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| - The food that is on the menu is extremely good here. We thoroughly enjoyed the wagyu beef on cooked on a hot rock as well as their fresh salad, chicken karaage and pork belly dishes. Service is good and very attentive, but perhaps a tad too much.
However, if you are looking for traditional Japanese food, this may not be the place for you. It's more a modern, American take of a what high end Japanese izakaya could be. It's an upscale and trendy place with rock music blaring in the background, which to me, lends little to the restaurant's ambiance. At least to me, I go to any restaurant primarily for the food and service, but definitely not the music. For that, I would go to a show or a concert. It may appeal to the younger set; but it would probably not appeal to those within the more mature and upscale market segments (i.e., those who can afford to come here regularly).
Their menu is somewhat limited. For example, other than sushi, they do not have any rice or starch options. To me, they should be offering onigiris or other types of rice dishes on their menu as is typically served with Japanese cuisine.
Plus, because it's a brand new restaurant, and not that crowded, the restaurant staff goes overboard in constantly asking you how things are. They even had a marketing manager ask the same question. We understand that management would be very curious over this matter as a brand new establishment; but it's a little too much in my opinion and does not afford patrons with sufficient privacy and space to enjoy their meals in peace. Yonaka marketing manager, hope you are reading this, because if you're not, you're not doing your job well.
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