CONTRIBUTED BY LARISSA

This 70-seat izakaya, complete with sunken-floor type seating, is a local Courtney eatery.  We frequent this restaurant, on 75, almost weekly.  The atmosphere, service and food are great.  We like to eat dinner early so most evenings we are the only customers in the place - it's like being at home with a private chef and no dish duty.  As long as you arrive when they first open.

As most izakayas traditionally do, this local favorite offers sushi (nigiri), miso soup, pasta, pizza, spring rolls, yakitori, shrimp with avocado salad, fried potatoes (which are french fries if you order them separate from a dinner combo) and raw fish.

We always opt for the great dinner combos.  We usually share the #2 dinner combo for Y1,900 - Chicken Teriyaki and Shrimp.  With this combo you get a salad, a choice of sushi-roll, sauteed mushrooms, bread or rice and small, fried potatoes.  Then I usually order another sushi roll and we are stuffed.

Your sushi roll choices with the combos are:

-California roll: avocado and cucumber

-Canadian roll: salmon with cream cheese

-Shrimp tempura roll: shrimp tempura 

-Spider roll: crab

Tsubak i ya is not limited by the above rolls, these are just the ones available with the dinner combos.  I like izakayas because they are predictable - comfortable, plenty of seating, each one offers a few unique menu items different from each other and there is always something for everyone on the menu.

Special Note:  This restaurant takes both Yen and American dollars.  They have a stamp card - 10 stamps and your next meal is 50% off.

Hours:  Open Thursday-Tuesday from 5p.m. until 1a.m.  Closed on Wednesdays.  098-972-6616

Location:  Courtney area on 75

Directions:  Travel south on 75 towards Foster.  After you pass the main gate of Courtney count two signals and you will see Tsubak i ya on your right.

Happy Eating!!!