[Kirkland, WA] Izumi Restaurant
In a quiet strip mall just less than half an hour away from downtown Seattle is a little gem - Izumi. Inside, just beyond the curtain that says いづみ, the decor is very minimalist and simple. Their website says you can make a reservation if you have over 5 people, but I have always just shown up. When it's our family eating there, we just wait patiently for a seat. It can get pretty busy on Friday and Saturday. This time in particular though, I went with the intention of just sitting at the sushi bar and ordering the omakase. The last time I went, I ordered the beef teriyaki, which is not like it sounds. It's a NY strip steak cooked medium and has a terrific homemade teriyaki sauce drizzled on it. Can you say umami? It is the only place that I order beef teriyaki. Anything teriyaki, actually. That said, I also ordered their king crab nigiri and wondered why I had never actually sat down to eat just their sushi. So, this trip, I made it a priority. It was quite the o...