Izakaya is located in Houston, United States on 318 Gray St. Izakaya is rated 4.5 out of 5 in the category modern izakaya restaurants in United States. kaya is a Japanese gastropub in Houston, Texas -- the first of its kind there. It is located in the ever developing neighborhood of Midtown. Unlike some restaurants, the menu and the staff at Izakaya put just as much emphasis on the drinks as the food. The menu also consists of a variety of global cuisines as opposed to serving only Japanese cuisine. Some of the best-known dishes served at Izakaya include fresh seaweed salad, beef bulgogi lettuce wrap, tonkatsu ramen and tempura shrimp Izakaya style. The menu is the creation of two chefs, Manabu Horiuchi, who has studied and mastered traditional Japanese cuisine, and Jean-Philippe Gaston, who has made a name for himself with his eclectic tastes and culinary art.