Maison Yaki
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626 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11238
718-552-2610
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The lowdown
Greg Baxtrom’s follow-up to his hit restaurant Olmsted is a fast-casual mash-up for the ages – part izakaya-style neighborhood pub, part haute-French establishment, and part Japanese yakitori joint. The cocktails are all on tap and budget-priced (order the Sake Negroni or the Vesper Martini for maximum dizzying effect), which frees you up to spend your cash on Baxtrom’s antic Franco-Japanese fusion creations: escargot spiked with plenty of shiso along with the usual garlic, delicate brisket-and-beef-tongue “sandos” squeezed between wheels of toasted brioche, and a variety of artfully rendered yakitori skewers dressed with a veritable rainbow of grand sauces lifted from the old French canon. (Try the rib eye with Bordelaise and the lobster with sauce américaine for starters.)
What you need to know
Insider Tips The bar serves only batched cocktails, but you can get a slightly more diverse selection of moderately priced wines.
Recommended DishesEscargot; beef-tongue sando; an assortment of skewers including lobster and rib eye.
DrinksFull Bar
Noise LevelCivilized