Izakaya

1 Borgata Way
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Phone: 609-317-1000

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Filling the former Suilan space just off the Borgata’s gaming floor is the casino-ized version of a Japanese pub, known as an izakaya, where sushi, tempura and robatayaki (meat and vegetable skewers from the grill) are served—as it seems everything is these days—tapas style. The industrial-meets-Zen space seems glamorous for this casual snacking approach to dinner, where eaters order—and enthusiastically reach across small, dimly lit tables to share—a few dishes at a time. But executive chef Michael Schulson and his orange-wrap-dressed servers pull off the informally fabulous smoothly, satisfying discriminating sharers with whimsically plated sushi rolls, tempura-ed halibut and potatoes (“fish and chips”), seared Kobe skewers, and deliciously familiar-to-the-Buddakan-crowd edamame dumplings.