Showing posts with label San Gabriel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Gabriel. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Icho Izakaya

While going through a thankfully speedy Friday at work, James Bomb and I suddenly craved for some fish liver. Yes, fish liver. You commonly hear about fancy people eating duck or goose liver, but no, Asians prefer chicken, cow, snake...and fish liver. When we think about fish liver, we always end up thinking about our favorite little Japanese restaurant tucked away in an obscure plaza in San Gabriel- Icho Izakaya, or as the locals call it,Yi-ding.

Good for: Families
Parking: Free parking lot
Scene: Lots of local Chinese families eating at a Chinese-run Japanese restaurant
Service: Love them! Very sweet waitresses
Noise level: Moderate chatter
Seating: Indoor
Price: $$
Rating: 3.5/5 (James Bomb would probably disagree with me, this is his place)

We ate: Fish liver, Uni Nigiri, Toro Sashimi, Chicken Teriyaki, Beef Tongue, Chicken Cartilage, Dobin Mushi


Now my loyalty lies with Sushi Gen, which was previously blogged about, but Icho Izakaya isn't a bad runner up. However, if you're looking for an authentic Japanese restaurant, this won't do it for you because it is very Taiwanese.

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