This is a hip, vibrant take on an izakaya, or Japanese pub. Creations include fried shishito peppers, braised short ribs in sake and banana-leaf salmon, non-traditional handrolls, seaweed salad laced with sesame oil and chicken meatballs that you’ll find being made on every street corner in Osaka. 3900 Paradise Road. 699-9633. Daily, 11 a.m.-2 a.m