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| - Zu Izakaya offers a nice variety of Japanese, Korean, and fusion dishes in small bites or main entrees. We came here right before happy hour ended at 7 which allowed us to indulge in some discounted dishes such as the poke bowl, sushi burrito, agedashi tofu and chicken skewers. We also ordered a few selections from the main menu. This included small bites like asparagus, quail egg, cheese Spam katsu, and meatball skewers. The only larger meal we ordered (Aside from the happy hour poke bowl) was the freshwater eel.
My favorites were the poke and eel. The poke was very fresh, with a deep rich red color, and a good amount of seasoning. The bowl came with rice, nori strips, seaweed, and crab salad. The eel was a beautiful presentation with tender eel, sweet sauce, and vegetables on the bottom. A more unique dish was the "sushi burrito" which was basically a modified roll with ingredients like spicy tuna, tamago and crab salad, wrapped in soy paper and cut into 2 like you would cut a burrito in half.
I wasn't as big of a fan of the cheese Spam katsu. The gooey melted cheese was similar to Velveeta and it was way too salty combined with the Spam. I did like the crispy crunch of the breading, but maybe some sweet sauce or a different cheese with the katsu would balance out the flavors more.
When we were seated and ready to order my server took down my friends' orders and then walked away. We had to exclaim to her loudly "Wait come back" for her to actually take my order down. There seemed to be a miscommunication about the amount of food we wanted to order but instead of apologizing she had an attitude about it, like it wasn't her fault she decided to leave a customer hanging without taking down their order. Service was better as the meal continued though and drinks were refilled and plates taken away as needed.
Service could use an attitude adjustment, but I'll be back to try more dishes.
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