Naan bread to Vietnamese pho, especially to cater to the large amount of Asian [...]

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Ebisu (Sunset)
1283 9th Ave
(between Irving St & Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 566-1770
www.ebisusushi.com
Ebisu at SFO
Main Hall North Food Court, International Terminal
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 588-2549
Hotei Restaurant
1290 9th Avenue
(between Irving St & Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 753-6045
www.hoteisf.com

New Japanese restaurants have been springing up in the Sunset district, [...]

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People have been familiar with eating contests, but a recent article highlights a gentleman that ate a 15 pound hamburger. Talk about have a monster appetite.

(Full Article-SFGate.com)
After Nathan’s hot dog popularized eating contests, a few restaurant franchise have followed with their own rendition since the contests generates great publicity.

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Although it may only take a few seconds to enjoy, dim sum are delicate creations very few chefs have mastered. From my knowledge, this may be one of the reasons why there are no restaurant franchise that involve dim sum in its menu.
Although the food cost for most dim sum is relatively low, about [...]

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Carl’s Jr’s marketing team has come up with a creative marketing campaign dubbed Fake Restaurant.
Fake restaurant.
Real actors
Real customers.
According to Franchise.com, here are the financial numbers if you’re interested in owning a Carl’s Jr. restaurant franchise.
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Minimum Financial Requirements
* Net Worth $1,000,000
Liquid Assets: $300,000
Experience Previous franchise or restaurant experience
Multi-Unit Development 3 restaurant minimum
Development Fee* $10,000
Franchise Fees [...]

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In this economy, producers are using their creativity to promote their movies. This is a great viral video.

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When I was in elementary school, I loved Mother’s Cookie. Recently, they filed for bankruptcy. Although their cookie was nothing exceptional, they lured consumers like myself with collectable baseball cards in each bag. (Full story in SFgate.com)
Cracker Jack, owned by Frito-Lay by offering “toy surprises” and some eventually became unlimited collectors items.

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Hip hoping my way toward the front door, dove white walls, dark red beams, and wood floors create a cozy minimalist décor while trendy music amplify the senses further.
One quick glance, I knew it was him. “Hey Yul.”
Lets answer the obvious.
No, I did not touch his chiseled [...]

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Save 50% off Dinner of the Month Club Purchase. Use the code DISCOVER. Valid 10/7/08 through 10/12/08.

In my previous blog post about Amanda’s, I said
“Amanda is making a bold statement, that healthy fast food can be
SEXY
AFFORDABLE
DELICIOUS“
Last week, I attended another Cal Cooking Club meeting. Finally, I got to meet Amanda West, of Amanda’s, [...]

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In the multi-billion dollar beverage industry, Mountain Dew is “thinking outside the box” and getting fans involved. Consumers can submit ideas to the kick-off event at Dewmocracy Volatage
Earlier this year, the Mountain Dew marketing campaign included a competition to determine the flavor, name, and look of the next drink.
Supernova (Dew with a blast of [...]

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(video: 7-Eleven marketing genius, turning the convenient store into a Kwik-E-Mart)
Save 50% off Dinner of the Month Club Purchase. Use the code DISCOVER. Valid 10/7/08 through 10/12/08.

7-11 recently launched a marketing campaign involving the nation’s presidential election.
Customers vote by choosing the color of their 20-ounce hot-beverage cup. This gives voters who can’t legally vote [...]

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