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| - Arriving just shortly after 7pm on a Saturday night, our party of 3 walked into a nearly empty restaurant, with just 1 of maybe 2 dozen or so tables sat. Inyo has a nice sleek and modern look to it...but it's simple as well. Lots of wood, some art on the walls, a specials board on the back, and a small hostess table is just about all you'll see here. I really like it.
Their menu on the hand, is far from small or simple. It is very much like a tapas style menu, and there's plenty to choose from. From fresh seafood and oysters to chicken wings, there's likely something for just about any appetite.
We started off with a few smaller appetizer like items, the Edamame, Bacon Scallop, Asparagus Bacon and Half Japanese Street Corn. Not being a huge fan of corn in general is probably a reason I wouldn't order their version again, but I did like the different flavor with the miso butter. The edamame was simple, not over-salted, and something I'd definitely order again. I'd like to try their garlic butter version as well. Their bacon on both the other dishes was a bit soft for my taste, so it didn't pair well with the scallop, but was okay for the asparagus.
Our next round of plates were the Shumai and Uni Udon. Both must-orders in my opinion. The udon noodles were cooked perfectly, there was a good amount of uni, and I liked the additional texture with the caviar. Even with it being an uni broth as well, the flavor was rich, but not overpowering. It's one of their "priciest" items, but it was a good size portion, and very worth it. The shumai was excellent as well. Good size dumplings, stuffed with plenty of shrimp and paired with this killer mustard sauce that really made the flavor pop.
From their specials board, we got an order of the Scallop Ceviche and Kanpachi. The Kanpachi was originally served with another type of sauce, but they had just ran out of a hamachi dish we planned to order. So instead they brought out the kanpachi with serrano and ponzu. It was one of my favorite dishes of the night. The fish was super fresh, the ponzu added just a little bit of sweetness and a small slice of serrano was perfect to spice it up. The scallop ceviche had excellent flavor as well, the scallop was fresh and I like that they do it a little different with fresh veggies like tomato and cucumber. I would have like to see it paired with some sort of chip or something for more crunchy texture though. Another two must try dishes if available.
Our last couple items were the Seafood Red Curry, and Japanese Tebasaki Wings. The curry had excellent flavor, and was a bigger portion than I expected. I thought the mussels were a tad overcooked, but everything else was perfect. The octopus was one of the better I've had, and the sauce was so good that our friend was pouring it over rice not to waste any of it's goodness. Their wings here are surprisingly spectacular. Twice fried for an extra crispy skin, but not even the slight bit of grease on them, and still moist on the inside. The flavor was great and the only thing even remotely negative would be towards myself for not ordering the 12 wing sampler to try all 3 flavors.
Even after having ordered basically all of their most "expensive" items, we only spent about $90. I would have liked to try their desserts, but I was just too full by then.
The service at Inyo is very good as well. Not but 10-20 minutes after we sat, the place was pretty much at capacity, and quoting wait times of 45+ minutes, but we never got neglected in the least. Our food came out fast, our drinks never empty and the waitress was very friendly.
Overall, a great experience. Here's my quick cheese-ball recap. Looks tasty Inyo eyes, smells good Inyo nose, taste good Inyo mouth and fills up Inyo belly. This is a play you need to be In...yo!
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