Yokocho Izakaya

“It is so hard to find real Japanese dishes in the states. It's not the same as being in Osaka, but it is everything you want in the reminder! I enjoyed takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and yakitori. Good flavors and vibe.Good selection of sake.”

“Matcha cocktail was delicious, rice was pretty dry salmon was yummy. Ramen was goodish. Very cute inside. Got the curry puffs those were the best out of all our food.”

“From the atmosphere, music, and to the food everything was great. Service was delayed due to only 1 person working the front. But I will say definitely get the mochi (under the yakitori option) and the spicy basil udon bacon. In my photos I have ordered the mochi, gyoza, kaarage chicken, Kim's fried rice, and spicy basil udon bacon. The server was very kind and the environment is simply amazing. They have wonderful decor, tv for food shows, and a projector for older animated Japanese shows. I would come back and order the udon and mochi for to-go! I will note it becomes pretty busy and service became delayed. Many customers but we only saw one worker at front.”

“I recently went here with family and I first ordered the gyoza, it was amazing, perfectly cooked wrapper and a salty sweet filling. As my main course I got the Tonkatsu Ramen. It had a light sweet broth and what had stood out was the eggs that come with it. They are called “Ashitamago” and have a nice soy sauce base with a salty and umami yoke. The staff were very friendly and gave good suggestions. The only downside to the place is the seating which was uncomfortable compared to standard restaurant seating. Overall I loved this place and would definitely recommend checking it out.”

“The atmosphere here is really cool, I loved the decor and vibes as soon as I walked in. They were pretty busy for a Monday night and they seem to be short staffed because there wasn't anyone at the door. Another group waiting informed me that I should write my name on the list myself, so I did. Once we got sat it was my friend and I's first time here so we were hoping for a run down of the menu, maybe some recommendations on what dishes are most popular etc... (you know a pretty normal dining experience if you ask me). But our server came over after we sat there for quite a while and just asked if we were ready to order, we asked about sake recommendations and our server just told us to get the house sake. He didn't seem interested in engaging with us, we told him it was our first time there, and he just asked if we were ready to order. So we just picked a couple of things on the spot. The food was fine, and I'm not one to complain about service very often, but I felt like our server was just not interested in helping us, which could be due to low staff and being busy. Wasn't the best experience, which is kinda disappointing since we were looking forward to trying this spot for the first time. There was a lot left to be desired I guess. Not sure if we will rush back after that experience... or lack of experience I should say.”