"This Japanese pub is a jumping izakaya, and one of the best in the city. On Friday nights, finding a spot in the Northside Drive shopping center can be an intense round of musical cars. Inside, Ginya Izakaya feels just as frenzied—but in a fun way since chatter and laughter fill the air along with the aroma from steaming bowls of ramen. It wont be easy to decide what you want from the book-length menu of sushi, noodles, and small plates. Everything from the jalapeño hamachi to the takoyaki is something worth ordering visit after visit. All we can suggest is to bring more friends so you can order more things. If you're lucky and get a corner room with hanging privacy drapes, a sunken floor, and a shoe cubby, then you might opt to keep the rounds coming until closing time." - nina reeder, juli horsford
