Izakaya Little Tokyo Restaurant

absolutely cannot recommend this place. I walked in at 9:30 tonight and the place was empty. everyone was sitting around chit chatting and completely ignored me. the guy who finally came up acted like it was an absolute burden to sit me down and take my money. he huffed and puffed and didn't want to even leave a seat. I don't know what kind of place this is, but I won't be back. this was absolutely appalling. why do you have an open restaurant if you don't want to help customers?

I love asian food and specifically gyudon or beef bowls. This is the worst place to go. The food had absolutely no flavor to it. Extremely disappointed. Go anywhere else.

My son loved everything about this restaurant. I got the poboy Roll and I told him he had to come Inside to see all the Anime pictures and he loved it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen, Fried Rice

Does this place have a happy hour?

Tonkotsu Ramen is the bomb

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really wonderful little secret in this corner of Metairie. Excellent soups (actual soba is a relative rarity in the U.S.) and fantastic yakiniku (grilled meats). Service is always outstanding.

They typically cater to a younger crowd, so the music is usually loud electronic/dance music, which isn't my thing - but it's not going to keep me out. Sometimes the music is a little mellower... it's also well lit, clean, and a fun place to be.

Best items on the menu are the grilled skewers (yakiniku/yakitori). You can get pork belly, with or without items like asparagus, green onion, etc. Also beef, chicken, etc - which I've had many times in Japan and are just as good here.

My only gripe (if you can call it that) is a lack of good, imported sake. They do offer the typical brands: Ozeki, Gekkeikan - but it would be wonderful if they could offer some of the better brands like Dewazakura. There's an Asian grocery very close by that sells many wonderful imports at a good price.

This is one of my favorite places to eat in Metairie and I'll continue to visit as long as they're here. Really wonderful place.

Addendum 8/14/24 Still just as great as ever. Food and service always top notch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The place needs a refresh, seems dirty and the bathrooms are disgusting.

Food and service were good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

I ordered tempora shrimp roll for lunch I was really disappointed. Maybe I'm just used to having better food

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Rolls

My husband and I shared everything making it cost friendly. Noodle soup A+, octopus balls (b+ compared to having them homemade), pickled vegetable roll and spring rolls(disappointing, commercial and mushy). The mural leading up to restaurant is beautiful. Japanese music was welcoming but I would have like to have seen anime or something japanese on at least one of the many tv instead of EU Cup. Will def come back.

Wheelchair accessibility: Elevator

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rolls, Soba

Dietary restrictions: Glutenfree

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Rolls

Yep, you walk into an Americanized otaku environment, splashes of Naruto, DBZ, Sailor Moon, etc. Hibachi grills on the other side of the plexiglass are busily double-spatula-ing fried rice and such. The wait staff are energetic and attentive. This is someone's idea of what a sushi/hibachi restaurant would be if THEY designed it... and were 15 years old. Because once you've ordered, you start to see that the first impression is the appearance and not the substance. The food itself has next to no flavor. You order the chicken BOWL and it comes in a bento BOX? The waitress offers to refill your soy sauce... and takes it away, never to be seen again. One waitress offers some advice... and the other asks, "What did she just say?" rolls her eyes, and goes to confront her. In the end, it felt like we had visited a restaurant created by someone who had read about them in a manga, but had never been in one themselves. Izakaya is only cosplaying as a Japanese restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Had the pork belly, steak and chicken skewers all of them were overcooked and the pork had hard gristle and tendons. I ordered the spicy tonkatsu ramen and it was pretty bland, the pork wasn’t seasoned, just a hunk of meat. The one that killed me was that the boiled egg half was hard boiled and not seasoned on the outside. I don’t think I’ll be coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Cozy little place. With pretty good ramen. Although they should cook the tempura a little more.it was doughy like it was undercooked.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen

Excellent service, convenient location, menu quality and preparation could use a little work.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Our favorite late night sushi spot. The spicy edamame is the best we have had. Don't know what is in that sauce but it's so good. The tempura plate is an amazing value and the Happy Family roll is excellent. We have been going atleast once a week.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5