Personally, my favorite appetizer is the abalone. This way you can get a taste of delicious abalone WITHOUT having to pay $80-$100 for a dish. This nice little $8 appetizer comes with a few slices (that's all ya need!) of abalone covered with a stripe of gold leaf. For me, it's the only place I've found that I can get my abalone fix affordably.
Everything else is good too. Made with care. It's as an eat-out Japanese restaurant should be.
The decor and atmosphere, in contrast to some of the more down-home places in the area, is just a little more sophisticated and understated without crossing over to formal. A nice collection of antique netsuke in the welcome foyer!
They don't take reservations and it may be crowded on a weekend night.
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