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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
GRILLING WITH GUSTO: Atlanta has its first official izakaya restaurant with Miso Izakaya opening in January
Photo: Charlotte B. Teagle/AJC
The Japanese are not exactly new to the art of enjoying great food and drink together in a casual setting. Izakaya, lovingly referred to as “red lantern” restaurants (apparently since red paper lanterns are often hung outside) have been popular in Japan since the early 1980s, when chain forms of these sake houses that also offer substantial food began to take hold.
Izakaya can serve everything from robatayaki (the art of communally grilling) to yakitori (kebabs), and in Japan you might eat on tatami mats or sit in chairs, depending on the izakaya. The idea, though, is to share ad enjoy small plates.
Miso Izakaya Restaurant, at 619 Edgewood Ave. in Atlanta, is slated to open in early January, and will offer a true izakaya experience, offering traditional tempura dishes as well as yakitori and a hefty menu of sake, wine, beer and shochu. Chef and owner is Guy Wong, who’s from the same family as the folks at Chinese Buddha on 10th Street. Wong (who’s heritage is Chinese), studied in Japan. Plates for sharing will be offered at $10 and under, with “chef selection” items at $16 and under. And of course, there will be sushi.
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