For something that is rated so highly and spoke so fondly of, I was immediately surprised to find it DEAD at 9:30pm on a saturday night? The place is big, fancy and aesthetically pleasing.. but why was there only 1 other table? Also, it left me wondering why an izakaya, especially a popular one located downtown closes at 11:30pm on a weekend..
The service was awesome and they were very efficient. That's on an empty night though, hopefully it would be the same for a busy one. Does it get busy here?? The menu of drinks were super unique and next time I'm getting the doraemon punch for sure! Sounds yummy and super cute names definitely sell me. They had a bunch of interesting cocktails and a nice list of sake. We ended up being basic 4ever and getting a pitcher of Sapporo as we always do.
The food was pretty good! I found the vegetarian donburi with tofu & taro + rice & spring mix was perfect. I couldn't finish it because it carbed me up too fast. Also had the kimchi cucumber sticks, which is a really nice snack to munch on. He had the tan tan ramen, karaage and this fish thing that he said he liked - when the pickiest person about their fish actually likes it, that's a good sign right?
Overall a cute place and I'd definitely be back to visit if I was in the area. Just wish it opened later and was a bit more 'lit'