Nome equals not enough food!!! Dishes are pricey and extremely small! Being here a second time I had forgotten why I didn't like it the first time so decided to give it a second chance.
Came here with a bunch of friends, being a bit hungry we ordered 1) Warayaki (one of my fav dishes). It was extremely small in size but not in price with only 5 pieces, compared to 8-10 found at other Izakayas such as don don or yuzu. Had the 2) marinated black cod which lacked flavour and was also very small portion. The cod didn't seem fresh in terms of the texture and I didn't really taste the citrus flavours it boasts. Tried the 3) Takoyaki again and seems mediocre, nothing special. 4) Karage was also much smaller portions, and resembled popcorn chicken with a wasabi mayo which was okay. 5) the Maguro and Avocado Tartare was the most shocking to us since it was soooooooo small it looked like a plate of cat food. Sitting at the price of 10 dollars if you round up the 9.70, it's ridiculous they can serve us such a small portion and its not all tuna it's mixed with avocado cut up in these small pieces. We were all picking at this dish like we were really poor and had nothing to eat.
The dishes although small were tasty. The only bigger dish we got was the shrimp udon salad which had a unique fresh flavour I liked. The oysters are cheap on tues and wed and I guess that's why most ppl gave them good reviews. If you don't like oysters this might not be the place for you. Also when we were there their oven was broken so we didn't get to try their Unagi risotto and baked oyster which affected their score for sure. I recalled last time I came here their scallop and shrimp was pretty small as well. I know generally Izakaya dishes are small but relatively speaking this is beyond small compared to other places. So really I am reluctant but I give them 2.5 stars. 1 for flavour, 1 for atmosphere (it was pretty lively there with good music) and maybe 0.5 for service it was alright. Paid parking in back and side streets. Don't come hungry!