Came to this Guu location for the first time last Saturday. I've been a huge fan of Guu for many years. My first time at Guu was their first Toronto location on Church St. now renamed to Kinka. And if you are visiting Vancouver, be sure to try Guu on Robson street.
It's really nice seeing so many Izakayas opening up in Toronto. This is a pub style with a variety of small dishes such as ebi mayo(fried shrimp) and Karaage (fried chicken) and a good drink selection. Great place to hang out with friends. If you like this kind of food, be sure to try Kinka, Kingyo, Zakkushi, Kintaro, Nome, and Ju. I'm sure there are many more good ones that I'm not aware of.
The place was very welcoming and great atmosphere. The place was a bit quiet at 6:30pm but it did get busier throughout the night. I tried making reservations online but there was nothing available. That was strange given that the place was only half full.
The food was fabulous. For the 3 of us, we ordered 7 dishes which was a bit much but I always tend to over order on my first visit. Here are the dishes that we ordered:
1) Karaage (fried chicken)- perfectly done!
2) Salmon oshizushi - blowtorched salmon pressed sushi - good but it's better at Miku
3) Buta Curry Poutine(pork belly) - very tasty!
4) Kimchi udon - nicely done
5) Spicy gyoza - nothing special but the sauce was amazing!
6) Nasu (marinated eggplant with garlic) - this was our fav dish - must try!
7) Bao crab (deep fried soft shell crab in a steam bun) - liked the bun but not the crab. I would skip this dish next time.
Overall, we had a great time and would definitely be coming back to try more dishes.