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| - Ok, i almost want to keep this place a secret.
because it's SOOOO GOOOD that if everyone started finding out about this lil hide out of mine in north york, it would be even harder to just walk in and get the best and freshest japanese food in the city when i'm having a bad day. seriously, i was a having a shitty day, and i work in the industry, and the last thing i want to do is have anything to do with food when i get off of work, and i walked in this place as a pick me up.
and i walked out very satisfied with a bunch of "mmmm" kill me now i'm ready to die moments.
no joke, this place could give japango a serious run for it's money -- and considering there are a million wanna be japanese sushi restaurants in this area also, that says a LOT.
and when i talk about japanese food, i'm not talking about just sushi and rolls --
and like i've said before in my reviews of japanese restaurants, only the BEST and cream of the crop make it to a review that's worth reading and writing for moi.
It's a perfect lil date place, but it's tiny (~20 - 25 seater max) so make a reservation!
recommended:
- they offer OMAKASE style if you're in the mood to be completely pampered,
- with that said, the waitress always lets you know the chef's freshest sashimi selections of the day on the a la carte menu - and i always order off of this one (the albacore toro made my heart stop tonight)
- they are also one of the few if any that offers YAKITORI in toronto.
like-real-you-can-taste-the-charcoal-smokiness-flavour-on-the-perfectly- tender and perfectly seasoned meat kind of yakitori --
so it's needless to say that anything else OFF THE GRILLED BAR MENU (ROBATA) IS UGH-MAZING. i recommend the 'gindara' (black cod marinated in saikyo miso)
- their soup bases for their noodles (either soba or udon) are to die for -- since this is where the real skill comes into play i think...(think of what french culinary cuisine would be if they had no stocks to made their sauces from... like a truly good teriyaki sauce full of depth in its flavour)
- seriously, i have nothing bad to say about this place's food --
- they even offer a take out and lunch menu which has your standard selection of what you expect a regular sushi / japanese restaurant to have in north america, and it's huge.
i will even go as far as claiming regional "authen-- dah i hate that word, so i won't use it. but you get the point ;) but let me just say it reminds me of food i've had in japan. in terms of the correct portion sizes, perfection in seasoning, and the balance and beauty of the composition of their dishes :)
service is a bit slow, and it can get pricy if you order a lot of a la carte menu items like me. i like to mix and match.
~$35 / person
but it's definitely worth trying all the different dishes, i've been twice and i've always only ordered the dishes that don't even have the english translations beside them -
cuz really, how can you really translate OISHI? :)
(yummy!)
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