Izakaya Restaurants in Houston, TX

“Amazing meal! Every piece was perfectly prepared and delicious. Great flavors and fresh fish! We tried the following and everything was so amazing!Shishito peppers were perfectly blistered.Salmon sashimi was so buttery.Gyoza was so tasty with great flavor.Special of barramundi was smokey and delicious.Spicy tuna roll was crispy and light.Tuna crudo with garlic chilli oil was so tasty!The service was excellent. Loved the view of the kitchen area. All the staff were friendly and engaging.“

“Izakaya Wa is one of my top 3 favourite restaurants. All the food is so delicious and has a seasoned taste. I definitely recommend the torimune fried skewers, one order comes with 2 generously sized skewers, they were so good I had to get 3 orders! I also recommend the sushi dinner, all the fish is so fresh and the salmon has so much fat and the bluefin tuna was amazing also. You should definitely come here. I don’t live in Houston and whenever we come here for a couple days, we always come to Izakaya Wa.“

“For Tuesday’s lunch, my brother suggested @zenjapaneseizakaya. They had several lunch specials…they all looked really good.Hubby and SIL both had the Tonkatsu Bento. I had the Sashimi Bento, which was so much food! Brother had the Chirashi. Dad had the Unagi Bowl and the Tempura. Everything was fresh and delicious.Highly recommend if you’re in the area!“

“Ramen Tatsuya.. why would you do this to me ? I came here almost a year since I had their very loved Tsukemen ramen with the original recipe and I just found out they changed it a year ago. I’m gonna be dramatic but I’m so upset.. I miss it please bring it back. I drove in traffic for this specific ramen. Service and the management and staff are as always amazing, the miso-hot ramen I changed it to definitely made me feel better but still.. please rethink this babe. I miss you so much.“

“Until I came here, I was reluctant to eat sushi in America. Most of the restaurants are run by people who have never been to Japan, and when we say sushi, it's rolls or sticky rice sushi, but this restaurant was different.I was able to speak with the owner, who said he had actually been to Japan, and the sushi rice and toppings were so good that I couldn't believe that they were available in America.The most delicious dish was the haburi kama.It reminded me of my mother's grilled kama that I ate in Japan.The price is a bit high, but if you can get this quality in America, it's worth it.It was the best sushi I've had in America!“

“Went there for the first time three years ago and again this past month, and they consistently have the same service and food quality which is great. My only issue is I was trying to go there with one other person and I felt completely cramped because the chairs are so close together to where I'm basically in another couples personal conversation because I'm so close to them due to where the tables are placed. Besides that the food is great and it's priced super good but I just wish they'd stop trying to cramp people in.“

“First time we went- my son loved the Ramen. I wasn't happy w the poke Bowl i got but the staff was nice and they helped me choose something else. Personal preference I guess- Wasabi isn't my thing and the dish I got had honey Wasabi on it that I didn't notice.But the appetizers were amazing and the place itself is soo nice“

“I had a great experience here. New ramen shop opened up near Seiwa Market. This is their soft opening so they open from 11am-3pm. We came before 11am so it was still closed. An employee came out and yelled "We're open!". We were the first one in and we got a warm welcome from all the employees. People just kept coming in every minute and soon the place was packed.This place has done well for itself even though it's their soft opening. They have great service here with the waiters checking up on you every now and then if everything was okay.Spicy ramen: enough spiciness and rich broth. The noodles were thinner and the bowl was a decent size. You can add in extra noodles and a half-boiled egg.Tsukemen: also known as dipping noodles. The broth was too salty for my taste. The noodles' size was bigger. The egg was cooked just right and has an interesting sweet taste. I find dipping noddles too be a little tedious to eat so I just poured the broth into the bowl which defeats the whole purpose of dipping noddles but whatever works for you.There are combos that you can order. It comes with a side and a drink. We ordered combo A with the fried chicken and pink lemonade. It was surprising when the waitress gave us another cup of pink lemonade when the one on our table was almost empty. I didn't think they would do a refill on a combo that cost only 4 dollars.“

“Food was fantastic! We caught them on a busy night so service was kinda hectic, waiters weren't sure what table was theirs and that kinda thing, but we will be back. Cabbage was out of this world and skewers of meat were all delicious.“

“I was recommended this place by a friend so I tried it this weekend for an early dinner. It wasn't too busy which was great and we got seated immediately. We got the gyoza and some ramen bowls. The gyoza was fantastic, crispy and delicious. I had the tsukemen which came with a bowl of sticky noodles and a bowl of ramen broth. Ramen was good but the sticky noodles are kind of hard to eat because it is mostly one single lump of noodles stuck together. Definitely recommend atleast trying it once“