Arigatou Japanese Food To Go

I can't believe I didn't know about this place until last night. We ordered online and walked down to pick up. There was a little wait but here's why that really wasn't a problem at all. Arigatou had a man and woman behind the counter who were both lovely and smiled to welcome us in. The place smelled AMAZING and has lots of nice Japanese decor from traditional-looking arrows, beautiful prints on the walls, cute cat and goose illustrations, books about japan to cute hand drawn cats on the whiteboard. Their rice maker looked like it was worth my mortgage and has a plague on it that reads "R. Icemaker". They were listening to some kind of amazing easy listening music that made me think I was in a Murakami novel. Because we had to wait a little longer than the DoorDash estimate, they happil

Best Japanese takeout in Marin. Oldschool feel: Inside the place feels authentically Japanese: clean, no fancy accoutrements, cute handmade signs, only the essentials to provide good service and food! This place is a gem! The food is delicious and fresh, with generous portions at a price where you don’t feel ripped off! I have payed DOUBLE at other Sushi restaurants in Marin for less food! Used to come here around 2007-2008 and popped back in here recently and heartened to see they are still going strong. I’ve already eaten twice here this week and I’m DEFINITELY coming back on the regular. ありがとうございました that means THANK YOU!

Called in an order for a katsu bento box. The gentleman on the phone received my order but didn't say how long or how much. Drove over in less than 10 min. When I arrived, the older japanese gentleman checked if I was the katsu chicken order, and I confirmed. I waited for approx. 5 min until my order was ready. I wanted to pay cash but my bill was too big to break so I paid card, no big deal. Next time I will bring change. Came back to work and ate a piece of katsu chicken. It was hot, juicy, with a decent amount of katsu sauce, and perfectly flaky, 5 🌟's. The bento comes with rice, salad and 2 potstickers. The salad had a fresh lemon slice, light dressing, cherry tomato and broccoli onto a bed of lettuce. I was pleasantly surprised by the brocolli as it was a nice touch. The potsickers

Best bang for your buck for Japanese food anywhere in Marin. Both the chef and owner are Japanese immigrants so it can't get more authentic. Wonderful hole is the wall gem.

EXTREMELY salty chicken karaage :( I could not enjoy it because of that. Also the texture of the fry was not good. I guess I'm spoiled with the incredibly delicious karaage from every other Japanese restaurant I've been to in Marin. The "big bento box" is a lot of food- huge portion of rice. The rice is overcooked and "wet". I appreciated walking into an authentic feeling place that made me feel like I was in Japan, but this is not the surprisingly high quality hole in the wall I was hoping for.