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  • Finally, after a couple of months of well-intentioned attempts, we made our way to Yonaka for a night of munching and imbibing. We wanted to eat slow, drink slow, and make a relaxing night of this Friday evening. So imagine our surprise when we enter the place, and it is a... restaurant. Now, you could ask, why didn't I check Yelp to see if it was indeed an izakaya. I typically do that, but for some reason I didn't bother to confirm. Well, when every time you punch in "izakaya" on search and this place pops up at one of the very first ones... Anyway, it turns out the experience was worthwhile, so I'm not complaining too much. If you take it for what it is - an upscale Japanese small dish RESTAURANT - it is quite a unique experience. The restaurant is attractive - modern, grey-neutral tone, open space - with a large sushi bar area across the back. The front host as well as all the staff are very pleasant and quite professional in appearance and demeanor. They really make all the efforts to make this as upscale as it looks and costs, and succeed at it quite well. Despite what it was not, our expectations rose a notch or two. We ordered the 8-course omakase, which was recommended by our server as appropriate for 2-3 people. She was spot on, as we struggled to finish the complete package and left the very good dessert only half-empty. At $106, the 8-course is quite a bargain. Here is what we got: - Bowl of Pan-fried(?) brussell sprouts which had a great toasty-tangy taste to it, although it came with no accompaniments and was much too salty for that - Sake Orenji, which is sashimi slice of salmon and orange with clear sauce. Delicious. - Hotategai & strawberry is big slices of scallops and strawberry. Interesting flavor, but I think it would be hit or miss depending on your take on the combination. I liked it, mainly because I love both ingredients. - Hamachi & grapefruit is the same theme as previous two with yellowtail & said fruit. Again, depends on your taste but I liked it as well. We are starting to get full at this point, and then the heavy stuff starts coming - Pork Belly w/Kimchi is 6 THICK pieces of pork belly with side of lettuce-like kimchi. Pork is sweet and kimchi is semi-spicy, and the combination goes well. At this point we are really wishing for a side of rice to tame all the raw flavors. - Angus Beef w/Mushrooms was my least favorite, because there was a bit of fishiness to the beef. The sauce and shroom mix made me wish the beef was better, because that was a great combo otherwise. - Flounder w/dried Chorizo and potatoes - We are completely full at this point and I wish I had the stomach for this, because it was really good. Probably the best dish of the course. The 8th course is the dessert, which they mercifully waited a while to serve. Still, we could only eat half of the combo of Green Tea Brownie, Strawberry Mint ice cream, and the vanilla ice cream. The strawberry cream is quite unique, as the mint flavor is as if I was actually chewing on mint leaves. That plus a hot sake resulted in a $160 bill after tips, which is a relative bargain. While the taste of each dish with the strange recipe was largely dependent on the diner's preferences, the presentation and quality was top notch. Regardless of your personal preference, this place deserves a 4-star or more. We need more places like this. Table-for-1 Factor: They have a large bar so that might work, but the atmosphere is wholly for dates and good conversations for larger groups. So I wouldn't recommend it.
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