Norikonoko Japanese Restaurant

Very good Japanese food served in tapas style. There's always a waiting time, but it's worst waiting. Service is friendly and fast. I'll come back

They don't take reservations but you can sign up on their wait list from Yelp. Expect a very long wait. On a weekend on opening time at 5:30PM, when we checked it gave us an estimate of 7:45PM. Street parking can be challenging but doable if you're willing to walk a few blocks.But if you can put up with the wait, you're in for a treat. The restaurant is not that big, can can only seat about 35 to 40 people (one restroom stall). Without a doubt, the food here is fresh. Their fish collar is not what you expect.. it is HUGE and can easily be shared between 6 to 10 people. Grill Octopus was excellent. The Wagyu Carpaccio was strange as we had two orders but both order the Wagyu have different colors and texture. Excellent varieties of Saki.Service was a bit unique as this is one of the place I can recall that impose a per person service charge for cutting a birthday cake. Also there's a small surcharge for credit card usage.

Come early to sign up for the wait list! (Unless you make reservations) the list fills up quick and this place isn't a large space so you could be waiting for a really long time outside. They don't take your number to call you when your turn is next so stay around the area. The food is delicious! Enjoyed the selection they got. Everything we tried was great.