"Izakaya Onsen in Irvine features a lunchtime menu with Japanese “home food” dishes like rice bowls flush with chirashi, chef’s choice sashimi, seared saba with ginger dressing, jidori chicken and egg, or kushiyaki. Sushi and sashimi include monkfish liver, uni, Hokkaido scallops, sweet shrimp, and gizzard shad. Given that this is an izakaya, diners can also explore the array of grilled offal, quail egg skewers, and veggies like shiitake mushrooms, shishito peppers, and ginkgo nut." - Jenn Tanaka
