STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA
There’s good news for sushi lovers: takeout sushi is back on Fillmore, and the lines are already forming out front. Yoeechee has moved into the streamlined space at 1552 Fillmore, just south of Geary, with a refreshingly simple concept: beautiful sushi boxes, made fresh each morning, priced for a real lunch and not a special occasion. Neighbors have noticed. The boxes have been selling out every single day. You may remember the higher-end Aji Kiji at this same address before it relocated downtown.
“Our goal is fresh fish every day,” says Jihwan Wang, Yoeechee’s executive chef. Chimes in founder Tony Chong: “We want customers to enjoy sushi for lunch at a reasonable price.”…