Otaku Izakaya - Nashville

We were in japan some weeks ago and missed the izakaya scene at the return to nashville. bar otaku is not like a true Japanese izakaya with drunk brooms and smoke everywhere, but it still has a wonderful atmosphere and its own charm. the food was great! we ate so many different menu points (see pictures;) but the mixed drinks were just okay (I tried the chuhai and yuzuhai.) the service here was good. the food was brought out immediately. I have really restored the ice cream game! the lotus root chips clean up the sins and are perfect to accompany a beer! we stayed over an hour. order drinks. more food for drinks. the atmosphere is hip and the lighting is on the dark side. we felt like home. anime wallpapers. good music. they can even track their Spotify playlist month after month. we'll be back soon.

Let me prevent this by saying I gave it an extra star because there is so little competition for this in nashville and I'm grateful that they create a really cool atmosphere with some good Japanese style eating! and I will repeat that eating is dope, no simple points there, they're doing it well. Unfortunately, the drinks are not even close to the others they are in the city at a similar price point. because this is the bar version of the concept, the drinks were quite disappointing and why I would "take it down a star.

Five stars for the ambience, food, and service. Perfect date night spot. We got the edamame to split, each of us got an onigiri, salmon for me and tuna for her. She got the gyoza dumpling dish, and I had the pork dish. The food was excellent. We were full and satisfied, any more food and we probably wouldn’t have eaten it all. Love this place. Will definitely go back.

Mannnn Bar Otaku really checks all the boxes for me. Amazing menu, amazing atmosphere, amazing service! I lived in Japan for a while growing up, and the food here takes me right back to eating sticky onigiri rice balls as a seven year old (except now I’m having cocktails with traditional Japanese spirits instead of juice . This is one of those places that makes me so glad I live in Nashville we have such a great food scene! Definitely splurge on the chef’s tasting menu! (My pictures don’t do it justice.

Excellent Japanese bar food. Well worth what you pay for it. Only place in the US I’ve found with hitachino nest beer on draft too which is excellent. Highly recommend the pork gyoza and hamachi sashimi. For being in a landlocked city, the sashimi was great. Definitely a fun, worth visiting place!