For those who are worried about the tapas-sized plates, here's a $25 Summerlicious meal which leave you satisfied:
Appetizer: Spot Prawn Ceviche is beautifully presented in a stemless wineglass. The spot prawn and cucumber avocado salsa are served with wonton chips. You'll probably want to take pictures of this appetizer; it's so pretty.
Entree: The Kinoko Ishiyaki would turn many people away because it's a vegetarian dish, but don't be fooled! It's a mixture of enoki, shiitake, and king oyster mushrooms and rice, and it's served in a big hot stone bowl. Flavourful and filling.
Dessert: Matcha Crème Brûlée or Japple Pie Gyoza (deep fried gyoza filled with apples and served with ice cream) were both very nice ways to end the meal.
Atmosphere: Compared to other izakayas, this one is more sedate; however, on the bright side, you can have a conversation. And although the kitchen staff was listening to Marc Anthony, the rest of us were listening to remixed old-school R&B. A good Japanese addition to Little Italy.