We just went to Ippuku tonight, and it was mindblowing.
We called last night for a reservation and they said they didn't have any reservations before 9, but if we wanted an early dinner, they could probably accommodate us as a walk in when they opened. We got there at 5:15 and they had no problems seating us.
The food was amazing.
We had:
1 order of the vegetable pickles - I liked the pickled turnips best, they were delicious. My fiancé loved the smoked pickled carrots and I think it was burdock root maybe? Or daikon? best.
2 orders of the chicken goyzas - They were mindblowing, transcendental, one of those food moments I'll never forget.
1 order of enegi mushrooms - grilled king oyster mushrooms, these were so simple and plain but so delicious because of it, perfectly prepared.
1 order of the minced chicken with egg yolk. - Again, absolutely amazing. Incredibly flavorful and tender and delicious. The egg yolk was just that. The dish was a skewer, served with sauce, and a raw egg yolk.
1 order of the chicken hearts - These were so good. I don't always love heart because it is a little tough and gristly for me, but these weren't. They were chewy, but not gristly, and so flavorful.
1 order of chicken breast - This was really good. It was fairly plain, but so perfectly prepared that you loved it plain, with lemon juice and salt.
1 order of the camenbert and honey - 2 triangles of camenbert on a skewer, grilled, with honey drizzeled on top, and spicy pepper on the side of the plate. I'm not a huge camenbert fan, and I liked it. My dad and fiancé loved it.
1 order of scallion pancake - It was one of my fiancé's favorite (with the goyza and rice balls), probably one of my least favorite. A very thick ( 3/4 in to 1 in, I would say) scalliony pancake served with shaved bonito and some sort of seasoned mayo or something.
1 order of grilled rice balls with tare (sweet sauce)-These were delicious. Grilled, hot, sweet, salty, a little crunchy on the outside soft and sticky on the inside.
Nigiri unfiltered sweet sake - 300 ml -very good. Even us non-sake drinkers enjoyed it ($25)
an IPA ($6)
Total for 3 people, including the alcohol mentioned above was around $115 with tax and tip. We came away full.
The must haves, in order of rank: the goyzas, the pickles, the minced chicken with egg yolk, and the grilled rice balls with tare.
Absolutely our new favorite place.
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