The food here was lovely and SO fresh. For appetisers we had the gyoza dumplings and kaarage chicken. Both were served hot and tasted absolutely wonderful. The chicken was juicy and definitely worth trying. My husband loved it so much he then ordered the entrée of it. I had the tonkotsu ramen. This was VERY traditional in flavor, and perhaps not the best thing to start out with here if this is your intro to Japanese food outside of sushi. The broth was rich, heavy, flavourful and perfect. Broth was apparently made in a process that takes more than 12 hours in house. Service was great, we were given a jug of lemon water right away. The waitresses were kind and sociable, though possibly new to serving, they did great.
Start with kaarage chicken if you're not very open minded. It's wonderful for all tastes.