Having been to Guu Izakaya before, I anticipated a very long wait here but to my surprise my boyfriend and I only waited 10 minutes to be seated! (we were here on a Thursday at 8:30pm). We were seated in the area where you're sitting sunken into the floor on nice circle mats. Word of warning, be careful when sitting down! I nearly fell lol
We ordered a couple things, the most memorable ones were:
udon carbonara - soooooo yummy! It's a must try
deep fried brie - very heavy but also very delish
baked oysters - two big oysters with all the fixings on top, after trying this, I realized I didn't like oysters so my poor boyfriend had to eat both.
And we didn't order any fish =( (hint: read my reviews to find out why!)
The menu is significantly smaller than Guu Izakaya's which is bit of a downer because there aren't as many non-fish items. I would go to Sakabar only if I don't want to wait in line for too long and if I was with some friends so I could order their fish items.
Service-wise, they were a bit lacking but I'll give them a bit of grace since they just opened not too long ago. Our food came in two distinct rounds, one round we got 4 dishes.... and then after waiting a good 25 minutes our last 2 dishes came. Our server was really good at checking up on us and refilling water which was great. Apparently it was his first night working which was a surprise because we saw him guiding the other servers.
So give Sakabar a try if you're looking to experience Guu and don't want to wait in the cold!