Inyo is the best restaurant to open in Chinatown in a good long while. Everything was well prepared and seasoned beautifully. The service was impeccable...the only thing missing was a nice cold beer but I'm told the liquor license is in progress.
I think a lot of people will consider their chicken wings to be the star. We tried all three types and they were all fantastic. My complaint with chicken wings is sometimes they are bland or have a one note seasoning. Not these wings. All of them had multiple things going on at once. The thai ones, in particular, had a nice flavor from the fish sauce and finished off with a good kick of heat. The wings stayed crispy even with the sauces.
We also had the salmon belly tartare served in a sauce with some thin, crispy wafters. A little dollop of caviar on top of the tartare finished it off. Really good. Fresh, tasty, and delicious. We could have eaten 10 orders of that.
My friend on a paleo diet needed to eat too! Inyo's skewers were delicious and well cooked. They normally are marinated but the kitchen went out of their way to make here some skewers with just salt. They were fantastic. The tables next to us (20+ people) ordered something like 120 skewers and were loving it.
Oxtail fried rice was delicious. I really like the pickled veggies they put in there. Kept the richness of the oxtail from overpowering the dish and added much needed complexity to what is often a delicious but one note dish. It's done right here.
Also had a good variety of their sashimi. The fish was tender and beautiful and served with a sauce that was just perfect. I'm not a fan of places that just serve sashimi with no seasonings - that's pretty bland. Inyo's sauce highlighted the flavors of the fish. I'm not exactly sure what was in it but I'd eat it all day.
We'll definitely be going back for more. Their menu is pretty extensive for a restaurant of that size. I was expecting quality to suffer but every single dish was just fantastic. Highly recommended people go before it starts getting hard to get a table at night.
Oh, also had an iced coffee with condensed milk that was fantastic. Service was great. Food was incredible. Easiest 5 star rating I've had.