Food - 5/5
Service - 5/5
Cleanliness - 5/5
Overall - 5/5
Visited this location with my friend for lunch and we were the only table in there. This used to be the old Buldogis location. We had a good chat with the owners as they just recently opened and they were still adding and testing things out on the menu. This restaurant only opens for dinner now I believe, but we went during the period it was still open for lunch.
--------------------------------------------Food - 5/5---------------------------------------------------
The food looks very creative and well prepared. The portion is smaller than I'm use to for the price but the flavors and taste was good.
Unagi Bowl - $8.95
I love ordering Unagi bowls when I try Japanese restaurants. Its one of my favorite things to eat when I was growing up and it acts as my Asian comfort food. The Unagi bowl was good. It's not a hard dish to prepare so if a Japanese restaurant cannot make this correctly then there could be a problem. The portion is decent sized, not a giant bowl or bento box but enough to fill you for lunch
Chicken Wings -
This was surprisingly delicious. It was very crispy and packed tons of flavor. This is a highly recommended item on the menu to try out.
Chef Tapas Special - $14 roughly
The tapas was good, the only issue I had with it was I felt it was a bit more pricey compare to other places and the quantity was not great. This item bought up the price of our bill and it was only a few skewers that was not filling, at least for me.
----------------------------------------------Service 5/5-------------------------------------------------
Services was not bad. The owner was working front of house with his girlfriend?. Very kind and courteous attitude during the service. Had a chat with him after the meal after we were the only table for lunch and he was explaining some of the things he is working on for the menu.
--------------------------------------------Cleanliness - 5/5---------------------------------------------
Front of house is clean. The decoration looks very nice and suitable for this restaurant. They had a lot of things left over from the previous 2 restaurants but it works well for what Inyo is serving.
Overall, great place to go for dinner. It can work as a good date location because of the decor and atmosphere. The menu is quite unique and works well for dates if you want to try something new, special or unique.