Great ambiance upstairs with a Japanese vintage izakaya look and feel. Downstairs atmosphere is a bit lacking, but still clean.
I will try to reserve the upstairs dining area next time.
Walked in with no reservations on a Saturday night. We ended up waiting for ~40mins, but that's expected - just look at the other reviews!
Skewers came quickly.
The carbonara mentai udon was really good, better than guu's version. Pork on rice was meh.
Skewers overall were good and at good value. Not overpriced. I liked the giant scallop skewers and the pork-wrapped garlic skewers.
Something I didn't like: I didn't like the shiitake mushroom skewers though. It tasted sour but it could have been the sauce they used. May have been a combination of ponzu, etc.
Something I overlooked: we ordered the skewer sets and then ordered some individual skewers, only to realize later that some of the individual skewers were redundant because they already came in the set. Lesson learned.
Will return.