This place is really cool. The parking is plentiful and the interior is very contemporary/kawaii. We totally expected a place similar to Spoon House in Torrence, CA but it is more Italian than Japanese atmosphere wise. The banana bread was not as good as everyone raved to be but it was good.
We first tried the tataki and a salmon roll. Tataki was beautifully presented on the plate and both tasted pretty good. Hiyashi Chuka was ok...not my fav and the portion was pretty small. Champon was full of seafood and thick noodles which was a total plus :)
The dessert...oh my, that was the best part of dinner...well, at least to me. My bf's fav was the tiramisu. I tried the flan and it was GREAT. It's kinda hard to explain but it was like a mix of custard and cheesecake with a sauce that has a hint of bitterness to go with the sweet fran. I was lucky enough to get the last piece of the night...you must try it if they have it available.
Oh and our waitress was really really nice. She likes yelp too so we discussed how great this website is haha*
*Atmosphere = cute, lovely
*Food = good. if you like both Italian and Japanese, this place has it all.
*Service = very nice.
*Price = great* a blended drink + one appetizer + one roll + 2 entree + 2 desserts = check turned out to be around $60!