Izakaya Habuya Okinawan Dining

So authentic. As if I teleported to a small town in Okinawa, Japan. Orion beer on draft is clutch, food selection is rich, staff and restaurant vibe is super homey. Only around 6 bar seats & 10 table seats. Everyone in the restaurant is your friend-kind of vibe. Been a local favorite for over 12 years now, hole in the wall that you should not miss.

This is a fantastic Okinawa restaurant, serving most of the typical Okinawa cuisines as well as more innovative, twisted dish of Okinawa fashion, which is actually rare to find even in Tokyo. Atmosphere is small and cozy, staffs are kind and tell you what you should try depends on your liking. Also one of the rare places in US where Orion Draft (beer from Okinawa) is served from the barrel into frozen glass! Nice! Also you can try most of all kinds of Imuraya deserts such as Yawamochi or Ultra soft Daifuku. I really want this restaurant in my neighborhood.

Quick Summary Fantastic and unique Izakaya spot, as it serves Okinawan style Japanese food. Ordered a little of everything, and enjoyed almost every dish. Recommend calling beforehand for reservations, as it's a small restaurant that only seats 19 guests. Plaza parking available. My favorite dishes were the scallop and uni truffle carpaccio, chicken wings, Habuya pork belly soba, their desserts and the Orion draft beer! Food- 5 stars Uni truffle carpaccio- this was very good. Great balance of sweetness and umami with the 3 ingredients. I could've eaten so many plates of this 3 kinds of sashimi- toro, salmon and yellowtail. They were all good, but I liked the yellowtail the most (very fatty and fresh). All the pieces were very fresh Habuya soba- the noodles were more similar to a ramen, and everything was delicious. Broth was filled with flavor and pork belly was delicious and fatty Chicken wings- this was my favorite of the fried foods. Very great flavor and sweet. They didn't u...