I've been meaning to write a review for awhile. I go once every 2 weeks or more with my co-workers for lunch and sometimes for dinner.
Their grill foods are generally really tasty. In a previous review someone had said that they were serving 'leftover" parts and the portions were small. I guess it depends what you expect. An izakaya is primarily a sake bar (drinking establishment), it's not suppose to be a restaurant with full meal sized dishes, which is why most of the menu items are small portions and grilled. It's customary for izakayas to serve snack portion foods that are usually easy to cook and grilled. As for the "leftover" parts comment, these are normal Japanese food items that are often served in izakayas because they're easy to grill and eat off sticks - similar to a pub/finger food environment - this might not be everyone's cup of tea of course.
For lunch, my co-worker and I enjoy the black cod - it's cooked perfectly with a tiny bit of soya sauce, it's actually my bench mark to compare black cods when eating at other restaurants.
The chicken wing stuffed dumpling is really good, we order it all the time. it's always juicy and seasoned just right.
The pork cheek and pork belly are also really tasty.
Their salmon terriyaki is really good as well but not as good as the black cod.
My friends and family also enjoy the Curry rice immensely - for some of them, it's a go-to item to order.
The reason I haven't given this place all 4 stars is because the service is not good. It's slow and sometimes the waiters forget things like refilling water or the bill. I think this is primarily due to the small space confinement which doesn't allow them to have more wait staff at once. Last week they were under renovations to expand and take over the space next door. I'm hoping they're open for lunch today to try out this new environment and extra large kitchen. If it's 4 star worthy i'll come back and revise my review.