my mother-in-law is japanese, my wife is half. feeding a japanese party the right way isn't a hypothetical in my household, it's a fact of life. to that end i'm better off when therestaurantis capable of serving the components of a formal japanese meal, than i am with a sushi and ramen shack on steroids. tsukemono edamame pork curry waraku japaneserestaurantthus has a virtue most foodies and/or bloggers in atlanta aren't appreciative of, the idea that a full blown traditional japanese dinner could be constructed from their menu. waraku has an 8 page menu, and it's not a collection of decatur and cobb county rolls. instead, every major cooking technique in shizuo tsuji's masterpiece "japanese cooking, a simple art" is represented. grilled foods, pan fried foods, steamed foods, simmered foods, salads, noodle dishes, pickles are all here. perhaps the only missing major component is nabemono , and nabemono requires such specialized staff to do right that very few restaurants try to do