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Imadake is a blast plain and simple.
Good for small or medium sized groups, it's a vivacious dining and drinking environment. It is a high-volume noise restaurant, in part just because of the dynamics of the actual interior design that seems to bounce around the echoes of conversations, in part due to the fact that as the night goes on the high-energy of the place becomes contagious and the civilised rowdiness is catching. the sake bomb shenanigans that is Imadake's schtick may have something to do with that as well. So yeah, you've been warned. It's loud. In a good way.
All of the dishes I've had there were tasty and the Green Tea Cheese Cake is a guaranteed mouthparty. I've been several times and still haven't tried everything. There's a solid variety of options for meateaters and vegheads alike. Because of the nature of the tapas-type dishes that encourage you to share it's definitely best had with friends and an affordable way to be satisfied without getting overstuffed.
Don't go here expecting a fancy-schmancy dinner or a good place for an intimate date, but bring a few friends and you will have a riot. The staff are friendly, fun and helpful, and service has always been speedy. Order Sake bombs. Just trust me... the staff go all out for those and it's cheesy good fun.
Non-vegatarian must-haves: Ashi chazuke with smoked salmon, yakitori, takoyaki, beef tataki with ponzu sauce
Vegetarians must-haves: the mushrooms, mixed vegetable tempura, goat cheese with raspberry maple syrup, green salad with ginger dressing, seaweed salad, vegetable gyoza dumplings, korokke, agedashi tofu
(I'm vegetarian so can recommend more of those options, but the meat recommends are based on my friends' reactions)
Only downside... the hard wood benches and seating made my badonkadonk fall asleep like I was sweating in a church pew again. But the Sake bombs helped me forget that too.
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