I am a fan of Santouka. Me and my family always take the opportunity to enjoy Santouka whenever we travel in the States where Mitsuwa is within range. We've been to Santouka in New Jersey countless of time since 2000. We've been to Chicago and Costa Mesa, California. For this Toronto location, we've been there a few time and today will be my last time. What ticks me? Its your minimum spending of $9.95 per person.
Today, we try to order 2 combos with total approx $32. We were informed with the minimum spending per person and gyoza was suggested by the server which we obliged and was told one order of gyoza is not enough. At that moment, I was really thinking of leaving the table. I felt bad taste because in the past, we spent almost $100+ for ramen in the same restaurant. We were recently in Los Angeles and lined up for Daikakuya ramen for 3 hours, yet we were not pressured with the minimum consumption and in the end we can't stop eating with total bill of US$100. Today doesn't seem to be a line up at Santouka Toronto and why are they doing this to me! I will not be back at this location, I'd rather drive 8 hours to Mitsuwa in New Jersey for Santouka.