Izakaya means "stay-drink-place" in Japanese. One of the few Japanese restaurants I have been to that showcases the full palate of Japanese cuisine, my friends and I shared seaweed salad, chicken skin skewers, and soft shell crab bao. We especially liked the soft shell crab bao and the chicken skewers. For my main I got the grilled squid, which came with a spicy dipping sauce. It was cooked just right, not very flavorful without the dipping sauce. My friends got the Tonkotsu Chasu Rice Bowl and ramen. For dessert, we tried the green tea cheesecake, the yuzu cheesecake, and the black sesame mochi. The green tea cheesecake was our favorite with the mochi as a close second. Overall, great dining experience with excellent service (the server was attentive and made recommendations on her favorites). Definitely worth the trip to the sunset.

Haven't been here in awhile but I used to come here all the time in college (about 10 years ago now). Decided to come here to celebrate an anniversary. We ate so many skewers. My favorite skewers were the Seabass, scallop, and beef tongue. Besides that we also got pork jowl, chicken skin, meatball with jidori egg, eggplant with miso glaze, and beef don buri. Another favorite is the don buri, great flavor. The service was very attentive and they were very helpful. The server accidentally dropped one of my chicken skin skewers and she brought me a whole another set! Inside is tiny and intimate with very nice hip music. Didn't get it this time since I ate so much already but the ramen is solid, at least from what I remember. Don't forget the fried braised pork belly.

Such a great dining experience! I came here with one of my supervisors who frequents this restaurant. She did all the ordering and it felt as though we shared the majority of the menu! We (party of 5) came on a Tuesday around 5:30 PM and were seated right away. Happy hour was going on I think from 5-6ish so there were reduced price dishes and alcoholic beverages. It was pretty easy to find free street parking but there was also plenty of metered parking nearby as well. Everything was absolutely delicious so I don't think you can go wrong with anything in the menu. My favorite dishes were the tuna tartare (the best I've ever had), spicy tuna crispy rice (definitely has a kick that creeps up on you so be prepared), tonkatsu ramen, and tempura mushroom with truffle (can't remember what it's actually called). The employees made sure they took away our numerous plates as we finished them and made sure we stayed satisfied. I'd love to come back and get my favorites + try the rest of the menu!

Our go-to neighborhood Izakaya and one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco. We have been regulars here for years and can always rely on this place for super tasty eats. Some of our reliable favorites--maitake fritters, white pepper chicken wings, tonkotsu ramen, beef fyi-don, bacon wrapped mochi, fried karage, hamachi, shisito peppers, fried chicken skin, mochi desserts and so much more! Service is very attentive and the restaurant is cozy and welcoming. Make a reservation and/or arrive a little before opening to avoid a wait. Highly recommend!

Made a reservation for a weekday evening although might not have needed one. Better to be safe, though, as the restaurant is small and has limited seating. The staff were friendly and you can look into the kitchen to watch the food being prepared. We tried a few different things, including the spicy tuna on crispy rice, which came with a nice balsamic soy reduction. I actually wish I kept the sauce to go with the other dishes! The salmon onigiri was grilled. I'm not the biggest yaki onigiri fan but it was solid and came with refreshing pieces of takuan (pickled radish). The wings were good, nice and crispy with the house teriyaki-like glaze. The ramen was the most unique dish we tried. The tonkotsu has a strong pepper flavor, which I haven't had at other ramen places. It was rich without being overly heavy, and the chashu was nice and tender. Overall a very nice experience. Next time, I'll try some of the skewers.