Pictures of Shinta kept popping up on IG, so on a whim, my friend and I decided to try our luck on a Wednesday night. We were told wait time is about 1 hr but was lucky enough to get a table in 15 mins (many people ahead of us likely gave up waiting).
We ordered the wagyu ayce (69.99 - weekday price). The US wagyu had more marbling than the Australian cut. Since we paid for the wagyu ayce, we simply kept ordering plate after plate alternating between the 2 choices.
There are many meat and vegetables options. We managed to try a few - pork Toro (neck), pork belly, chicken knuckles, beef tongue, mushroom, corn and okra. The clams in sake were a delight.
The service was slow to start due to a packed restaurant, but our server (the one who take orders) was friendly and polite.
The reason I rated Shinta 3 stars is because overall the food was average. The wagyu ayce is something I'd only try once (mainly coz it's new). And for regular ayce, I'd prefer a good old Korean BBQ restaurant over at yonge and finch.