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The ambiance is magical, and the food never let us down. Fantastic service and everything we ordered was timely and amazing. The Chocolate Dome topped…
Matthew Stubenhofer
Izanami Restaurant
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Here I ate the Foie Gras Burger, is the most delicious burger Ive tried in my life.This place is magical The ambience is elegant, clean and georgeous …
Elle
Izanami Restaurant
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Terrific lunch. Country Japanese. Patio dining and beautiful decor. The restaurant is part of the spa Ten Thousand Waves and meets all standards of ex…
Chris Hayward
Izanami Restaurant
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7 Reviews on “Izanami Restaurant”
The ambiance is magical, and the food never let us down. Fantastic service and everything we ordered was timely and amazing. The Chocolate Dome topped off a wonderful experience. Thanks Amy for the wonderful experience
Here I ate the Foie Gras Burger, is the most delicious burger Ive tried in my life.This place is magical The ambience is elegant, clean and georgeous sorrounded with trees, forest and is next to 10000 thousands waves Spa.
Terrific lunch. Country Japanese. Patio dining and beautiful decor. The restaurant is part of the spa Ten Thousand Waves and meets all standards of excellence.
Amazing food, service and ambience. The building is brand new and is a beautiful architecture inside and out. We love the art and how every is so artfully laid out. The ambience and the setting in the mountains of Santa Fe overlooking a valley is top notch. The food is very delicious. The food specials were excellent. The service was very nice, attentive and knowledgeable. I so recommend this place!
Mediocre food and totally not Japanese.. Just not that good. We were sooooo disappointed as we were hoping for some authentic Japanese food. Not only wasn’t it very Japanese (peanut sauce?) but it wasn’t even good.
A Special Place. We have been following Chef Kim Mller on her food odyssey since she was cooking inspired Northern New Mexico classics at the Galisteo Inn, through her creative approach to New American cuisine at Real Food Nation. Now she is working her magic on Japanese small plates, and if it is possible she has hit an even higher mark.The drive to Ten Thousand Waves is beautiful, and the setting for the restaurant is outstanding. The walk up the lighted path can be a little challenging to older folks, but there is handicap parking at the restaurant door. The restaurant itself is beautiful with waterfalls, understated but elegant Japanese decorations, and gorgeous views of the sub-Alpine terrain of Hyde Park Road. The food, though, is the star. We had the special chilled soup, which was a bit spicy but delicious. Kinpura gobo – burdock root and carrot with sesame soy dressing was a standout. It was so inviting and so delicious that I forgot to take an image. I liked the flavor of the yaki onigiri, although the large triangles were a little hard to handle with just chopsticks. Another standout was butakushi pork belly with a ginger barbeque sauce, crispy but unctuous at the same time. The black garlic aioli was tasty.Our server at first seemed a little distracted, but he soon warmed up and paid good attention to us without being intrusive. He also knew the menu, and if he didn’t know the answers to our questions – like the sources of the burdock root and black garlic – he found out and reported back to us. The only downside was the wait staff in general, who were obviously having a good time. They could be a bit more professional. Still, this is one of the best dining experiences in Santa Fe, and the small plates let you try lots of things without breaking the bank.
The REAL Japanese experience. This is without exception the best Japanese restaurant in Santa Fe, probably in the entire state, hands down. I moved here from NYC, where there are some spectacular high-end authentic places to eat and have also visited Japan several times. What passes for Japanese cooking in Santa Fe, and most of the USA, is mediocre at best. But HERE you get the real thing, both in terms of ambiance, which is fabulous–what a setting!, and in terms of the food and drink. I cannot recommend it highly enough–although be warned, the first time around it’s a bit difficult to find, but well worth it! I say without hesitation, GO!!