This place is exactly how it sounds, small. Well, you may be thinking to yourself why would I want to go to a small restaurant? Small hole in the wall places generally serve better food, that's how they survive. Small Island proves this, serving Japanese cuisine at a very affordable price.
Not do they only just serve good Japanese food, but they are also involved in keeping the world a greener place to live. How often do you see restaurants using recyclable items? Not unless you live in Santa Monica, those restaurants do not count, as they are required by the city to recycle.
Enough talk, let's see some yummy food that was consumed this afternoon. First up, chicken katsu with teriyaki salmon plate. I ordered this dish for myself, as seeing how I just adore their katsu.And if the katsu is not enough to satisfy your appetite, you can always order a combination plate like I did.
The dish was just delicious. The salad wasn't bad either. Just normal salad, but I loved the dressing that was used.
Here are a couple of more pictures to show what they offer and to convince you to eat there if not convinced yet. I can not and will not comment on these dishes, as I have not tried them. From what I can tell, from my friends that did eat them, they were very enjoyable.
Miso Soup
Sesame Chicken with what I believe to be Teriyaki Beef.
Now if you don't know what this is, then don't even bother eating at a Japanese place.
Again, the only draw backs were no waiter/waitress service, and we had to clean up after ourselves.
When you walk in there are tables that can seat up to four(4) people each. You place your order at the register, pay, and the food is delivered to your table. When you are done eating there are two(2) bins, one for trash and leftover scraps, and one for the plates. Parking is great and easily accessible.
If you love Japanese cuisine and haven't tried Small Island, I urge you to!!! You do not know what you are missing out on.
- bay.
