Leezakaya

Leezakaya is part of Seoul Hospitality Group, the restaurant empire that includes Pho 75, Mono Mono Korean Fried Chicken, Seoul ManDoo, Menya and ThankSool Pocha, among others. It's ruled benevolently (and deliciously) by J.W. Lee, and that's all we need to know to make the trek to Aurora, where we can load up plates with excellently executed izakaya fare like sushi, udon noodles in creamy mentaiko sauce, soft-shell crab karaage and okonomiyaki.