Miso Izakaya Restaurant Review
619 Edgewood Ave. SE (Boulevard) 
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Atlanta, GA 30312
678-701-0128 | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Open late Tues. & Sat.
- Parking lot
- Casual dressy
- Wheelchair accessible
- Take-out available
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 A study in cultural integration, chef-owner Guy Wong grew up in Sandy Springs, graduated high school in suburban Atlanta, and went to Japan to study cuisine. He returned to Atlanta, bringing with him the concept of the izakaya, a type of Japanese pub where small plates, convivial after-work conversation and drinks are the bill of fare. There is very good sushi to be enjoyed along with saké and cocktails based on shochu, a grain-based spirit (cucumber and lemon grass is particularly refreshing). The small-plates dishes change fairly regularly, but anything highlighting seafood is first-rate. Wong is at his best when he's having fun, in such dishes as tempura-fried corn with green tea salt. We find his miso soup a lot less salty than others around town, more delicate and soothing. He sources locally produced raw materials, as evidenced in his twice-fried chicken nuggets made from local pasture-raised poultry. There is a nod of a wine list, but it would be a mistake not to have one of the aforementioned beverages or at least an imported Japanese beer, some of which are artisan. Limited desserts vary daily, with ice cream being the most prevalent.
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