Yakitori Jinbei sits in Smyrna serving a menu built across Korean and Japanese traditions, credited to Culinary Dr. Jae. The gyoza starts from handmade mandoo, the Korean Fried Chicken comes coated in a signature spicy Korean sauce with pickled daikon on the side, and the Okonomiyaki arrives topped with sweet mayo and bonito flakes. The Naruto Ramen builds a pork and chicken broth with kikurage and enoki mushrooms, naruto fish cake, spicy minced pork, a soft-boiled egg, and torched chashu pork.
The dining room is small and narrow, with about 15 tables that tend to stay full, and a sushi menu that runs from straightforward tuna rolls to pricier ones topped with seared wagyu and caviar. Diners often build their ramen bowls with add-ins like brussels sprouts and bacon. Across the room, the Korean Fried Chicken — massive, lightly crisped pieces coated in a sticky, spicy-sweet sauce — shows up as the dish nearly everyone orders.
Food television coverage has pulled in visitors from beyond the neighborhood, and the restaurant has built a reputation for generous portions and consistently strong service. The ramen tends to divide opinion, but the food overall, along with the value and atmosphere, keeps regulars calling it a local gem.
The dining room is small and narrow, with about 15 tables that tend to stay full, and a sushi menu that runs from straightforward tuna rolls to pricier ones topped with seared wagyu and caviar. Diners often build their ramen bowls with add-ins like brussels sprouts and bacon. Across the room, the Korean Fried Chicken — massive, lightly crisped pieces coated in a sticky, spicy-sweet sauce — shows up as the dish nearly everyone orders.
Food television coverage has pulled in visitors from beyond the neighborhood, and the restaurant has built a reputation for generous portions and consistently strong service. The ramen tends to divide opinion, but the food overall, along with the value and atmosphere, keeps regulars calling it a local gem.