The Tokyo izakaya of the same name opened a Sydney room on Reservoir Street and did not soften anything. It is Hakata-style kushiyaki, which means marinated, skewered and grilled over charcoal, and it is loud in the way a good izakaya is loud. Sit at the counter where the grill is and let them keep bringing skewers.
WHY IT’S WORTH IT
1A Tokyo izakaya that opened here, not a Sydney restaurant doing a Japanese menu.
2Hakata-style kushiyaki, which almost nobody else in the city is cooking.
3The counter puts you in front of the charcoal. That is where to sit.