I love visiting recently opened restaurants, I do. The owners are fresh, their hopes high, and their cooking is at the top of their game.
Yatta is no different. Their sushi was creative and fresh but for me the top hit were their grilled tapas items. I had a brochette of BACON wrapped quail egg, a stick of BACON wrapped asparagus, and skewered shrimps. All were new songs to my palate and I'll admit that this music was high on the charts.
I'll confess that the first time I had the shrimp brochette I was taken aback as I had to rip the head off and fight with the carapace before being able to sink my teeth into it's delicate flesh. It wasn't until later that I learned that you're actually SUPPOSED to eat the head as well - a thought that made this lo-fan a bit uncomfortable. However, I promised Chef that I would do it Asian Style next time and, after having steeled myself for this foreign foody concept, found that indeed - the head IS the best part. Seriously. Who knew, right?
Will I return? Oh yes!