Glad to learn that guu is still in Toronto. Stumbled upon this location when I was in the area. All the way at Queen and Dufferin. Beside grand electric.
Food: 5/5 Best izakaya in Toronto/GTA. Was always my favourite when they started the Japanese izakaya food scene in Toronto. I used to wait hours to get a table at the church street location. Was disappointed to see kinka take over. The food/service/vibes were just never as good! Karaage, brie, mushroom bibimbap, and tataki are my favs.
Ambiance: 4.5/5 energetic Japanese greetings. It was Halloween and everyone was dressed up, Halloween decorations everywhere. It was unfortunately quite empty on the weeknight.. so didn't have the normal izakaya hustle and bustle
Service 5/5 great service. Server made recommendations and told us the story of guu/kinka when we asked