IZAKAYA

IZAKAYA reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Sumi

   Columbus1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 3, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The drink menu is incredible! As a fan of mock-tails it was nice to have two pages to choose from, and fun for my niece to get her fav anime character mock-tail. The food was well done too! We had 2 appetizers, both awesome. One of the Korean corn dogs, the ramen one- very fun. And a potato pizza- loaded with flavor. We even got a mock-cocktail to go in a sealed can at the end which was a nice touch. Server was in cosplay and very nice. Such a great experience all around. Can’t wait to be in again!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Cincinnati1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 25, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We had a table for 12 that we called in a week in advance at 8pm. As we arrived 15 minutes early our table was not prepared and they were out of pizza dough. They informed us that we would have to wait for a table to finish eating first and suggested we could walk through the mall and would call when it's ready. The problem is the mall closes at 8pm- so we would have to wait outside or in our cars for a table we reserved. We ended up cancelling the whole thing afterwards and got food somewhere else. Being out of pizza dough was already a red flag but we were more than happy to overlook that and have appetizers with drinks. The fact that our table wasn't ready was the huge issue as we organized a 12 person outting with a friends for this. I understand Izakaya is "suffering from success" as they run out of ingredients from their popularity. But customer service isn't an ingredient you run out of. This place is an hour away from our house and I will probably not come back from the risk of this happening again.
   

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   KimM

   Cincinnati1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The still have some kinks to work out, but the food is definitely worth it.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Cincinnati1 review

   3.0

   Dined on February 24, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The atmosphere was amazing. The workers were very nice and the pizza was amazing! The only thing I did not like was the wait time for our food but to my understanding they were having technical difficulties the night I was there. Will definitely go there again!
   

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   Paige

   Cincinnati1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 24, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   2/24 we had reservations, my husband and I went with our 2 young children(3 and 1 1/2) they do not have high chairs but I called ahead to verify that and brought my own that goes in a chair. The host at the front was very helpful and kind to any questions we had. Izakaya was very accommodating. We also knew coming in they are still new but even so they were very apologetic for any wait we had! The atmosphere walking in was full of anime neon lights and different anime episodes playing on multiple screens. Music was different anime openings, closings and in between. It was rather cozy in our opinion. The restrooms are also well kept. Zoey was our server and she was wonderful and friendly. We had the Crab Rangoon dip which was served with delicious wonton chips that were crispy but also light. We had the “Wyatt” which was a cheese pizza and “Tsundere” spicy pepperoni pizza that had hot honey on it. Both were delicious and came hot. For drinks I had the Gojo(Mocktail) which was good and my toddler loved it for its blue whipped cream. My husband had their limited time drink, Sailor Venus(Cocktail) and then the Zero Two(Cock Tail)to go. He said both were rather good and would order again. I would definitely come here again as it’s some of the best pizza I have had in a while. We can’t wait to come back and try their Korean corn dogs! They looked delicious from what we saw at other tables. For being not even a month old this establishment is trying their best and we could see that tonight!
   

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   MicahB

   Cincinnati1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   When I made the reservation for izakaya I was thinking this would be a good place to go to and then they blew my expectations out of the water and was just in my opinion good food and drinks if your the age of 21 of course would I recommend that you bring your children if they like anime it’s cool things to see but be wary cause some if parents are not too keen on there kids seeing this kinda stuff I wouldn’t for this reason the aura of the place is more set like a bar you could never know what to expect and it could bite you but if there like the age of teens then I would suggest food and soda products or there mocktails which is a non alcoholic drink that can be made by the bartenders at hand overall I enjoyed it along with my friend and would definitely come here again
   

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   ArmandoB

   E. Tennessee2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great little spot. I brought my kids with me and one of them was a bit young for JJK but they all loved the drinks.
   

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   DavidB

   Nashville2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was good, drinks were good, and overall It was a fun experience everyone was very nice and seemed excited to be there.
   

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   Grant

   Cincinnati1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 23, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was slow but that's ok when it was a packed night and was a chill environment anyways. Food was better than expected thought the pizza is quite generic compared to the appetizers and Korean corndogs. Will be returning.
   

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    Ashley

    Cincinnati3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 23, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    Understanding that it is a new restaurant, we were happy with the service and the kitchen times. The alcohol drink menu was fun to read, while the non-alcoholic drink menu is unposted, and the food menu is sparse. The 12" korean bbq pizza we ordered had barely any toppings and all were in the center of the pie, leaving about 2-3" of crust uncovered. Flavor wise, it was meh.
    

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