Nikkei Izakaya — Restaurant in New Orleans

The good: nice drinks nice staff nice space, both indoor and outdoor

The bad:

Every dish I've had here, while tasty, is so comedically tiny and unfilling 😆 I've been here three times and every dish myself and my companion ordered has been this way. Even the food photography they posted is hilarious to me now because they actually had to use a macro lens just to be able to find the food and zoom in on it. I had to stop by the Whole Foods hot bar on my way home and spend MORE money on food just to get full.

I'd come back here for drinks but I wouldn't...

If I could give this horrible place zero stars I would. If you're going here just know it's twenty one plus INCLUDING any sort of free seating. The workers refuse to answer the phone so we could ask about the age and bar. They told us we needed to have our card on record with tip before we even received our food. They were all extremely rude including the other workers around the building. I'm sad we wasted our day coming to this overpriced, undervaulable non Japanese run Japanese restaurant. Please only come here if you'd like to get...

Do not be fooled by the website this is a bar apparently and not a reaturant. Need to be 21 to even enter. Owners do not know the law or choose to be unfriendly to anyone under 21 not sure but should be clear on the web. We picked this to celebrate my son's 18th birthday only to get turned away. Looks nicer on the website than in person, strong fishy smell when I entered was a turn off anyway. Should be called...