~40 min up 84/Dumbarton to 101 north — timed so you're at arrivals when Deb lands.
Drive·40 min·33 mi
Deb lands at SFO — UA 1230 (YVR→SFO)On your calendar
Walk·5 min·0.2 mi
Pick up Deb at arrivals
SFO International Airport
Curbside — she texts when she has her bag. You drive; no Uber after a travel day.
Drive·12 min·4.5 mi
Sushi dinner at Sakae SushiHold
Downtown Burlingame · 2 guests
Dairy-free · Sushi, sashimi, and grilled/simmered Japanese dishes are naturally dairy-free — nothing on the traditional menu needs modifying.
Parking · California Dr street parking + Burlingame Ave public lots a block away.
Calm, chef-owned since 1995 (Jun Nozawa). Sat dinner 5:30–9:45pm. Rating gate only partly verified offline — Google 4.4 confirmed; Yelp not dual-verified (bridge offline). Call (650) 348-4064 to reserve a table AND confirm they're open July 4.
Built entirely around Deb's 5:45 landing — you're at the SFO curb when she walks out, so she never opens an Uber app after a travel day. The pickup is the whole point.
Sakae is 12 minutes from the airport and calm by design — a quiet sushi counter is right for someone tired from flying, and sushi/sashimi is dairy-free top to bottom, nothing to negotiate with the server.
One anchor, home by ~9 — nothing runs late, Sunday stays protected.
Bring
A light layer for the cool Peninsula evening (~54°F after dinner)
Backup
If Sakae is closed for the holiday or fully booked, Santa Ramen (1944 S El Camino Real, San Mateo — Google 4.3, Sat dinner till 8:30) is a warm dairy-free bowl 10 min away; order shoyu or tonkotsu without butter. If Deb's wiped and just wants home, grab takeout from either on the drive back.