Gastro Monkey // 美食家

I have posted already about my omakase that I had in 2016  here . I'm not sure what else I can add that I didn't already say, but I do want to share some of their dinner items if the omakase or fish isn't for you. Also, if you couldn't tell, it's one of my favorite restaurants in the Eastside.  Beef Teriyaki ビーフ照焼 - 6 oz. USDA Steak with their homemade teriyaki sauce (22.00) Salad with ginger dressing Sunomono (comes with the dinner set) Miso Soup (comes with the dinner set) Salmon Teriyaki サーモン照焼 - Atlantic Salmon with their homemade teriyaki sauce (21.00) Ebi Tempura Maki - shrimp tempura and radish sprouts (7.50) Omakase at the table ($45) Coffee Jello コーヒーゼリー  (Homemade - 5.00) Address:  12539 116th Ave N.E. Kirkland WA 98034 Phone #: 425-821-1959 Hours: **Monday Closed** Lunch : 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (Tue-Fri) Dinner: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm  (Tue-Sun)

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...