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| - Interesting spot... we are seeing more and more of these izakaya inspired/ tapas style joints popping up. I think people should be aware of what this restaurant is before they try it out. For starters, it's really not meant to be a "dining" restaurant, but rather a drink and snack kind of joint. Not in the casual sense, but rather in the sense that their dishes are designed to be stacked. Ideally, you might visit a place like this later in the evening with a group of friends, and each person would order a few dishes to share. The food isn't really designed to be filling, but rather to enjoy while drinking and hanging out with a group. That being said, it made it the perfect joint to stop in as a large group for our supper club.
Our server, Jess, was absolutely amazing. She had some awesome serving skills, and had a very laid back style while still keeping everyone in the group happy. On top of that, she seemed very knowledgeable about everything on the menu, from wine to drinks to the food. I personally ended up trying the calamari, served with a coconut-coriander sauce along with the short rib, which is served alongside sweet potato and fresh kimchi. I really enjoyed both dishes, the calamari with coconut sauce was an interesting twist, and I did find the flavors to be complimentary. The short rib was really tasty, I felt it was prepared well and I loved how the kimchi was super gingery! The portions are served to taste, and I will say that some of the portions are more generous than others. For example, I felt the short rib was quite filling for the price, especially since I got two sides with it. The beet salad however, seemed a little skimpy for $10 considering it consists of mostly beets and greens, I felt they could have beefed up the portion a bit. I also felt the desserts were a miss... I ordered a chocolate ganache style dessert and it was quite rich and heavy, with not a lot to balance it out. I definitely would skip out on dessert next time and just get another drink after dinner instead. As for the drinks, they had some interesting choices, and I did end up trying a Kentucky Mule style drink, it was good, but if I were judging off of this drink, I wouldn't come back here just for cocktails. The beer list however, while it was small, had some unique choices I have not seen at other bars, so I think I would lean towards this option next time. I do wish they had some sort of happy hour special to incite people to stop in more, I think it's hard to justify spending $35-$50 a person on just snacks and drinks, but I will admit that the food itself is inspired and tasty.
Time will tell whether there's enough demand to keep a place like this going in the long term, but for now I'm giving it a thumbs up based on service and flavor alone!
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