🎉 Madison Izakaya – Izakaya Kuroyama!

🥳 Sharing a fun Japanese pub spot today – Izakaya Kuroyama! 🌟 Known for its delicious yakitori (grilled skewers)! 🐔 Chicken Skin – crispy and tasty (though some parts were a bit burnt) 🐮 Beef Tongue – tender and flavorful 🍗 Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) – pretty good! 🇯🇵 Okonomiyaki (savory pancake) – unfortunately too thin and lacking ingredients… not recommended 😅 🍜 We also tried: 🐟 Unagi Don (eel rice bowl) – a bit too sweet, portion is small 🐂 Gyudon (beef bowl) – also sweet and not very special 🍜 Chicken Ramen – average taste, nothing standout ⏳ Note: Rice and ramen dishes took quite a while to arrive… 🍻 But the atmosphere is fantastic! The izakaya-style decor is very authentic and eye-catching on State St. 🏮 💁‍♀️ The servers were friendly and attentive, but none spoke Japanese. The menu is mostly in romaji (Japanese written in Latin letters), with very small English descriptions, so ordering was a bit challenging. 🥢 We also added scallop skewers and taiyaki ice cream (no pic sorry!) – both were delicious! ✅ Overall: ✅ Skewers and appetizers = solid ❌ Rice dishes & ramen = skip next time 🤔 Still curious about the $12 chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) – what’s inside?! 📍 Location: 419 State St, Madison, WI 53703 – look for the red lantern! 🏮 #Madison#Izakaya #JapaneseFood #Yakitori #MadisonEats #StateStreetEats