Izakaya

The food is 5 stars, great Japanese menu, they have dishes that you can’t find easily. The attention was 5 stars too, our server was super sweet, attentive and the food came fast. For ambience, decoration (low key) and size of the place I would give them 4 stars. It will be better having more separation between tables and more cozy lights, but beside that everything looks clean and the food is really good.

I went for dinner with my husband and our expectations were very high because we had been told that the place is excellent. Our opinion is that the food is good but the attention is horrible. The place is tiny, the tables are so close together that it seems that you are sharing a table with the person next to you. The sushi rolls break when you dip them in soy, the yakisova noodles were so soggy, the pasta had no consistency and was more vegetable than protein. The soup, as can be seen in the photograph, the broth had almost no flavor and was very tasteless. I could continue giving examples of why we do not recommend this place but above all I want to emphasize the terrible attention received.

I just moved to Miami from Las Vegas leaving a 100% authentic Japanese Izakaya restaurant I went to for 6 years. I know this because I lived in Japan for 4 years. This restaurant is not a true Japanese restaurant, let alone Izakaya or run by anyone who knows Japanese food. First the atmosphere is not welcoming, it smells of clorox and the woman in charge is dressed like a nurse. The smell of Clorox is overwhelming. It is freezing cold and there are some lightbulbs blinking that need to be replaced. For the food, the tako su they used what is the seaweed you put in seaweed salad. Traditionally dried wakame seaweed is used for this dish. The tako was cut very thick and rough, had serrations from the dull knife that was used and was not cooked enough. Very thick and chewy. You should never see serration marks ever. This was akin to a Korean style dish and horribly executed. The tuna tataki was not correct. It was not seared at all. It appeared to be barely browned by a torch. The sauce was not correct either. We only ate a few pieces. The wahoo misoyaki was ok, borderline over cooked but definitely not anything to be impressed by. Over all in my opinion, the reviews on this restaurant are very misleading as this is not a true Japanese Izakaya in any form. Considering the location I was expecting more, especially after reading the reviews but I'm learning that there is no really good traditional Japanese restaurants here in Miami let alone Asian restaurants in general. This is a struggle for me leaving a healthy Asian food culture in Nevada and the west coast in general. Really that's the only thing I miss about that side of the country after living there 12 years.

A good lunch spot for Japanese food. Their pork katsu is well fried and juicy. They have a nice lunch special that includes several small dishes. Their chicken teriyaki was actually quite nice. I think they used thigh meat, hence the reason for a little more fattiness and juiciness to come from the chicken itself. Unfortunately I think I ate my food before I could take pictures when I was here a few months ago.