Ikomai Tochi - Niles

Presentation is great. Food taste is super bland and oily. They need to work on how to make food taste good

Pork had a thick layer of fat. Shrimp was not fresh. Waiter seemed lacking enthusiasm while working. No prior advice on what was available or not. Noisy atmosphere. Waste of money.

Ikomai serves Japanese food with a twist and they are able to deliver this perfectly, both in terms of taste and presentation. Everything we ordered tasted really good and so sharing here my recos: Salmon poke: think spicy salmon sashimi but prepared poke style; super good!!! Ebi Ikomai taco: interesting way to prepare a taco but will try other flavors next time to see which one is the best Wagyu skirt steak: melt in your mouth goodness aaahhh

What a fantastic restaurant! There is a buzz about this place, groups really come alive here. The ambiance encourages laughter and fun conversation and, it really carries over into the food. What we had was is delicious and for the most part the options are really built for sharing. Which isn't a bad thing in our context. What I will say though is I couldn't imagine being here on my own without the help of a waiter, I am not brilliantly conversant in Japanese cuisine and I was spoiled for choice. The prices are fair and I think we will come again. If you are looking for quiet and romantic, perhaps go next door (Smith steakhouse).

The food was great! We liked the asian fusion-themed lunch sets and their desserts are extraordinary!