"Double Knot is like a well-oiled machine, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner every single day. But what you really want to do is eat in the basement, especially after a Monday so boring that the picture your mom sent you of her dog wearing pajamas was the highlight of your day. The dark and moody downstairs izakaya is basically the polar opposite of the daytime cafe upstairs, and on any given night it’s completely full of people drinking sake and working their way through the enormous menu. You can’t really go wrong here – definitely try the robatayaki – and leave impressed and very full. But given how dull the day has been so far, you should probably get the $65 tasting menu that includes everything from sashimi to duck bibimbap, and let yourself be surprised by what ends up on your plate." - Candis Mclean, Alison Kessler
