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| - This is my favorite Japanese restaurant in Pittsburgh. Hands down. One thing you must know is that if you wanna go at normal dinner times on a weekend, you must get a reservation. This place is small and very, very popular.
It is located on top of Round Corner in Lawrenceville. The entrance is around the corner on 38th, pull on the dragon handle and go up the stairs. The bar tends to be pretty busy, but their drinks are balanced and well thought out. I've gone on two occasions, one with another couple, where we ended up sitting across from where the grill is located on the bar. Although it was really neat to see, it was really, really hot. Like so hot, we were switching seats. The second visit we were in the private room with a large party of 11.
Anyway for drinks I ended up ordering the Wolf and Cub which is a beer with a side of sake with a dropper of hibiscus syrup. It was delicious. For starters I highly recommend their skewers, and honestly they are so cheap, it is totally worth it. I recommend the bacon wrapped quail egg, the pork belly, the kabucha pumpkin and the meat ball skewers. And yes, I had all of those skewers. Not to mention my husband and I ordered 4 of them. Granted the skewers are small, but pack some incredible taste. Also I had a taste of the savory pancake, which was pretty tasty. It had bacon, cabbage and some other deliciousness, also highly recommend to share.
For our entree, I ordered their Tonkotsu Ramen, which came with a delicious marinated egg. Gotta have the egg... It was a good ramen, but not mind blowing good. Those skewers were....
Overall, for a restaurant that has small plates in their menu, this is a total bang for your buck. I love this place and I look forward to more of those meatballs.
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