Sankaku: Authentic Japanese Cuisine at SFO Terminal 3

This is my favorite place in the SFO airport. I love the tempura udon. The broth is flavorful and the tempura is crispy. Service is quick too.

I had an 11am flight time, with a flight length of 3.5 hours. Definitely didn't want to get anything on the plane, and so I wanted to make sure I brought some food on the flight. I've always seen this place right after the security check, decided to give it a try. They have a lot of options here, including sushi rolls (smaller maki, larger special rolls, nigiri), donburi, noodles, bento boxes, and beer and sake. Took me a while to decide, but I ended up going with the Bento Box, which was $18. This was not bad a price at all, for the huge portion they gave me. There's only one choice for the bento box though - chicken teriyaki, salmon teriyaki, rice, and 3 pieces of California roll. They gave me a LOT of chicken! I can't believe how full I was. The quality was definitely not the best, but I feel like okay for airport quality food. Salmon was a little dry but still good, chicken they used thighs which were a little dry but also still good, and the California roll was imitation crab but also good. Food came out super fast, within 5 mins of me ordering, impressive since there were quite a few people ahead of me. They all got their food too! Depending on flight time and duration, maybe next time I would get the sushi deluxe so I won't be as full. The special rolls & nigiri looked pretty good.

The Salmon bowl was delicious! Healthy option and service was fast. The salmon was nicely grilled and crisp. Reasonable pricing for being at the airport. I would come back again. It is nearby the D terminal gates.

For airport food this wasn't bad. We couldn't bring ourselves to trust the sushi so we got soba noodles and a salmon rice bowl. The portions are pretty big so they're definitely shareable. Quick service but I could definitely tell the cashier who had a thick Asian accent was struggling to communicate with the next customer who had a thick German accent but the thought was there. He really didn't want anything with soup but all the noodles they had included soup and it probably wouldn't make much sense to serve it without soup which has all the flavor in it.

Everything I needed after a 5hr+ flight. I was so pleased to find decent prices and portions at this restaurant. They were super quick with serving and the food was great. Happy to find this whole-food meal. Price comparison: this Teriyaki Chicken Bowl was cheaper than a Whopper meal from the BK next to it.