Weekend Meal Check-In (1)🥢

Restaurant Name: Ai Ki Ya 📍 41 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001 On a day when our food crew ventured into the city, we finally visited a Japanese izakaya that had been on my wish list for a while. 🌅🌸 Here’s a quick review of our meal, and the order I mention corresponds to the photos. Cotton Candy Sukiyaki I came here specifically for this, so of course I had to order it! Watching the steam rise from the little pot and the cotton candy slowly melt in was quite atmospheric. 🌅🌸 In terms of taste, the meat slices were a bit on the salty side, but dipping them in the egg made a big difference. As the vegetables at the bottom of the pot cooked, they became quite sweet, likely from the cotton candy infusing the broth. It all depends on your tolerance for sweetness. 🍖 Tuna Tataki 🌅🌸I only had a small piece since I usually don’t love sashimi, but I was pleasantly surprised. The outer layer had a nice sear, and the meat was quite tender. #NewYork 🍖#JapaneseFood #NewYorkEats 🌇🌟🌟🌟🌟