Fin Izakaya is a welcoming and trendy restaurant. My friend and I came for dinner right when it opened (at 5:30 pm), and the waiter informed us that we had to leave at 8:30 pm because their restaurant was fully booked that night. The waiter yelled IRRASHAIMASE! and the other workers echoed the word with great enthusiasm. She ushered us into a spacious U-shaped table that had a lovely centrepiece of (fake?) bamboo shoots and a Lucky Cat statue.
The iced water contained little slices of lemon in it and was refilled frequently. A free appetizer was brought up for us, which was a cup full of sticks that tasted like salted pretzels. We ordered Fin's Tapas Bento Mix, and this contained a three-story tall bento box. The top layer housed cold appetizer tapas, the middle layer with hot tapas, and the last layer with sashimi and diced-up fish. I highly recommend it if this is your first time at Fin's- you can try out a variety of tapas at a decent price!
We also got the blowtorched mackerel, which is a plate full of mackerel sashimi that the waiter blowtorches in front of you. The torched mackerel was small in size and slightly smoky from the heat; as well, they had their own sauce for the mackerel! Our order was enough for two people, and close to ~$50. It's a little expensive for the size so I took a star off, but other than that I would come back!
I also really dig their eclectic mix of tranquil koto music and Nicki Minaj.