Wow what a pleasant surprise in Tempe for some legit Japanese food. Not to be a ramen snob, but I set my expectations pretty low for ramen joints in the US...but I take it for what it's worth. I like to base ramen places on how good gyoza is at the place. Gyoza and ramen go hand in hand like yakitori and beer. So I was very happy to have some perfectly lightly pan fried gyoza. There are several types of ramen: shoyu (soy base), miso, shio (salt base), and tonkotsu (pork base). Tonkotsu is my favorite and I was not disappointed. Best part it comes decked out with all the toppings and an egg which I'm used to paying extra for.
Service was pretty slow but it seems like a newer restaurant and we did come on a Friday night. Still no excuse to wait 20 min for water after being seated. Also for an izakaya I'm surprised there are no sake choices other than the house sake.
Overall, not the best I've ever had, but definitely pretty legit Japanese food with some izakaya food too. I can't wait to come back and try the yakitori and karage I miss from Japan! Dozo!