Nakamura in kerrisdale.

This small and cozy Japanese restaurant in Kerrisdale is tucked away on the less busy side of the street.  They do not have take out and the restaurant only has 7 small tables.  I like that this restaurant is small so everything is made to order.
I love the presentation of the food.  The menu has several less common items as well as the option of a $29 or $49 chef's menu. 
We tried most of the staple items:

It is hard to find monk fish liver on the menu of most japanese restaurants, so I had to try it. Good citrus yuzo flavour. 



Monk fish liver



The homemade gyoza was a bit of a dissappointment as the skin was too soft and falling apart.  Gyoza King still ranks first in this category.

Home make gyoza

Baked oyster has a bad reputation thanks to all the all-you-can-eat restaurants out there. I have to say this was a good dish.  Oyster was cooked just right, juicy and there was a thin layer of sauce. 

Baked Oyster

The flounder was the special of the day.  This fish is normally too fishy for sashimi,  but the citrus sauce covers the fishyness and makes that a very interesting dish. I love the presentation with the green plate. 

Flounder sashimi

Fresh seafood with a beautiful presentation,  I love the thought that the chef put into arranging the dish. 

Assorted Chirashi

All the sushi was fresh and the kani and tobiko roll had lots of crab in it.

Hamachi sushi, Ika sushi, and Kani and Tobiko roll,

There was a mix of good value as well as pricier items,  but I love that presentation was key in all the dishes.  Imo this shows the chef's passion for his craft.  Every dish came in a different dish, or plate and have lovely presentation.

What I liked:

• 2 thumbs up for presentation. 
• daily specials worth trying
• monk fish liver a must try

What I did not like:

• portions are on the small side
• restaurant not noticible from the street