Delightful surprise. I love japanese and french cuisine independently. This fusion for a foodie, tickled my fancy - I love to try new cuisine. japañeiro is unique and will come back to try the rest of the menu and chef's specials. Menu includes Foie gras, bone marrow, surf & turf, and Chilean sea bass for example. Dishes start at $4-$6 starters to $15-$41 chef specials. Portions mirror fine dining or tapas. The dishes I had fulfilled me just right.
I am a pescatarian and from Hawaii ... enjoyed the salmon tacos, lotus chip ahi (tuna), and rock shrimp. The Chawanmushi with Uni and salmon roe was a chef's special and something I haven't had before. Interesting fusion of miso and my fave ingredients on their own (uni, salmon roe) in porridge form. Not for every palette. It was good but not something to add to my must have list. Perhaps some sriracha and warm sake would have changed my mind lol
Wish they had more vegetarian selections, however, as I look for these options every where I eat. No tofu?
My dates had the fried rice, udon special, and black cod. Delicious.
I spent $30. About $85 for a party of 3. Look out for specials on the blackboard that's not on the menu.
They are close to the Arroyo shopping center on Warm Springs off of Rainbow. The restaurant is fairly new to the southern location- nice to see a restaurant like this in my neighborhood.
4 stars if they had drinks and vegetarian options. But They will have a selection of drinks soon (beer, wine, sake). Water glasses I'd suggest that they use taller ones.
Ambience: The playlist playing I feel should be toned down by volume and the sappy Disney related selections. Some chill, acoustic sounds preferably for example. We were sitting right under the flatscreen tv and it was fairly loud.