Homey Japanese Restaurant

I want to keep this a secret so this hidden spot won't be much harder to get a reservation. So here's a little sneak peak for ya. This new Japanese restaurant is very small, seats for only 30 or so. One of the best thing about this spot is its space. They have a small Japanese garden inside. With modern furniture and a few crafts by Japanese artists, the owner/chef hopes this to be his own house in which he entertains his guests (customers).

As per my friends' recommendation, we had the course. This course is incredibly reasonable. Almost too much food. First dish was veggie salad with bagna càuda. The sauce was a bit too loose  and hard to eat. But the taste is amazing. Some Japanese daikon radish, endive, beets...

We also ordered a few dishes from the menu. Their house-smoked meat was simply fantastic. Each meat is smoked slightly differently. See the duck with yummy fat? 

Baked seasonal fish and vegetable. It's a whole fish for two people. Thanks to my skill with chopsticks, I ate everything but bones. 

One of the main dishes is this mini Wagyu burger with sun dried tomato and caramelized onion. It was good. I wish they cooked it close to rare. At this point, we were so stuffed. 

This place, for now, is BYOB, which is AWESOME. The staff (hostesses) are very kind and nice. The owner/chef comes out to the dining room to greet every guest, like we are his friends. If you want to experience this place, it might be hard to do unless you walk in there. The numbers on review and websites are not really working. The best bet is "Be friends with Miko!" like my friend hooked me up.