it's not guu. but it's still pretty good. great service, tho the restaurant was pretty empty when we ate (~ 6-7pm) .. so no waiting, but also a bit too quiet. food was good, nothing spectacular. And the menu had less variety than guu. like the previous yelper mentioned, there was complementary salad and soup. i think this place stands on its own as a japanese restaurant, but i just have higher expectations for places named izakaya ever since guu.