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what i ate:
- garlic gizzards (stir fry) EXCELLENT if you like gizzards and if you like garlic. perfect balance of flavors!
- deep fried sweet shrimp: honestly the best bar food ever! perfect crunchy little shrimp that you can pop into your mouth whole! (think of the deep fried head of the sweet shrimp sushi, but bite sized!) the real shrimp chip!
- whole grilled squid: perfectly grilled. so flavorful!
- broiled fish... sorry i totally forget the name, but its the broiled fish filled with roe. also very tasty
- beef tataki: very very tasty! super fresh and flavorful. the beef was amazingly tender
- yakitori of beef tongue: not the most tender ive had, but still pretty good
- bacon wrapped potato (skewered): perfect hot fluffy potato, wrapped in crispy bacon... whats not to love??
- crab fried rice: yummy
this was probably the perfect amount of food for two girls.. hahaha jk, this was an enormous amount of food, but ate everything over the course of two hours in combination with four large sapporos. ... we spent almost $100 including a nice tip, so... not cheap, but we did eat and drink quite a bit.
pros:
- FOOD! if you like japanese food, or are interested in trying something other than the typical sushi, try this place! definitely try to sit at the bar! you can ogle all the food that leaves the kitchen!
- service: all the servers were super friendly and cute and attentive... but i think you need to be a bit assertive with the guy at the host stand (i think he was the owner?) so that you can get seated promptly. its not that he was unfriendly, just a bit scattered trying to handle so many different things at once.
- decor: cute jap pub feel. homey, not fancy or stuffy, but like your neighborhood place that you go right after work... bathroom was not the cleanest, but the typical pub/bar restroom.
- hours: im not used to restaurants being open after 2 (darn LA's liquor license!), so the closing time surprised me. i guess this is normal so they can accommodate people in the service industry in vegas
cons:
- seating... its a bit odd. since is SMALL i would always call and ask to put your name down on the list. we got there at 830 and still had to wait even though we called ahead. when we left 1030 there was a huge wait! they have two large tables toward the back for larger groups, a number of smaller tables around the perimeter of the place, some bar seating for pairs, and then two large tables in the middle that are communal
- parking lot: typical of most asian parking lots - theyre never big enough. dont forget to try driving around to the back
- menu on the walls... while i am a big fan of the whole authentic look of a jap pub with "new" menu items on the wall... its an utter PAIN to have to crane your neck, and then squint (cursed with the typical asian trait of myopia) around the room to read items not listed on the menu... im horribly greedy.. i want to know ALL my options, not just the ones i can read. id highly suggest ichiza spend a few more dollars and write up a COMPLETE menu for guests!
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