This place is a terrific find. In an area dominated by excellent Korean restaurants and excellent sushi restaurants, it’s nice to have a Japanese alternative that offers a hot personal grilling experience.

The interior is open and inviting, and service is friendly and enthusiastic. The menu focuses on a range of set meals that generally include:

• soup
• salad
• some Japanese pickles and side dishes
• Shredded cabbage with dressing
• an assortment of sauces depending upon which main protein you select

The protein choices for your personal grill are:

• beef loin
• premium beef
• chicken
• cheese
• tofu

They also offer a chicken karaage meal that is some of the best fried chicken I’ve had anywhere. The pieces are much bigger than the traditional bite-sized pieces, and the mound of chicken was enough for two people. We took half of it home and shared it for dinner the next night.

I really can’t say enough nice things about this place. It’s very close to where we live, and I’m glad we discovered it.