It's sushi with an edge. Forget the typical atmo that's usually attached to your edamame - Deep Sushi is dining out in every sense of the word. Located in outer Noe Valley, locals and other-side-of-towners alike place this sign-less neighborhood haunt on their destination dining hit lists.

Cousins Ray Tobias III and Galvin Gaviola are co-owners of this cozy blink-and-you'll miss-it sushi joint; both are so young they'll make you question what you've been up to for the last decade. Re-incarnating a space that used to serve as a beauty parlor, they've capitalized on the appeal attached to a dining discovery. Step inside, and you feel like you're in on a neighborhood secret -- and indeed, you are. With a premium on style, Deep Sushi has a decor to match its "night out" aesthetic. An Italian glass mosaic bar is the centerpiece of the stylish space, accented with suspended spider plants and set against sultry red walls.

- Excerpt from Deep Sushi by Melissa Goldstein