Izakaya Little Tokyo Restaurant

Straight to the point, I order a glass of house Pinot Grigio while I looked over the menu. I then see the board with the “all day” drink specials. I read “house wine $10 bottle, glass buy one get one”. Realizing I order a glass of house Pinot Grigio, I ordered another glass. (Assuming it was my free one). I got my bill and saw that I was charged for 2 glasses of House Wine. I asked, are the house wines not buy one, get one? My server: Yes but not the Pinot Grigio, only the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. I reiterated what the sign said and confirmed that I ordered “house wine”. I showed him the menu that confirmed “house wine”. My server then told me that those menus were old and they don’t recognize those menus and the menus are wrong. I asked, well why are they on every table in the establishment of you don’t honor it? He said, “I don’t know, I only work here. I don’t own the place.” I said l, well who does? He proceeded, “2 Chinese men, if i pronounce their names, you wouldn’t know who they are. My server and I went back and forth about the”house wine and buy one get one specials”. There was no resolution. I basically learned that the menus are wrong, there is no House Pinot Grigio (mind you, I was charged house prices for my wine) and my server “only worked there” and “just followed the rules”. I explained to him that I didn’t mind paying (which I did) but it’s just false advertisement and you didn’t solve the problem. Normally in situations like this, I would still tip. This gentleman gave bad vibes upon entry. I usually eat at Little Tokyo on Causeway (love everything about this place) but decided to give this place a try. I will not return. There are pictures/videos. Look at what’s advertised for happy hour and the menu. 💥

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Lovely little place with cute anime decorations everywhere. Service is always good and sushi is always fresh

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I happened to be in town from Slidell and wanted to check out one of my favorite ramen places. Sadly, this was extremely disappointing. The ramen broth was good, but the toppings were cold and made the ramen taste bland, even with spicy oil. You could tell the pork chasu had been sliced cold and just dumped in the ramen. The egg was completely hard boiled. My coca-cola had more flavor than the ramen.

The customer service was ok.

Dont recommend this place anymore.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Waiter chased us outside and screamed at us to order take out next time because we didn’t leave a tip, we weren’t even there for a full 30 minutes, as well as lying about having added ingredients into the ramen and tried to charge for it. Worst service I’ve ever experienced.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Let me say first the waitress was excellent and friendly. The food on the other hand was absolutely horrible. The sushi tasted like it was prepped weeks in advanced, refrigerated, and pulled out when needed. The clear soup tasted like hot dog water. The snow crab salad tasted like unfresh nasty fishy paste. I would not risk coming here and getting food poisoning. My husband and I use to always come to this spot and never had a problem..The last two times we have came have been the same sad inexcusable quality of food. We decided to give them another shot thinking it was a one time bad day for the cooks but after this last visit I can generally tell that the place is going down the drain. I am not sure if there has been a change in management but I can tell the quality of food is not the same as it use to be.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 3

Went to this place for years back in the day and now it's a shell of what it was. The food wasn't fresh at all. Tasted like it has been sitting in a fridge for days. The condiments tasted as if no love made it. Clear soup tasted like literal hotdog water I nearly puked. My child who LOVES Sushi spat it all out and only touched his drink the rest of the experience. It's great the place kept it's environmental look, but the food and customer service did not hold up . It's best to go to Little Tokyo on Causeway or Sushi Express which serves real Asian food that's on Division st. Save your money from this place. Way better options out there and cheaper.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

A fun and funky anime-decorated space that perfect for meeting friends.
Great sushi and other Japanese specialties. Don't miss the yakitori!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi

Awesome food and cool vibe!

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

So I enjoy the Little Tokyo on Causeway, but I ordered ahead and still waited 20m. The girl at the bar was clearly overwhelmed though there was only two tables in the restaurant, I'm sure the online orders were coming in so I can understand. I asked her for a coke and a milk tea and the coke was flat from the bar and the milk tea watery with no boba pearls.
For my order, I ordered the Tonkatsu ramen and it was flavorless like the broth was water, I also ordered a yakitori pork belly skewer and it also had no seasoning on it and was dry. Pork belly is general a very tender piece of meat. Very disappointed overall. Wish I would have saved my money. Also I even used the restroom and the women's toilet seat was a hazard?? Like cracked, sharp, peeling. I know y'all got money for a toilet seat.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Loooove this place. Only tried the lsu roll, salmon sushi box, and spicey edamame, but everything was delicious

Recommended dishes: Sushi, Tonkotsu Ramen, Fried Rice, Take, Original Hibachi Rice \u0026 Assorted Yakitori of Chicken Beef \u0026 Pork

Great the first time! Lackin the second round...ughhh!! 😭

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Tokyo Chicken Katsu Bowl

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