Izakaya Tonchinkan 呑み屋 とんちんかん

This place is more than just dinner—it’s an experience. The energy is warm and communal, with friendly conversations flowing easily between staff and guests. It feels like a local hangout—the kind of spot you stumble into and end up staying longer than planned, or eventually become a regular.

We ordered a well-rounded spread: Japanese seaweed with dashi vinaigrette, a sake-friendly trio of firefly squid, takowasabi, and white fish with ponzu, plus torotaku tsumami, clams sautéed with asparagus, beef tongue, slow-cooked beef with yuzu kosho, and the donabe rice topped with salmon and ikura.

my favs were seaweed with dashi, slow cooked beef with yuzu kosho and donabe rice with ikura but i would recommend all of it.

I’ll be back. Make reservations if you don’t want to risk it!

Love the food, but always packed... Hard to get in. My favorite is the beef tongue. Sushi were fresh too.

Very authentic Japanese food and very good vibe!!

Food is awfully bad especially considering the price range. Words can’t describe the disappointment. I won’t use words like “best” “worst” often but this is clearly the worst restaurant among hundreds of places I been to.

The dishes are quite special. I don’t seem to see sushi or ramen on the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Very good place. Both sashimi and cooked meat are delicious. They also have a lot of sake options.
It's a small restaurant with limited seats, so you'd better make the reservation ahead of time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Average, not as delicious as expected. The store is small, but the waiters still feel like they can’t take care of them.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Service was slow food is good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

You must make a reservation in advance for dinner time. It is a very popular restaurant. I have eaten there once before and I like it very much. The salmon rice is generous and delicious. There is a lot of salmon roe and the rice is very fragrant. Wasabi octopus is our favorite appetizer. The raw octopus is very fresh and well seasoned. Thick-cut beef tongue is also a very popular dish. It is thick, tender and perfectly cooked. The fried tofu is large and affordable. Is Izakaya TOnchinkan a good choice for a get-together with friends or a family dinner? There are also many good sakes to choose from.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I always had excellent experiences in this restaurant. I suggest you try every dish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Cartilage, Arabiki Sausage, Wagyu Beef, Simmered Chicken Gizzard & Liver Koshu Style, Monkfish Liver

A cozy place, loud conversations with light jazz playing the background. Small portions though they're all pretty appetizing. A neighborhood hidden gem

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good food and nice customer service.

Don’t go too late. You won’t be too welcomed

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

You are not welcomed even you spent $300. As a customer, you don’t even know whether you should let the restaurant happy or yourself happy

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Service is pretty slow, it seems they only welcome their own people. I shouldn’t even go there

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 3